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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-15-008939
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151118
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151120
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151120

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:		151246076

	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="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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

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

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<U>November, 20 2015 (November 18, 2015)</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><U>SB FINANCIAL GROUP,
INC.</U></P>



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as specified in its charter)</P>

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

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Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><U>(419) 783-8950</U></P>

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area code)</P>

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since 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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Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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

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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On November 18, 2015, the Board of Directors
of SB Financial Group, Inc., Defiance, Ohio declared a quarterly cash dividend of $16.25 per share ($0.1625 per depository share)
on its 6.50% Noncumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, Series A (the &ldquo;Series A Preferred Shares&rdquo;) payable on December
15, 2015 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2015. The dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares is for the dividend
period from September 15, 2015 to, but excluding, December 15, 2015.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 18 banking centers in nine Ohio counties and one center in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, with 19 full service ATMs. The Company has four loan production offices located throughout the Tri-State region of Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan. 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 the preferred shares, Series A are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market
under the symbol &ldquo;SBFGP&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In May 2015, SB Financial was ranked #163 on
the American Banker Magazine&rsquo;s list of Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts based on three-year average return
on equity (&ldquo;ROE&rdquo;) as of December 31, 2014.</P>

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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="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 20, 2015</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Anthony V. Cosentino</TD></TR>
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