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 1, 2016
 
 
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 1, 2016, Horizon Bancorp (“Horizon”) completed its previously announced acquisition of Kosciusko Financial, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Kosciusko”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 4, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”) between Horizon and Kosciusko.  The shareholders of Kosciusko approved the Merger at a special shareholder meeting on May 25, 2016. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Kosciusko merged with and into Horizon, with Horizon surviving the merger (the “Merger”), and Farmers State Bank, an Indiana state chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Kosciusko, merged with and into Horizon Bank, National Association, the wholly owned national bank subsidiary of Horizon (“Horizon Bank”), with Horizon Bank as the surviving bank.
Shareholders of Kosciusko received consideration for the Merger in the form of cash and/or shares of Horizon’s common stock in exchange for their shares of Kosciusko’s common stock, as described more fully in the Merger Agreement, a copy of which appears as Appendix A to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Horizon with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2016.
On June 1, 2016, Horizon and Kosciusko issued a joint press release announcing the closing of the Merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d)  Exhibits
    
       
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
99.1
  
Press Release issued June 1, 2016


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 1, 2016
HORIZON BANCORP
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ Craig M. Dwight
   
Craig M. Dwight,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
  
Location
99.1
  
Press Release issued June 1, 2016
  
Attached