SB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 8-K

What Happened

• SB Financial Group, Inc. (SBFG) filed an 8-K (Item 5.02) announcing that longtime director Rita A. Kissner retired from the company's Board effective December 17, 2025 after more than 21 years of service. The Board named her Director Emeritus in recognition of her service.
• To fill the vacancy, the Board appointed Sue A. Strausbaugh as a director effective immediately. Ms. Strausbaugh, age 68, will serve in the class of directors whose terms expire at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting. She has not been assigned to any board committees at this time. The company issued a press release on December 19, 2025 announcing these changes.

Key Details

• Retirement effective date: December 17, 2025 (Rita A. Kissner).
• New director: Sue A. Strausbaugh, appointed immediately; term expires at the 2026 annual meeting.
• Background: Ms. Strausbaugh is an entrepreneur (owner/operator of four Biggby Coffee locations), rental property owner/manager, long‑time member of the Company’s Defiance Advisory Board (13+ years), and active in local nonprofit and community roles.
• Independence/related-party: No arrangements or understandings led to her selection; no family relationship with company directors/executive officers; company determined no reportable related-party transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K.

Why It Matters

• The filing documents a board-level change that preserves governance continuity by filling the vacancy created by a long-serving director’s retirement. Investors should note the replacement is a community-focused, long-time local adviser to the company and will serve until shareholders vote at the 2026 annual meeting.
• There are no disclosed related-party conflicts from this appointment, and Ms. Strausbaugh has not yet been added to board committees, so immediate operational or financial impacts are not indicated in the filing.