Chemical Financial Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend

MIDLAND, Mich., Oct. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chemical Financial Corporation CHFC announced that the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a fourth quarter 2017 dividend on its common stock of $0.28 per share.  The fourth quarter 2017 dividend will be payable on December 15, 2017, to shareholders of record on December 1, 2017. The ex-dividend date is November 30, 2017.

Chemical Financial Corporation is the largest banking company headquartered and operating branch offices in Michigan. Chemical Financial Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CHFC and is one of the issues comprising The NASDAQ Global Select Market and the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More information about the Corporation is available at Chemical Financial Corporation's website at www.chemicalbank.com under the Investor Information section.

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David T. Provost, CEO

Dennis L. Klaeser, CFO

989-839-5350