UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)): September 21, 2006
National Bancshares Corporation
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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| Ohio | | 0-14773 | | 34-1518564 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission
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| 112 West Market Street, Orrville, Ohio | | 44667 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (330) 682-1010
[not applicable]
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On September 20, 2006 National Bancshares Corporation and its subsidiary bank, First National Bank, announced that Mr. Marc Valentin, age 39, has been promoted to Senior Executive Vice President & Treasurer for National Bancshares Corporation and Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for First National Bank, effective October 1, 2006. He will continue to serve as the principal accounting officer and he will retain his human resources and development responsibilities.
A graduate of The University of Akron (BS Accounting), Mr. Valentin has 17 years of business experience. A licensed certified public accountant, he began his career in public accounting. He joined First National Bank two years ago. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Treasurer for National Bancshares Corporation and Vice President, Controller for First National Bank. Prior to September 2005, Mr. Valentin was the Vice President, Human Resources and Development for First National Bank. Prior to joining the Bank, in September 2004, he spent eight and one half years as a controller of Contours, Ltd., a steel-wire manufacturer in North Central Ohio that was acquired in 2003. In this role, he was responsible for all accounting and financial aspects of the business, human resources and purchasing of this business with 170 employees and annual revenues of $40 million. During his last year with the manufacturer, the company was acquired and he was promoted to business unit controller for three manufacturing plants. Mr. Valentin is a certified program leader for Kepner Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making. A resident of Wadsworth, Ohio, Valentin is a board member of the Orrville Area Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Corporate Board and finance committee of Boys’ Village.
Mr. Valentin signed a Special Separation Agreement dated September 24, 2004. A copy of this Special Separation Agreement was included as an exhibit in National Bancshares Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. However, with Mr. Valentin’s new duties effective October 1, 2006, the Bank and Mr. Valentin are in discussions to revise the agreement based on his new title. There will be no changes to the agreement insofar as the calculation of any severance benefit.
ITEM 9.01 Exhibits
99.1 National Bancshares Corporation press release dated September 20, 2006.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | National Bancshares Corporation
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| Date: September 21, 2006 | | /s/ John W. Kropf
John W. Kropf
Chairman of the Board |
