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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) December 1, 1997
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Commercial Bancshares, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio 0-27894 34-1787239
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State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) IRS Employer
Of Incorporation Identification No.
118 South Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (419) 294-5781
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5 - Other Events
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Regulatory approval has been obtained by Liberty National Bank of Ada,
Ohio ("Liberty") from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on December
1, 1997, for the purchase of assets and assumption of deposit liabilities by
Liberty from the Commercial Savings Bank ("Commercial"), a wholy owned
subsidiary of Commercial Bancshares, Inc. (the "Registrant"). The transaction
involves the sale of Commercial's physical branch located at 935 E. Columbus
Street, Kenton, Ohio, and the assumption by Liberty of deposit liabilities
located at the Kenton Branch. The consummation of the transaction is scheduled
for December 26, 1997.
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.
Commercial Bancshares, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date December 15, 1997
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James A. Deer, Secretary
