OAKF Oak Hill Financial (MM)

JACKSON, Ohio, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oak Hill Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:OAKF) announced today that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.21 per share of common stock payable on October 26, 2007 to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2007. Oak Hill Financial is a financial holding company headquartered in Jackson, Ohio. Its subsidiary, Oak Hill Banks, operates 36 full-service banking offices and one bank loan production office in 15 counties across southern and central Ohio. A second subsidiary, Oak Hill Financial Insurance Agency, provides group health plans, benefits administration, and other insurance services to business and public-sector organizations throughout the same region. The company also holds 49% of Oak Hill Title Agency, LLC, which provides title services for commercial and residential real estate transactions. On July 20, 2007, Oak Hill Financial and WesBanco, Inc. of Wheeling, West Virginia jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which, subject to necessary shareholder and regulatory approval, Oak Hill Financial would be merged with and into WesBanco. Additional information about Oak Hill Financial can be found on the company's website at http://www.oakf.com/. Currently, Oak Hill Financial has approximately 5.3 million common shares outstanding. DATASOURCE: Oak Hill Financial, Inc. CONTACT: David G. Ratz, Executive Vice President of Oak Hill Financial, Inc., +1-740-286-3283 Web site: http://www.oakf.com/

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