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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-260454
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170815
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170817
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170817

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000944745
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				341558688
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36192
		FILM NUMBER:		171037699

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST WATER ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5016
		CITY:			SANDUSKY
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44870
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4196254121

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST WATER ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5016
		CITY:			SANDUSKY
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44870

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP /OH
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950502
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>August&nbsp;15, 2017 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Civista
Bancshares, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-36192</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">34-1558688</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 East Water Street, P.O. Box 5016, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (419) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">625-4121</FONT> </B></P>
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former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter) </P>
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growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;15, 2017, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of Civista Bancshares,
Inc. (&#147;Civista&#148;) elected M. Patricia Oliver to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the Board increasing the Board size from eight to nine members. Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver is an attorney with extensive experience representing financial
institutions. Since 2014, she has been a partner at Tucker Ellis LLP and has served as the chair of the firm&#146;s Financial Services Industry Team. Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver&#146;s term as a Civista director will commence on September&nbsp;1, 2017 and
continue until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. It is expected that she will be nominated by the Board to stand for reelection at Civista&#146;s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver was appointed to the Board&#146;s
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and will also serve as a member of the board of directors of Civista Bank (the &#147;Bank&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For her
service as a director Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver will receive, on a pro rata basis, the director retainer compensation described in Civista&#146;s 2017 proxy statement. Directors of Civista are not paid any fees for their service on Civista&#146;s Board.
Rather, each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director of the Bank receives a retainer, which is paid in Civista stock, for service on the board of directors of the Bank. Members of the Bank&#146;s board of directors also receive
meeting fees for each Bank board of director and committee meeting attended. During 2017, Tucker Ellis acted as Civista&#146;s legal counsel in connection with Civista&#146;s 2017 public offering of common shares. In 2017 Civista has paid legal fees
to Tucker Ellis of approximately $141,000. Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver is only one of Tucker Ellis&#146;s 80 plus partners. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release announcing
Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver&#146;s election is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $1.5&nbsp;billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio and may be accessed at www.civb.com. The
Company&#146;s common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &#147;CIVB&#148;. The Company&#146;s depositary shares, each representing a 1/40<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> ownership interest in a
Series B Preferred Share, are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &#147;CIVBP&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Civista Bancshares, Inc. announces appointment of M. Patricia Oliver as director. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sandusky, Ohio, August</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;17, 2017</I></B> /PRNewswire/&#150; Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB) (&#147;Civista&#148;)
announced that it is adding M. Patricia Oliver to its board of directors. In making the announcement, James O. Miller, chief executive officer of Civista, said &#147;We are thrilled to have the opportunity to add a director with the background of
Pat Oliver. She will bring broad experience in the issues facing the financial industry generally, and her expertise in mergers and acquisitions and risk management will be particularly valuable as Civista pursues its growth strategies.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver responded, &#147;I treasure my long-standing relationship with Civista and look forward to taking on this new role as a director with an
organization, board, and management team that represent the highest standards in the banking industry.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver, currently a partner in the
law firm of Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, has represented numerous financial institutions both <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-house</FONT> and as an outside attorney in matters that have included mergers and acquisitions, corporate
governance and securities issues. From April, 2004 until December, 2007, Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver was executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of BB&amp;T Corporation and was chief corporate governance officer for that company
beginning in June, 2004. Prior to joining BB&amp;T, Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver served as a partner and Chair of the Financial Services Practice at Squire Patton Boggs (formerly Squire, Sanders&nbsp;&amp; Dempsey). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver is a 1976 graduate of Allegheny College and a 1980 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She has written and spoken on
mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, diversity and a variety of other topics. Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and North Carolina, and her professional affiliates include The Cleveland
Metropolitan Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the University of North Carolina School of Law, Center for Banking and Finance Advisory Board, and she was named
one of Ohio&#146;s Super Lawyers in 2004. A long-time resident of Lakewood, Ohio, Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver remains very committed to the community, currently serving as Chair of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland Advisory Board, a trustee of Beck Center for
the Arts, and a member of the Case Western Reserve Law School Visiting Committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mrs.&nbsp;Oliver will also serve on Civista&#146;s Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee and the board of directors of Civista Bank. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>About Civista Bancshares, Inc. </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $1.5&nbsp;billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. The Company&#146;s banking subsidiary, Civista Bank,
operates 29 locations in Northern, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Mid-</FONT> Central and Southwestern Ohio. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc. may be accessed
at www.civb.com. The Company&#146;s common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &#147;CIVB&#148;. The Company&#146;s depositary shares, each representing a 1/40<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>
ownership interest in a Series B Preferred Share, are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &#147;CIVBP&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release may
contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Civista. For these statements, Civista claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Civista, including the information in the filings we make with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management&#146;s expectations and are subject
to a number of risks and uncertainties. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
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