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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-07-003207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070412
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070413

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000767405
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				341395608
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13507
		FILM NUMBER:		07765320

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 CLINTON ST
		CITY:			DEFIANCE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43512
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4197838930

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 CLINTON STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 467
		CITY:			DEFIANCE
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43512
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>April&nbsp;13, 2007 (April&nbsp;12, 2007)</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.</B>
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<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Ohio
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">0-13507
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">34-1395608</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">401 Clinton Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">(419)&nbsp;783-8950
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</DIV>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Not Applicable
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;12, 2007, Rurban Financial Corp. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a news release announcing
that the Company&#146;s Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which
the Company may purchase up to 250,000 common shares of the Company over the next fifteen months.
Under the repurchase program, common shares may be purchased from time-to-time in the open market
or in privately negotiated transactions and in accordance with applicable federal and state
securities laws and regulations.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the April&nbsp;12, 2007 news release is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;Not Applicable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;Not Applicable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Not Applicable
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD align="left">Dated:  April 13, 2007&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Duane L. Sinn
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K<BR>
Dated April&nbsp;13, 2007
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Investor
Contact: </I></B>Valda Colbart, 419-784-2759, <U>rfcinv@rurban.net</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><FONT style="font-size:12pt">Rurban Financial Corp. Announces Stock Repurchase Program</FONT>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">DEFIANCE, OH, April&nbsp;12, 2007 &#151; Rurban Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: RBNF), (the &#147;Company&#148;), a
leading provider of full-service community banking, investment management, trust services, and bank
data processing, announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program
pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to 250,000 common shares, or approximately 5% of
the Company&#146;s outstanding common shares, over the next fifteen months. Under the repurchase
program, common shares will be repurchased from time-to-time in the open market or in privately
negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal and state securities laws and
regulations. The extent to which the company repurchases its common shares and the timing of such
repurchases will depend upon stock price, general economic and market conditions and other
corporate considerations. The repurchase program may be suspended at any time.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Ken Joyce, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, &#147;We have an optimistic attitude for our
future and believe the stock repurchase program will offer a way to build long term value for our
shareholders. Using available capital at the holding company level, this program should provide an
opportunity to improve various earnings measurements and provide stock for future uses. This
repurchase program is part of our company&#146;s Strategic Plan and should aid in improving the overall
long term shareholder interests in Rurban Financial Corp.&#148;</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>About Rurban Financial Corp.</B></U><BR>
Rurban Financial Corp. is a publicly-held financial services holding company based in Defiance,
Ohio. Rurban&#146;s wholly-owned subsidiaries are The State Bank and Trust Company including Reliance
Financial Services, Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. (RDSI), and DCM. The community bank offers
financial services through its 18 branches in Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Lucas, Paulding and Wood
Counties, Ohio and Allen County, Indiana. Reliance Financial Services offers a diversified array
of trust and financial services to customers throughout the Midwest. RDSI and DCM provide data and
item processing services to community banks in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Rurban&#146;s common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under
the symbol RBNF. The Company currently has 10,000,000 shares of stock authorized and 5,027,433
shares outstanding. The Company&#146;s website is http://www.rurbanfinancial.net.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></U><BR>
Certain statements within this document, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ
materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional
banking, insurance and mortgage industries, competitive factors specific to markets in which Rurban
and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory actions,
capital market</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">conditions, general economic conditions, geopolitical events, the loss of key personnel and other
factors.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Rurban undertakes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the
date on which the statement is made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to Rurban or any person acting on our behalf are qualified by these cautionary
statements.</DIV>



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