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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): October 23, 2024
HORIZON BANCORP, INC.
(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 Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(219) 879-0211
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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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 | HBNC | The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 23, 2024, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing earnings and other financial results for the three–month period ended September 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated here by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Investor Presentation
The Company has prepared presentation materials (the “Investor Presentation”) that management intends to use during its previously announced Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, and from time to time thereafter in presentations about the Company’s operations and performance. The Company may use the Investor Presentation, possibly with modifications, in presentations to current and potential investors, analysts, lenders, business partners, acquisition candidates, customers, employees and others with an interest in the Company and its business.
A copy of the Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and incorporated here by reference. The Investor Presentation is also available on the Company’s investor website at www.horizonbank.com. Materials on the Company’s investor website are not part of or incorporated by reference into this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8–K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8–K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits |  |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | Location
| 99.1 | Press release issued on October 2 3, 2024 | Attached
| 99.2 | Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Investor Presentation dated Octo ber 2 3, 2024 | Attached
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | Within the Inline XBRL document

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: | October 23, 2024 | HORIZON BANCORP, INC.
|  | By: | /s/ John R. Stewart, CFA
|  |  | John R. Stewart, CFA
|  |  | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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