Press Release Date: May 18, 2018

The May 2018 edition of American Banker announced that First Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of First National Bank came in at 132 on the list of the top 200 Community Banks in the United States in relation to the highest 3-year average return on equity.

First National Bank, a community bank with seven banking offices located in Bellevue, Catawba Island, Clyde, Fremont, Port Clinton, Put-in-Bay and Sandusky, is the primary operating company of First Bancshares.  First Bancshares, Inc. is also the sole shareholder of First Bellevue Properties, a real estate and other asset holding subsidiary.

The shares of First Bancshares, Inc. are traded under the ticker symbol FIBH on the OTC Pink Sheet Exchange.

For more information, please visit their website at www.fnblifetime.com or by calling 419-483-7340.