Fidelity Financial of Ohio Inc. initiates cash dividend policy and announces declaration of first cash dividend

Business Wire, March 22, 1996

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1996--Fidelity Financial of Ohio Inc. (the "Company"), announced today that its board of directors at their meeting on March 12, 1996, initiated a cash dividend policy and declared its first cash dividend, a 5 cents per share quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of the company, payable on April 16, 1996 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on April 5, 1996.

The stock of the company began trading on the Nasdaq National Market System on March 4, 1996 under the symbol FFOH with over 4 million shares outstanding.

The company's only subsidiary is Fidelity Federal Savings Bank which conducts business from four offices located in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

CONTACT: Fidelity Financial of Ohio Inc., Cincinnati

John R. Reusing, 513/351-6666 or 513/458-3465 ext. 354