PHILADELPHIA, Miss., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citizens Holding Company, Inc. (OTCQX, CIZN), based in Philadelphia, MS, focused on Community Banking, today announced that Stacy M. Brantley, President & CEO, along with Phillip Branch, CFO, will present live at the Banking Virtual Investor Conference, hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com, on March 14^th, 2024

DATE: March 14^th, 2024
TIME: 11:30 ET
LINK: https://bit.ly/3wk07PV
Available for 1x1 meetings: March 14^th 12:00-4:00 PM ET

This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join the event live on the day of the conference, an archived webcast will also be made available after the event.

It is recommended that online investors pre-register and run the online system check to expedite participation and receive event updates.

Learn more about the event at www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.

Recent Company Highlights

• Completed sale leaseback of three branches generating $4.5 million in gains.
• Restructured lending and credit verticals in mid-year 2023 leading to 9.3% loan growth in Q4 2023.
• Achieved deposit growth of 1.64% (net of wholesale funds) during 2023. Deposits and repurchase agreements (net of wholesale) increased 3.9% for the same period.
• Increased ICS reciprocal deposits approximately $93 million throughout 2023
• Restructured a portion of the investment portfolio taking a pre-tax loss of $1.98 million in Q4 of 2023

About Citizens Holding Company, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary The Citizens Bank:

Citizens Holding Company is a one-bank holding company and the parent company of The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, both headquartered in Philadelphia, Mississippi since its founding in 1908. The Bank currently has banking locations in fourteen counties throughout the state of Mississippi. Additional information can be found on the Bank web site, www.thecitizensbankphila.com. 

About Virtual Investor Conferences^®
Virtual Investor Conferences (VIC) is the leading proprietary investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for publicly traded companies to seamlessly present directly to investors.

Providing a real-time investor engagement solution, VIC is specifically designed to offer companies more efficient investor access. Replicating the components of an on-site investor conference, VIC offers companies enhanced capabilities to connect with investors, schedule targeted one-on-one meetings and enhance their presentations with dynamic video content. Accelerating the next level of investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences delivers leading investor communications to a global network of retail and institutional investors.

CONTACTS:
Citizens Holding Company, Inc. (Subsidiary – The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia)
Phillip Branch
Chief Financial Officer
601-519-4016
Phillip.branch@thecitizensbank.bank

Virtual Investor Conferences
John M. Viglotti
SVP Corporate Services, Investor Access
OTC Markets Group
(212) 220-2221
johnv@otcmarkets.com