Franklin Financial Named to 2015 OTCQX Best 50

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Franklin Financial Services Corporation

May 18, 2015, 01:45 ET

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Financial Services Corporation (OTCQX: FRAF), the bank holding company of F&M Trust, is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2015 OTCQX^® Best 50, a ranking of 50 top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Marketplace last year.

The OTCQX Best 50 is the first ever annual ranking of high performing U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX marketplace. The ranking is calculated based on an equal weighting of one-year share price performance and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year. All companies in the 2015 OTCQX Best 50 were traded on OTCQX on December 31, 2014.

"We are delighted to be recognized as a top performing bank," William E. Snell, President and CEO of F&M Trust. "We believe that the OTCQX marketplace will provide better visibility and exposure to Franklin Financial and improve the liquidity of the Company's stock."

For the complete 2015 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, visit http://www.otcmarkets.com/content/doc/2015-OTCQX-Best-50.pdf.

The OTCQX Best Marketplace offers the best informed and most efficient trading for established, investor-focused U.S. and international companies. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, demonstrate compliance with U.S. securities laws, be current in their disclosure and be sponsored by a professional third-party advisor. OTCQX companies are distinguished by the excellence of their operations and diligence with which they convey their qualifications.

Franklin Financial is the largest independent, locally owned and operated bank holding company headquartered in Franklin County with assets of more than $1 billion. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, F&M Trust, has twenty-two community banking offices in South Central Pennsylvania located in Boiling Springs, Camp Hill, Carlisle, Chambersburg, Greencastle, Hustontown, McConnellsburg, Mechanicsburg, Mont Alto, Marion, Newville, Orbisonia, Shippensburg and Waynesboro. Franklin Financial stock is trading on the OTCQX^® marketplace of the OTC Markets under the symbol FRAF. Please visit our website for more information, www.franklinfin.com.