Malaga Financial Corporation Announces Special Year End 2021 Stock Dividend in Addition to First Quarter 2022 Cash Dividend

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Malaga Financial Corporation (OTCPink: MLGF) declared a 5% special stock dividend on its common stock, payable on or about December 30, 2021, to shareholders of record by December 17, 2021. Additionally, a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents was announced, to be paid on or about January 4, 2022. Collectively, these dividends will result in a total cash dividend of $1.00 per share for 2021, representing a 3.92% annual yield based on the closing share price of $25.50 on October 22, 2021. This marks the 10th consecutive year of special dividend declarations.

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• Declaration of a special 5% stock dividend enhances shareholder value.
• Quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents reflects ongoing profitability.
• Total cash dividends of $1.00 per share represent a 3.92% annual yield.

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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif., Oct. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Malaga Financial Corporation (OTCPink:MLGF). Malaga Financial Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors had declared a special 5% stock dividend on the company’s common stock outstanding, payable on or about December 30, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2021. The dividend will be issued in the form of additional shares of common stock. Cash will be issued in lieu of fractional shares. Additionally, a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents was declared payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 17, 2021 to be paid on or about January 4, 2022. Randy C. Bowers, President and CEO, remarked, “We are pleased to declare a special year-end stock dividend in addition to our 70^th consecutive quarterly dividend. This will result in total cash dividends paid in 2021 of $1.00 per share for a 3.92% annual yield based on a closing share price of $25.50 on October 22, 2021 in addition to the special stock dividend. This is the 10^th consecutive year that we have declared a special year-end dividend along with the quarterly cash dividend.”

Malaga Bank, a subsidiary of Malaga Financial Corporation, is a full-service community bank headquartered on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with six offices located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. Malaga Bank has been awarded an A+ financial health rating by DepositAccounts.com. A more detailed breakdown of Malaga Bank’s A+ health score may be found in the health section of its dedicated page at www.depositaccounts.com/banks/malaga-bank-fsb.html#health. For over ten years Malaga Bank has been consistently recommended by one of the nation’s leading independent bank rating and research firms, Bauer Financial Inc. Malaga Bank was awarded Bauer’s premier Top 5-Star rating for the 55th consecutive quarter as of June 2021. Since 1985, Malaga Bank has been delivering competitive banking services to residents and businesses of the South Bay, including real estate loan products custom-tailored to consumers and investors. As the largest community bank in the South Bay, Malaga is proud of its continuing tradition of relationship-based banking and legendary customer service. The Bank’s web site is located at www.malagabank.com.

Contact:	Randy Bowers
	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
	Malaga Financial Corporation
	(310) 375-9000
	rbowers@malagabank.com