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): October 24, 2014 (October 24, 2014)

                  SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.                  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	0-13507	34-1395608
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

401 Clinton Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(419) 783-8950

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 24, 2014, SB Financial Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly shareholder dividend of $0.045 per share. The dividend is payable on November 21, 2014 to all shareholders of record as of November 7, 2014.

The information on this item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)    Not Applicable

(b)    Not Applicable

(c)    Not Applicable

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by SB Financial Group, Inc. on October 24, 2014, announcing a quarterly shareholder dividend.

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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:  October 24, 2014	By:	/s/ Anthony V. Cosentino
		Anthony V. Cosentino
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated October 24, 2014

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by SB Financial Group, Inc. on October 24, 2014, announcing a quarterly shareholder dividend.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Investor Contact Information:

Anthony V. Cosentino

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

Tony.Cosentino@YourStateBank.com

SB Financial Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

on Common Stock of $0.045 Cents

Defiance, OH, October 24, 2014 – SB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SBFG) ("SB Financial") announced today that its board of directors passed a resolution declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.045 per common share, payable on November 21, 2014, to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2014.

“As a follow up to our third quarter earnings announcement, we are quite pleased to return to our shareholders a common dividend of $0.045 a share,” said Mark Klein, President and Chief Executive Officer of SB Financial Group. This dividend represents a 12.5 percent increase over the dividend paid last quarter.

About SB Financial Group

Headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, SB Financial Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: State Bank and RDSI Banking Systems (RDSI). State Bank provides a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, mortgage banking and commercial and agricultural lending, operating through 16 banking centers in seven northwestern Ohio counties and one center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well as three loan production offices located in Columbus, Ohio, and Angola, Indiana. RDSI provides item processing services to community banks located primarily in the Midwest. SB Financial Group, Inc.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol SBFG.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements within this document, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional banking industry, changes in economic conditions in the market areas in which SB Financial and its subsidiaries operate, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, changes in accounting standards and policies, changes in tax laws, fluctuations in interest rates, demand for loans in the market areas in SB Financial and its subsidiaries operate, increases in FDIC insurance premiums, changes in the competitive environment, losses of significant customers, geopolitical events, the loss of key personnel and other risks identified in SB Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and documents subsequently filed by SB Financial with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and SB Financial undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made, except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to SB Financial or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by these cautionary statements.