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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000908834-16-000652
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160715
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160715
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160715

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:		161770150

	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
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">As previously announced, Horizon Bancorp (&#8220;Horizon&#8221;) and LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (&#8220;LaPorte&#8221;) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 10, 2016 (the &#8220;Merger Agreement&#8221;). Horizon and LaPorte will close the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, effective before 9:00 a.m. EST, July 18, 2016, including the merger of LaPorte with and into Horizon, with Horizon as the survivor (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;), and the merger of LaPorte&#8217;s wholly owned banking subsidiary, The LaPorte Savings Bank, with and into Horizon&#8217;s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Horizon Bank, National Association, with Horizon Bank, National Association as the survivor.</div>

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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">This communication 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 communication should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Horizon, including the information in the filings we make with the SEC. 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.</div>

<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">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 SEC, including those described in &#8220;Item 1A Risk Factors&#8221; of Part I of Horizon&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. 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>

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