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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-146933
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240524
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240524
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240524

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000944745
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				341558688
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-279708
		FILM NUMBER:		24983515

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST WATER ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5016
		CITY:			SANDUSKY
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44870
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4196254121

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST WATER ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5016
		CITY:			SANDUSKY
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44870

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP /OH
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950502
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;24, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ohio</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">34-1558688</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dennis G. Shaffer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 East Water Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sandusky, Ohio 44870</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to:</I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Anthony D. Weis, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>52 East Gay Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbus, Ohio 43215</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(614)&nbsp;464-5465</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(419) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">625-4121</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Emerging&nbsp;growth&nbsp;company</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by
Civista Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), for the purpose of registering a total of 450,000 of its Common Shares, without par value, to be issued pursuant to the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be sent or given to participants in the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this
Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B><U>Item</U><U>&#8201;</U><U>3.</U></B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Commission allows the Registrant to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; in this Registration Statement the information in documents that
the Registrant files with the Commission, which means that important information can be disclosed by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Registration Statement. The following
document, filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000095017024031472/civb-20231231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;14, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000095017024056931/civb-20240331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;9, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (excluding any
information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof, and any associated exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 thereof) filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524133814/d811830d8k.htm">May&nbsp;8,
 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524123860/d831798d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
30, 2024</A> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524123784/d806092d8k.htm">two reports</A>), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524117971/d799403d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
26, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524100769/d816814d8k.htm">April&nbsp;18, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524099075/d799838d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
17, 2024</A> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524099072/d805588d8k.htm">two reports</A>), <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524089611/d790685d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
8, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524066819/d741869d8k.htm">March&nbsp;13, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524055933/d786442d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
1, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524042132/d748305d8k.htm">February&nbsp;22, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524027632/d771923d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
8, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524022844/d649428d8k.htm">February&nbsp;2, 2024</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312524004366/d109924d8k.htm">January&nbsp;8, 2024</A>;
and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Shares, without par value (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;),
contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000156459021013168/civb-ex42_176.htm">Exhibit 4.2</A> of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2020, filed on March&nbsp;15, 2021, and as amended by any subsequent amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating that description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents which may be filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), Section&nbsp;13(c), Section&nbsp;14 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be made a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with, the
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which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Ohio General Corporation Law </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division
(E)&nbsp;of&nbsp;1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code grants corporations broad powers to indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents. Division (E)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;1701.13 provides: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a
limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection
with such action, suit, or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if the
person had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the
person had reasonable cause to believe that the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;A corporation may indemnify or agree to
indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that the person
is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit
or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action or suit, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any of the following:
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for
negligence or misconduct in the performance of the person&#146;s duty to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite
the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to section&nbsp;1701.95 of the Revised Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter in the action, suit, or proceeding, the person shall be indemnified against expenses, including
attorney&#146;s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Any
indemnification under division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, trustee, officer,
employee, member, manager, or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section. Such determination shall be made as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) By a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened
with the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If the quorum described in division
(E)(4)(a) of this section is not obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has
been retained by or who has performed services for the corporation or any person to be indemnified within the past five years;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) By the
shareholders; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) By the court of common pleas or the court in which the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or
(2)&nbsp;of this section was brought. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division (E)(4)(a) or by independent
legal counsel under division (E)(4)(b) of this section shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under division (E)(2) of this section, and, within ten days after
receipt of such notification, the person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of that determination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5)&nbsp;(a) Unless at the time of a director&#146;s act or omission that is the subject of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in
division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, the articles or the regulations of a corporation state, by specific reference to this division, that the provisions of this division do not apply to the corporation and unless the only liability asserted
against a director in an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section is pursuant to section&nbsp;1701.95 of the Revised Code, expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, incurred by a director in defending
the action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director in which the director
agrees to do both of the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Repay that amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent
jurisdiction that the director&#146;s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit, or proceeding.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, incurred by a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent in defending
any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, may be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the directors
in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent to repay that amount, if it ultimately is determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) The indemnification or advancement of expenses authorized by this section shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in
addition to, any other rights granted to those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses under the articles, the regulations, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in their
official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding their offices or positions, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of that person. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or the regulations shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to that
provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that becomes the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which the indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the
provision in effect at the time of that act or omission explicitly authorizes that elimination or impairment after the act or omission has occurred. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters of
credit, or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or
agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any
such capacity, or arising out of the person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this section. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in
which the corporation has a financial interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) The authority of a corporation to indemnify persons pursuant to division (E)(1) or
(2)&nbsp;of this section does not limit the payment of expenses as they are incurred, indemnification, insurance, or other protection that may be provided pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), and (7)&nbsp;of this section. Divisions (E)(1) and
(2)&nbsp;of this section do not create any obligation to repay or return payments made by the corporation pursuant to division (E)(5), (6), or (7). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) As used in division (E)&nbsp;of this section, &#147;corporation&#148; includes all constituent entities in a consolidation or merger and
the new or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, member, manager, or agent of such a constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this
section with respect to the new or surviving corporation as the person would if the person had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Articles and Code of Regulations </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Article EIGHTH of the Registrant&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Articles (the &#147;Articles&#148;), the Registrant has the
power to indemnify its present and past directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted under Title 17 of the Ohio Revised Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VIII of the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Code of Regulations (the &#147;Code of Regulations&#148;) provides that the
Registrant will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law, any person made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of the Registrant, or is or </P>
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was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, trustee, officer, or employee of a bank, or other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. In order to
receive indemnification, the person must have acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of the Registrant. With regard to any criminal action or proceeding, the Registrant
will indemnify the person if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant will not indemnify a person with respect to such person&#146;s willful misconduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a condition precedent to the Registrant providing such indemnification, the person to be indemnified must (i)&nbsp;promptly notify the
Registrant of any actual or potential action, suit or proceeding, (ii)&nbsp;except with respect to a criminal proceeding, authorize and permit the Registrant, in its sole discretion, to choose any legal counsel to defend and otherwise handle the
action, suit or proceeding and related matters, (iii)&nbsp;except with respect to a criminal proceeding, permit the Registrant to assume total, complete and exclusive control of the action, suit or proceedings and all related proceedings and
matters, and (iv)&nbsp;in all respects, cooperate with the Registrant and its counsel in the defense and/or settlement of the action, suit or proceeding and in the prosecution and/or settlement of any counterclaims, cross-claims and defenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification provided by the Registrant&#146;s Code of Regulations is not exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking
indemnification may be entitled, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. In addition, such indemnification will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
trustee, officer or employee and will inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s heirs, executors and administrators. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Insurance </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registrant&#146;s Articles provide that, upon the vote of a majority of its Board of Directors, Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance
for the purpose of indemnifying its directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent that such indemnification is allowed under the Articles. Registrant has purchased and maintains insurance policies that insure its directors and officers
against certain liabilities that might be incurred by them in their capacities as directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents listed in the Index to Exhibits that immediately precedes the &#147;Signatures&#148; page of this Registration Statement are
filed with this Registration Statement as exhibits or incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference, in each case as noted. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><U>Undertakings</U>. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective registration statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to provisions described in Item 6 of this Part II, or otherwise, the Registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312518328960/d609004dex31.htm">Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated and filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;16, 2018 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36192)).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000156459017022715/civb-ex32_301.htm">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report
 on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the period ended September&nbsp;30, 2017, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;8, 2017 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36192)).</FONT> </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d830108dex51.htm">Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d830108dex101.htm">Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d830108dex231.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (FORVIS, LLP). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d830108dex51.htm">Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d830108dexfilingfees.htm">Calculation of Filing Fee Table </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Registrant.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dennis G. Shaffer</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dennis G. Shaffer, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May&nbsp;24, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dennis G. Shaffer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dennis G. Shaffer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Todd A Michel</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President, Controller (Principal</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Todd A. Michel</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Darci Congrove*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Darci Congrove</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark Macioce*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mark Macioce</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Julie A. Mattlin*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Julie A. Mattlin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">James O. Miller</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dennis E. Murray, Jr.*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dennis E. Murray, Jr.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mary Patricia Oliver</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Clyde A. Perfect, Jr.*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Clyde A. Perfect, Jr.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Harry Singer*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Harry Singer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Nathan E. Weaks</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lorina W. Wise</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>P.O. Box 1008</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Columbus,
Ohio 43216-1008</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>614.464.6400 |
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Civista Bancshares, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100 East Water Street
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We have acted as counsel to Civista Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on the date hereof pursuant to the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#147;Rules and Regulations&#148;), for the registration of 450,000 common shares, without par value, of the
Company (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;), for issuance and delivery pursuant to the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In connection with rendering this opinion, we have examined, to the extent deemed necessary, originals or copies, the
authenticity of which has been established to our satisfaction, of: (a)&nbsp;the Registration Statement; (b)&nbsp;the Plan; (c)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as currently in effect (the
&#147;Company&#146;s Articles&#148;); (d) the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, as currently in effect (the &#147;Company&#146;s Regulations&#148;); and (e)&nbsp;certain corporate records of the Company, including resolutions
adopted by the directors of the Company. We have also relied upon such oral or written statements and representations of the officers of the Company and examined such certificates of public officials and authorities of law as we have deemed relevant
as a basis for the opinion expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In our examination of the aforesaid records, documents and certificates, we
have assumed, without independent investigation, the authenticity of all records, documents and certificates examined by us, the correctness of the information contained in all records, documents and certificates examined by us, the genuineness of
all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals who have executed any of the aforesaid documents and certificates, the authority of all individuals entering and maintaining records, and the conformity to authentic originals of all items
submitted to us as copies (whether certified, conformed, photostatic or by other electronic means) of records, documents or certificates. </P>
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and, except for the examinations and inquiries recited herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of any facts, and no inference as to our knowledge concerning such facts should be drawn. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Based upon and subject to the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth herein, as of the date
hereof, we are of the opinion that the Common Shares to be registered under the Act pursuant to the Registration Statement and that may be issuable under the Plan, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully
paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable,</FONT> assuming compliance with applicable securities laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Members of our firm are admitted to the Bar in the State of Ohio and we express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the laws of the State of Ohio, including the applicable provisions of the Ohio Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting those laws, and of the United States of America. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This opinion is based upon the laws and legal interpretations in effect, and the facts and circumstances existing, on the date
hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion should any such law or legal interpretation be changed by legislative action, judicial interpretation or otherwise or should there be any change in such facts or circumstances.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This opinion is furnished by us solely for the benefit of the Company in connection with the offering of the Common
Shares and interests in the Plan covered by the Registration Statement pursuant to the Plan and the filing of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Notwithstanding the foregoing, we consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to the reference to us therein. By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Act or the Rules and Regulations. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;1. P<SMALL>URPOSE</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> E<SMALL>FFECTIVE</SMALL> D<SMALL>ATE</SMALL>. </B></P>
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&#147;<B>Plan</B>&#148;) is to provide a means through which the Company and its Subsidiaries may attract and retain Employees and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors, to provide incentives that align their interests with
those of the Company&#146;s shareholders, and to promote the success of the Company&#146;s business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>1.2
</B><B><U>Effective Date</U></B><B>.</B> The Plan will become effective on the later of the date on which the Plan is approved by the Board or by the Company&#146;s stockholders (&#147;<B>Effective Date</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;2. D<SMALL>EFINITIONS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.1 </B>&#147;<B><U>Annual Bonus Award</U></B>&#148; means an Award to Employees who are Participants pursuant to
Section&nbsp;10 consisting of the right to receive a cash payment on an annual basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.2
</B>&#147;<B><U>Award</U></B>&#148; means, individually or collectively, any award or benefit, to an Employee or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director permitted and granted under the Plan, including Stock Options, Stock
Awards, Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Annual Bonus Awards, and Long-Term Incentive Awards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.3
</B>&#147;<B><U>Award Agreement</U></B>&#148; means any agreement, document, or other instrument (which may be in written or electronic form) evidencing an Award granted under the Plan and specifying the terms, conditions, and restrictions thereof,
including, without limitation, a Stock Option Agreement, Stock Award Agreement, Stock Unit Agreement, and Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.4 </B>&#147;<B><U>Board</U></B>&#148; means the Board of Directors of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.5 </B>&#147;<B><U>Cause</U></B>&#148; means in the judgment of the Committee: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>the willful and continued failure by the Participant to substantially perform the Participant&#146;s duties with the
Employer after written notification by the Employer; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>the willful engaging by the Participant in conduct
which is demonstrably injurious to the Employer, monetarily or otherwise; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>the engaging by the Participant in
egregious misconduct involving moral turpitude; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">in each case is determined by the Committee in its discretion, which determination shall
be final and binding upon each Participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.6 </B>&#147;<B><U>Change in Control</U></B>&#148; has the meaning set
forth in Section&nbsp;12.2 of the Plan; provided, however, if an Award is deferred compensation subject to Section&nbsp;409A, the Award Agreement may, as determined by the Committee, include an amended definition of &#147;Change in Control&#148; as
necessary to comply with Section&nbsp;409A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.7 </B>&#147;<B><U>Code</U></B>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.8 </B>&#147;<B><U>Committee</U></B>&#148; means the Compensation Committee of
the Board or such other committee or subcommittee as may be designated by the Board from time to time to administer the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.9 </B>&#147;<B><U>Common Stock</U></B>&#148; means the common stock, no par value, of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.10 </B>&#147;<B><U>Company</U></B>&#148; means Civista Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation, or any successor thereto.
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engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment; <I>provided, however</I>, for purposes of determining the term of an Incentive Stock Option, the term Disability shall have the meaning
ascribed to it under Section&nbsp;22(e)(3) of the Code. The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Committee. Except in situations where the Committee is determining Disability
for purposes of the term of an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section&nbsp;22(e)(3) of the Code, the Committee may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits under any long-term disability plan
maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary in which a Participant participates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.13 </B>&#147;<B><U>Effective
Date</U></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;1.2. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.14 </B>&#147;<B><U>Eligible Person</U></B>&#148;
means any Employee or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director (and such other individuals designated by the Committee to become Employees or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors upon or after the
receipt of Awards). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.15 </B>&#147;<B><U>Employee</U></B>&#148; means any individual classified as an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary by the Company on its payroll system; provided, however, that with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the term &#147;Employee&#148; means any individual who is considered an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary for
purposes of United States Treasury Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.421-1(h)</FONT> (or any successor provision thereof). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.16 </B>&#147;<B><U>Employee Award</U></B>&#148; means any Award granted to an Employee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.17 </B>&#147;<B><U>Exchange Act</U></B>&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time,
and any successor thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.18 </B>&#147;<B><U>Fair Market
Value</U></B>&#148; means, on a particular date, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a)</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;(i)</B> if Common Stock is listed on a national
securities exchange, the closing price per share of such Common Stock on the consolidated transaction reporting system for the principal national securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are listed on that date, or, if there shall have
been no such sale so reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such a sale was so reported, <B>(ii)</B>&nbsp;if Common Stock is not so listed but is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market, the mean between the highest and lowest sales
price per share of Common Stock reported by the NASDAQ National Market on that date, or, if there shall have been no such sale so reported on that date, on the last preceding date on which such a sale was so reported, <B>(iii)</B>&nbsp;if Common
Stock is not so listed or quoted, the mean between the closing bid and asked price on that date, or, if there are no quotations available for such date, on the last preceding date on which such quotations shall be available, as reported by the
NASDAQ Stock Market, or, if not reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market, by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or <B>(iv)</B>&nbsp;if Common Stock is not publicly traded, the most recent value determined by an independent appraiser appointed
by the Company for such purpose, <I>or</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>if applicable, the price per share as determined by the Committee in
good faith (which determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons); <I>provided, however</I>, that with respect to any Award that is intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A, a value determined by the reasonable
application of a reasonable valuation method as defined in Section&nbsp;409A (and, with respect to ISOs, in accordance with Section&nbsp;422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.19 </B>&#147;<B><U>Good Reason</U></B>&#148; means, in the case of a Participant who is an Employee, the definition of
&#147;Good Reason&#148; means: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>a material diminution in the nature or scope of the Participant&#146;s authority
or duties; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>a material reduction in the Participant&#146;s base salary; or </P>
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Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">A termination of the Participant&#146;s employment shall not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless <B>(i)</B><B></B>&nbsp;the
Participant gives notice to the Company of the existence of the event or condition constituting Good Reason within thirty (30)&nbsp;days after such event or condition initially occurs or exists, <B>(ii)</B><B></B>&nbsp;the Company fails to cure such
event or condition within thirty (30)&nbsp;days after receiving such notice, and <B>(iii)</B>&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s termination occurs not later than six (6)&nbsp;months after such event or condition initially occurs or exists, in each case
without the Participant&#146;s written consent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.20 </B>&#147;<B><U>Incentive Stock Option</U></B>&#148; or
&#147;<B><U>ISO</U></B>&#148; means a Stock Option granted under Section&nbsp;6 of the Plan that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;422(b) of the Code or any successor provision. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.21 </B>&#147;<B><U>Long-Term Incentive Award</U></B>&#148; means an Award to Employees who are Participants pursuant to
Section&nbsp;11 consisting of the right to receive a payment in cash and/or in shares of Common Stock to the extent Performance Goals are achieved and/or other requirements are met. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.22 </B>&#147;<B><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director</U></B>&#148; means a Director, or a
member of the board of directors of a Subsidiary, who is not an Employee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.23 </B>&#147;<B><U>Nonqualified Stock
Option</U></B>&#148; or &#147;<B><U>NSO</U></B>&#148; means a Stock Option granted under Section&nbsp;6 of the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.24 </B>&#147;<B><U>Participant</U></B>&#148; means any Eligible Person selected to receive an Award under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.25 </B>&#147;<B><U>Performance Award</U></B>&#148; means an Award, other than an ISO, NSO, or SAR, that is subject to the
attainment of one or more Performance Goals. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.26 </B>&#147;<B><U>Performance Goals</U></B>&#148; means one or more
written, objective financial or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> performance criteria with respect to the Company, a division or a business unit, applied on an absolute or relative basis, as determined by the Committee in
connection with an Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">As to each Performance Goal, the relevant measurement of performance shall be computed in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles to the extent applicable, but, unless otherwise determined and specified by the Committee will exclude the effects of the following: <B>(i)</B>&nbsp;charges or expenses for
reorganizing and restructuring; <B>(ii)</B>&nbsp;discontinued operations; <B>(iii)</B>&nbsp;asset write-downs; <B>(iv</B>)&nbsp;gains or losses on the disposition of a business; <B>(v)</B>&nbsp;changes in tax or accounting principles, regulations or
laws; <B>(vi)</B>&nbsp;mergers, acquisitions or dispositions; <B>(vii)</B>&nbsp;restatements and accounting charges; <B>(viii)</B>&nbsp;impacts on interest expense, preferred dividends and share dilution as a result of debt and capital transactions;
and <B>(ix)</B>&nbsp;extraordinary, unusual and/or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recurring</FONT> items of income, expense, gain or loss, or charges that, in case of each of the foregoing, the Company identifies in its financial statements,
including notes to the final statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In addition, the Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of
performance under a Performance Goal to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: <B>(aa)</B> litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; <B>(bb)</B> the effects of changes in other laws or regulations affecting
reported results; and <B>(cc)</B>&nbsp;accruals of any amounts for payment under the Plan or any other compensation arrangements maintained by the Company; provided that such adjustment was specified in the Award during the initial ninety
(90)&nbsp;days of an applicable performance period if the Award is subject to Section&nbsp;409A. Performance Goals may be specified in absolute terms, in percentages, or in terms of growth from period to period or growth rates over time, as well as
measured relative to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or a published or special index, or a stock market index, that the Committee, in its discretion, deems appropriate. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of
performance below which no payment will be made (or no vesting will occur), levels of performance at which specified payments will be paid (or specified vesting will occur), and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment will
be made (or at which full vesting will occur). The Committee may establish other Performance Goals and provide for other exclusions or adjustments not listed in this Section&nbsp;2.26. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.27 </B>&#147;<B><U>Plan</U></B>&#148; means this Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from
time to time. </P>
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Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.29 </B>&#147;<B><U>Proceeding</U></B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in
Section&nbsp;18 of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.30 </B>&#147;<B><U>Restriction Period</U></B>&#148; means the period during which an
Award may be earned by a Participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.31 </B>&#147;<B><U>Restricted Stock</U></B>&#148; means an Award of Common
Stock that is subject to forfeiture until vesting conditions are satisfied. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.32
</B>&#147;<B><U>Section</U></B><B><U></U></B><B><U>&nbsp;409A</U></B>&#148; means Section&nbsp;409A of the Code and the regulatory and other guidance issued thereunder by the United States Department of the Treasury and/or Internal Revenue Service.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.33 </B>&#147;<B><U>Stock Appreciation Right</U></B>&#148; or &#147;<B><U>SAR</U></B>&#148; means a right granted
under Section&nbsp;9 of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.34 </B>&#147;<B><U>Stock Award</U></B>&#148; means a grant of shares of Common
Stock under Section&nbsp;7 of the Plan, which grant may be a grant of Restricted Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.35 </B>&#147;<B><U>Stock
Option</U></B>&#148; means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under Section&nbsp;6 of the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.36 </B>&#147;<B><U>Stock Unit</U></B>&#148; means a right granted to a Participant to receive shares of Common Stock or
cash or a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash under Section&nbsp;8 of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.37
</B>&#147;<B><U>Subsidiary</U></B>&#148; means an entity of which the Company is the direct or indirect (in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company) beneficial owner of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all issued and outstanding
equity interests of such entity, including entities acquired after the Effective Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>2.38 </B>&#147;<B><U>Substitute
Awards</U></B>&#148; means shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted in assumption, substitution or exchange for previously granted stock-based awards under a stockholder-approved plan of a company acquired by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;3. A<SMALL>DMINISTRATION</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>3.1 </B><B><U>The Committee</U></B><B>.</B> Except as otherwise provided herein, this Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>3.2 <U>Authority of the Committee</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>Subject to the provisions hereof, the Committee shall have full and exclusive power and authority to administer this
Plan and to take all actions that are specifically contemplated hereby or are necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration hereof. The Committee shall also have full and exclusive power to interpret this Plan and adopt such rules,
regulations and guidelines to carrying out this Plan as it may deem necessary or proper, all of which power shall be exercised in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of this Plan. The Committee may, in its
discretion, provide for the extension of the exercisability of an Employee Award, accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Employee Award, eliminate or make less restrictive any restrictions applicable to an Employee Award, waive any
restriction or other provision of this Plan (insofar as such provision relates to Employee Awards) or an Employee Award or otherwise amend or modify an Employee Award in any manner that is either (i)&nbsp;not adverse to the Participant to whom such
Employee Award was granted or (ii)&nbsp;consented to by such Participant. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or in any Award in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems
necessary or desirable to further the Plan purposes. Any decision of the Committee, with respect to Employee Awards, in the interpretation and administration of this Plan shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all parties concerned. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>The Committee shall have the independent authority and
discretion over the appointment, compensation and oversight of the services of advisors to the Committee, including compensation consultants and legal counsel, provided such advisors meet the standards for independence as established by the exchange
on which the Common Stock is traded. The Company shall pay the compensation and expenses of such advisors. The Committee </P>
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may engage or authorize the engagement of a third party administrator to carry out administrative functions under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination made hereunder in good faith.
Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a Director so that the members of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement as Directors of the Company pursuant to the Company&#146;s articles or certificate of
incorporation and regulations or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>3.3 <U>Performance Goals</U>.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the
attainment of Performance Goals. Performance Goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to the performance of other companies or indices selected by the Committee. In addition, as provided in Section&nbsp;2.26,
Performance Goals may be adjusted for any events or occurrences, as may be determined by the Committee. Performance Goals may be particular to one or more lines of business or Subsidiaries or may be based on the performance of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as a whole. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>As provided in Sections 2.26 and 3.3(a), with respect to each performance period
established by the Committee, <B>(i)</B>&nbsp;the Committee shall establish such Performance Goals relating to one or more of the business criteria selected pursuant to Sections 2.26 and 3.3(a), and <B>(ii)</B>&nbsp;the Committee shall establish
targets for Participants for achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance Goals and performance targets established by the Committee may be identical for all Participants for a given performance period or, at the discretion of the Committee,
may differ among Participants. Following the completion of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the extent to which Performance Goals for that performance period have been achieved and shall authorize the award of shares of Common
Stock or cash, as applicable, to the Participant for whom the targets were established, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;4. E<SMALL>LIGIBILITY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>WARDS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>4.1 </B><B><U>Participants</U></B><B>.</B> Participants shall consist of all Eligible Persons whom the Committee may
designate from time to time to receive Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards of Incentive Stock Options may only be made to an Employee who is considered an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary for purposes of United States
Treasury Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1.421-1(h)</FONT> or any successor provision related thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>4.2 </B><B><U>Awards</U></B><B>.</B> Subject to the terms of the Plan, any type of Awards may be granted by the Committee
to any Participant, but only Employees may receive Awards of Incentive Stock Options. Awards may be granted alone, or in addition to, in tandem with, or (subject to the prohibition on repricing set forth in Section&nbsp;16.3) in substitution or any
other Award (or any other award granted under another plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, including the plan of an acquired entity). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>4.3 </B><B><U>Award Agreements</U></B><B>.</B> Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement specifying the terms and
conditions of the Award. In the sole discretion of the Committee, the Award Agreement may condition the grant of an Award upon the Participant&#146;s entering into one or more of the following agreements with the Company: <B>(a)</B>&nbsp;an
agreement not to compete with, or solicit the customers or employees of, the Company and its Subsidiaries which shall become effective as of the date of the grant of the Award and remain in effect for a specified period of time following termination
of the Participant&#146;s employment with the Company; <B>(b)</B>&nbsp;an agreement to cancel any employment agreement, fringe benefit or compensation arrangement in effect between the Company and the Participant; and <B>(c)</B>&nbsp;an agreement to
retain the confidentiality of certain information. Such Award Agreement or other agreement may contain such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including provisions for the Participant&#146;s forfeiture of an Award or the
return of vested shares of Common Stock received in connection with an Award in the event of the Participant&#146;s noncompliance with the provisions of, or as otherwise provided in, such Award Agreement or other agreement. If the Participant shall
fail to enter into any such agreement at the request of the Committee and within any period specified by the Committee, then the Award granted or to be granted to such Participant shall be forfeited and cancelled. The applicable Award Agreement
shall specify the termination provisions of an Award upon a Participant&#146;s termination of employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries. </P>
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type or number of Awards that may be made under the other provisions of this Plan, an Award may be in the form of a Performance Award. The terms, conditions and limitations applicable to any Performance Awards granted to Participants pursuant to
this Plan shall be determined by the Committee; <I>provided</I> that any Stock Award which is a Performance Award shall have a minimum Restriction Period of one year from the Grant Date; <I>provided further</I> that the Committee may provide for
earlier vesting in an Employee Award upon a termination of employment by reason of death, Disability or retirement after age sixty (60). The Committee shall set Performance Goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent which they are met,
will determine the value, vesting and/or amount of Performance Awards that will be paid out. Performance Awards granted to Participants shall be based on achievement of such Performance Goals and be subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions
as the Committee shall determine. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;5. S<SMALL>HARES</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMON</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL>
S<SMALL>UBJECT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>5.1 <U>Total Number of Shares</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>Subject to adjustment as provided in Section&nbsp;5.3, the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be
subject to Awards granted under the Plan shall be Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000)<B> </B>shares. The number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under the Plan shall be reduced by <B>(i)</B>&nbsp;one (1) for each share subject to a
Stock Option or SAR; and <B>(ii)</B>&nbsp;one (1) share for each share subject to a Stock Award, a Stock Unit or a Long-Term Incentive Award. Shares of Common Stock subject to Awards granted under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued
shares or treasury shares, and shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;5.3 of the Plan. Substitute Awards do not reduce the shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, or an award issued under the Prior Plan prior to the effective date
of this Plan, that is cancelled, forfeited or expires prior to exercise or realization, either in full or in part, shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock that again become available for future grants
pursuant to this Section&nbsp;5.1(b) shall be added back as one (1)&nbsp;share if such shares were subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, and as one (1)<B></B>&nbsp;share if such shares were subject to other Awards. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, shares of Common Stock subject to an Award under the Plan shall not again be made available for issuance or delivery under the Plan if such shares are <B>(i)</B>&nbsp;shares tendered in payment of an
Option, <B>(ii)</B>&nbsp;shares delivered to or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation, or <B>(iii)</B>&nbsp;shares covered by a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right or other Awards that were not issued upon the
settlement of the Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>5.2 </B><B><U>Limitations</U></B><B>.</B> Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section&nbsp;5.3: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>Of the total<B> </B>shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to
Section&nbsp;5.1, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock under the Plan that shall be available for <B>(i)</B>&nbsp;Awards of Incentive Stock Options is Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000) shares of Common Stock; and <B>(ii)</B>&nbsp;Awards
of Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights is Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (450,000) shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>No Participant shall be granted, during any one (1)&nbsp;calendar year period, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
with respect to more than Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock in the aggregate, or any other Awards with respect to more than Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. If an Award is to be settled in cash, the
number of shares of Common Stock on which the Award is based shall not<B> </B>count towards the individual share limit set forth in this Section&nbsp;5.2(b). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to a Performance Award that may be granted under the Plan in
any one (1)&nbsp;calendar year to a Participant is Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(d) </B>During any
one (1)&nbsp;calendar year, no <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director may receive Awards with an aggregate grant date Fair Market Value in excess of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000). </P>
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reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock distribution, stock dividend, merger, consolidation, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">split-up,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">spin-off,</FONT> combination, subdivision, consolidation or
exchange of shares, any change in the capital structure of the Company or any similar corporate transaction, the Committee shall make such adjustments as are necessary and appropriate to preserve the benefits or intended benefits of the Plan and
Awards granted under the Plan. Such adjustments may include: <B>(a)</B>&nbsp;adjustment in the number and kind of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan; <B>(b)</B>&nbsp;adjustment in the number and kind of shares of Common
Stock covered by outstanding Awards; <B>(c)</B>&nbsp;adjustment in the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or the price of other Awards under the Plan; <B>(d)</B>&nbsp;adjustments to the share limitations set
forth in Section&nbsp;5.2 of the Plan; and <B>(e)</B>&nbsp;any other changes that the Committee determines to be equitable under the circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, previously granted Stock Options and SARs are subject only to such
adjustments as are necessary to maintain the relative proportionate interest the Stock Options and SARs represented immediately prior to such event and to preserve, without exceeding, the value of Stock Options and SARs in accordance with Code
Section&nbsp;422 and Section&nbsp;409A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;6. S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> O<SMALL>PTIONS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>6.1 </B><B><U>Grant</U></B><B>.</B> Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may from time to time grant Stock
Options to Participants. Stock Options granted under the Plan to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors shall be NSOs. Unless otherwise expressly provided at the time of the grant to be Awards of ISOs, Stock Options granted
under the Plan to Employees shall be NSOs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>6.2 </B><B><U>Stock Option Agreement</U></B><B>.</B> The grant of each
Stock Option shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement sometimes referred to herein as a &#147;Stock Option Agreement&#148; specifying the type of Stock Option granted, the exercise period, the exercise price, the terms for payment of the
exercise price, the expiration date of the Stock Option, the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Stock Option, how the Stock Option will be exercised, and such other terms and conditions established by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, not inconsistent with the Plan. With respect to a Stock Option, in no event shall a Participant be entitled to amounts equivalent to cash dividends, stock dividends or other property dividends on the shares of Common Stock subject to the
Stock Option. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>6.3 </B><B><U>Exercise Price and Period</U></B><B>.</B> With respect to each Stock Option granted to a
Participant: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>Except as provided in Section&nbsp;6.4(b), Section&nbsp;16.3, or in the case of Substituted
Awards, the per share exercise price of each Stock Option shall be the one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Option on the date on which the Stock Option is granted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>Each Stock Option shall become exercisable as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, the Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which any Stock Option shall become exercisable in the event of the Employee&#146;s termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, or a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director&#146;s termination of service on the Board or on the board of directors of a Subsidiary, without Cause. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>Except as provided in Section&nbsp;6.4(b), each Stock Option that has not terminated earlier as provided in the
Stock Option Agreement shall expire, and all rights to purchase shares of Common Stock thereunder shall expire, on the date ten (10)&nbsp;years after the date of grant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>6.4 </B><B><U>Required Terms and Conditions of ISOs</U></B><B>.</B> In addition to the foregoing, each ISO granted to an
Employee shall be subject to the following specific rules: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined with
respect to each ISO at the time such Option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by an Employee during any calendar year (under all incentive stock option plans of the Company and
its Subsidiaries) shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). If the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Common Stock subject to an ISO which first becomes exercisable in any calendar year exceeds the
limitation of this Section&nbsp;6.4(a), so much of the ISO that does not exceed the applicable dollar limit shall be an ISO and the remainder shall be a NSO; but in all other respects, the original Stock Option Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect. </P>
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granted to an Employee who owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company (or its parent or subsidiaries within the meaning of Section&nbsp;422(b)(6) of the Code): (i) the
purchase price of each share of Common Stock subject to the ISO shall be not less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the ISO is granted; and (ii)&nbsp;the ISO shall expire, and all rights to
purchase shares of Common Stock thereunder shall expire, no later than the fifth (5th) year anniversary of the date the ISO was granted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>No ISOs shall be granted under the Plan after the ten (10)&nbsp;year anniversary of the Effective Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>6.5 <U>Exercise of Stock Options</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>A Participant entitled to exercise a Stock Option may do so by delivering written notice to that effect specifying
the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Option is being exercised and any other information the Committee may prescribe. All notices or requests provided for herein shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Company or
such party as the Secretary of the Company may designate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>The Committee in its sole discretion may make
available one or more of the following alternatives for the payment of the Stock Option exercise price and specified in the Award Agreement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(i) in cash; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(ii) by directing the Company to withhold the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in connection
with the exercise of the Stock Option that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(iii) by delivering previously acquired shares of Common Stock that are acceptable to the Committee and that
have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Stock Option exercise price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Committee shall have the sole
discretion to establish the terms and conditions applicable to any alternative made available for payment of the Stock Option exercise price; however, such terms shall be specified in the Award Agreement effective at the date of grant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>The Company shall, subject to compliance with the Exchange Act and other applicable laws, issue, in the name of the
Participant, stock certificates representing the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of any Stock Option as soon as reasonably practicable after such exercise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;7. S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> A<SMALL>WARDS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>7.1 </B><B><U>Grant</U></B><B>.</B> The Committee may, in its discretion, (a)&nbsp;grant shares of Common Stock under the
Plan to any Participant without payment of consideration by such Participant, (b)&nbsp;grant shares of Restricted Stock to any Participant, or (c)&nbsp;sell shares of Common Stock under the Plan to any Participant for such amount of cash, Common
Stock or other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>7.2 </B><B><U>Stock Award Agreement</U></B><B>.</B>
Each share of Common Stock issued to a Participant under this Section&nbsp;7 shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement sometimes referred to herein as a &#147;Stock Award Agreement&#148;, which shall specify whether the shares of Common Stock
are granted or sold to the Participant and such other restrictions, terms and conditions (including the attainment of Performance Goals) established by the Committee in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the Plan and the following
provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>The restrictions to which the shares of Common Stock awarded hereunder are subject shall lapse as
set forth in the Stock Award Agreement. The Committee shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which the restrictions lapse with respect to a Stock Award in the event of an Employee&#146;s termination of employment with the Company or
any Subsidiary, or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director&#146;s termination of service on the Board or on the board of directors of a Subsidiary, without Cause, after giving consideration to Section&nbsp;409A. </P>
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otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, the Participant receiving a grant of or purchasing Common Stock shall thereupon be a stockholder with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Award and shall have the rights
of a stockholder with respect to such shares, including the right to vote such shares and to receive dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of a Stock Award that
provides for the right to receive dividends or distributions: (i)&nbsp;if such Stock Award is Restricted Stock, the Company may accumulate and hold such dividends or distributions. In either such case, the accumulated dividends or other
distributions shall be paid to the Participant only upon the lapse of the restrictions to which the Stock Award is subject, and any such dividends or distributions attributable to the portion of a Stock Award for which the restrictions do not lapse
shall be forfeited. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>The Company shall, subject to compliance with the Exchange Act and other applicable laws,
issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing the total number of shares of Common Stock granted or sold to the Participant, as soon as may be reasonably practicable after such grant or sale, which, in the case of Restricted
Stock, may be held by the Secretary of the Company until such time as the Common Stock is forfeited or the restrictions lapse. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;8.
S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> U<SMALL>NITS</SMALL>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>8.1 </B><B><U>Grant</U></B><B>.</B> The Committee may, in its
discretion, grant Stock Units to any Participant. Each Stock Unit shall entitle the Participant to receive, on the date or upon the occurrence of an event (including the attainment of Performance Goals) as described in the Stock Unit Agreement, one
share of Common Stock or cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of such event, as provided in the Stock Unit Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>8.2 </B><B><U>Stock Unit Agreement</U></B><B>.</B> Each grant of Stock Units to a Participant under this Section&nbsp;8
shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement sometimes referred to herein as a &#147;Stock Unit Agreement&#148;, which shall specify the restrictions, terms and conditions established by the Committee in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with
the Plan and the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>The restrictions to which the Stock Units awarded hereunder are subject
shall lapse as set forth in the Stock Unit Agreement. The Board shall have the discretion to accelerate the date as of which the restrictions lapse in the event of an Employee&#146;s termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary, or a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director&#146;s termination of service on the Board or on the board of directors of a Subsidiary, without Cause, after giving consideration to Section&nbsp;409A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>Except as provided in this subsection (b), and unless otherwise provided in the Stock Unit Agreement, a Participant
shall have no rights of a stockholder, including voting or dividend or other distribution rights, with respect to any Stock Units prior to the date they are settled in shares of Common Stock. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide that, until the Stock
Units are settled in shares of Common Stock or cash, the Participant shall receive, on each dividend or distribution payment date applicable to the Common Stock, an amount equal to the dividends or distributions that the Participant would have
received had the Stock Units held by the Participant as of the related record date been actual shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of a Stock Unit Award that provides for the right to receive amounts related
to dividends or distributions: (i)&nbsp;if such Stock Unit Award is subject to performance-based restrictions as described in Section&nbsp;3.3, the Company shall accumulate and hold such amounts, and (ii)&nbsp;in the case of all other such Stock
Unit Awards, the Committee shall have the discretion to cause the Company to accumulate and hold such amounts. In either such case, the accumulated amounts shall be paid to the Participant only upon the lapse of the restrictions to which the Stock
Unit Award is subject and any such amounts attributable to the portion of a Stock Unit Award for which the restrictions do not lapse shall be forfeited. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>Upon settlement of Stock Units in Common Stock, the Company shall, subject to compliance with the Exchange Act and
other applicable laws, issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Stock Units being settled. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;9. S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> A<SMALL>PPRECIATION</SMALL> R<SMALL>IGHTS</SMALL> (SARs). </B></P>
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is an Employee. Each SAR granted to a Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive an amount (payable in cash </P>
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or in shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof, determined by the Committee and set forth in the related Stock Appreciation Right Agreement) equal to the excess of (a)&nbsp;the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of such SAR, over (b)&nbsp;the exercise price of the SAR, multiplied by the number of shares of the Common Stock with respect to which the SAR is being exercised. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>9.2 </B><B><U>Stock Appreciation Right Agreement</U></B><B>.</B> Each SAR granted under this Section&nbsp;9 shall be
evidenced by a written Award Agreement sometimes referred to herein as a &#147;Stock Appreciation Right Agreement&#148;, specifying the conditions for exercise, the exercise period, the exercise price, the expiration date, the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to each SAR, whether the SAR is to be settled in shares of Common Stock or cash and such other terms and conditions established by the Board in its sole discretion, not inconsistent with the Plan and the following provisions:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>Except in the case of Substituted Awards and Section&nbsp;16.3, the per share exercise price of each SAR shall
be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the SAR on the date on which the SAR is granted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>Each SAR shall become exercisable as set forth in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. The Committee shall have
the discretion to accelerate the date as of which any SAR shall become exercisable in the event of a Participant&#146;s termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary without Cause. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>Unless a shorter period is provided in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement, each SAR shall expire on the date ten
(10)&nbsp;years after the date of grant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(d) </B>Upon exercise of an SAR settled in Common Stock, the Company shall,
subject to compliance with the Exchange Act and other applicable laws, issue, in the name of the Participant, stock certificates representing the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Participant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">With respect to a Stock Appreciation Right, in no event shall a Participant be entitled to amounts equivalent to cash
dividends, stock dividends or other dividends on the shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;10. A<SMALL>NNUAL</SMALL>
B<SMALL>ONUS</SMALL> A<SMALL>WARDS</SMALL>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee will determine all terms
and conditions of an Annual Bonus Award, including but not limited to, whether or not the Annual Bonus Award will be solely a discretionary Annual Bonus Award, any Performance Goals, performance period, the potential payable, and the timing and form
of payment, subject to the following if the Committee determines that the Annual Bonus Award shall be a Performance Award (instead of a discretionary Annual Bonus Award): <B>(a)</B> the Committee must require that payment of all or any portion of
the amount subject to the Annual Bonus Award is contingent on the achievement of one or more Performance Goals during the performance period the Committee specifies, although the Committee may specify that all or a portion of the Performance Goals
subject to an Award is deemed achieved upon a Participant&#146;s death, Disability or retirement, or such other circumstances as the Committee may specify; and <B>(b)</B>&nbsp;the performance period must relate to a period of one (1)&nbsp;fiscal
year of the Company except that, if the Award is made in the year this Plan becomes effective, at the time of commencement of employment with the Company or on the occasion of a promotion, then the Award may relate to a period shorter than one
(1)&nbsp;fiscal year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;11. L<SMALL>ONG</SMALL>-T<SMALL>ERM</SMALL> I<SMALL>NCENTIVE</SMALL> A<SMALL>WARDS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of a Long-Term Incentive Award,
including but not limited to the Performance Goals, performance period, the potential amount payable, and the timing and form of payment, subject to the following: <B>(a)</B>&nbsp;the Committee must require that payment of all or any portion of the
amount subject to the Long-Term Incentive Award is contingent on the achievement of one or more Performance Goals during the performance period the Committee specifies, although the Committee may specify that all or a portion of the Performance
Goals subject to an Award is deemed achieved upon a Participant&#146;s death, Disability or retirement, or such other circumstances as the Committee may specify; and <B>(b)</B>&nbsp;the performance period must relate to a period of more than one
(1)&nbsp;fiscal year of the Company. Dividend equivalents shall not be paid until and to the extent that the Performance Goals are met. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>12.1 </B><B><U>Effect of Change in Control</U></B><B>.</B> Except as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement,
notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary upon a Change in Control of the Company (as defined in Section&nbsp;12.2) all NSOs, ISOs, and SARs shall become immediately exercisable with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the
shares of Common Stock subject to such NSOs, ISOs, and SARs; with respect to all Performance Awards, all Performance Goals and vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels, the Restriction Period shall
immediately expire, and all other terms and conditions shall be deemed met; and with respect to all other Awards, any Restriction Period shall immediately expire, such Awards shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested, and all other terms and
conditions will be deemed met. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Committee, in its sole discretion (which exercise of discretion shall be conclusive and binding upon each Participant without the need for
any amendment to the Plan or to any Award Agreement), may take the following action with respect to any NSOs, ISOs, or SARs that are outstanding immediately prior to such Change in Control: cancel outstanding NSOs, ISOs, and/or SARs in exchange for
a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock underlying the unexercised portion of the NSO, ISO, or SAR as of the date of the Change in Control over the exercise price or grant price, as the
case may be, of such portion, provided that any NSO, ISO, or SAR with an exercise price or grant price, as the case may be, that equals or exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of such Change in Control shall be cancelled
with no payment due the Participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>12.2 </B><B><U>Definition of Change in Control</U></B><B>.</B> &#147;Change in
Control&#148; shall mean (except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement) the occurrence, at any time during the specified term of an Award granted under the Plan, of any of the following events: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity
(other than the Company or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company), or any syndicate or group deemed to be a person under Section&nbsp;14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, is or becomes the
&#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, whether or not the Company is subject to the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>the Company is party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization or other similar transaction with another
corporation or other legal person unless, following such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation or person or its parent entity
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the
Company&#146;s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>the Company sells all or substantially all of its business and/or assets to another corporation or other legal
person unless, following such sale, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of the acquiring corporation or person or its parent entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or
persons performing similar functions) is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Company&#146;s outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such sale, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale, of the Company&#146;s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(d) </B>during any period of two (2)&nbsp;consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constituted the Board (and any new Directors, whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company&#146;s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> (2/3) of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the period or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was so approved) cease for any reason
to constitute a majority of the Board. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Committee may impose such restrictions on Awards and shares of Common Stock or any other benefits underlying Awards
hereunder as it may deem advisable, including without limitation restrictions under the Code and federal securities laws, the requirements of any stock exchange or similar organization, and any blue sky, state, or foreign securities laws applicable
to such securities. Notwithstanding any other Plan provision to the contrary, the Committee shall not be obligated to issue, deliver, or transfer shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan, or take
any other action, unless such delivery, distribution, or action is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations (including but not limited to the requirements of the Code and the securities acts). The Committee may cause a
restrictive legend to be placed on any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award hereunder in such form as may be prescribed from time to time by applicable laws and regulations or as may be advised by legal counsel. The term of an Award
shall not be extended, and neither the Committee, nor the Company nor its Directors or officers shall have any obligation or liability to a Participant, the Participant&#146;s successor or any other person with respect to any shares of Common Stock
as to which the Award shall lapse because of such restrictions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;14. P<SMALL>AYMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> T<SMALL>AXES</SMALL>.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In connection with any Award, and as a condition to the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock or cash
amount to the Participant in connection therewith, the Company may require the Participant to pay the Company an amount equal to the minimum amount of the tax the Company or any Subsidiary may be required to withhold to obtain a deduction for
federal, state or local income tax purposes as a result of such Award or to comply with applicable law. The Committee in its sole discretion may make available one or more of the following alternatives for the payment of such taxes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>in cash; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>by directing the Company to withhold the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in connection with the
Award that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c)
</B>by delivering previously acquired shares of Common Stock of the Company that are acceptable to the Committee that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Committee shall have the sole discretion to establish the terms and conditions applicable to any alternative made
available for payment of the required withholding taxes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Notwithstanding the for<B>e</B>going, neither the Committee nor
the Company makes any representation to any Participant or beneficiary of a Participant as to the tax consequences of any Awards made pursuant to the Plan, and the Committee and the Company shall have no liability or other obligation to indemnity or
hold harmless any Participant or any beneficiary of a Participant for any tax, additional tax, interest or penalties that any Participant or any beneficiary of a Participant may incur as a result of the grant, vesting, or payment of an Award under
the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;15. N<SMALL>ONTRANSFERABILITY</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Awards granted under the Plan, and any rights and privileges pertaining thereto, may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated in any manner, or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, by operation of law or otherwise, other than: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(a) </B>by last will and testament or by the laws of descent and distribution; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(b) </B>pursuant to the terms of a qualified domestic relations order to which the Participant is a party that meets the
requirements of any relevant provisions of the Code; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>(c) </B>as permitted by the Committee with respect to a NSO
transferable by the Participant during his or her lifetime for no consideration to <B>(i)</B><B></B>&nbsp;the Participant&#146;s spouse or lineal descendant, <B>(ii)</B><B></B>&nbsp;the trustee of a trust established for the primary benefit of the
Participant&#146;s spouse or lineal descendant, <B>(iii)</B><B></B>&nbsp;a partnership or other entity </P>
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of which the Participant&#146;s spouse and lineal descendants are the only partners or equity owners, or <B>(iv)</B><B></B>&nbsp;a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organization
as described in Code Section&nbsp;501(c)(3). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In each case, the transfer shall be for no value, and the other terms and
conditions applicable to the transferability of the Award shall be established by the Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;16. T<SMALL>ERMINATION</SMALL>
<SMALL>OR</SMALL> A<SMALL>MENDMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> A<SMALL>WARD</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENTS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>16.1 </B><B><U>Termination or Amendment of Plan</U></B><B>.</B> Except as described in Section&nbsp;16.3 below, the Board
may terminate, suspend, or amend the Plan, in whole or in part, from time to time, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, unless such approval is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the
shares of Common Stock are listed. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the right of any Participant under any outstanding Award in any material way without the written consent of the Participant, unless such amendment or
termination is required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any stock exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed. Subject to the foregoing, the Board may correct any defect or supply an omission or reconcile any inconsistency in
the Plan or in any Award granted hereunder in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable, in its sole discretion, to effectuate the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>16.2 </B><B><U>Amendment of Award Agreements</U></B><B>.</B> The Committee shall have the authority to amend any Award
Agreement at any time; provided however, that no such amendment shall adversely affect the right of any Participant under any outstanding Award Agreement in any material way without the written consent of the Participant, unless such amendment is
required by applicable law, regulation or rule. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>16.3 </B><B><U>No Repricing of Stock Options or SARs</U></B><B>.</B>
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to the Plan or any outstanding Stock Option Agreement or SAR Agreement that results in the repricing of Stock Options or SARs shall not be effective without prior approval of the stockholders of the
Company, except with respect to adjustments in accordance with Section&nbsp;5.3. For this purpose, repricing includes a reduction in the exercise price of a Stock Option or SAR or the cancellation of a Stock Option or SAR in exchange for cash, Stock
Options or SARs with an exercise price less than the exercise price of the cancelled Stock Options or SARs, other Awards or any other consideration provided by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;17. N<SMALL>O</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONTRACT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> E<SMALL>MPLOYMENT</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed to obligate the Company or any
Subsidiary to continue the employment or service of any Participant for any particular period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;18. A<SMALL>PPLICABLE</SMALL>
L<SMALL>AW</SMALL>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">All questions pertaining to the validity, construction and administration of the Plan and all
Awards granted under the Plan shall be determined in conformity with the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to the conflict of law provisions of any state, and with the relevant provisions of the Code and regulations issued thereunder. Any
suit, action or proceeding with respect to the Plan or any Award Agreement, or any judgment entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in respect of any thereof, shall be resolved only in the courts of the State of Ohio or the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and each Participant and beneficiary of a
Participant shall irrevocably and unconditionally (a)&nbsp;submit in any proceeding relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement, or for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (a &#147;Proceeding&#148;), to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agree that all claims in respect of any such
Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such State of Ohio court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court, (b)&nbsp;consent that any such Proceeding may and shall be brought in such courts and waives any objection that the
Company and each Participant and beneficiary of a Participant may now or thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that such Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agree not to plead or
claim the same, (c)&nbsp;waive all right to trial by jury in any Proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement, (d)&nbsp;agree that service of process in any such Proceeding
may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party, in the case of a Participant (or the Participant&#146;s beneficiary) at the </P>
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Participant&#146;s (or the Participant&#146;s beneficiary&#146;s) address shown in the books and records of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at the Company&#146;s principal offices,
attention General Counsel, and (e)&nbsp;agree that nothing in the Plan shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Ohio. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;19. T<SMALL>ERM</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>19.1 </B><B><U>Term of Plan</U></B><B>.</B> Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Awards shall be
granted on or after the ten (10)&nbsp;year anniversary of the Plan&#146;s Effective Date; however, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SECTION&nbsp;20. M<SMALL>ISCELLANEOUS</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>20.1 </B><B><U>Unfunded Plan</U></B><B>.</B> The Plan is intended to constitute an &#147;unfunded&#148; plan for incentive
and deferred compensation. With respect to any payment as to which a Participant (or a Participant&#146;s beneficiary) has a fixed and vested interest but which is not yet made to a Participant (or a Participant&#146;s beneficiary) by the Company,
nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant (or such Participant&#146;s beneficiary) any right that is greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>20.2 </B><B><U>No Uniformity; No Future Rights</U></B><B>.</B> No Employee, Participant or other person shall have any
claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity or treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with
respect to each recipient. Any Award granted under the Plan shall be a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> Award, and shall not constitute a promise of future grants. The Committee, in its sole discretion, maintains the right to make
available future Awards hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>20.3 </B><B><U>No Trust</U></B><B>.</B> Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create
or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company, the Board, the Committee and a Participant or any other person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>20.4 </B><B><U>Fractional Shares</U></B><B>.</B> No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant
to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash or other securities shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock, or whether such fractional shares of Common Stock or any rights thereto shall
be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>20.5
</B><B><U>Section</U></B><B><U></U></B><B><U>&nbsp;409A</U></B><B>.</B> Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or Award Agreement, for purposes of an Award that is subject to Section&nbsp;409A, if a Participant&#146;s termination of
employment or service triggers the payment of &#147;nonqualified deferred compensation&#148; under such Award, then the Participant will not be deemed to have terminated employment or service until the Participant incurs a &#147;separation from
service&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>20.6 </B><B><U>Clawback, etc.</U></B> Notwithstanding any other
provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement, by entering into Award Agreements or otherwise participating in the Plan, each Participant acknowledges and agrees to the provisions of this Section&nbsp;20.6, and acknowledges and agrees that the
provisions of this Section&nbsp;20.6 may be applied, without liability to any Participant (or any Participant&#146;s beneficiary), by the Committee on a retroactive basis regardless of the Participant&#146;s employment status with the Company or its
Subsidiaries at the time of such clawback or other action by the Committee. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee, in order for the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with applicable law, government
regulation, or formal or informal guidance (including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) and any risk management requirements and/or policies adopted by the Company in response to any such law or
government regulation or guidance, retains the right at all times to decrease or terminate all Awards and payments under the Plan, and any and all amounts payable under the Plan or paid under the Plan shall be subject to clawback, forfeiture, and
reduction to the extent determined by the Committee as necessary to comply with applicable law and/or policies adopted by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">* *
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Civista Bancshares, Inc. for the registration of
Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan of our report dated March&nbsp;14, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Civista Bancshares, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, included in the Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> of Civista Bancshares, Inc. for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ FORVIS, LLP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cincinnati, Ohio </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned directors/officers of Civista Bancshares, Inc., an Ohio corporation,
which is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> for the
registration of certain of its common shares for offering and sale pursuant to the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan, hereby constitutes and appoints Dennis G. Shaffer, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign such Registration Statement and any
and all amendments and documents related thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and grants unto the said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, and substitute or substitutes, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all things that the said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, or his substitute, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hand this
22nd day of May, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ Todd A. Michel</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Senior Vice President, Controller (Principal</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May 22, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May 22, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ Mark Macioce</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May 22, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May 22, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May 22, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May 22, 2024</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>EXHIBIT 107.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calculation of Filing Fee Tables </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Form Type) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Civista
Bancshares, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Table 1: Newly Registered Securities </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Fee<BR>Calculation<BR>Rule</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Amount<BR>&#8201;Registered<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&#8201;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Proposed<BR>&#8201;Maximum&#8201;<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering<BR>Price Per<BR>Share<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Maximum<BR>Aggregate<BR>Offering<BR>Price<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Fee</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Rate</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">Amount of<BR>&#8201;Registration&#8201;<BR>Fee</TD></TR>


<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Equity</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Common Shares, without&nbsp;par value</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Rules 457(c)&nbsp;and 457(h)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">450,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$14.62</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$6,579,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$0.0001476</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$971.06</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Total Offering Amounts</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$6,579,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$0.0001476</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$971.06</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Total Fee Offsets</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">&#151;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Net Fee Due</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$971.06</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
Registration Statement also registers an indeterminate amount of additional Common Shares, without par value, of Civista Bancshares, Inc. that become available pursuant to the Civista Bancshares, Inc. 2024 Incentive Plan by reason of any stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the aggregate offering price and the registration fee
pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) promulgated under the Securities Act and computed on the basis of $14.62, which is the average of the high and low prices for a Common Share, as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on May&nbsp;21, 2024.
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