Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Civista Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date of this certification (the Report), I, Todd A. Michel, Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Todd A. Michel                            

Todd A. Michel

Senior Vice President, Controller

March 15, 2017