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    Premier Financial Corp. Announces Full Year 2023 Results

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    Tuesday, January 23, 2024

    Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) (“Premier” or the “Company”) announced today 2023 fourth quarter and full year results.

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    • Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) (“Premier” or the “Company”) announced today 2023 fourth quarter and full year results.
    • Total average interest-bearing deposit costs increased 29 basis points to 2.83% for the fourth quarter of 2023.
    • Insurance commissions were $8.9 million in 2023, down from $16.2 million in 2022 due to the insurance agency sale on June 30, 2023.
    • Brokered deposits were $341.9 million at December 31, 2023, compared to $392.2 million at September 30, 2023 and $143.7 million at December 31, 2022.

    Premier Financial Corp. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results Including Core Deposit Growth and Increased Net Interest Margin

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    Tuesday, October 24, 2023

    “I am pleased to announce Premier’s continued improvement in net income, net interest income, and net interest margin performance for the third quarter,” said Gary Small, President and CEO of Premier.

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    • “I am pleased to announce Premier’s continued improvement in net income, net interest income, and net interest margin performance for the third quarter,” said Gary Small, President and CEO of Premier.
    • Total average interest-bearing deposit costs increased 47 basis points to 2.54% for the third quarter of 2023.
    • The TE net interest margin of 2.73% in the third quarter of 2023 increased one basis point from 2.72% in the second quarter of 2023 but decreased 67 basis points from 3.40% in the third quarter of 2022.
    • Additionally, the core net interest margin was 2.71% for the third quarter of 2023, up one basis point from 2.70% for the second quarter of 2023 but down 65 basis points from 3.36% for the third quarter of 2022.

    Premier Financial Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

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    Tuesday, July 25, 2023

    Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) (“Premier” or the “Company”) announced today 2023 second quarter results, including net income of $48.4 million or $1.35 per diluted common share, compared to $22.4 million, or $0.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022.

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    • Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) (“Premier” or the “Company”) announced today 2023 second quarter results, including net income of $48.4 million or $1.35 per diluted common share, compared to $22.4 million, or $0.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022.
    • “The second quarter 2023 individual monthly margin results were much more stable than those experienced in fourth quarter 2022 and first quarter 2023, which were in constant decline,” said Small.
    • BOLI income of $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2023 decreased from $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 and was flat from $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, with $0.4 million of claim gains in the first quarter of 2023 compared to none in the second quarter periods.
    • Compensation and benefits were $24.2 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $25.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $22.3 million in the second quarter of 2022.

    The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in April

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    Monday, May 8, 2023

    NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in April to 116.18, up from a downwardly revised 115.51 in March 2023. The Employment Trends Index is a leading composite index for employment. When the index increases, employment is likely to grow as well, and vice versa. Turning points in the index indicate that a change in the trend of job gains or losses is about to occur in the coming months.

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    • NEW YORK, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in April to 116.18, up from a downwardly revised 115.51 in March 2023.
    • The Employment Trends Index is a leading composite index for employment.
    • The Employment Trends Index aggregates eight leading indicators of employment, each of which has proven accurate in its own area.
    • The eight leading indicators of employment aggregated into the Employment Trends Index include:
      Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance (U.S. Department of Labor)
      Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
      Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)**
      The Conference Board publishes the Employment Trends Index monthly, at 10 a.m.

    Premier Financial Corp. Announces First Quarter 2023 Results Including Solid Capital and Liquidity Levels

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    Tuesday, April 25, 2023

    March saw a slight increase in customer deposits for Premier, demonstrating the effective effort by our team of banking professionals.

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    • March saw a slight increase in customer deposits for Premier, demonstrating the effective effort by our team of banking professionals.
    • The impact was such that we felt it prudent to provide a bridge to a more normalized quarterly expectation for 2023.
    • Regulatory ratios also improved during the first quarter of 2023 including CET1 of 9.96%, Tier 1 of 10.43% and Total Capital of 12.18%, each up 4-5 basis points.
    • The dividend represents an annual dividend of 6.6 percent based on the Premier common stock closing price on April 24, 2023.

    360factors Launches FRED Integration for Predict360 Risk Insights

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    Wednesday, April 12, 2023

    AUSTIN, Texas , April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 360factors, Inc., the industry leader in risk and compliance intelligence software, announced today that the company has integrated the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) research metrics into its Predict360 Risk Insights application.

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    • AUSTIN, Texas , April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 360factors, Inc., the industry leader in risk and compliance intelligence software, announced today that the company has integrated the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) research metrics into its Predict360 Risk Insights application.
    • Predict360 Risk Insights identifies existing risks operating outside of tolerance and predicts emerging risks using Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)
    • By incorporating FRED metrics into Predict360 Risk Insight's KRI Engine, 360factors' customers can combine internal and external metrics to identify emerging risks and growth opportunities.
    • "Banks, credit unions, and financial services organizations are seeking to enhance their risk data by incorporating forward-looking insights," said Carl McCauley, CEO at 360factors.

    Premier Financial Corp. Announces Full Year 2022 Results and Dividend Increase

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    Tuesday, January 24, 2023

    Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) (“Premier” or the “Company”) announced today 2022 fourth quarter and full year results.

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    • Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) (“Premier” or the “Company”) announced today 2022 fourth quarter and full year results.
    • PPP loans decreased $38 thousand and were only $1.1 million as of December 31, 2022.
    • Brokered deposits were $143.7 million at December 31, 2022, compared to $69.9 million at September 30, 2022 and none at December 31, 2021.
    • The dividend represents an annual dividend of 4.5 percent based on the Premier common stock closing price on January 23, 2022.

    The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Declined in December

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    Monday, January 9, 2023

    NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) fell in December to 116.31 from a downwardly revised 117.14 in November 2022. The Employment Trends Index is a leading composite index for employment. When the index increases, employment is likely to grow as well, and vice versa. Turning points in the index indicate that a turning point in the number of jobs is about to occur in the coming months.

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    • NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) fell in December to 116.31 from a downwardly revised 117.14 in November 2022.
    • The Employment Trends Index is a leading composite index for employment.
    • The Employment Trends Index aggregates eight leading indicators of employment, each of which has proven accurate in its own area.
    • The eight leading indicators of employment aggregated into the Employment Trends Index include:
      Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance (U.S. Department of Labor)
      Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
      Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)**
      The Conference Board publishes the Employment Trends Index monthly, at 10 a.m.