1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2001 Registration No. 333-68802 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 ------------------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------- PEOPLES OHIO FINANCIAL CORPORATION ----------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) OHIO 6035 31-1795575 ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.) 635 South Market Street Troy, Ohio 45373 (937) 339-5000 ----------------------------------------------------- (Address, including ZIP Code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies to: MR. RONALD B. SCOTT JOHN C. VORYS, ESQ. Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation KIMBERLY J. SCHAEFER, ESQ. 635 South Market Street Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Troy, Ohio 45373 221 East Fourth Street Suite 2100, Atrium Two Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement has become effective and all other conditions to the consummation of the transactions have been satisfied or waived. If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. [X] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ------------------------------- Title of each class of securities Amount to be Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of to be registered registered offering price per unit(1) aggregate price registration fee ---------------------- ---------------- ------------------------ ----------------- ---------------- Common Stock, 7,439,650 shares $3.325 $24,736,836 $6,184.21 (2) no par value of Common Stock ------------------ (1) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f) on the basis of the market value of a common share of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation on August 28, 2001, as determined pursuant to Rule 457(c). (2) Previously paid with original filing. 2 PART II Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. ------- ------------------------------------------ Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 2 Agreement of Merger dated August 27, 2001, by and among Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation, Peoples Savings Bank of Troy and Peoples Merger Corp. 3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation 3.2 Code of Regulations of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation 4 Articles Fourth and Sixth of the Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation and Articles One, Two and Four of the Code Regulations of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation, defining the rights of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation shareholders 5 Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the legality of the shares of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation being registered 8 Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the tax consequences of the merger 13 Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2001 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 22 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Peoples Savings Bank of Troy 23.1 Consent of BKD LLP 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP 23.3 Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 99.1 Form of Proxy for Peoples Savings Bank of Troy 99.2 Peoples Savings Bank of Troy 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Plan 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Troy, State of Ohio on September 24, 2001. Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation By: /s/ Ronald B. Scott -------------------------------- Ronald B. Scott, President and a Director Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been duly signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Ronald B. Scott By: /s/ Mark A. Douglas ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Ronald B. Scott, Mark A. Douglas, Treasurer President and a Director Date: September 24, 2001 Date: September 24, 2001 By: /s/ Donald Cooper By: /s/ Richard W. Klockner ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Donald Cooper, Director Richard W. Klockner, Director Date: September 24, 2001 Date: September 24, 2001 By: /s/ Thomas E. Robinson By: /s/ William J. McGraw, III ------------------------------ --------------------------------- Thomas E. Robinson, Director William J. McGraw, III, Director Date: September 24, 2001 Date: September 24, 2001 By: /s/ James S. Wilcox ------------------------------ James S. Wilcox, Director Date: September 24, 2001 4 INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION *2 Agreement of Merger dated August 27, 2001, by and Included as Appendix A to the among Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation, Peoples Prospectus/Proxy Statement Savings Bank of Troy and Peoples Merger Corp. *3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation *3.2 Code Regulations of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation *4 Articles Fourth and Sixth of the Articles of Incorporation Included in Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation and Articles One, Two and Four of the Code of Regulations of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation, defining the rights of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation shareholders *5 Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the legality of the shares of Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation being registered *8 Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP regarding the tax consequences of the merger 13 Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2001 *21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant *22 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Peoples Savings Bank of Troy *23.1 Consent of BKD LLP *23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP *23.3 Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Included in Exhibit 5 *99.1 Form of Proxy for Peoples Savings Bank of Troy *99.2 Peoples Savings Bank of Troy 2001 Stock Option and Included as Appendix D to the Incentive Plan Prospectus/Proxy Statement * Previously filed.