8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

November 23, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.     

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-20914	31-1359191
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

420 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio	45631
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (740) 446-2631

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 17, 2009, the Boards of Directors of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. ("OVBC”) and The Ohio Valley Bank Company (the "Bank"), as part of their management succession planning, determined to make certain changes within management of OVBC and the Bank to be effective January 1, 2010.  Jeffrey E. Smith, who has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of OVBC and the Bank since 2000 and Chairman of the Executive Committee of each, will remain the Chief Executive Officer of both companies and will also become Chairman of the Board of both companies.  Mr. Smith will be replaced as President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of each of the companies by Thomas E. Wiseman, 51 years of age, who will also become the Chief Operating Officer of each of the two companies.

Mr. Wiseman has been a director of OVBC  and the Bank since 1992 and the Lead Director of OVBC and the Bank since the establishment of that position in 2005.  He is also a member of the Executive Committees of OVBC and the Bank.  In order to take over the responsibilities of President and Chief Operating Officer of OVBC and the Bank, as well as Chairman of the respective Executive Committees, Mr. Wiseman will be leaving his position as President of The Wiseman Agency, Inc. (the "Wiseman Agency"), a family owned and operated insurance agency located in Gallipolis, Ohio, a position he has held since 1980.

The material terms of Mr. Wiseman's compensation when he assumes his responsibilities as President and Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committees and continues to serve as a director include the following:

·   a base salary of $178,000 per year, subject to annual review and increase by the Boards of Directors.

·   a fee of $70,000 per year for service as the Chairman of the Executive Committees;

·   monthly directors' fees, currently $350 per month for directors who are also employees of the Bank, as well as the annual retainer payable to all directors, currently $14,700;

·   coverage by the Director Retirement Plan, eligibility to participate in the Director Deferred Compensation Plan or Executive Deferred Compensation Plan in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per year and awards for numbers of years of service on the Board of Directors; and

·   eligibility to participate in all bonus and benefit plans of the Bank available to all employees, including the bonus plan, Christmas gifts, the Profit Sharing Retirement Plan, the 401(k) plan, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, the nonqualified Executive Deferred Compensation Plan subject to the limits stated above, awards for years of service to the Bank and group term life insurance, health insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, flexible compensation/cafeteria plan and optional life insurance.

Information regarding the director and employee bonus, benefit and retirement plans is included in OVBC’s proxy statement for the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2009, under the heading “COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.”  Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Wiseman and the Wiseman Agency have banking transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of the Bank's business.  All loans and other extensions of credit to, and deposits by, Mr. Wiseman and the Wiseman Agency were made and accepted in the ordinary course of business and were made on substantially the same terms (including interest rates and collateral) as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons not affiliated with the Bank.  Further, the loans did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features, and all are performing in accordance with their terms.

OVBC and the Bank have engaged in certain transactions with the Wiseman Agency since January 1, 2008.  The Bank has paid insurance premiums to the Wiseman Agency. In addition, since the beginning of 2008, OVBC has had outstanding to the Wiseman Agency 18 promissory notes.  Of that total, 16 were merely renewals of the same loans as they repeatedly matured during 2008 and 2009,  with principal of $500,000 paid to the Wiseman Agency in 2008 and $730,000 paid in 2009.  The notes had terms ranging from one month to two months, so essentially the same two loans matured and were renewed several times during 2008 and 2009, with one loan in the amount of $500,000 being paid off in December 2008 and another loan in the amount of $730,000 being paid off in January 2009.  Principal paid to the Wiseman Agency since the beginning of 2008 was $1,230,000; interest was paid and new notes for the same principal amount were executed upon maturity of notes issued earlier.  The following table sets forth certain information regarding the notes issued by OVBC to the Wiseman Agency that were outstanding at any time since the beginning of 2008:

Largest Aggregate Outstanding                                Amount Outstanding                  Interest Paid

Balance Since 1/1/2008                                                at 11/17/2009                                 Since 1/1/2008                           Interest Rates

$1,230,000                                                                      $400,000                                          $40,349                                       2.00% to 3.95%

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events   The information set forth in Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)  Not applicable

(b)  Not applicable

(c)  Not applicable

(d)  Exhibits – The following exhibit is being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Ohio Valley Banc Corp. on November 23, 2009.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

			OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.
Date:	November 23, 2009	By:	/s/   Jeffrey E. Smith
			Jeffrey E.  Smith President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Ohio Valley Banc Corp. on November 23, 2009.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Ohio Valley Names

New Chairman & New President

For Immediate Release

Dated: November 23, 2009

Contact: Bryna Butler, 1-800-468-6682, E-mail bsbutler@ovbc.com

GALLIPOLIS – On November 17, 2009, the Boards of Directors of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley Bank, as part of their management succession planning, determined to make certain changes within management to be effective as of January 1, 2010.  Jeffrey E. Smith, who has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of OVBC and the Bank since 2000 and Chairman of the Executive Committee of each, will remain the Chief Executive Officer of both companies and will also become Chairman of the Board of both companies.  Mr. Smith will be replaced as President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of each of the companies by Thomas E. Wiseman. Wiseman will also become the Chief Operating Officer of each of the two companies.

Regarding the implementation of the succession plan, Smith commented, “This is an excellent opportunity for our companies as we have a very capable, dedicated, and experienced person to continue to build on the foundation that was laid more than 137 years ago.”

Smith began his career in Ohio Valley Bank’s bookkeeping department in 1973. He currently serves as a trustee for the University of Rio Grande and has served as a member of the Community Bank Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He is a recipient of the Bud & Donna McGhee Community Service Award and holds an honorary doctorate of Public Service from the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. In 2008, he was selected to represent Ohio on America’s Community Bankers Council.

Smith will continue to work closely with the day-to-day operation and management of the Bank. His office will remain at the Main Office of Ohio Valley Bank in Gallipolis, Ohio.

Wiseman commented, “I’ve enjoyed my tenure as a director. I look forward to working more closely with Jeff Smith and the rest of the OVBC family.”

Wiseman joined the Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Board of Directors in 1992. In 2005, he was named as the very first Lead Director in the company’s history.

Wiseman will be working at the Bank full time. He plans to resign his position as president of The Wiseman Agency, which he has held since 1980. His new base of operations will be the Ohio Valley Main Office in Gallipolis.

In his community, Wiseman currently serves as a director of the Gallia County Community Improvement Corp., a member of Consolidated Financial Management Group, and a partner in Wiseman-Roach Development. He has earned the distinctions of Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, Gallia County 4-H Hall of Fame Inductee, Gallia County Person of the Year, and Ohio’s Outstanding Insurance Agent. He is a past president of both the Independent Insurance Agents of Ohio and the Independent Insurance Agents of America. He is also a past president of the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce and former director of the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council and of the French Art Colony.

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Stock Market under the symbol OVBC.  The holding company owns three subsidiaries:  Ohio Valley Bank, with 16 offices in Ohio and West Virginia; Loan Central, with six consumer finance offices in Ohio, and Ohio Valley Financial Services, an insurance agency based in Jackson, Ohio.  Learn more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www.ovbc.com.