First National Bank Names Tito Lima Chief Financial Officer

HERMITAGE, Pa., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tito Lima has been named Chief Financial Officer of First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation . Lima returns to First National Bank after three years as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Sterling Financial Corporation in Lancaster, PA. He served previously as First National Bank's Chief Financial Officer and Controller for F.N.B. Corporation.

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"We are pleased to welcome Tito back to First National Bank," noted Brian Lilly, Chief Financial Officer of F.N.B. Corporation. "The Bank has grown with the recent acquisition of Omega Financial. Tito has the right combination of experience and knowledge of the corporation we need to oversee the expanded financial operation."

A twenty-year veteran of the financial services industry, Lima holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Robert Morris University, and will soon be completing a Masters in Accounting from Duquesne University.

About First National Bank of Pennsylvania:

First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation , has over 215 full-service locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and loan production offices in Florida and Tennessee.

About F.N.B. Corporation:

F.N.B. Corporation, headquartered in Hermitage, PA, is a diversified financial services company with total assets, including the recently acquired Omega Financial Corporation, of approximately $8.0 billion. F.N.B. Corporation is a leading provider of commercial and retail banking, leasing, wealth management, insurance and consumer finance services in Pennsylvania and Ohio, where it owns and operates First National Bank of Pennsylvania, First National Trust Company, First National Investment Services Company, LLC, F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc., First National Insurance Agency, LLC, F.N.B. Capital Corporation, LLC, Regency Finance Company and Bank Capital Services. It also operates consumer finance offices in Tennessee and loan production offices in Tennessee and Florida.

Mergent Inc., a leading provider of business and financial information about publicly traded companies, has recognized F.N.B. Corporation as a Dividend Achiever. This annual recognition is based on the Corporation's outstanding record of increased dividend performance. The Corporation has consistently increased dividend payments for 35 consecutive years.

The common stock of F.N.B. Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "FNB". Investor information is available on F.N.B. Corporation's Web site at http://www.fnbcorporation.com/.