Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. Announces a 33 Percent Increase in its Quarterly Cash Dividend and the Hiring of James O. King III as Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer of Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSVB) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, marking a 33% increase from the previous $0.03 rate. This dividend will be payable on November 26, 2021, to shareholders on record as of November 12, 2021. Additionally, the company appointed James O. King, III as Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer, succeeding Frank M. Benson, III who is retiring on January 1, 2022. The Board of Directors will determine future dividends based on various financial factors.
- Dividend of $0.04 per share, a 33% increase from the previous quarter.
- Appointment of James O. King, III, enhances leadership with extensive community banking experience.
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SALEM, Ind., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (Nasdaq:MSVB), the holding company for Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB (“Bank”), announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
In addition, the Company announced that James (Jimmy) O. King, III has been hired as Executive Vice President and Senior Loan Officer of the Bank. Mr. King will replace Frank (Buzz) M. Benson, III, who on August 13, 2021 announced his retirement effective January 1, 2022. Mr. King began his career at King Southern Bank of Chaplin, Kentucky in 1994. Through the years held various positions as he advanced to the position of President and CEO of King Southern Bank and its holding company, King Bancorp, Inc. King Bancorp, Inc. was acquired by a Louisville, Kentucky-based regional bank in 2019.
Mid-Southern Bancorp President & CEO, Alex Babey, commented, “We are very pleased to have Jimmy succeed Buzz as a member of our Executive team. Jimmy has a proven record of performance and brings to Mid-Southern a deep knowledge of community banking and the markets we serve.”
About the Company
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB. The Bank is a federally chartered savings bank headquartered in Salem, Indiana, approximately 40 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky. The Bank conducts business from its main office in Salem and through its branch offices located in Mitchell and Orleans, Indiana and loan production offices located in New Albany, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Bank operates; increased competitive pressures; changes in the interest rate environment; general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets; and legislative and regulatory changes affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and the Bank are engaged; and other factors described in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that are available on our website at mid-southern.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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Contact:
Alexander G. Babey, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert W. DeRossett, Chief Financial Officer
Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc.
812-883-2639
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