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Financial Institutions, Inc. Increases Common Stock Dividend for Eleventh Consecutive Year

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Quarterly Dividend Increased 3.8% to $0.27 per share

WARSAW, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) (the “Company”), parent company of Five Star Bank, SDN Insurance Agency, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”) and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”), announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per outstanding common share, an increase of $0.01 or 3.8% from the most recent quarter. The Company also announced dividends of $0.75 per share on its Series A 3% preferred stock and $2.12 per share on its Series B-1 8.48% preferred stock. All dividends are payable April 2, 2021, to shareholders of record on March 19, 2021.

“Our Board’s confidence in the Company’s strategy and earnings potential support this increase,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Martin K. Birmingham. “Today’s announcement represents our 11th consecutive annual dividend increase and demonstrates a strong commitment to shareholder return.”

About Financial Institutions, Inc.
Financial Institutions, Inc. provides diversified financial services through its subsidiaries Five Star Bank, SDN, Courier Capital and HNP Capital. Five Star Bank provides a wide range of consumer and commercial banking and lending services to individuals, municipalities and businesses through a network of more than 45 offices throughout Western and Central New York State. SDN provides a broad range of insurance services to personal and business clients. Courier Capital and HNP Capital provide customized investment management, investment consulting and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, institutions, foundations and retirement plans. Financial Institutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries employ approximately 600 individuals. The Company’s stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol FISI. Additional information is available at www.fiiwarsaw.com.

For additional information contact:

Shelly J. Doran
(585) 627-1362
sjdoran@five-starbank.com


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with 200 years of community banking experience and a portfolio exceeding $3 billion in assets, five star bank offers a wide range of consumer and commercial banking services to individuals, municipalities and businesses through a network of over 50 offices and over 60 atms in western and central new york state. we provide our customers a dedicated team of over 600 employees who work together in an environment of trust, integrity, and mutual respect. our customers are at the heart of our organization, where every interaction is an opportunity for us to deliver a friendly, professional, relationship building experience. we take great pride in being a part of each and every community in which we serve. we're committed to giving back to a variety of non-profit organizations, neighborhood charities and countless others. we are proud to be there for you, our customers, wherever, whenever and however you need us. we are five star bank. five star bank and affiliates of its parent company, fina