Mr. Robert Inglis reports

FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER DIVIDEND INFORMATION

First National Financial Corp. has declared its monthly dividend payment of 20 cents per common share for the period Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, 2023. The dividend will be payable on Oct. 16, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 29, 2023.

The company also announced the quarterly dividend on its Class A Series 1 preference shares and Class A Series 2 preference shares for the period July 1 to Sept. 30, 2023. The dividend of 18.0938 cents per Series 1 preference share and dividend of 41.7970 cents per Series 2 preference share will be payable on Oct. 16, 2023, to holders of record at the close of business on Sept. 29, 2023.

With respect to the Class A Series 2 preference shares, the dividend rate for the period Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023, has been set at 7.227 per cent, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 2 preference shares.

First National, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial legislation, advises that its dividends declared in September, 2023, will be eligible dividends, unless otherwise indicated.

About First National Financial Corp.

First National Financial is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian-based originator, underwriter and servicer of predominantly prime residential (single-family and multiunit) and commercial mortgages. With more than $137-billion in mortgages under administration, First National is one of Canada's largest non-bank originators and underwriters of mortgages, and is among the top three in market share in the mortgage broker distribution channel.