8-K 1 hb_8k0504.htm
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): May 4, 2017
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)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Horizon Bancorp (the “Company” or “Horizon”) intends to present financial and other information to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 4, 2017. The slides for the presentation are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and are incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The filing of this Current Report shall not been deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
A cautionary note about forward-looking statements: This Current Report and the presentation materials may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Horizon and its affiliates. 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 the presentation materials 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’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 “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.
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’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in Horizon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Certain information set forth in the presentation materials attached as Exhibit 99.1 refers to a financial measure determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, we have included non-GAAP financial measures of core net income and core diluted earnings per share excluding the impact of one-time merger expenses and acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments, gain on sale of securities, and death benefit on bank owned life insurance. Horizon believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful to investors and provide a greater understanding of our business. The measures are not necessarily comparable to similar measures that may be presented by other companies, and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measure. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to their GAAP counterparts is included in Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

| Exhibit No. |  | Description
| 99.1 |  | Slide Presentation for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 4, 2017

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 hereto duly authorized.

Date: May 4, 2017 | Horizon Bancorp
| By: | /s/ Mark E. Secor
|  | Mark E. Secor Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. |  | Description |  | Location
99.1 |  | Slide Presentation for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 4, 2017 |  | Attached