Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 

On May 13, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. ("OVBC") and The Ohio Valley Bank Company (the "Bank") appointed K. Ryan Smith as Chairman of the Board of OVBC and the Bank, a role previously held by Thomas E. Wiseman, who, as previously announced, retired as chairman effective as of  OVBC's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting").

At the same meeting, the Board elected Ryan J. Jones as President of OVBC and the Bank, a role previously held by Larry E. Miller, II, who will continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of OVBC and the Bank. Also, upon the recommendation of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board appointed Mr. Jones as a director of OVBC and the Bank to fill the vacancy created by the previously announced retirement of  David W. Thomas as of the 2026 Annual Meeting. The appointment of Mr. Jones was effective immediately following the 2026 Annual Meeting, and Mr. Jones will serve as a member of the class of directors whose terms expire at OVBC's 2029 annual meeting of shareholders.  [Mr. Jones has not been appointed to any committees of the Board at this time.]