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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Delphos Citizens Bancorp, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
247179-10-4
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
SEC 1745 (2-95)
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CUSIP NO. 247179-10-4 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citizens Bank of Delphos
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
IRS ID No. 34-4204930
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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(a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Federally chartered stock savings institution's employee stock benefit
plan organized in Ohio.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 143,119
SHARES ___________________________________________________________
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 19,978
OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 163,097
REPORTING ___________________________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
163,097
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.4% of 1,945,696 shares of Common Stock outstanding
as of December 31, 1997.
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CITIZENS BANK OF DELPHOS
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Delphos Citizens Bancorp, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
114 East 3rd Street
Delphos, Ohio 45833
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Citizens Bank of Delphos
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Trustee: CNA Trust
3080 South Bristol
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:
114 East 3rd Street
Delphos, Ohio 45833
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Federally chartered stock savings institution's employee stock
benefit plan organized in Ohio.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock par value $.01 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 247179-10-4
Item 3 The person filing this statement is an employee benefit plan which
is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
Item 4 Ownership. As of December 31, 1997, the reporting person
beneficially owned 163,097 shares of the issuer. This number of
shares represents 8.4% of the common stock, par value $.01, of the
issuer, based upon 1,945,696 shares of such common stock outstanding
as of December 31, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, the reporting
person has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 143,119 of
the shares and shares voting power over 19,978 shares. The reporting
person has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of
163,097 shares of common stock.
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
N/A
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
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Item 10 Certification.
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and are not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 11, 1998
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(Date)
/s/ Nancy C. Rumschlag
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(Signature)
Vice President
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(Title)
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