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
April 30, 1997
(Date of earliest event reported)
Fidelity Financial of Ohio, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 0-27868 31-1455721
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) (Identification No.)
4555 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(513) 351-6666
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Exhibit Index appears on page 4.
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On April 30, 1997, Fidelity Financial of Ohio, Inc. (the "Company")
announced that it intends to initiate purchases in the open-market to fund
the Company's Management Recognition Plan and Trust (the "Recognition Plan").
The Company intends to initially purchase from time to time up to 20,000
shares of the common stock of the Company. In addition, the Company reserves
the right to purchase an additional 71,124 shares of common stock to fully
fund the Recognition Plan. The Company's stockholders approved the
Recognition Plan at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 29, 1997.
The press release is attached as an exhibit to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
The following exhibit is filed with this report.
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20 Press Release, issued on April 30, 1997
with respect to the intention to fund the
Recognition Plan
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
FIDELITY FINANCIAL OF OHIO, INC.
Date: May 2, 1997 By: /S/ John R. Reusing
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John R. Reusing
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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20 Press Release issued on April 30, 1997 with
respect to the intention to fund the
Recognition Plan
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[FIDELITY FINANCIAL OF OHIO LETTERHEAD]
FIDELITY NEWS
FINANCIAL OF RELEASE
OHIO, INC. Release Date: April 30, 1997
4555 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 212 Contact: Paul D. Staubach
Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
(513) 351-6666
FIDELITY FINANCIAL OF OHIO, INC. (FFOH)
ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO FUND MANAGEMENT RECOGNITION PLAN
CINCINNATI, OHIO - (NASDAQ: FFOH). Fidelity Financial of Ohio, Inc.
(the "Company") announced today that it intends to initiate purchases in
the open-market to fund the Company's 1997 Management Recognition Plan and
Trust (the "Recognition Plan"). The Company intends to initially purchase
from time to time up to 20,000 shares of the common stock of the Company.
In addition, the Company reserves the right to purchase an additional
71,124 shares of common stock to fully fund the Recognition Plan. The
Company's stockholders approved the Recognition Plan at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders held on April 29, 1997.
On March 31, 1997, the Company had $531.1 million of total consolidated
assets, $445.8 million of total consolidated liabilities and $67.3 million
of total stockholders' equity.
Fidelity Federal Savings Bank, the Company's wholly-owned federally
chartered savings bank subsidiary, conducts business through 11 full-service
offices located in the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area.
