UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 21, 2018

SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (419) 783-8950

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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On February 21, 2018, SB Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, appointed Tom R. Helberg to serve as an independent Director on the Board of Directors of the company and the State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank”). Mr. Helberg’s term as a Director will expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018.

Mr. Helberg has been very active in a variety of civic and business activities, including serving as a member of State Bank’s Toledo Advisory Board since 2013. Helberg practices real estate law with Liebenthal, Podolsky & Levine, Ltd., and Tom is active as the manager and principal of Bellevue Investors Company, LLC, a commercial real estate development and investment company. Tom is a member of the Ohio State, Toledo and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Toledo Hospital Foundation Board and is a member of the Sylvania Township Board of Zoning Appeals.

The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Helberg and his immediate family members do not have and have not had any relationships or transactions (and no such relationships or transactions are presently expected) with the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, either directly or indirectly, that (a) would be inconsistent with the determination that Mr. Helberg satisfies the independence standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including Rule 10A-3 under the securities Act of 1934, as amended or (b) would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated February 21, 2018

SB Financial Group, Inc.

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