Royal Financial, Inc. Named to 2016 OTCQX Best 50

CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2016 -- Royal Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQX:RYFL), incorporated under the laws of Delaware on December 15, 2004, for the purpose of serving as the holding company of Royal Savings Bank (the “Bank”), is pleased to announce it has been named to the 2016 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of top performing companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market last year.

The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX market.  The ranking is calculated based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily dollar volume growth in the previous calendar year.  Companies in the 2016 OTCQX Best 50 were ranked based on their performance in 2015.

“We are pleased that our earnings performance and increased trading activity placed us in this elite group of the Best 50 stocks traded on the OTCQX Best Market,” stated Jim Fitch, Chairman of the Board of the Company and Bank. “This designation by OTC Markets recognizes Royal’s ability to deliver shareholder value which we believe will increase our attractiveness to new potential investors.”

For the complete 2016 OTCQX Best 50 ranking, visit
http://www.otcmarkets.com/content/doc/2016-OTCQX-Best-50.pdf.

The OTCQX Best Market 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.

About Royal Financial, Inc.
Royal Savings Bank offers a range of checking and savings products and a full line of home and commercial lending solutions.  Royal Savings Bank has been operating continuously in the south and southeast communities of Chicago since 1887, and currently has four branches in Chicagoland and lending centers in Homewood and St. Charles, Illinois. Visit Royal Financial, Inc. and Royal Savings Bank at www.royalbankweb.com.

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Contact:  Mr. Leonard Szwajkowski
President and CEO
Royal Financial, Inc.
Telephone:  (773) 382-2111
E-mail:  [email protected]