For Immediate Release NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE U.S. First National Financial Corporation to Host Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Results Conference Call on February 27, 2013 Toronto, Ontario - January 30, 2013 - First National Financial Corporation (TSX: FN)

Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012

Earnings Release

February 26, 2013 after market close

Conference Call and Webcast

February 27, 2013 9:00 a.m. ET

Hosted by

Stephen Smith, Chairman and President

Robert Inglis, Chief Financial Officer

Moray Tawse, Vice President, Mortgage Investments

Participant Numbers

1-416-644-3414 or 1-800-814-4859

A question and answer session for analysts and institutional investors will follow management's
presentation.
A taped rebroadcast will be available to listeners until 12 a.m. on March 6, 2013. To access the rebroadcast, please dial 416-640-1917 or 1-877-289-8525 and enter passcode 4589617#.

About First National Financial Corporation

First National Financial Corporation (TSX: FN) is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian-based originator, underwriter and servicer of predominantly prime residential (single-family and multi-unit) and commercial mortgages. With almost $66 billion in mortgages under administration, First National is Canada's largest non-bank originator and underwriter of mortgages and is among the top three in market share in the mortgage broker distribution channel. For more information, please visit www.firstnational.ca.
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For further information:

Robert Inglis
Chief Financial Officer
First National Financial Corporation
Tel: 416-593-1100
Email: rob.inglis@firstnational.ca
Steve Wallace
Vice President
Barnes Communications Inc. Tel: 416-367-5000 ext. 2229
Email: swallace@barnesir.com

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