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                      [ASB FINANCIAL CORP. LETTERHEAD]

                                 May 4, 2005

Mr. Michael Pressman, Special Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0303

      Re:   ASB Financial Corp.
            Schedule 13E-3 filed March 3, 2005
            File No. 5-50215

            Preliminary Schedule 14A filed March 3, 2005
            File No. 0-25906

Dear Mr. Pressman:

      Set forth below are the responses of ASB Financial Corp. ("ASB") to
the comment letter of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Staff") dated March 31, 2005, with respect to the captioned Schedule
13E-3 and Preliminary Schedule 14A (the "Proxy Statement").   The responses
below are keyed numerically to the comments in the Staff's letter.  Please
note that the page numbers of the Proxy Statement have changed from the
preliminary Proxy Statement filed on March 3, 2005 and the page references
in this letter correspond to the revised Proxy Statement filed on the date
hereof.

                                  COMMENTS
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Schedule 14A

1.    We have added a caption at the top of the first page of the Proxy
      Statement and the first page of the proxy card indicating that they
      are preliminary copies.

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2.    We respectfully request that we be permitted to present the reverse
      and forward stock splits (the "Stock Splits") as one proposal and not
      separately break them out on the proxy card, for the following
      reasons:

      First, shareholder approval of a forward stock split is not required
      under Ohio law.  The September 2004 Fifth Supplement to the Manual of
      Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations states that unbundling
      is generally required when "state law, securities exchange listing
      standards, or the company's charter or bylaws would require
      shareholder approval of the proposed changes if they were presented
      on their own."  Pursuant to Section 1701.33 of the Ohio Revised Code,
      the directors of an Ohio corporation may declare a distribution of
      shares of the corporation and this is commonly done in the form of a
      forward stock split.  In applying the above standard, under Ohio law,
      forward stock splits would not generally be "presented on their own"
      to shareholders because shareholder approval is not required.

      Although amendments to articles of incorporation require shareholder
      approval under Ohio law, forward stock splits may be accomplished by
      director resolution only and without an amendment to the articles.
      Although not required, we chose to use a proposal with two articles
      amendments for several reasons.  The Board feels that the forward
      split amendment provides a clear record of the forward split that
      would be evidenced in the records of the Ohio Secretary of State, as
      opposed to only a resolution of the Board contained in ASB's records.
      An amendment also avoids any shareholder confusion as to the
      effective time of the forward stock split by basing the forward split's
      effectiveness on the acceptance of the amendment by the Ohio Secretary
      of State instead of it being declared by the board at a later time.
      Further, we believe that the use of an amendment gives our shareholders
      certainty regarding the occurrence of the forward split because reverse
      split cannot be effected without the subsequent forward split if both
      splits are combined into one proposal.

      Second, the operative transaction and the one that will result in ASB
      falling below 300 record holders is the reverse stock split.  The
      forward split itself has no impact on our ability to deregister our
      common shares.  The sole purpose of the forward split is to return
      the trading price of our shares after the reverse split to a
      price per share similar to the price per share before the reverse
      split to facilitate the marketability of our shares after the Stock
      Splits.  In the September 2004 Supplement, the Staff took the
      position that unbundling is not required when an acquired company's
      shareholders would be voting on bylaw amendments in a merger that are
      the same or similar to those already contained in the acquired
      company's charter or bylaws.  In that situation, there was no need to
      approve the similar amendments because nothing new would affect the
      shareholders.  The same is true here.  The purpose of the forward
      split is solely to return our shareholders to a comparable situation

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      after the forward split regarding the number of shares held by
      remaining shareholders and the price per share as before the reverse
      split.

      For the above reasons, we respectfully request that the Staff permit
      both the reverse split amendment and the forward split amendment to
      be presented as one proposal.

3.    On pages 4 and 24 of the Proxy Statement we have added the disclosure
      required by Item 1015(c) of Regulation M-A.

4.    On pages 1, 6, 18, 29 and 31 of the Proxy Statement we have added
      disclosure of the percentage of shares owned by directors and
      officers of ASB who have stated they will vote in favor of the Stock
      Splits.

Summary Term Sheet, page 2
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5.    On pages 2 and 3 of the Proxy Statement we have further explained the
      potential effects of the Stock Splits on beneficial shareholders who
      hold shares through record holders and actions that these "street
      name" holders may take to ensure they are cashed out or to enable
      them to remain shareholders of ASB after the Stock Splits.

6.    On page 6 of the Proxy Statement we have added bulleted disclosure
      highlighting the potential disadvantages of the Stock Splits.

7.    On page 6 of the Proxy Statement we have revised the heading to
      replace the word "certain" with "material."

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, page 5
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8.    On page 8 of the Proxy Statement we have deleted the reference to the
      Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

9.    On page 8 of the Proxy Statement we have deleted the statement that
      ASB disclaims any obligation to update its forward-looking
      statements.

Special Factors, page 8
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Purpose of the Stock Splits, page 8
-----------------------------------

10.   On page 11 of the Proxy Statement we have deleted the reference to
      the "primary purpose" to eliminate the implication that there are
      other less significant purposes.

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Reasons for the Stock Splits, page 8
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11.   On page 11 of the Proxy Statement we have added discussion regarding
      our decision to go private at this time as opposed to other times in
      our operating history.

12.   On page 12 of the Proxy Statement we have revised our estimated cost
      savings.  As the Staff requested in its letter, a supplementary
      analysis of each historical cost savings line item is set forth
      below:

      *     Audit Fees.  As the Staff pointed out in its letter, our audit
            fees were $66,050 and $58,735 for 2004 and 2003 respectively.
            We expect that upon completion of the Stock Splits, our audit
            fees will be reduced by approximately $37,000 per year.  This
            reduction reflects the elimination of reviews of quarterly
            reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K by our
            auditors, and overall reduced audit costs from no longer being
            a public company.  We presently intend to continue providing
            our shareholders access to our annual reports, and as a result
            we will continue to incur annual audit fees of approximately
            $30,000 related to the audit of our annual financial statements
            and preparation of annual reports.

      *     Legal Fees.  After the Stock Splits, we expect that our legal
            costs will be reduced by $50,000, reflecting the elimination of
            reviews of annual and quarterly reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q
            and legal compliance costs to comply with provisions of the
            Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Nasdaq listing requirements.  We expect
            to continue to incur approximately $50,000 in annual legal fees
            related to the preparation of annual reports to shareholders
            and proxy statements for annual meetings, and other
            miscellaneous legal items.

      *     Printing and Mailing Costs.  We expect that our printing,
            mailing and filing costs will be reduced by $25,000 annually as
            a result of the Stock Splits.  This reduction is primarily due
            to the elimination of EDGAR filing costs for Forms 10-K, 10-Q,
            8-K and Forms 4, and the elimination of printing and mailing
            costs of annual reports to our shareholders.  We intend to
            continue to provide our shareholder with access to annual
            reports in electronic format and will provide hard copies if
            requested.  We also will continue to send proxy statements to
            our shareholders, but will no longer send proxies or provide
            annual reports to the approximately 220 shareholders who will
            be cashed out as a result of the Stock Splits.  We expect to
            continue to incur printing and mailing costs of approximately
            $5,000 annually.

      *     Nasdaq Listing Fees.  After the Stock Splits we will no longer
            be listed on the Nasdaq National Market and approximately
            $21,000 in annual Nasdaq listing fees will be eliminated.

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      *     Internal Personnel Costs.  Our management and employees
            currently spend considerable time complying with SEC and Nasdaq
            requirements, including preparing and reviewing our Forms 10-K,
            10-Q and 8-K.  Upon deregistration, we conservatively estimate
            that we will realize costs savings in personnel costs of
            $15,000 annually.

      In addition to our anticipated savings based on our historical costs,
      we also expect to realize additional annual savings from not being
      subject to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.  These savings are
      set forth below:

      *     Section 404 Audit Fees. We expect to realize annual savings of
            approximately $30,000 in audit fees related to the review and
            attestation of our internal controls by our auditor.

      *     Section 404 Personnel Costs.  To comply with Section 404, we
            would be required to hire additional personnel and management
            would also spend a considerable amount of time monitoring our
            compliance with the requirements of Section 404.  We
            conservatively estimate we will save approximately $20,000
            annually by not being subject to Section 404.

13.   We expect that the aggregate cost of the Stock Splits will be
      approximately $2,096,000. Of this total, we estimate that the
      repurchase of fractional shares will cost approximately $1,986,000
      and that we will incur approximately $110,000 in professional fees,
      printing costs and related expenses.  We intend to use excess capital
      to repurchase fractional shares in the Stock Splits and these
      repurchases will be reflected in our financial statements as a
      reduction in equity.  Because the repurchases will not be reflected as
      costs, we do not view them as such.  For the past several years, we
      have had excess capital and have been searching for an effective way to
      use this capital.  We have repurchased shares from time to time but,
      given the limited liquidity of the Common Shares, it is difficult for
      us to effectively use our excess capital through market repurchases.
      The Stock Splits permit us to utilize some of our excess capital to
      repurchase a large number of Common Shares at once, and the Board
      believes that the repurchase fractional shares in the Stock Splits
      will immediately improve ASB's return on equity and earnings per
      share.  The Board and management have considered the Stock Splits as
      part of ASB's overall capital management strategy and believe that
      the Stock Splits are an effective use of excess capital.

      The only actual costs ASB will incur in the Stock Splits are the
      approximately $110,000 in professional fees, printing and mailing and
      related expenses, which we estimate we will recoup in the first year
      after completion of the Stock Splits.

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Effects of the Stock Splits, page 10
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Effects on Continuing Holders, page 11
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14.   On page 13 of the Proxy Statement we have revised to discuss that,
      after the Stock Splits and subsequent deregistration, we will no
      longer be subject to the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the
      liability provisions of the Exchange Act and that the officers of ASB
      will no longer be required to certify the accuracy of our financial
      statements.  We have provided a similar discussion on page 6 in
      "Summary Term Sheet - Disadvantages of the Stock Splits" and on page
      23 in "Special Factors - Disadvantages of the Stock Splits."

Alternatives to the Stock Splits, page 14
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15.   On page 17 of the Proxy Statement we have revised the discussion to
      state that the Board did not investigate the costs of the various
      alternatives considered because the Board determined early in its
      deliberations that these methods either had little chance of success
      or other unfavorable features and were not viable alternatives.

16.   On page 18 of the Proxy Statement we have revised to discuss a sale
      of ASB as an alternative to going private.

Fairness of the Stock Splits, page 15
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17.   On page 19 of the Proxy Statement we have revised the discussion to
      more clearly state the factors that the Board considered in
      determining the fairness of the Stock Splits.

Advantages of the Stock Splits, page 16
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18.   Beginning on page 19 of the Proxy Statement we have expanded the
      analysis of historical trading prices to include average prices for
      the 30, 60, 90, 180 and 270 day periods prior to the date the Board
      approved the Stock Splits.   On page 20 of the Proxy Statement we
      have also addressed fairness in light of the trading price of ASB's
      shares having been in excess of $23.00 per share at several times
      during the past year.  Further, on page 21 we have added a discussion
      of going concern value and have expanded the discussion of
      liquidation value.

Opinion of Keller & Company, page 19
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19.   No relationship has existed between Keller & Company in the past two
      years.  On page 24 of the Proxy Statement, we have revised the
      discussion to remove the implication that any relationship, other

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      than the current relationship, exists between ASB and Keller &
      Company.

20.   Beginning on page 24 of the Proxy Statement we have revised to
      include a more detailed description of the procedures followed,
      assumptions made and limitations imposed. We have also provided a
      summary of the instructions given to Keller & Company by th