hb_8k0322.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):   March 20, 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 March 20, 2012, the Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp (the “Company”) approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from 12 cents to 13 cents per share payable on April 20, 2012 to shareholders of record on April 6, 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 March 23, 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: March 23, 2012
Horizon Bancorp
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Craig M. Dwight
   
Craig M. Dwight
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
  
Location
99.1
  
Press release issued on March 23, 2012
  
Attached