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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obli- Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
gations may continue. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
See Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940.
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Molihan Keith F Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. - PFBI X Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for Officer (give Other
Number of Reporting Month/Year --- title --- (specify
Person (Voluntary) below below)
533 Township Road 1185
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
Date of Original (check applicable line)
(Month/Year) X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One
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Ironton OH 45638
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(City) (State) (Zip Code)
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TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Ownership
(Month/ end of (D) or (Instr. 4)
Day/ --------------------------------------- Month Indirect
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I)
(D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr.4)
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Common Stock NONE
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v). (Over)
Reminder: Report on a separtate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7/97)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion of action action Derivative cisable and
Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of Month/Day/
ative Year) (D) Year)
Security (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
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Date Expir-
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Nature
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship of Indirect
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative of Deriv- Beneficial
ative Securities ative Security: Ownership
Security Beneficially Direct (D) or (Instr. 4)
--------------------------- (Instr. 5) Owned at Indirect (I)
End of Month (Instr. 4)
Amount or (Instr. 4)
Title Number of
Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Keith F. Molihan 9/20/99
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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