F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE:FNB) announced today two strategic actions to deploy capital, resulting from sustained exceptional financial performance to continue to benefit FNB shareholders. In addition to declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share on common stock, representing a one cent per share increase from the prior quarterly cash dividend, the Company authorized a new $250 million share repurchase program. Both actions were unanimously approved by the Board of Directors based on FNB executive management's disciplined development and execution of its long-term strategic plans.