Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 16, 2012, Poage Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") hired Miles R. Armentrout as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Company and its subsidiary, Home Federal Savings and Loan Association (the "Association"). Mr. Armentrout will join the Company and the Association effective June 25, 2012.

Mr. Armentrout, age 55, has more than 25 years of experience in banking and financial services, particularly as a chief lending or chief credit officer. Mr. Armentrout is currently serving as Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer at Farmers & Merchants Bank. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Senior Commercial Banking Officer at WesBanco Bank, and Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer at Oak Hill Banks and Oak Hill Financial, Inc. Earlier in his career, he served in a variety of lending roles at The Farmers Banking Company, Mid-American National Bank and Trust Company and Sky Bank.