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): June 13, 2017
 
 
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 June 13, 2017, the Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp (the “Company”) announced that it has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.11 to $0.13 per share, payable on July 21, 2017 to shareholders of record on July 7, 2017.  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 June 13, 2017
 





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: June 13, 2017
Horizon Bancorp
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ Mark E. Secor
   
Mark E. Secor,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
(d) Exhibits
    
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release issued on June 13, 2017