MainSource Financial : Bank Welcomes Tim Bollin as Mortgage Loan Officer

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Date: January 12, 2017

From: Sandy Rowe, Regional Sales Manager MainSource Bank | 513-389-4621

MainSource Bank Welcomes Tim Bollin as Mortgage Loan Officer

MainSource Bank (NASDAQ: MSFG); Sandy Rowe, Regional Sales Manager for MainSource Bank, is pleased to welcome Tim Bollin as a Mortgage Loan Officer in the Cincinnati Ohio area.

Tim holds a Degree in Business Finance from Thomas More College and comes to MainSource Bank with over 35 years of banking and mortgage lending experience. He is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati and resides in Colerain Township. Tim is involved in many local community activities and professional organizations, including coaching basketball to inner city children at the School for Creative and Performing Arts and serving as a member of the LaSalle High School Sports Stag committee. Tim states, "Providing services to homeowners in the Colerain and Green township communities for over 30 years, I am very excited to join the MainSource Bank team. I'm honored to be part of a bank that offers exceptional service and great products to local customers."

MainSource Bank's geographic footprint reaches into four states including Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois; operating 90 branch locations. As a complete provider of both consumer and commercial financial services, MainSource offers options that fit any business or consumer needs, such as customized banking solutions, business lines of credit, mortgage lending, checking and savings, building loans and more. As a large community bank, MainSource serves the Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis Metro areas and continues expansion into the markets. Ranking highly among its peers for asset quality, MainSource Bank provides customers' the products and services they need for continued success.

Sandy Rowe, Regional Sales Manager for MainSource Bank noted, "With Tim's industry knowledge and experience, we're excited to welcome him as part of our team. Tim's focus on customer service enables us to continue to provide experienced mortgage lenders to our valued clients and prospects. He is a great addition to MainSource Bank."

For more information about MainSource Bank, visit www.mainsourcebank.com.

MainSource Financial Group is listed on the NASDAQ National Market (under the symbol: "MSFG") and is a community-focused, financial holding company with assets of approximately $4 billion. The Company operates 90 full-service offices throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through its banking subsidiary, MainSource Bank, Greensburg, Indiana.

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