8-K

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):         December 11, 2012

JACKSONVILLE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	001-34821	36-4670835
(State or Other Jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

1211 West Morton Avenue, Jacksonville, Illinois	62650
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (217) 245-4111

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 11, 2012, the Board of Directors of Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share and a one-time special dividend of $0.10 per share.  The regular and special dividends will be paid to common stockholders of record on December 21, 2012 and will be paid on December 31, 2012.

The foregoing is qualified by the press release issued by the Company, which is filed as an exhibit to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:  None.
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information:  None.
(c)	Shell Company Transaction:  None.
(d)	Exhibits:

Exhibit No. Description

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated December 11, 2012.

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.

		JACKSONVILLE BANCORP, INC.
Date:  December 11, 2012	By:	/s/ Richard A. Foss
		Richard A. Foss
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

December 11, 2012

Jacksonville, Illinois

Contact:                      Andrew F. Applebee                                                                Richard A. Foss

                                     Chairman                                                                                    President-Chief Executive Officer

                                     217-245-4111

Andrew F. Applebee, Chairman of Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. (the "Bancorp") today announced that the Bancorp has declared a cash dividend of $.075 per share on the Bancorp's common stock for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012.  The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of December 21, 2012, and will be paid on December 31, 2012.

Mr. Applebee further announced that the Bancorp has also declared a one-time, special dividend of $0.10 per share on the Bancorp’s common stock.  This special dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of December 21, 2012, and will be paid on December 31, 2012.

Jacksonville Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland chartered stock holding company that owns 100% of Jacksonville Savings Bank.  Jacksonville Savings Bank is an Illinois-chartered savings bank headquartered in Jacksonville, Illinois, whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.