---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-086396"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FMNB"
cik: "0000709337"
company_name: "FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP /OH/"
filed_at: "2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T10:44:50.930894+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Joseph Sabat retiring as CAO May 2; Sherry Commons appointed successor

## Summary
- Joseph Sabat to retire as CAO effective May 2, 2025, after 19 years with the company.
- Sherry Commons, who joined as Controller in March, will become CAO effective May 2.
- Commons' base salary is $185,000, eligible for 25% annual incentive and benefit plans.
- Shareholders re-elected directors Culp, Monaco, Muransky and approved say-on-pay with 85.89% support.
- Shareholders ratified Crowe LLP as auditor; 29,436,772 shares (78.26%) represented at meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-086396
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FMNB
- cik: 0000709337
- company_name: FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP /OH/
- filed_at: 2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709337/000119312525086396/0001193125-25-086396-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709337/000119312525086396/d895078d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-086396.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph W. Sabat departed as Chief Accounting Officer at FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP /OH/.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On April 21, 2025, Farmers National Banc Corp. (the “Company” or “Farmers”), issued a press release announcing Joseph W. Sabat’s decision to retire effective May 2, 2025 as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709337/000119312525086396/0001193125-25-086396-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sherry Commons was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP /OH/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Also April 21, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Sherry Commons as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company effective May 2, 2025, upon Mr. Sabat’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709337/000119312525086396/0001193125-25-086396-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.