hb_8k0918.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):  September 18, 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 September 18, 2012, the Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp (the “Company”) approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from 13 cents to 15 cents per share payable on October 12, 2012 to shareholders of record on September 28, 2012. Additional information about the dividend increase 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 September 21, 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: September 21, 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 September 21, 2012
  
Attached