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) May 15, 2018
Middlefield Banc Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 001-36613 | 34-1585111 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
15985 East High Street
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (440) 632-1666
(not applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 8.01 | Other Events |
The Board of Directors of Middlefield Banc Corp., Middlefield, Ohio, has approved a quarterly dividend of 28 cents per common share to shareholders of record on June 1, 2018, payable on June 15, 2018.
Middlefield Banc Corp. is a bank holding company with total assets of $1.11 billion at March 31, 2018. The Company’s subsidiary bank, The Middlefield Banking Company, operates 14 full-service banking centers and one loan production office at locations in Northeast Ohio and Central Ohio.
Middlefield Banc Corp. may be accessed atwww.middlefieldbank.bank. The Company’s common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “MBCN”.
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.
| MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP. | ||||
| Date: May 15, 2018 | /s/ James R. Heslop, II | |||
| Executive Vice President and COO | ||||