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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ohio</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>34-1558688</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>James O. Miller</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>First Citizens Banc Corp</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>100 East Water Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sandusky, Ohio 44870</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to:</I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Anthony D. Weis, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>52 East Gay Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbus, Ohio 43215</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount<BR>to be<BR>registered (1)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>offering&nbsp;price<BR>per share (2)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price (2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration&nbsp;fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Shares, without par value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">375,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$10.98</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,117,500</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$478.45</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate number of additional Common Shares
that may be necessary to adjust the number of Common Shares reserved for delivery pursuant to the First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (as amended, the &#147;Plan&#148;) in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan as a
result of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock distribution, stock dividend, combination or other similar transaction or adjustment affecting the Common Shares as specified in such anti-dilution provisions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the aggregate offering price and the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and
computed on the basis of $10.98 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices for a Common Share of First Citizens Banc Corp as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February&nbsp;23, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Index to Exhibits is located on page 12 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by First Citizens Banc Corp
(&#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) with respect to common shares, without par value (the &#147;Common Shares&#148;), of Registrant to be offered and delivered pursuant to the First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (as
amended, the &#147;Plan&#148;). The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been previously filed by Registrant with the Commission, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;14, 2014; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;9, 2014,&nbsp;August&nbsp;8, 2014 and November&nbsp;7, 2014; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;4, 2014,&nbsp;April&nbsp;15, 2014 (as amended on April&nbsp;16, 2014),&nbsp;April&nbsp;16, 2014,&nbsp;July&nbsp;3,
2014,&nbsp;July&nbsp;16, 2014,&nbsp;September&nbsp;11, 2014,&nbsp;October&nbsp;3, 2014,&nbsp;October&nbsp;21, 2014,&nbsp;January&nbsp;9, 2015,&nbsp;January&nbsp;20, 2015,&nbsp;January&nbsp;23, 2015 (Items 8.01 and 9.01 and Exhibit 99.2 only), and
February&nbsp;4, 2015; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement, dated March&nbsp;14, 2014 and filed with the Commission on that date, related to Registrant&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April&nbsp;15, 2014; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the description of Registrant&#146;s Common Shares contained in Registrant&#146;s Pre-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC Registration No.&nbsp;333-191169) filed by Registrant with
the Commission on November&nbsp;1, 2013, together with any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents which may be filed by Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
Section&nbsp;13(c), Section&nbsp;14 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be made a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission,
such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in
this Registration Statement or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Item&nbsp;4.
Description of Securities</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Item&nbsp;6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Ohio General Corporation Law </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Division (E)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code grants corporations broad powers to indemnify directors, officers, employees
and agents. Division (E)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;1701.13 provides: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was
or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another
corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if the person had no reasonable cause to believe the </P>
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person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall
not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;A corporation may indemnify or agree to
indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that the person
is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit
or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action or suit, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any of the following:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of the person&#146;s duty to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability,
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;Any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the
Revised Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent has been successful on the merits
or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter in the action, suit, or proceeding, the person shall be indemnified against expenses,
including attorney&#146;s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&nbsp;Any indemnification under division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation
only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section. Such determination shall be made as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) By a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened with the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section; </P>
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obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has
performed services for the corporation or any person to be indemnified within the past five years; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;By the
shareholders; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&nbsp;By the court of common pleas or the court in which the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in
division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section was brought. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division (E)(4)(a)
or by independent legal counsel under division (E)(4)(b) of this section shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under division (E)(2) of this section, and,
within ten days after receipt of that notification, the person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of that determination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Unless at the time of a director&#146;s act or omission that is the subject of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in
division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, the articles or the regulations of a corporation state, by specific reference to this division, that the provisions of this division do not apply to the corporation and unless the only liability asserted
against a director in an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code, expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, incurred by a director in defending the
action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director in which the director agrees to
do both of the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Repay that amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent
jurisdiction that the director&#146;s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;Reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit, or proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;Expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, incurred by a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or
agent in defending any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section, may be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized
by the directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent to repay that amount, if it ultimately is determined that the person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6)&nbsp;The indemnification or advancement of expenses authorized by this section shall not be
exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights granted to those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses under the articles, the regulations, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both
as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding their offices or positions, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of that person. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or the regulations shall not be eliminated or impaired by an
amendment to that provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that becomes the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding for which the indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought,
unless the provision in effect at the time of that act or omission explicitly authorizes that elimination or impairment after the act or omission has occurred. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7)&nbsp;A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters
of credit, or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager,
or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in
any such capacity, or arising out of the person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this section. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person
in which the corporation has a financial interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8)&nbsp;The authority of a corporation to indemnify persons pursuant to division
(E)(1) or (2)&nbsp;of this section does not limit the payment of expenses as they are incurred, indemnification, insurance, or other protection that may be provided pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), and (7)&nbsp;of this section. Divisions (E)(1)
and (2)&nbsp;of this section do not create any obligation to repay or return payments made by the corporation pursuant to division (E)(5), (6), or (7). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9)&nbsp;As used in division (E)&nbsp;of this section, &#147;corporation&#148; includes all constituent entities in a consolidation or merger
and the new or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, member, manager, or agent of such a constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director,
trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
under this section with respect to the new or surviving corporation as the person would if the person had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Articles and Code of Regulations </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Article EIGHTH of the Articles, Registrant has the power to indemnify its present and past directors, officers, employees and
agents to the fullest extent permitted under the Ohio Revised Code. Article VIII of the Code of Regulations provides that Registrant will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law, any person made or threatened to be
made a party to any suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of </P>
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Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of Registrant as a director, trustee, officer, or employee of a bank, or other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
In order to receive indemnification, the person must have acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of Registrant. With regard to any criminal action or proceeding,
Registrant will indemnify the person if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Registrant will not indemnify a person with respect to such person&#146;s willful misconduct. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a condition precedent to Registrant providing such indemnification, the person to be indemnified must (i)&nbsp;promptly notify Registrant
of any actual or potential action, suit or proceeding, (ii)&nbsp;except with respect to a criminal proceeding, authorize and permit Registrant, in its sole discretion, to choose any legal counsel to defend and otherwise handle the action, suit or
proceeding and related matters, (iii)&nbsp;except with respect to a criminal proceeding, permit Registrant to assume total, complete and exclusive control of the action, suit or proceedings and all related proceedings and matters, and (iv)&nbsp;in
all respects, cooperate with Registrant and its counsel in the defense and/or settlement of the action, suit or proceeding and in the prosecution and/or settlement of any counterclaims, cross-claims and defenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification provided by Registrant&#146;s Code of Regulations is not exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking
indemnification may be entitled, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. In addition, such indemnification will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
trustee, officer or employee and will inure to the benefit of such person&#146;s heirs, executors and administrators. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Insurance
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registrant&#146;s Articles provide that, upon the vote of a majority of its Board of Directors, Registrant may purchase and
maintain insurance for the purpose of indemnifying its directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent that such indemnification is allowed under the Articles. Registrant has purchased and maintains insurance policies that insure its
directors and officers against certain liabilities that might be incurred by them in their capacities as directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Item&nbsp;7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 0-25980))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders or Members as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 12, 2009, evidencing the adoption by the shareholders of Registrant on January 5, 2009 of an amendment to Article FOURTH to
authorize the issuance of up to 200,000 preferred shares, without par value (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(B) to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 0-25980))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 21, 2009, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series&nbsp;A, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed January 26, 2009 (File
No. 0-25980))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on November 1, 2013, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the 6.50% Noncumulative Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Registrant&#146;s Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Form S-1
Registration Statement dated and filed November 1, 2013 (File No. 333-191169)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of Registrant (adopted April 17, 2007) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (File No.
1-36192))</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP as to the validity of the securities being registered (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.) (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney of Directors of First Citizens Banc Corp (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
</TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item&nbsp;6 of this Part&nbsp;II, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Registrant.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sandusky, State of Ohio, on
February&nbsp;26, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ James O. Miller</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">James O. Miller, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February&nbsp;26, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James O. Miller</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James O. Miller</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Todd A. Michel</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Todd A. Michel</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Thomas A. Depler *</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas A. Depler</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Allen R. Maurice&nbsp;*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Allen R. Maurice</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;W. Patrick Murray *</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">W. Patrick Murray</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Allen R. Nickles&nbsp;*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Allen R. Nickles</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;David A. Voight&nbsp;*</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David A. Voight</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Daniel J. White</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 on behalf of each of the directors of the Registrant identified above pursuant to powers of attorney executed by the
directors identified above, which powers of attorney are filed with this Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> within Exhibit 24.1. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">*By:&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ James O. Miller</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Date: February&nbsp;26, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">James O. Miller, Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:39.10pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;No.</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 0-25980))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders or Members as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 12, 2009, evidencing the adoption by the shareholders of Registrant on January 5, 2009 of an amendment to Article FOURTH to
authorize the issuance of up to 200,000 preferred shares, without par value (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(B) to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 0-25980))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 21, 2009, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series&nbsp;A, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed January 26, 2009 (File
No. 0-25980))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on November 1, 2013, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the 6.50% Noncumulative Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Registrant&#146;s Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Form S-1
Registration Statement dated and filed November 1, 2013 (File No. 333-191169)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of Registrant (adopted April 17, 2007) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (File No.
1-36192))</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP as to the validity of the securities being registered (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.) (filed herewith)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2015
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
34-1558688
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 East Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio 44870
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
James O. Miller
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
First Citizens Banc Corp
100 East Water Street
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
Copy to:
Anthony D. Weis, Esq.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 East Gay Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(Name and address of agent for service)
(419) 625-4121
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
þ
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered (1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Shares, without par value
375,000
$10.98
$4,117,500
$478.45
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate number of additional Common Shares
that may be necessary to adjust the number of Common Shares reserved for delivery pursuant to the First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan") in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan as a
result of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock distribution, stock dividend, combination or other similar transaction or adjustment affecting the Common Shares as specified in such anti-dilution provisions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the aggregate offering price and the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and
computed on the basis of $10.98 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices for a Common Share of First Citizens Banc Corp as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 23, 2015.
Index to Exhibits is located on page 12
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by First Citizens Banc Corp
("Registrant" or the "Company") with respect to common shares, without par value (the "Common Shares"), of Registrant to be offered and delivered pursuant to the First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (as
amended, the "Plan"). The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents, which have been previously filed by Registrant with the Commission, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof:
•
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Commission on March 14, 2014;
•
Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 9, 2014, August 8, 2014 and November 7, 2014;
•
Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 4, 2014, April 15, 2014 (as amended on April 16, 2014), April 16, 2014, July 3,
2014, July 16, 2014, September 11, 2014, October 3, 2014, October 21, 2014, January 9, 2015, January 20, 2015, January 23, 2015 (Items 8.01 and 9.01 and Exhibit 99.2 only), and
February 4, 2015;
•
Registrant's definitive proxy statement, dated March 14, 2014 and filed with the Commission on that date, related to Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 15, 2014; and
•
the description of Registrant's Common Shares contained in Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC Registration No. 333-191169) filed by Registrant with
the Commission on November 1, 2013, together with any subsequent amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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All documents which may be filed by Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a),
Section 13(c), Section 14 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be made a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission,
such information or exhibit is specifically not incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in
this Registration Statement or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Ohio General Corporation Law
Division (E) of Section 1701.13 of the Ohio Revised Code grants corporations broad powers to indemnify directors, officers, employees
and agents. Division (E) of Section 1701.13 provides:
(1) A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was
or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by
reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another
corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney's fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if the person had no reasonable cause to believe the
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person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall
not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.
(2) A corporation may indemnify or agree to
indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that the person
is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit
or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney's fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action or suit, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any of the following:
(a) Any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of the person's duty to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability,
but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper;
(b) Any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the
Revised Code.
(3) To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent has been successful on the merits
or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter in the action, suit, or proceeding, the person shall be indemnified against expenses,
including attorney's fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.
(4) Any indemnification under division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation
only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct
set forth in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section. Such determination shall be made as follows:
(a) By a majority
vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened with the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section;
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(b) If the quorum described in division (E)(4)(a) of this section is not
obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has
performed services for the corporation or any person to be indemnified within the past five years;
(c) By the
shareholders;
(d) By the court of common pleas or the court in which the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in
division (E)(1) or (2) of this section was brought.
Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division (E)(4)(a)
or by independent legal counsel under division (E)(4)(b) of this section shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under division (E)(2) of this section, and,
within ten days after receipt of that notification, the person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of that determination.
(5) (a) Unless at the time of a director's act or omission that is the subject of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in
division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, the articles or the regulations of a corporation state, by specific reference to this division, that the provisions of this division do not apply to the corporation and unless the only liability asserted
against a director in an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code, expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by a director in defending the
action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director in which the director agrees to
do both of the following:
(i) Repay that amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent
jurisdiction that the director's action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation;
(ii) Reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit, or proceeding.
(b) Expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or
agent in defending any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, may be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized
by the directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent to repay that amount, if it ultimately is determined that the person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation.
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(6) The indemnification or advancement of expenses authorized by this section shall not be
exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights granted to those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses under the articles, the regulations, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both
as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding their offices or positions, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of that person. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or the regulations shall not be eliminated or impaired by an
amendment to that provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that becomes the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding for which the indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought,
unless the provision in effect at the time of that act or omission explicitly authorizes that elimination or impairment after the act or omission has occurred.
(7) A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters
of credit, or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager,
or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in
any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this section. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person
in which the corporation has a financial interest.
(8) The authority of a corporation to indemnify persons pursuant to division
(E)(1) or (2) of this section does not limit the payment of expenses as they are incurred, indemnification, insurance, or other protection that may be provided pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), and (7) of this section. Divisions (E)(1)
and (2) of this section do not create any obligation to repay or return payments made by the corporation pursuant to division (E)(5), (6), or (7).
(9) As used in division (E) of this section, "corporation" includes all constituent entities in a consolidation or merger
and the new or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, member, manager, or agent of such a constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director,
trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
under this section with respect to the new or surviving corporation as the person would if the person had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity.
Articles and Code of Regulations
Pursuant to Article EIGHTH of the Articles, Registrant has the power to indemnify its present and past directors, officers, employees and
agents to the fullest extent permitted under the Ohio Revised Code. Article VIII of the Code of Regulations provides that Registrant will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by applicable law, any person made or threatened to be
made a party to any suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer or employee of
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Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of Registrant as a director, trustee, officer, or employee of a bank, or other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
In order to receive indemnification, the person must have acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interest of Registrant. With regard to any criminal action or proceeding,
Registrant will indemnify the person if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Registrant will not indemnify a person with respect to such person's willful misconduct.
As a condition precedent to Registrant providing such indemnification, the person to be indemnified must (i) promptly notify Registrant
of any actual or potential action, suit or proceeding, (ii) except with respect to a criminal proceeding, authorize and permit Registrant, in its sole discretion, to choose any legal counsel to defend and otherwise handle the action, suit or
proceeding and related matters, (iii) except with respect to a criminal proceeding, permit Registrant to assume total, complete and exclusive control of the action, suit or proceedings and all related proceedings and matters, and (iv) in
all respects, cooperate with Registrant and its counsel in the defense and/or settlement of the action, suit or proceeding and in the prosecution and/or settlement of any counterclaims, cross-claims and defenses.
The indemnification provided by Registrant's Code of Regulations is not exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking
indemnification may be entitled, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. In addition, such indemnification will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
trustee, officer or employee and will inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors and administrators.
Insurance
Registrant's Articles provide that, upon the vote of a majority of its Board of Directors, Registrant may purchase and
maintain insurance for the purpose of indemnifying its directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent that such indemnification is allowed under the Articles. Registrant has purchased and maintains insurance policies that insure its
directors and officers against certain liabilities that might be incurred by them in their capacities as directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits
.
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and made a part hereof:
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 0-25980))
3.2
Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders or Members as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 12, 2009, evidencing the adoption by the shareholders of Registrant on January 5, 2009 of an amendment to Article FOURTH to
authorize the issuance of up to 200,000 preferred shares, without par value (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(B) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 0-25980))
3.3
Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 21, 2009, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed January 26, 2009 (File
No. 0-25980))
3.4
Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on November 1, 2013, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the 6.50% Noncumulative Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Form S-1
Registration Statement dated and filed November 1, 2013 (File No. 333-191169)
3.5
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of Registrant (adopted April 17, 2007) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (File No.
1-36192))
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Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP as to the validity of the securities being registered (filed herewith)
10.1
First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.) (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney of Directors of First Citizens Banc Corp (filed herewith)
Item 9. Undertakings
.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 of this Part II, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sandusky, State of Ohio, on
February 26, 2015.
FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP
By:
/s/ James O. Miller
James O. Miller, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 26, 2015.
Signature
Title
/s/ James O. Miller
James O. Miller
Director, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Todd A. Michel
Todd A. Michel
Senior Vice President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Thomas A. Depler *
Thomas A. Depler
Director
/s/ Allen R. Maurice *
Allen R. Maurice
Director
/s/ W. Patrick Murray *
W. Patrick Murray
Director
/s/ Allen R. Nickles *
Allen R. Nickles
Director
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Signature
Title
/s/ David A. Voight *
David A. Voight
Director
/s/ Daniel J. White *
Daniel J. White
Director
*
The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 on behalf of each of the directors of the Registrant identified above pursuant to powers of attorney executed by the
directors identified above, which powers of attorney are filed with this Registration Statement on
Form S-8
within Exhibit 24.1.
*By:
/s/ James O. Miller
Date: February 26, 2015
James O. Miller, Attorney-in-Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 0-25980))
3.2
Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders or Members as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 12, 2009, evidencing the adoption by the shareholders of Registrant on January 5, 2009 of an amendment to Article FOURTH to
authorize the issuance of up to 200,000 preferred shares, without par value (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(B) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 0-25980))
3.3
Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on January 21, 2009, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed January 26, 2009 (File
No. 0-25980))
3.4
Certificate of Amendment by Directors or Incorporators to Articles, filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on November 1, 2013, evidencing adoption of an amendment by the Board of Directors of Registrant to Article FOURTH to
establish the express terms of the 6.50% Noncumulative Redeemable Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series B, of Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to Form S-1
Registration Statement dated and filed November 1, 2013 (File No. 333-191169)
3.5
Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of Registrant (adopted April 17, 2007) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (File No.
1-36192))
5.1
Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP as to the validity of the securities being registered (filed herewith)
10.1
First Citizens Banc Corp. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.) (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney of Directors of First Citizens Banc Corp (filed herewith)
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