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 20, 2017 (October 18, 2017)

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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Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure. 

On October 20, 2017, SB Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly shareholder dividend of $0.075 per share. The dividend is payable on November 24, 2017 to all shareholders of record as of November 10, 2017.

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 20, 2017, 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 20, 2017	By:	/s/ Anthony V. Cosentino
		Anthony V. Cosentino
		Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated October 20, 2017

SB Financial Group, Inc.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by SB Financial Group, Inc. on October 20, 2017, 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 $0.075 Cents

Defiance, OH, October 20, 2017 – SB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SBFG) ("SB Financial") announced that its board of directors passed a resolution declaring a quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per common share, payable on November 24, 2017, to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2017.

“We are quite pleased to return to our shareholders a common dividend of $0.075 a share representing a 15 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2016 and collectively, for the last four quarters, $0.28 per share or 15 percent over the previous four quarters.” said Mark Klein, Chairman, President and CEO of SB Financial.

About SB Financial Group

Headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, SB Financial is a diversified financial services holding company with two operating subsidiaries: State Bank and DCM. State Bank provides a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, private client group services, mortgage banking and commercial and agricultural lending, operating through a total of 19 banking centers; 18 in nine Ohio counties and one center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and 24 full-service ATMs. The Company has six loan production offices located throughout the Tri-State region of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. DCM provides item processing services to community banks located primarily in the Midwest. SB Financial’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SBFG”.  SB Financial’s preferred stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “SBFGP”.  

In May 2017, SB Financial was ranked #145 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”).

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.