OVBC Announces Cash Dividend

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 21, 2015, Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (Nasdaq: OVBC) Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per common share payable on May 10, 2015, to shareholders of record on May 1, 2015. This amount represents no decrease over the $0.21 per common share regular dividend paid for the previous period.

OVBC President and CEO Tom Wiseman commented, "At Ohio Valley Bank for 2015, your financial experts have identified and refocused their attention to three key areas: loan growth, customer satisfaction, and internal unity. Their efforts are already yielding fantastic results including a substantial decrease in the number of days it takes to close a mortgage."

Ohio Valley Banc Corp., based in Gallipolis, Ohio, owns two subsidiaries: Ohio Valley Bank and Loan Central. Ohio Valley Bank is an FDIC-insured bank operating 14 offices in Ohio and West Virginia. Loan Central is a finance company with seven offices in southern Ohio. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. The company's Website is at www.ovbc.com; blog at www.ohiovalleybank.wordpress.com.

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SOURCE Ohio Valley Banc Corp.