|   |  (i) | The      compensation committee of First Place Financial Corp. (“First Place”) has      discussed, reviewed, and evaluated with senior risk officers at least      every six months during any part of the most recently completed fiscal      year that was a TARP period, senior executive officer (“SEO”) compensation      plans and employee compensation plans and the risks these plans pose to      First Place; |
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|   | (ii) | The      compensation committee of First Place has identified and limited during      any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period      any features of the SEO compensation plans that could lead SEOs to take      unnecessary and excessive risks that could threaten the value of First      Place and has identified any features of the employee compensation plans      that pose risks to First Place and has limited those features to ensure      that First Place is not unnecessarily exposed to  risks; |
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|   | (iii) | The      compensation committee has reviewed, at least every six months during any      part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period,      the terms of each employee compensation plan and identified any features      of the plan that could encourage the manipulation of reported earnings of      First Place to enhance the compensation of an employee, and has limited      any such features; |
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|   | (iv) | The      compensation committee of First Place will certify to the reviews of the      SEO compensation plans and employee compensation plans required under (i)      and (iii) above; |
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|   | (v) | The      compensation committee of First Place will provide a narrative description      of how it limited during any part of the most recently completed fiscal      year that was a TARP period the featuresin: |
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|   | (A) | SEO      compensation plans that could lead SEOs to take unnecessary and excessive      risks that could threaten the value of First  Place; |
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|   | (B) | Employee      compensation plans that unnecessarily expose First Place to risks;      and |
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|   | (C) | Employee      compensation plans that could encourage the manipulation of reported      earnings of First Place to enhance the compensation of an      employee; |
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|   | (vi) | First      Place has required that bonus payments to SEOs or any of the next twenty      most highly compensated employees, as defined in the regulations and      guidance established under section 111 of the Emergency Economic      Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”) (“bonus payments”), be subject to a      recovery or “clawback” provision during any part of the most recently      completed fiscal year that was a TARP period if the bonus payments were      based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other      materially inaccurate performance metric  criteria; |
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|  | (vii) | First      Place has prohibited any golden parachute payment, as defined in the      regulations and guidance established under section 111 of EESA, to a SEO      or any of the next five most highly compensated employees during any part      of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP      period; |
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|  | (viii) | First      Place has limited bonus payments to its applicable employees in accordance      with section 111 of EESA and the regulations and guidance established      thereunder during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that      was a TARP period; |
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|   | (ix) | First      Place and its employees have complied with the excessive or luxury      expenditures policy, as defined in the regulations and guidance      established under section 111 of EESA, during any part of the most      recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period; and any expenses      that, pursuant to the policy, required approval of the board of directors,      a committee of the board of directors, an SEO, or an executive officer      with a similar level of responsibility, were properly      approved; |
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|   | (x) | First      Place will permit a non-binding shareholder resolution in compliance with      any applicable federal securities rules and regulations on the disclosures      provided under the federal securities laws related to SEO compensation      paid or accrued during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year      that was a TARP period; |
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|   | (xi) | First      Place will disclose the amount, nature, and justification for the      offering, during any part of the most recently completed fiscal year that      was a TARP period, of any perquisites, as defined in the regulations and      guidance established under section 111 of EESA, whose total value exceeds      $25,000 for any employee who is subject to the bonus payment limitations      identified in paragraph (viii); |
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|  | (xii) | First      Place will disclose whether First Place, the board of directors of First      Place, or the compensation committee of First Place has engaged during any      part of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP period a      compensation consultant; and the services the compensation consultant or      any affiliate of the compensation consultant provided during this      period; |
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|  | (xiii) | First      Place has prohibited the payment of any gross-ups, as defined in the      regulations and guidance established under section 111 of EESA, to the      SEOs and the next twenty most highly compensated employees during any part      of the most recently completed fiscal year that was a TARP      period; |
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|  | (xiv) | First      Place has substantially complied with all other requirements related to      employee compensation that are provided in the agreement between First      Place and Treasury, including anyamendments; |
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|  | (xv) | First      Place has submitted to Treasury a complete and accurate list of the SEOs      and the twenty next most highly compensated employees for the current      fiscal year, with the non-SEOs ranked in descending order of level of      annual compensation, and with the name, title, and employer of each SEO      and most highly compensated employee identified;  and |
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|  | (xvi) | I      understand that a knowing and willful false or fraudulent statement made      in connection with this certification may be punished by fine,      imprisonment, or both. (See, for example, 18 USC  1001). |
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| /s/ David W. Gifford          |   |
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| David      W. Gifford         |   |
| Chief      Financial Officer, |   |

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