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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  FORM 10-KSB/A

                      Annual report under Section 13 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                   For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 1999

                          Commission File No.: 0-28162

                               LENOX BANCORP, INC.
                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)

           OHIO                                         31-1445959
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

                     4730 MONTGOMERY ROAD, NORWOOD, OH 45212
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                    Issuer's telephone number: (513) 531-8655
       Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: NONE
         Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

                           COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
                                (Title of class)

      Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes     X      No           .
    ---------     ----------

      Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item
405 of Regulation S-B contained herein, and no disclosure will be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. |X|

      State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $4,693,893

      State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the
common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common
equity, as of a specified date within the past 60 days: $3,304,071 as of March
23, 2000 (244,746 shares at $13.50 per share).

      As of March 23, 2000, the issuer has 285,028 shares outstanding.




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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                             LENOX BANCORP, INC.

                             By: /s/ Virginia M. Deisch
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                 Virginia M. Deisch
Dated: April 7, 2000             President, Chief Executive Officer and Director


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.

      Name                     Title                               Date
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/s/ Virginia M. Deisch    President, Chief Executive Officer      April 7, 2000
-----------------------   and Director
Virginia M. Deisch        (Principal Executive, Financial and
                          Accounting Officer)


                          Director                                March __, 2000
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Gail R. Behymer


/s/ Robert R. Keller      Director                                April 9, 2000
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Robert R. Keller


/s/ Henry E. Brown        Director                                April 10, 2000
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Henry E. Brown


/s/ Curtis L. Jackson     Director                                April 10, 2000
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Curtis L. Jackson


/s/ Reba St. Clair        Director                                April 9, 2000
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Reba St. Clair


                          Director                                March __, 2000
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John C. Lame