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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report August 14, 2000
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CROGHAN BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
0-20159
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(Commission File Number)
Ohio 31-1073048
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
323 Croghan Street, Fremont, Ohio 43420
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(419)-332-7301
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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CROGHAN BANCSHARES, INC.
Item 5 - Other Events
Thomas F. Hite, President and Chief Executive Officer of Croghan
Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Croghan Colonial Bank, has announced
his intentions to retire from both positions prior to mid-year 2001. He will
also retire from the Board of Directors of both entities. His age will be 62 at
his retirement date.
Hite's banking career will span a period of 44 years. He was employed
as a teller in 1957, worked in various capacities including vault teller, branch
manager at the East and West branches and spent 16 years as the bank's internal
auditor. In August of 1980 he was named a vice president with duties as a
lending officer and deposit administrator. In March, 1984 Hite was named
Executive Vice President in charge of total bank operations. In February, 1988
he was elevated to the position of President & CEO after the retirement of John
C. Barrington.
Mr. Hite also held positions with Croghan Bancshares, Inc. as secretary
and since 1988, President & CEO.
The Board of Directors will begin a search and evaluation process, both
inside the bank and from outside sources, to identify a successor to Mr. Hite.
This process is designed to allow for a smooth and orderly transition and to
identify the best candidate for the position.
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Signature
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.
CROGHAN BANCSHARES, INC.
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Registrant
Date: AUGUST 14, 2000 by: /s/ THOMAS HITE
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Thomas F. Hite, President
