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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2019
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-15877 | 35-1547518
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
711 Main Street |
Jasper, | Indiana | 47546
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 482-1314
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value |  | GABC |  | NASDAQ Global Select Market

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The executive officers of German American Bancorp, Inc. intend to use the material furnished herewith, in whole or in part, in one or more meetings with investors and analysts. A copy of the investor presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) | Exhibits |  |
| Exhibit No. |  | Description
| 99.1 |  | German American Bancorp, Inc. Presentation dated December 9, 2019.
| 104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 9, 2019 | By: | GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. /s/ Mark A. Schroeder
|  | Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer