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 19, 2021


OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


000-20914
(Commission File Number)

Ohio
31-1359191
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

420 Third Avenue, PO Box 240
Gallipolis, Ohio 45631
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

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

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value

OVBC

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”) on May 19, 2021, as a virtual meeting.  At the close of business on March 26, 2021, there were 4,787,117 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, $3,415,038, or 71.34%, of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were represented by proxy or in person. A summary of the proposals voted upon by the shareholders and the final voting results for each such matter are set forth below. The proposals are also described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on April 9, 2021.

Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected three individuals to the Board of Directors for a term expiring in 2024, as set forth below:
Name
 
Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes
 
Anna P Barnitz
2,592,827
186,706
635,505
 
Brent R. Eastman
2,595,985
183,548
635,505
 
Thomas E. Wiseman
2,598,328
181,205
635,505
 

Proposal 2
The Company’s shareholders approved, in a non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth below:
 
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes
 
 
2,645,948
87,771
45,814
635,505
 

Proposal 3
The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, as set forth below:
 

 
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
   
 
3,213,293
194,791
6,954
 


                                                                                                                                                  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 20, 2021                                                              By:  /s/ Thomas E. Wiseman 
                                                                                                                                        Thomas E. Wiseman
                                                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer