secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC. (CIVB)
CIK:        0000944745
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-203738
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Civista raises $80.5M equity, acquires Farmers Savings Bank, Q2 EPS up 58%
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- Announced $80.5M public offering of common shares at $21.25 (approx 3.8M shares).
- Agreed to acquire The Farmers Savings Bank; anticipated close Q4 2025, system conversion Q1 2026.
- Q2 2025 EPS of $0.71, up 58% from Q2 2024; recast to $0.58 using estimated Q3 share count.
- Capital raise reduced overnight borrowings, saving ~$800K per quarter; loan/deposit growth guidance 3-5% through year-end.
- Promoted Robert L. Katitus to SVP and Chief Lending Officer in August 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312525203738/0001193125-25-203738-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/944745/000119312525203738/civb-20250915.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-203738

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