Limestone Bancorp, Inc. to Ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell Today

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. LMST ("the Company"), a Louisville, Kentucky-based bank holding company which operates banking centers in 12 counties through its wholly-owned subsidiary Limestone Bank ("the Bank"), will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square today to ring the Closing Bell.

Earlier this year, the Bank announced a new name and visual identity, and the Company followed, changing its name to Limestone Bancorp, Inc. in June.

"This change sets the tone for the future of the organizations and our clients," says John T. Taylor, President and CEO of Limestone Bancorp and Limestone Bank. "Both the name, Limestone, and the new look reflect our sturdy commitment to helping our customers build a firm financial future."

On June 19, 2018 the Company's common stock began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol LMST.

In honor of these important milestones in the Company's history, W. Glenn Hogan, Chairman of the Board, and John T. Taylor, President and CEO, will ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell today.

Beginning at 3:45 p.m. ET, a live stream of the Nasdaq Closing Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.

For more information or visual assets from the ceremony, please contact Morgan Tiemann at mtiemann@LimestoneBank.com.

About Limestone Bancorp, Inc.

Limestone Bancorp, Inc. LMST is a Louisville, Kentucky-based bank holding company which operates banking centers in 12 counties through its wholly-owned subsidiary Limestone Bank. The Bank's markets include metropolitan Louisville in Jefferson County and the surrounding counties of Henry and Bullitt, and extend south along the Interstate 65 corridor. The Bank serves southern and south central Kentucky from banking centers in Butler, Green, Hart, Edmonson, Barren, Warren, Ohio and Daviess counties. The Bank also has a banking center in Lexington, Kentucky, the second largest city in the state. Limestone Bank is a traditional community bank with a wide range of personal and business banking products and services.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release relating to Limestone Bancorp's plans, objectives, expectations or future performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "may," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "objective," "possible," "seek," "plan," "strive" or similar words, or negatives of these words, identify forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Although the Company's management believes the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of these assumptions could be inaccurate. Therefore, there can be no assurance the forward-looking statements included herein will prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: economic conditions both generally and more specifically in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; competition for the Company's customers from other providers of financial services; government legislation and regulation, which change from time to time and over which the Company has no control; changes in interest rates; material unforeseen changes in liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company's customers; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company. See Risk Factors outlined in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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