<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000908834-14-000736.txt : 20141218
<SEC-HEADER>0000908834-14-000736.hdr.sgml : 20141218
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20141218090154
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000908834-14-000736
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141216
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141218

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HORIZON BANCORP /IN/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000706129
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				351562417
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10792
		FILM NUMBER:		141294326

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		515 FRANKLIN SQUARE
		CITY:			MICHIGAN CITY
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46360
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2198790211

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		515 FRANKLIN SQUARE
		CITY:			MICHIGAN CITY
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46360

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CITIZENS MICHIANA FINANCIAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861021
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>hb_8k1216.htm
<TEXT>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<!--Licensed to: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Document created using Disclosure Solutions PROFILE 3.0.2.0
    Copyright 1995 - 2014 Thomson Reuters Accelus.  All rights reserved.-->
</head>
<body style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.95pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">UNITED STATES</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.95pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.95pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 18.25pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FORM 8-K</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.95pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">CURRENT REPORT</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="e48044f4f7f8456f95ac617a3389e9fd" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">December 16, 2014</font></div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr style="HEIGHT: 27px">
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%; FONT-SIZE: 20pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" colspan="3">
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Horizon Bancorp</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 34%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 32%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 34%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 34%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Indiana</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; WIDTH: 32%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">000-10792</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 34%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">35-1562417</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 34%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 32%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Commission File Number)</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 34%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 66%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="2">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 34%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; WIDTH: 66%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="2">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">515 Franklin Square, Michigan City, Indiana</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 34%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">46360</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 66%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="2">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 34%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Zip Code)</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 100%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(219) 879-0211</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div>&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 100%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">N/A</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="3">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; MARGIN-TOP: 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">see </font>General Instruction A.2. below):</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt">
</div>

<table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="abbc0ac488f94d52ab1f1d1ca516433a" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 4.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 95.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-TOP: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; CLEAR: both" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
<hr style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; MARGIN: 4px 0px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 2px; COLOR: #000000; CLEAR: both; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" id="DSPFPageBreak" noshade="noshade">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 8.01&#160;&#160;Other Events</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On December 16, 2014, the Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Company</font>&#8221;) approved an increase in the Company&#8217;s quarterly cash dividend from $0.13 to $0.14 per share payable on January 16, 2015 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2015. 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.</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</div>

<table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="7b0d0f6f59344811b22f0090f2ce041b" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 5.84%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 9.21%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(d) Exhibits</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 82.55%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 5.84%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 9.21%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 82.55%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 5.84%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 9.21%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Exhibit No.</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 82.55%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Description</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 5.84%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 9.21%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">99.1</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.92%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 82.55%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Press release issued on December 17, 2014</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<div style="MARGIN-TOP: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; CLEAR: both" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
<hr style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; MARGIN: 4px 0px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 2px; COLOR: #000000; CLEAR: both; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" id="DSPFPageBreak" noshade="noshade">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.95pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SIGNATURES</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</div>

<table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="cd1a45f3b2864eb49fb7afe29f5e7b3c" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 53.03%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date:&#160; December 17, 2014</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 46.97%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top" colspan="2">
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Horizon Bancorp</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 53.03%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 43.18%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 53.03%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">By:</div>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 43.18%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">/s/ Mark E. Secor</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 53.03%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 43.18%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark E. Secor,</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 9.1pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 9.1pt">
</div>

<div style="MARGIN-TOP: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; CLEAR: both" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">
<hr style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; MARGIN: 4px 0px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 2px; COLOR: #000000; CLEAR: both; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" id="DSPFPageBreak" noshade="noshade">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 15.95pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">EXHIBIT INDEX</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="bc66ffece6dc4d279978f2b1a57b510a" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 17.42%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Exhibit No.</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3.76%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 56.39%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Description</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3.76%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; WIDTH: 18.67%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Location</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.42%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">99.1</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3.76%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 56.39%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Press release issued on December 17, 2014</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 3.76%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 18.67%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Attached</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 0pt">&#160;</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

<div style="MARGIN-TOP: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; CLEAR: both" id="DSPFPageBreakArea">&#160;</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>hb_8k1216ex.htm
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON DECEMBER 17, 2014
<TEXT>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<!--Licensed to: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
    Document created using Disclosure Solutions PROFILE 3.0.2.0
    Copyright 1995 - 2014 Thomson Reuters Accelus.  All rights reserved.-->
</head>
<body style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Exhibit 99.1</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact: Mark E. Secor</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: (219) 873-2611</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fax: (219) 874-9280</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date: December 17, 2014</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 13.7pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</div>

<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt"><br style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt">
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, Serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">HORIZON BANCORP ANNOUNCES A 7.7% QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Michigan City, Indiana &#8211; Horizon Bancorp (NASDAQ GM: HBNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its quarterly dividend from 13 cents to 14 cents per share. This represents a 7.7% increase and a dividend yield of 2.25% based on the price per share of $24.84 as of the close of business on December 16, 2014, the date on which the Board approved the increase.&#160; The dividend will be paid on January 16, 2015 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2015.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Horizon Bancorp is a locally owned, independent, commercial bank holding company serving Northern and Central Indiana and Southwest and Central Michigan through its commercial banking subsidiary Horizon Bank, NA.&#160; Horizon also offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest. Horizon Bancorp may be reached online at <font style="FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.horizonbank.com</font>.&#160; Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol HBNC.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Horizon. For these statements, Horizon claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Horizon, including the information in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management&#8217;s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;will&#8221; and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.&#160; Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include risk factors relating to the banking industry and the other factors detailed from time to time in Horizon&#8217;s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in its Form 10-K.&#160; Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Horizon does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
<table style="WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" id="ccab3ea191924322813a2abe314c5ef1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Contact:</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 93.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Horizon Bancorp</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 93.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mark E. Secor</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 93.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 93.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(219) 873-2611</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 6.59%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 93.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fax: (219) 874-9280</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: -14.4pt; FONT-FAMILY: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; MARGIN-LEFT: 14.4pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">#&#160; #&#160; #</div>
</div>

<div>&#160;</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</body>
</html>

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
