Emclaire Financial Corp. Announces 12.5% Quarterly Dividend Increase

The Board of Directors of Emclaire Financial Corp. EMCF, the parent holding company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, declared a quarterly cash dividend on February 15, 2012 of $0.18 per common share payable on March 23, 2012, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2012. The $0.18 per share quarterly dividend represents a 12.5% increase in quarterly dividends from the $0.16 per common share dividend rate declared and paid each quarter during 2011. This quarterly dividend reflects an annualized dividend yield of 4.4% based on the stock's closing price of $16.55 per share on February 14, 2012.