UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~Report~~Act ~~(Date~~ of ~~earliest~~1934 ~~event reported): September 17, 2012 (September 11, 2012)~~

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2013

CROGHAN BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

0-20159

(Commission File Number)

OHIO		31-1073048
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification ~~Number~~No.)
323 CROGHAN STREET, FREMONT, OHIO		43420
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(419) 332-7301

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(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:

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Item 8 2.0102. ~~Other~~ ~~Events.~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

~~Announcement~~Croghan Bancshares, Inc. (“Croghan”) is mailing to its shareholders a newsletter containing financial highlights for the fiscal year and three-month period ended December 31, 2012. A copy of ~~Quarterly~~Croghan’s ~~Dividend~~shareholder newsletter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

OnThe ~~September~~information in this Item 112.02, ~~2012,~~including ~~the~~Exhibit ~~Board~~99.1 ofincluded ~~Directors~~herewith, ofis ~~Croghan~~being ~~Bancshares,~~furnished ~~Inc.~~and ~~approved~~shall ~~the~~not ~~declaration~~be ofdeemed ato ~~shareholder~~be ~~dividend~~“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the ~~third~~Securities ~~quarter~~Exchange Act of ~~2012.~~1934 ~~The~~(the ~~third~~“Exchange ~~quarter~~Act”) ~~dividend~~or otherwise subject to the liabilities of ~~$.32~~that ~~per~~Section, ~~share~~nor ~~will~~shall such information be ~~payable~~deemed onto ~~October 31,~~be ~~2012~~incorporated ~~to shareholders~~by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of ~~record~~1933 on(the ~~October 12~~“Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, ~~2012~~except as otherwise stated in such filing.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not applicable

(b)

Not applicable

(c)

Not applicable

(d)

Exhibits:


		Exhibit No.		Description

		99.1		Newsletter to shareholders of Croghan Bancshares, Inc. containing financial highlights for the fiscal year and three-month period ended December 31, 2012

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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.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Current Report on Form 8-K

Dated January 29, 2013


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Newsletter to shareholders of Croghan Bancshares, Inc. containing financial highlights for the fiscal year and three-month period ended December 31, 2012

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CROGHAN BANCSHARES, INC.

Date: September 17, 2012

/s/ Kendall W. Rieman

Date: January 29, 2013

/s/ Kendall W. Rieman

Kendall W. Rieman, Treasurer

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