hb_8k1212.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):   December 12, 2012
 
 
Horizon Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
     
Indiana
000-10792
35-1562417
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
   
515 Franklin Square, Michigan City, Indiana
46360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
(219) 879-0211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 
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Item 8.01 Other Events
 
On December 12, 2012, the Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp declared a dividend of 10 cents per share to shareholders of record on December 24, 2012. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2012, and represents an acceleration into the 2012 calendar year of the dividend that would have been paid in the first quarter of 2013. Additional information about the dividend is included in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d) Exhibits
    
       
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
99.1
  
Press release issued on December 18, 2012

 


 
 
 

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 hereto duly authorized.
 
Date: December 18, 2012
Horizon Bancorp
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ Mark E. Secor
   
Mark E. Secor,
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
  
Location
99.1
  
Press release issued on December 18, 2012
  
Attached