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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-15-003194
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150501
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150501

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
		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:	001-36785
		FILM NUMBER:		15823805

	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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <U> May 1, 2015</U></FONT><U>&nbsp;</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: center">SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;<U>401 Clinton
Street, Defiance, Ohio 43512</U></P>

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Code)</P>

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area code)</P>

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last report.)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 8.01. &#9;Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 1, 2015, SB Financial Group, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors has appointed Mark A. Klein to serve
as its Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. The Company&rsquo;s former Chairman, Richard &ldquo;Dick&rdquo; L. Hardgrove,
has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as its Lead Independent Director.</P>

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as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">99.1</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 1, 2015</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: center; text-indent: -1in">Current Report on
Form 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: center; text-indent: -1in">Dated May 4, 2015</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: center; text-indent: -1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1in; text-align: center; text-indent: -1in">SB Financial Group,
Inc.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Press Release issued by SB Financial Group, Inc. on May 1, 2015</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 12pt; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="image_001.gif" ALT="SB FinancialGroup Logo SM.png" STYLE="height: 73px; width: 233px"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 12pt"><B>Investor Contact Information:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Anthony V. Cosentino</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Executive Vice President and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Chief Financial Officer</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Tony.Cosentino@YourStateBank.com</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B>SB Financial Group, Inc. Announces
Appointment of Mark A. Klein as Chairman of the Board</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>DEFIANCE, Ohio, May 1, 2015 -- SB Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SBFG) </B>(&ldquo;SB Financial&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)<B>,</B> a diversified financial services company
providing full-service community banking, mortgage banking, wealth management and item processing services, today announced that
the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors appointed Mark A. Klein to serve as its Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Klein
has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2010 and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial
services industry. At the same time, the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors appointed its former Board Chairman, Richard &ldquo;Dick&rdquo;
L. Hardgrove, to serve as its Lead Independent Director. Hardgrove had served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since 2010.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 5.75pt 6pt 0">&ldquo;I am honored to assume the role of Chairman
and am deeply appreciative of the trust and confidence placed in me by the Board,&rdquo; said Mark Klein, Chairman, President and
CEO of SB Financial. &ldquo;This action will provide management and the Board with additional flexibility as we execute on our
key strategic initiatives intended to grow the Company into a top-quartile financial services company and provide value for our
shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 5.75pt 6pt 0">&ldquo;On behalf of the Company, I would
like to thank Mr. Hardgrove for his effective leadership during his tenure as Chairman of the Board, and for his continued dedication
to the success of SB Financial. He led our company through some very difficult times, and his commitment to rebuild our company
into a market leader remains unwavering. I look forward to further collaboration with him and the entire Board, as we continue
to build franchise value.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 5.75pt 6pt 0">Dick Hardgrove, Lead Independent Director of SB
Financial Group, commented, &ldquo;By electing Mark as Chairman, the Board further demonstrates the confidence the members have
in the direction of the Company and in the executive management team. The Board and I look forward to continuing to work with Mark
and his team to build SB Financial into a top-tier financial services company.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>About SB Financial Group</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, SB Financial is a diversified financial
services holding company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: State Bank and RDSI. State Bank provides a full range of
financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, mortgage banking and commercial and agricultural
lending, operating through 16 banking centers in eight northwestern Ohio counties and one center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well
as two loan production offices located in Columbus, Ohio, and one in Angola, Indiana. RDSI provides item processing services to
community banks located primarily in the Midwest. SB Financial&rsquo;s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under
the symbol &ldquo;SBFG&rdquo;.&nbsp; SB Financial&rsquo;s depository shares, each representing a 1/100<SUP>th</SUP> interest in
our preferred shares, Series A are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &ldquo;SBFGP&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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