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): June 1, 2016

Farmers National Banc Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	001-35296	34-1371693
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
20 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 555, Canfield, Ohio		44406-0555
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(330) 533-3341

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 1, 2016, Farmers National Banc Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned national bank subsidiary, The Farmers National Bank of Canfield (“Farmers”), had completed the previously announced acquisition of the Bowers Insurance Agency, Inc. (the “Transaction”).

A copy of the press release announcing the proposed Transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The press release is furnished herein, as part of this Item 7.01, as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 1, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of the definitive agreement in connection with the Transaction described in Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release, dated June 1, 2016

SIGNATURES

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.

Farmers National Banc Corp.
By:	/s/ Kevin J. Helmick
Kevin J. Helmick
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 1, 2016

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Amber Wallace
Senior Vice President, Marketing
330-720-6441 awallace@farmersbankgroup.com

Farmers National Banc Corp.

Acquires Bowers Insurance Agency, Inc.

(Canfield, OH)(June 1, 2016) – The Farmers National Bank of Canfield (“Farmers”) has completed the acquisition of the Bowers Insurance Agency, Inc. (the “Bowers Group”). The transaction closed on June 1, 2016 and is expected to be accretive to earnings immediately. The Bowers Group will continue to operate under its name from its current location in Cortland, Ohio, but is expected to merge with Farmers National Insurance, LLC, Farmers’ wholly-owned insurance agency subsidiary. The strategic acquisition is expected to enhance Farmers’ current company and product line up, and offer broader options of commercial, farm, home, and auto property/casualty insurance carriers to meet all the needs of all Farmers’ customers.

“This partnership enables Farmers to solidify our comprehensive wealth management division,” stated Kevin Helmick, President & CEO, Farmers National Bank. “With a strong Trust Company, Retirement Company (NAI) and Investment division, the Bowers Insurance Company will broaden our offerings with their robust and well-established agency.”

The Bowers Group will be a business extension of Farmers’ Wealth Management division, and Farmers’ financial experts will be able to offer full service programs to all current Bowers Group customers including Private Client, Retirement, Investments, Trust and Insurance.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. served as financial advisor and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP served as legal counsel to Farmers on the transaction.

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About Farmers National Banc Corp.

Founded in 1887, Farmers is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Canfield, Ohio, with approximately $1.8 billion in banking assets and $1 billion in trust assets. Farmers’ wholly-owned subsidiaries are comprised of Farmers National Bank, a full-service national bank engaged in commercial and retail banking with 38 banking locations in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Wayne, Medina, and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio and Beaver County in Pennsylvania, Farmers Trust Company, which operates two trust offices and offers services in the same geographic markets and National Associates, Inc. Farmers National Insurance, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Farmers National Bank, offers a variety of insurance products.