UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): ~~August~~September 3111, 2017

Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE	~~000~~0-23433	~~311557791~~31-1557791
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

151 N. Market St, Wooster, Ohio 44691

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(330) 264-5767
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~August~~September 3111, 2017, Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (the ~~Registrant~~“Company”), the holding company for Wayne Savings Community Bank (the “Bank”), announced that effective at the end of business September 8, 2017, Wayne Savings Community Bank changed from an Ohio-chartered savings and loan association to an Ohio-chartered commercial bank. In connection with the Bank’s charter conversion, the Company received approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to convert from a unitary thrift holding company to a bank holding company. The Company issued a press release on September 11, a2017, ~~copy~~announcing the completion of the conversion, a copy which is ~~attached~~filed ~~hereto~~ as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated ~~herein~~ by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number Description 99.1. Press ~~release~~Release dated ~~August~~September 3111, 2017

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.

	Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc.
Date: August 31, 2017	By:	/s/ Myron Swartzentruber
Date: September 11, 2017	By:	/s/ James R. VanSickle II
		Myron Swartzentruber
		James R. VanSickle II
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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