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 of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2018

STANDARD AVB FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
 
333-215069
 
27-3100949
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2640 Monroeville Boulevard, Monroeville, Pennsylvania
 
15146
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (412) 856-0363

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Effective April 6, 2018, Jason W. Ross resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Business Development Officer of Standard AVB Financial Corp. (the "Company") and Standard Bank (the "Bank").
In connection with his resignation, the Company, Bank and Mr. Ross entered into a Separation Agreement and Full and Final Waiver, Release and Dismissal of All Claims (the "Agreement"), which includes confidentiality provisions and a full and final release of claims, under which the Bank will pay Mr. Ross a severance payment of $510,000.  This payment is in full and complete satisfaction of the cash severance otherwise payable under the change in control agreement, as amended, entered into between Mr. Ross, the Company, as successor to Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc., and the Bank, as successor to Allegheny Valley Bank.  The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Agreement that is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(b).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
 
Exhibits.
 
       
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
       
   
Separation Agreement and Full and Final Waiver, Release and Dismissal of All Claims by and among Standard AVB Financial Corp., Standard Bank and Jason W. Ross
       
       

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.

   
STANDARD AVB FINANCIAL CORP.
 
 
DATE:  April 9, 2018
By:
/s/ Timothy K. Zimmerman 
   
Timothy K. Zimmerman
   
Chief Executive Officer