MainSource Financial : Bank Welcomes Sandy Rowe as Regional Mortgage Sales Manager in Cincinnati

Date: October 13, 2016

From: Andy Applewhite, Senior Vice President, Director of Mortgage Banking MainSource Bank | 812-662-2998

MainSource Bank (NASDAQ: MSFG), Greensburg, Indiana; Andy Applewhite, Senior Vice President, Director of Mortgage Banking for MainSource Bank, is pleased to announce Sandy Rowe as Regional Mortgage Sales Manager in Cincinnati.

Sandy currently resides in Northern Kentucky and is a graduate of Old Dominion University. As a 2013 MBA Future Leaders Project Winner, Sandy has been a member of the Northern Kentucky Board of Realtors and Home Builders Association, the Greater Cincinnati Board of Realtors, Cincinnati Home Builders Association, a former Board Member of the Cincinnati Home Ownership Center of Ohio and the Greater Cincinnati Mortgage Bankers Association. She looks forward to participating in those organizations in the future, representing MainSource Bank.

With over 30 years of banking experience, Sandy has specialized in Mortgage Lending and Retail Production Management. Sandy stated, "I am excited to join the MainSource Bank mortgage team. I am confident my experience, market knowledge and network will further strengthen MainSource's presence and continued growth plans."

"Sandy's extensive knowledge of the mortgage process will greatly benefit MainSource Bank and I am very pleased she has joined us," added Andy Applewhite. "We're looking forward to her expertise in the Cincinnati area."

MainSource Financial Group is listed on the NASDAQ National Market (under the symbol: "MSFG") and is a community- focused, financial holding company with assets of approximately $4 billion. The Company operates 91 full-service offices throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through its banking subsidiary, MainSource Bank, Greensburg, Indiana.

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