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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
DECEMBER 29, 2008
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ALLEGHENY BANCSHARES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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WEST VIRGINIA 000-50151 22-3888163
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
300 NORTH MAIN STREET
P.O. BOX 487
FRANKLIN, WEST VIRGINIA 26807
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (304) 358-2311
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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
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ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
SECTION 5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
At a specially called meeting of the Board of Directors of Allegheny
Bancshares, Inc. (the Registrant) held on December 29, 2008, Jerry D. Moore,
Chair of the Registrant's Board of Directors, voluntarily resigned from his
position of director due to his appointment as Judge for the 22nd Judicial
Circuit of West Virginia. With the resignation of Mr. Moore, the Registrant's
Board consists of eight directors. At this same meeting, Director Carole H.
Hartman, was elected to fill the vacated position of Chair of the Registrant's
Board of Directors, and Director Roger D. Champ was elected to fill the position
of Secretary of the Board of Directors, a position that was formerly held by
Director Carole Hartman.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 5, 2009 Allegheny Bancshares, Inc.
By: /s/ William A. Loving, Jr.
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William A. Loving, Jr.
Executive Vice President and
Chief Executive Officer