---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-007528"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIVB"
cik: "0000944745"
company_name: "CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T21:43:46.366330+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Civista Bancshares raises quarterly dividend to $0.17 per share, up 6.25%

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, a $0.01 increase from prior quarter.
- Record date February 4, 2025; payable February 18, 2025.
- Payout totals approximately $2.7 million.
- Annualized yield of 3.19% based on closing price of $21.30 on Jan 21, 2025.
- Company is a $4.1 billion financial holding company with 42 branches.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-007528
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIVB
- cik: 0000944745
- company_name: CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000095017025007528/0000950170-25-007528-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000095017025007528/civb-20250122.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-007528.txt

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