0000894671-12-000015.txt : 20120509 0000894671-12-000015.hdr.sgml : 20120509 20120509161903 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000894671-12-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120509 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120509 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120509 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000894671 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 311359191 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20914 FILM NUMBER: 12825995 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 THIRD AVE CITY: GALLIPOLIS STATE: OH ZIP: 45631 BUSINESS PHONE: 7404462631 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: PO BOX 240 CITY: GALLIPOLIS STATE: OH ZIP: 45631 8-K 1 sec8k-twtoceo_specdiv050912.htm 8K: WISEMAN TO CEO AND SPECIAL DIVIDEND 5/09/12 sec8k-twtoceo_specdiv050912.htm
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

May 9, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.     
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-20914
31-1359191
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

420 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio
45631
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (740) 446-2631

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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On May 9, 2012, the Board of Directors of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. named Thomas E. Wiseman the Chief Executive Officer of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. ("OVBC") and The Ohio Valley Bank Company (the "Bank").
 
Mr. Wiseman, age 53, has been Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of OVBC and The Ohio Valley Bank Company since January 2010, Chairman of the Executive Committee of both companies since January 2010, and President of OVBC's subsidiary, Ohio Valley Financial Services Agency, LLC, since March 2010.  He served as President of The Wiseman Agency, Inc., from 1980 until January 2010.  Mr. Wiseman has been a director of OVBC and the Bank since 1992.  His experience operating an insurance agency in the same market area as OVBC's has provided Mr. Wiseman with a unique perspective on the market.  He has over 30 years of risk management experience, working with a variety of businesses from small retail stores to nationally recognized companies.  He has extensive experience in analyzing risk both on the balance sheet and on the income statement.
 
Mr. Wiseman has had ordinary course banking transactions with the Bank.   Any loans from the Bank to Mr. Wiseman since January 1, 2011 (1) were not disclosed as nonaccrual, past due, restructured or potential problems, (2) were made in the ordinary course of business, (3) were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the Bank, and (4) did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.
 
As discussed in OVBC's recent proxy statement, from time to time, OVBC accepts loans from various persons to raise funds for ongoing operations and to fund the growth of OVBC and its subsidiaries.  These loans are evidenced by promissory notes which are sold by OVBC in private placements to accredited investors without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Since the beginning of the last fiscal year, OVBC had outstanding at various times 4 separate promissory notes to The Wiseman Agency, Inc. (the “Wiseman Agency”), which is currently owned by members of Mr. Wiseman’s family.  Mr. Wiseman was President of the Wiseman Agency until December 31, 2009, and ceased his ownership interest in the Wiseman Agency as of January 2, 2011.  Of the 4 notes outstanding to The Wiseman Agency at any time since the beginning of 2011, 3 were merely renewals of those same loans as they repeatedly matured during 2011.  The notes had terms of two months each, so essentially the same loan matured and was renewed several times during 2011, with one loan in the amount of $400,000 being paid off in December 2011.  There were no outstanding notes at May 9, 2012.  Principal paid to The Wiseman Agency since the beginning of 2011 was $400,000; interest was paid and new notes for the same principal amount were executed upon maturity of notes issued earlier.
 
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the notes issued by OVBC to The Wiseman Agency that were outstanding at any time since the beginning of 2011:
 
 
 
 
Name
 
Largest Aggregate Outstanding Balance since January 1, 2011
   
Amount Outstanding at
May 9, 2012
   
Interest
Paid Since
January 1, 2011
   
 
 
Interest Rates
 
The Wiseman Agency, Inc.
  $ 400,000     $ 0     $ 4,076       1.50 %
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
A press release will be issued announcing the promotion.  A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 8 – Other Events
 
Item 8.01.  Other Events
 
On May 9, 2012, the Board of Directors of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. declared a special cash dividend of $0.04 per share on its common shares, payable on June 11, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 25, 2012.  A press release will be issued announcing the details of the special dividend.  A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Press release to be issued by Ohio Valley Banc Corp. announcing the appointment of Thomas E. Wiseman as Chief Executive Officer of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley Bank and a special cash dividend of $0.04 per share on its common shares, payable on June 11, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 25, 2012.















 
 

 
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 thereunto duly authorized.




     
OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.
 
Date:
May 9, 2012
By:
 /s/Thomas E. Wiseman 
     
Thomas E. Wiseman
President and Chief Executive Officer






































 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press release to be issued by Ohio Valley Banc Corp. announcing the appointment of Thomas E. Wiseman as Chief Executive Officer of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley Bank and a special cash dividend of $0.04 per share on its common shares, payable on June 11, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 25, 2012.

 
















EX-99.1 2 sec8k-twtoceo_specdivex991.htm EX99.1: PRESS RELEASE ON WISEMAN/DIVIDEND 5/09/12 sec8k-twtoceo_specdivex991.htm
EXHIBIT 99.1

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Bryna Butler, 740-446-2631 ext. 253, email bsbutler@ovbc.com or Scott Shockey, 740-441-9148, swshockey@ovbc.com
**Wiseman photo attached


OVBC Announces Special Dividend and Wiseman Promotion

On Wednesday, the Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [NASDAQ: OVBC] Board of Directors approved the payment of a special “Loyalty Dividend” of $.04 per share payable on June 11, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 25, 2012.
 
Chairman Jeffrey E. Smith commented, “We are pleased that the financial performance of your company has provided for the payment of the same $0.21 per share dividend since 2010 despite the current economic climate.  We also believe that this special dividend is symbolic of the strength of your company and trust you will accept it as an expression of gratitude for your loyalty to Ohio Valley Banc Corp., whose Ohio Valley Bank, chartered in 1872, has served the financial needs of its customers during three different centuries.”
 
Also during the meeting of the Board, as part of a management succession plan that began in January 2010, Thomas E. Wiseman was named Chief Executive Officer of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley Bank. Wiseman will retain his title of President; therefore he will assume the role of President and CEO. Jeffrey E. Smith remains Chairman of the Board of both companies.
 
Wiseman was named the 10th President of Ohio Valley Bank in 2010. Before that time, he served as a valued member of the Board of Directors and made history as the company’s very first Lead Director in 2005.
 
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC.  The holding company owns Ohio Valley Bank, with 15 offices in Ohio and West Virginia, and Loan Central, with seven consumer finance offices in Ohio.  Learn more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www.ovbc.com.