Form 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):    May 13, 2015

 

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 44406-05555

 

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On May 13, 2015, Farmers National Banc Corp. (the “Company”) and National Bancshares Corporation (“NBOH”) first sent to their respective shareholders a joint letter (the “Shareholder Letter”) soliciting approval of the merger of NBOH with and into Farmers. A copy of the Shareholder Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The Shareholder Letter is furnished herein, as part of this Item 8.01, as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K, the information in this Item 8.01 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 8.01 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 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

Description

99.1 Shareholder Letter (filed herewith).


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: May 13, 2015