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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-19-002503
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190214

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:		19604384

	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: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <U>February 14,
2019 </U></P>

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charter)</P>

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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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"> &#9744; Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.1 4a- 12)</P>

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whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&#9;&#9744;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 14, 2019, 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 March
15, 2019 to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2019. The dividend on the Series A Preferred Shares is for the dividend period
from December 15, 2018 to, but excluding, March 15, 2019.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, SB Financial
is a diversified financial services holding company for the State Bank &amp; Trust Company (State Bank). State Bank provides a
full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including wealth management, private client services, mortgage
banking and commercial and agricultural lending, operating through a total of 20 offices; 19 in nine Ohio counties and one in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, and 26 full-service ATMs. The Company has seven loan production offices located throughout the Tri-State region
of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. SB Financial&rsquo;s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &ldquo;SBFG&rdquo;.&nbsp;
SB Financial&rsquo;s preferred stock is 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-align: justify">In May 2018, SB Financial was ranked #72 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;).</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 COLSPAN="2">SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 36%">/s/ Anthony V. Cosentino</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Anthony V. Cosentino<BR>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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