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)

January 17, 2014

First Citizens Banc Corp

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	001-36192	34-1558688
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	( IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 East Water Street, P.O. Box 5016, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

(Address of principle executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (419) 625-4121

N/A

(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 8.01. Other Events.

First Citizens Banc Corp, Sandusky, Ohio has given notice that it intends to redeem all of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, of First Citizens Banc Corp. (CUSIP No. 319459 30 1), which were originally sold to the United States Department of the Treasury under its Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program. The date set for redemption of the shares is February 15, 2014.

First Citizens Banc Corp is a $1.1 billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. The Company’s banking subsidiary, The Citizens Banking Company, operates 28 locations in Central and North Central Ohio.

First Citizens Banco Corp may be accessed at www.fcza.com. The Company’s common shares are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FCZA”.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibit 99.1     Redemption notification dated January 16, 2014.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	First Citizens Banc Corp
	(Registrant)
Date: January 17, 2014	/s/ Todd A. Michel
	Todd A. Michel,
	Senior Vice President & Controller

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

January 16, 2014

FIRST CLASS MAIL

Depository Trust Corporation

Attention: Voluntary Reorg.

P.O. Box 20

Bowling Green Station

New York, New York 10274-0020

Re: Notice of Redemption of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, of First Citizens Banc Corp. CUSIP No. 319459 30 1

Dear Sir/Madame:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that First Citizens Banc Corp (“FCZA”) is redeeming all 23,184 of its outstanding Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) pursuant to Section 5 of the Standard Provisions set forth in Annex A to Section I of Article FOURTH of the Articles of Incorporation of FCZA. The effective date of the redemption of the Series A Preferred Shares is February 15, 2014 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price (the “Redemption Price”) of each Series A Preferred Share as of that date is $1,012.50, calculated pursuant to Section of I of Article FOURTH of the Articles of Incorporation of FCZA as the sum of (i) the Liquidation Amount of each Series A Preferred Share ($1,000) plus (ii) accrued and unpaid dividends from November 15, 2013 to, but excusing, the Redemption Date ($12.50).

Certificates representing the Series A Preferred Shares, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment and transfer if payment is to be made other than to the registered holder(s), shall be surrendered for redemption at the following place:

By Mail or Overnight Courier

Illinois Stock Transfer Company

433 S. Carlton Avenue

Wheaton, Illinois 60187

Delivery of the foregoing instruments and documents to any other address shall not constitute valid delivery. [If your Series A Preferred Shares are held in book entry form through The Depository Trust Corporation, no certificate need be surrendered.]

On or before the Redemption Date, FCZA will deposit with U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, the aggregate Redemption Price for the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares called for redemption. On and after the Redemption Date, dividends shall cease to accrue on all Series A Preferred Shares, all Series A Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights with respect to such Series A Preferred Shares shall forthwith on such Redemption Date cease and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption from February 15, 2014, without interest.

Any funds deposited by FCZA and unclaimed at the end of three years from the Redemption Date shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released to FCZA, after which time the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares shall look only to FCZA for payment of the Redemption Price of the Series A Preferred Shares.

If you have any questions regarding the redemption of your Series A Preferred Shares, please contact James E. McGookey at 419-627-4690.

Very truly yours,

James O. Miller

President and Chief Executive Officer