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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-353962
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181220
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181220

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:		181244713

	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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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>December&nbsp;20, 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;20, the Board of Directors of Civista Bancshares, Inc., Sandusky, Ohio announced the initiation of a stock repurchase program for up to
470,000 of its outstanding common stock. A copy of the news release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for any purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $2.1&nbsp;billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio and may be accessed at www.civb.com. The
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Share Repurchase Program </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sandusky, Ohio, December</I></B><B><I></I></B><B><I>&nbsp;20, 2018</I></B> /PRNewswire/ &#150; Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CIVB)
(&#147;Civista&#148;) today announced that the Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program for Civista. The program authorizes the repurchase by Civista of up to 470,000 of its total outstanding shares of common stock and will
continue until December&nbsp;18, 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dennis G. Shaffer, Civista&#146;s President and CEO commented, &#147;We remain committed to our strategy of
growing our franchise. This repurchase program will allow us to be opportunistic given current market dynamics and further deliver value to our shareholders.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the share repurchase program, shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or through negotiated transactions at prevailing market
rates, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws. The Board&#146;s action authorizes Civista to execute one or more <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1</FONT> trading plans. The trading plans would allow Civista to repurchase
shares of its common stock at times when it otherwise might be prevented from doing so under insider trading laws by requiring that an agent selected by Civista repurchase shares of common stock on Civista&#146;s behalf. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no guarantee as to the exact number or value of shares that will be repurchased by Civista, and Civista may discontinue repurchases at any time that
management determines additional repurchases are not warranted. The timing and amount of share repurchases under the stock repurchase program will depend on a number of factors, including Civista&#146;s stock price performance, ongoing capital
planning considerations, general market conditions, and applicable legal requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward Looking Statements </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; 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; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;will&#148; and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.
Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially include risk factors relating to the banking industry and the other factors detailed from time to time in Civista&#146; reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in &#147;Item
1A Risk Factors&#148; of Part I of Civista&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017. </P>
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Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Civista does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $2.1&nbsp;billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. The Company&#146;s banking subsidiary, Civista
Bank, operates 38 locations in Northern, Central and Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Civista Bancshares, Inc. may be accessed at HUwww.civb.comUH. 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">For additional information, contact: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dennis G. Shaffer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and CEO </P>
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