SISTERSVILLE BANCORP INC
8-K, 1998-12-03
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                       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


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
                                December 3, 1998


                           SISTERSVILLE BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Chapter)



          Delaware                      0-22535               31-1516424
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(State or other jurisdiction        (SEC File No.)           (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification
                                                                 Number)


726 Wells Street, Sistersville, West Virginia                    26175
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(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, with area code: (304) 652-3671
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                                 Not Applicable
                                 --------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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                           SISTERSVILLE BANCORP, INC.

                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
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Item 5.  Other Events

     On December 3, 1998 the  Registrant  announced  that it had  completed  the
repurchase  of 31,417 shares or 5% of its  outstanding  common stock in the open
market  pursuant  to a stock  repurchase  program  originally  announced  by the
Registrant on October 15, 1998.  The  Registrant  currently  has 596,940  shares
outstanding.

     For further details,  reference is made to the Press Releases dated October
15, 1998 and December 3, 1998,  which are attached  hereto as Exhibits  99.1 and
99.2 and incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
         Information and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 -- Press Release dated October 15, 1998.
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Exhibit 99.2 -- Press Release dated December 3, 1998.
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                                   SIGNATURES

     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, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        SISTERSVILLE BANCORP, INC.



Date:     December 3, 1998              By:  /s/Stanley M. Kiser
          ----------------                   -----------------------------------
                                             Stanley M. Kiser
                                             President and Chief
                                             Executive Officer








                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

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                        [LOGO] Sistersville [Letterhead]
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                                 Bancorp, Inc.

                         726 Wells Street, P.O. Box 187
                             Sistersville, WV 26175
                                  304-652-3671



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
- ---------------------                   --------------------------------
October 15, 1998                        Stanley M. Kiser
                                        President & CEO
                                        (304) 652-3671


             Sistersville Bancorp, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase
             -----------------------------------------------------

     Sistersville,  WV - Sistersville Bancorp,  Inc., the parent holding company
of  First  Federal  Savings  Bank,  today  announced  that it has  received  the
necessary  regulatory and Board approval to initiate a repurchase  plan covering
up to 5% or 31,417 shares of the  Company's  common stock to be purchased in the
open  market.   The  company  currently  has  628,357  shares  of  common  stock
outstanding.  Mr. Stanley M. Kiser, President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company,  indicated  that the  repurchase  would be made  from time to time in
open-market  transactions,  subject  to  the  availability  of  stock,  and  the
repurchased shares would be available for general corporate use.

     First  Federal  Savings  Bank is a federally  chartered  savings bank which
conducts  business in  Sistersville,  West  Virginia.  The Bank's  deposits  are
insured  up to the  maximum  legal  amount  by  the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance
Corporation (FDIC). The Company's common stock is traded in the over-the-counter
market with quotations  available  through the OTC  "Electronic  Bulletin Board"
under the symbol "SVBC".






                                  EXHIBIT 99.2

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                        [LOGO] Sistersville [Letterhead]
                        ================================
                                 Bancorp, Inc.

                         726 Wells Street, P.O. Box 187
                             Sistersville, WV 26175
                                  304-652-3671



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
- ---------------------                   --------------------------------
December 3, 1998                        Stanley M. Kiser
                                        President & CEO
                                        (304) 652-3671



                      SISTERSVILLE BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES
                         COMPLETION OF STOCK REPURCHASE


     Sistersville,  West  Virginia  -  Sistersville  Bancorp,  Inc.,  the parent
holding company of First Federal Savings Bank,  today announced it has completed
the  repurchase  of 31,417  shares,  or 5% of the Company's  outstanding  common
stock, through open market purchases.

     First  Federal  Savings  Bank is a  federally-chartered  savings bank which
conducts  business in  Sistersville,  West  Virginia.  The Bank's  deposits  are
insured to the maximum legal amount by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC). The Company's common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market with
quotations  available  through the OTC  "Electronic  Bulletin  Board"  under the
symbol "SVBC".



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