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UNITED STATES
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: March 15, 2000
SECOND BANCORP, INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OHIO 0-15624 34-1547453
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(State of incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
108 MAIN AVENUE S.W., WARREN, OHIO 44482-1311
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 330-841-0123
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 14, 2000, the Company issued the following press release:
SECOND BANCORP INCREASES DIVIDEND 14.3%
WARREN, OHIO, MARCH 14, 2000--SECOND BANCORP INCORPORATED (NASDAQ "SECD")
announced that its Board of Directors has increased the Company's quarterly
common stock dividend to sixteen cents ($.16) per share or an annualized
sixty-four cents ($.64). The increase will be effective for the dividend payable
April 28, 2000 to shareholders of record on April 15, 2000. This represents a
14.3% increase (or two cents per share) over the dividend paid during this
year's first quarter. Alan G. Brant, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and
Rick L. Blossom, President and Chief Operating Officer, joined in stating "This
significant increase in dividend reflects the Company's growing profitability
and our confidence in Second Bancorp's direction and earnings momentum".
Second Bancorp is a $1.53 billion bank holding company providing a full range of
commercial and consumer banking, trust, insurance and investment products and
services to communities in a nine county area of Northeastern and East-Central
Ohio through subsidiary Second National Bank's 36 office network.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SECOND BANCORP CAN BE FOUND ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
AT www.prnewswire.com. INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY SECOND
NATIONAL BANK CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED AT www.secondnationalbank.com.
CONTACT: Christopher Stanitz, Executive Vice President and Secretary,
330-841-0234 or fax 330-841-0489.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Second Bancorp Incorporated
Date: March 15, 2000 /s/ DAVID L. KELLERMAN
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David L. Kellerman, Treasurer
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