UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2018

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [    ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

On December 19, 2018, Standard AVB Financial Corp. (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 240,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 5.0% of the current outstanding shares. The Company's press release announcing the stock repurchase program is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.  Not applicable.

(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.  Not applicable.

(c)	Shell Company Transactions.  Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.