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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-333438
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140905
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140905
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140905

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000836147
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				341585111
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36613
		FILM NUMBER:		141085334

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15985 E HIGH ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 35
		CITY:			MIDDLEFILED
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44062-9263
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4406321666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15985 EAST HIGH STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 35
		CITY:			MIDDLEFIELD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44062-9263
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<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, DC 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 8-K
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<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&nbsp;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): September&nbsp;5, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Middlefield Banc Corp. </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 specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Middlefield, Ohio</B></P></TD>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The common stock of Middlefield Banc Corp. has been approved by The NASDAQ
Stock Market LLC for listing. Trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market stock exchange will begin at market opening on Wednesday, September&nbsp;10, 2014, under the ticker symbol &#147;MBCN.&#148; </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">press release </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Signatures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: September&nbsp;5, 2014</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James R. Heslop, II</P></TD></TR>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15985 East High Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">P. O.
Box 35 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Middlefield, Ohio 44062 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Phone: 440/632-1666 FAX:
440/632-1700 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">www.middlefieldbank.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PRESS RELEASE
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">James R. Heslop, 2nd </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(440) 632-1666 Ext. 3219 </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">jheslop@middlefieldbank.com </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Middlefield Banc Corp. Announces NASDAQ Stock Exchange Listing
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, September&nbsp;5, 2014 <FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'WINGDINGS 2'">&#191;</FONT><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'WINGDINGS 2'">&#191;</FONT><FONT
STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'WINGDINGS 2'">&#191;</FONT><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:'WINGDINGS 2'">&#191;</FONT> Middlefield Banc Corp., the bank holding company of The Middlefield Banking Company, announced that shares of its common stock will begin trading on
the NASDAQ Capital Market stock exchange effective with the opening of trading on September&nbsp;10, 2014. Shares of the Company&#146;s common stock will trade under the symbol &#147;MBCN&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The listing of our common stock on NASDAQ represents another significant milestone in the 113-year history of The Middlefield Banking Company,&#148;
said Thomas G. Caldwell, President and Chief Executive Officer. &#147;As we continue to grow and mature as a Company, the NASDAQ listing will enable current and potential shareholders greater liquidity to trade in our stock, price visibility into
the value of the Company, and increased exposure of our Company outside of our historical operating markets. Listing our common stock on a national stock exchange is another important step in our strategic plan to position the Company for the
future.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Middlefield Banc Corp., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, is a bank holding company with total assets in excess of $672 million. The bank
operates 10 full service banking centers and a LPL Financial<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> brokerage office serving Chardon, Cortland, Dublin, Garrettsville, Mantua, Middlefield, Newbury, Orwell, and Westerville.
Additional information is available at www.middlefieldbank.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This press release of Middlefield Banc Corp. and the reports Middlefield Banc Corp.
files with the Securities and Exchange Commission often contain &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; relating to present or future trends or factors affecting the banking industry and, specifically, the financial operations, markets and products
of Middlefield Banc Corp. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. There are a number of important factors that could cause Middlefield Banc Corp.&#146;s future results to differ materially from historical
performance or projected performance. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1)&nbsp;a significant increase in competitive pressures among financial institutions; (2)&nbsp;changes in the interest rate environment that may reduce interest
margins; (3)&nbsp;changes in prepayment speeds, charge-offs and loan loss provisions; (4)&nbsp;less favorable than expected general economic conditions; (5)&nbsp;legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect businesses in which
Middlefield Banc Corp. is engaged; (6)&nbsp;technological issues which may adversely affect Middlefield Banc Corp.&#146;s financial operations or customers; (7)&nbsp;changes in the securities markets; or (8)&nbsp;risk factors mentioned in the
reports and registration statements Middlefield Banc Corp. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Middlefield Banc Corp. undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or
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