COMMUNICATIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR APPROVAL.In connection with the proposed merger with Lafayette Community Bancorp, Horizon has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that includes a proxy statement of Lafayette Community Bancorp and a prospectus of Horizon, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Shareholders and investors are urged to read the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the merger and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they contain important information. A free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Horizon, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also obtain these documents, free of charge, from Horizon at www.horizonbank.com under the tab “About Us ― Investor Relations ― Documents ― SEC Filings.” The information available through Horizon’s website is not and shall not be deemed part of this document or incorporated by reference into other filings Horizon makes with the SEC.In connection with the proposed merger with Wolverine Bancorp, Inc. (“Wolverine Bancorp”), Horizon will file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of Wolverine Bancorp and a prospectus of Horizon, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Shareholders and investors are urged to read the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the merger when it becomes available and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. A free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus (when it becomes available), as well as other filings containing information about Horizon and Wolverine Bancorp, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You will also be able to obtain these documents, free of charge, from Horizon at www.horizonbank.com under the tab “About Us ― Investor Relations ― Documents ― SEC Filings,” or from Wolverine Bancorp at www.wolverinebank.com under the tab “Investor Information ― SEC Filings.” The information available through Horizon’s and Wolverine Bancorp’s websites is not and shall not be deemed part of this filing or incorporated by reference into other filings Horizon or Wolverine Bancorp make with the SEC.Horizon, Lafayette Community Bancorp and Wolverine Bancorp and certain of their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Lafayette Community Bancorp and Wolverine Bancorp in connection with the proposed mergers. Information about the directors and executive officers of Horizon is set forth in Horizon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017, and in the proxy statement for Horizon’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on March 17, 2017. Information about the directors and executive officers of Wolverine Bancorp is set forth in Wolverine Bancorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2017, and in the proxy statement for Wolverine Bancorp’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2017. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the Lafayette Community Bancorp merger and by reading the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the Wolverine Bancorp merger when it becomes available. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph. * Additional Information for Shareholders