Farmers National Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:FMNB) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

ITEM7.01

On March13, 2017, Farmers National Banc Corp. (the Company)
issued a press release announcing that it had entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Monitor
Bancorp, Inc. (Monitor), providing for, among other things, the
merger of Monitor with and into FMNB Merger Subsidiary II, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the Merger).

A copy of the press release announcing the proposed Merger is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference. The press release is furnished herein, as part of this
Item7.01, as Exhibit 99.1. to General Instruction B.2 of Current
Report on Form 8-K, the information in this Item7.01 and Exhibit
99.1 shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.
Furthermore, the information in this Item7.01 and Exhibit 99.1
shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the
filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the Securities Act), or the Exchange Act, except as may
be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On March13, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing
the signing of the Merger Agreement.

Important Additional Information About the
Merger.

In connection with the proposed Merger, the Company will file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy
statement and a Company prospectus, as well as other relevant
documents concerning the proposed transaction.

SHAREHOLDERS OF MONITOR AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO
CAREFULLY READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, MONITOR, THE PROPOSED
MERGER, THE PERSONS SOLICITING PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
PROPOSED MERGER AND THEIR INTERESTS IN THE PROPOSED MERGER AND
RELATED MATTERS.

The respective directors and executive officers of the Company
and Monitor and other persons may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of the Company and
Monitor with respect to the proposed Merger. Information
regarding the directors and executive officers of the Company is
available in its proxy statement filed with the SEC on March17,
2016. Information regarding directors and executive officers of
Monitor is available on its website at
http://monitorbank.com. Other information regarding the
participants in the solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus to be
included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and other
relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become
available.

Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies
of the registration statement (when available) and other
documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the website
maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the
documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available
free of charge on the Companys website at
https://www.farmersbankgroup.com.

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor shall there be
any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer,
solicitation or sale is unlawful before registration or
qualification of the securities under the securities laws of the
jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by
means of a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section10 of
the Securities Act.

Forward Looking Statements.

This report contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are not historical facts, but rather statements
based on the Companys current expectations regarding its business
strategies and its intended results and future performance.
Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as expects,
believes, anticipates, intends and similar expressions, as well
as any statements related to future expectations of performance
or conditional verbs, such as will, would, should, could or
may.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause or
contribute to the Companys actual results, performance, and
achievements to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause
or contribute to these differences include, without limitation,
the Companys failure to integrate Monitor and its subsidiary in
accordance with expectations; deviations from performance
expectations related to Monitor and its subsidiary; general
economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates
and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal
government; legislative and regulatory changes; competitive
conditions in the banking markets served by the Companys
subsidiaries; the adequacy of the allowance for losses on loans
and the level of future provisions for losses on loans; and other
factors disclosed periodically in the Companys filings with the
SEC.

Because of the risks and uncertainties inherent in
forward-looking statements, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on them, whether included in this report or made
elsewhere from time to time by the Company or on the Companys
behalf. The Company assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.

About Farmers National Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:FMNB)

Farmers National Banc Corp. is a one-bank holding company. The Company operates principally through its subsidiaries, The Farmers National Bank of Canfield (the Bank), Farmers Trust Company (Farmers Trust) and National Associates, Inc. (NAI). The Company’s segments include the Bank, Trust and Retirement Consulting. The Bank segment includes Farmers National Insurance, LLC (Farmers Insurance) and Farmers of Canfield Investment Co. (Farmers Investments). The banking operation offers loans, investments and deposits; the trust operations provide trust services, and the retirement consulting operations offer consulting services. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the domestic banking, trust, retirement consulting, insurance and financial management industries. The Bank is a national banking association engaged in commercial and retail banking. It operates approximately 30 branches in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Wayne, Medina and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio.

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