SEC Form SC 13G filed by Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

1.

Names of Reporting Persons

Edward Allen Bell

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ]

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States

Number of Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each Reporting

Person With:

5.

Sole Voting Power

382,794.35505

6.

Shared Voting Power

0

7.

Sole Dispositive Power

81,558.35505

8.

Shared Dispositive Power

301,236

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:

382,794.35505

10.

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row  (9) Excludes Certain Shares:

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):

8.02%

12.

Type of Reporting Person:

IN

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer:

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

420 Third Avenue

P.O. Box 240

Gallipolis, OH 45631

Item 2(a)

Name of Person(s) Filing:

Edward Allen Bell

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office:

5521 Ohio River Road

Point Pleasant, WV 25550

Item 2(c)

Citizenship:

West Virginia

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:

677719106

Item 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-l(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether filing person(s) is (are)

(a)

[ ]

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

[ ]

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

[ ]

Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(l9) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

[ ]

Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

[ ]

An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d‑1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)

[ ]

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)

[ ]

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)

[ ]

A savings association as defined in Section 13(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)

[ ]

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j)

[ ]

A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

(k)

[ ]

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

(a)

Amount Beneficially Owned:

382,794.35505

(b)

Percent of Class:

8.02%

(c)

Number of Shares as to which Edward Allen Bell has:

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

382,794.35505

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

0

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

81,558.35505

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

301,236

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Inapplicable.

Item 6

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Inapplicable.

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

Inapplicable.

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Inapplicable.

Item 9

Dissolution of Group

Inapplicable.

Item 10

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a–11.