[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 58362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28819]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

American Financial Group, Inc., et al.; Change in Bank Control 
Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.  225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. 
The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth 
in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
    The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal 
Reserve Bank indicated. Once the notices have been accepted for 
processing, they will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the 
offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later 
than December 11, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. American Financial Group, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, and its 
subsidiaries, Great American Insurance Co., and Great American Life 
Insurance Company, both of Cincinnati, Ohio; to acquire an additional 
12.5 percent, for a total of 16.1 percent, of the voting shares of 
Provident Bancorp, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Provident Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Provident Bank of 
Kentucky, Alexandria, Kentucky.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Michael L. Schnell, Spearman, Texas, to acquire an additional 
6.84 percent, for a total of 18.05 percent; Robert C. Schnell, 
Spearman, Texas, to acquire an additional 5.05 percent, for a total of 
13.30 percent, Peyton S. Gibner, Houston, Texas, to acquire an 
additional 11.84 percent, for a total of 31.26 percent; Lea Ann 
Schrader, Fritch, Texas, to acquire an additional 11.84 percent, for a 
total of 31.26 percent, of the voting shares of First State Bankshares, 
Inc., Spearman, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank, 
Spearman, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 20, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-28819 Filed 11-24-95; 8:45 am]
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