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

  

FORM 8-K

  

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 21, 2020 (July 15, 2020)

 

SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ohio   0-13507   34-1395608
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

401 Clinton Street, Defiance, OH   43512
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

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Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, No Par Value   SBFG   The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
7,747,030 Outstanding at July 21, 2020        (NASDAQ Capital Market)

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

 

On July 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of SB Financial Group, Inc., authorized a new share repurchase program for up to 500,000 common shares of the Company. SB Financial will repurchase shares at times and at prices considered appropriate by management, although exact timing of the repurchases and the number of common shares to be purchased will depend on market conditions and other factors.

 

Headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, SB Financial is a diversified financial services holding company for the State Bank & Trust Company (State Bank) and SBFG Title, LLC dba Peak Title (Peak Title). State Bank provides a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, private client services, mortgage banking and commercial and agricultural lending, operating through a total of 21 offices; 20 in nine Ohio counties and one in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and 23 full-service ATMs. State Bank has six loan production offices located throughout the Tri-State region of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Peak Title provides title insurance and opinions throughout the Tri-State region. SB Financial's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "SBFG".

 

In May 2020, SB Financial was ranked #125 on the American Banker Magazine’s list of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts based on three-year average return on equity (“ROE”).

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (a) Not Applicable

 

  (b) Not Applicable

 

  (c) Not Applicable

 

  (d) Not Applicable

 

 

 

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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.

 

  SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
     
Dated:  July 21, 2020 By: /s/ Anthony V. Cosentino
    Anthony V. Cosentino
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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