<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000906318-23-000003.txt : 20230419
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230419152034
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000906318-23-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220524
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230419
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230419

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Bell Edward Allen
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001911860

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20914
		FILM NUMBER:		23829881

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5521 OHIO RIVER ROAD
		CITY:			POINT PLEASANT
		STATE:			WV
		ZIP:			25550

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000894671
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				311359191
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		420 THIRD AVE
		CITY:			GALLIPOLIS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45631
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7404462631

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		420 THIRD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 240
		CITY:			GALLIPOLIS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45631
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        <issuerName>OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>OVBC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Bell Edward Allen</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>5521 OHIO RIVER ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>POINT PLEASANT</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>WV</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>25550</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Not a reporting person</otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <value>2022-05-24</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>384.9738</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>31.171</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 1461.61437 shares acquired from a dividend reinvestment plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 90.16667 shares acquired from a dividend reinvestment plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">323 of the shares previously reported as being indirectly beneficially owned by Meadow View Management, LLC, a West Virginia LLC, Edward Allen Bell, sole member, instead are indirectly held as custodian for Carter David Berry, grandson of reporting owner. An additional 323 shares are owned by Meadow View Development, LLC, EAB Global Enterprises, LLC, sole member.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Each of the following entities / accounts acquired 96.24346 shares: 6786, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; AB Contracting, Inc., a West Virginia corporation; AB Holding LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Gregory Abraham Thomas; Allen Bell Properties, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Allen Bell Properties 2 LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Asher Bradley Sigman; B A &amp; D Properties, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Big Top Productions Co., a West Virginia corporation; account held as custodian for Carter David Berry; account held as custodian for Carter Chase Timothy McGue; The Circle B Retreat, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company; account held as custodian for Cole Berry; The Condos at Meadow Creek, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Conner Bell (1 of 4)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Dockside Bar and Grill, Inc., a West Virginia corporation; EAB Consulting, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; EAB DMM 3, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; EAB DMM 4, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; EAB DMM 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; EAB DMM 5, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; EAB Financial, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; EAB Global Enterprises, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; EAB Management LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Finnegan Brooks Bell; First Greenbrier Land Investment L.L.C., a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Hallie Ann Weber; account held as custodian for Harrison Henry Bell; Highland Park Wheeling Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (2 of 4)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">HP1 Wheeling, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Hurrwynd Hospitality, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Jaxson Bell; JLJ, Inc., a West Virginia corporation; account held as custodian for Justin Bell; The Landing at Meadow View, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Logan Paul Ronald Bell; account held as custodian for Madelyn Grace Goode; MDB I, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Meadow View Development, a West Virginia limited liability company; Meadow View, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Mel Development, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (3 of 4)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Account held as custodian for Melodi Bell; Meme's Incorporated, a West Virginia corporation; M.L.L., LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; account held as custodian for Honor. Rebecca Navy Thomas; Par Properties, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Rabel Development LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Ridges Rentals, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company;  Shady Pines Properties, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; Teays Valley Apartments, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company; The Villages of Sugar Maple Ridge, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company; and WB Development, LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company (4 of 4).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Edward Allen Bell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-04-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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