North Central Bancshares, Inc. Increases Dividend

FORT DODGE, Iowa, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: FFFD), the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa (the "Bank") announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.0625 per share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012.  This amount is an increase of 5.25 cents from the previous dividend rate of $0.01.  The dividend will be paid on April 6, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 9, 2012. 

North Central Bancshares, Inc. serves communities in north central and southeastern Iowa at 11 full service locations in Fort Dodge, Nevada, Ames, Perry, Ankeny, Clive, West Des Moines, Burlington and Mount Pleasant, Iowa through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa, which is also headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  The Bank's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  The Company's stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "FFFD".

SOURCE North Central Bancshares, Inc.