Exchange Bank Declares Increase to Quarterly Cash Dividend

Contact: Greg Jahn, EVP, Chief Financial Officer
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Exchange Bank Declares Increase to Quarterly Cash Dividend – 2.22.19

Santa Rosa, CA – On February 20, 2019, the Exchange Bank Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.05 per share on common stock outstanding to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 04, 2019. The dividend is payable March 15, 2019. The cash dividend which represents an increase of $.05 over the prior quarter’s dividend at $1.00 per share, is a reflection of the Bank’s financial strength and robust earnings. The dividend has increased from $.95 per share during the similar quarter ending March 31, 2018, an increase of 10.5%.

50.44% of the Bank’s cash dividend goes to the Doyle Trust which funds the Doyle Scholarships at the Santa Rosa Junior College.

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About Exchange Bank
Headquartered in Sonoma County and founded in 1890, Exchange Bank is a premier community bank with assets of $2.6 billion. Exchange Bank provides a wide range of personal, commercial and trust and investment services with 18 branches in Sonoma County and a commercial and SBA lending office in Roseville and Marin, California.  The Bank’s legacy of financial leadership and community support is grounded in its core values of Commitment, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.

Exchange Bank is a 13-time winner of the North Bay Business Journal’s (NBBJ) Best Places to Work survey, a recipient of the 2018 North Bay Community Philanthropy Award and the 2018 Healthiest Companies in the North Bay Award. NorthBay biz magazine named Exchange Bank the 2018 Best Consumer Bank and Gold Medal Winner for Best Business Bank. The North Bay Bohemian’s Best of 2018 Readers Poll named Exchange Bank the Best Business Bank and Best Consumer Bank. Exchange Bank can also be found in the NBBJ’s Book of Lists as a leading lender and wealth management advisor—claiming the #1 position in SBA 7(a) lending in Sonoma County for 2018.  www.exchangebank.com.