Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 3, 2022, Nikki R. Lanier was elected to the Board of Directors of Premier Financial Corp. Her appointment to the Board of Directors will be effective January 24, 2022. Ms. Lanier's term will expire at the 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting of the Company upon the election and qualification of her successor. Ms. Lanier will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors. Ms. Lanier will also serve on the Board of Directors of Premier Bank, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary.

Ms. Lanier is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Harper Slade, a racial equality advisory firm that began operations January 1, 2022. Prior to forming Harper Slade, Ms. Lanier was the Senior Vice President and Site General Manager of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Louisville, KY Branch).

There are no transactions involving Ms. Lanier that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Ms. Lanier is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.




  Exhibit   Description
  Number
   99.1       Press Release dated January 7, 2022
    104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document)

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