8-K

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):  March 21, 2018
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 Street, Michigan City, Indiana		46360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(219) 879-0211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

On March 21, 2018, the Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp (the “Company”) announced that it has approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.13 to $0.15 per share, payable on April 20, 2018, to shareholders of record on April 6, 2018. 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.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.	Description	Location
99.1	Press Release issued on March 21, 2018	Attached

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 hereto duly authorized.

Date: March 21, 2018	HORIZON BANCORP
	By:	/s/ Mark E. Secor
		Mark E. Secor,
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Mark E. Secor

Chief Financial Officer

Phone: (219) 873-2611

Fax: (219) 874-9280

Date: March 21, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HORIZON BANCORP ANNOUNCES A 15.4% QUARTERLY DIVIDEND INCREASE

Michigan City, Indiana – Horizon Bancorp (NASDAQ GS: HBNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its quarterly dividend from 13 cents to 15 cents per share. This represents a 15.4% increase and a dividend yield of 1.99% based on the price per share of $30.16 as of the close of business on March 20, 2018. The dividend will be paid on April 20, 2018 to shareholders of record on April 6, 2018.

About Horizon Bancorp

Horizon Bancorp is a registered bank holding company serving the northern and central regions of Indiana and the southern, central and Great Lakes Bay regions of Michigan through its bank subsidiary Horizon Bank. Horizon also offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest. Horizon Bancorp may be reached online at www.horizonbank.com. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HBNC.

Forward Looking Statements

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 provisions 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’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 its 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.

Contact:	Horizon Bancorp
	Mark E. Secor
	Chief Financial Officer
	(219) 873-2611
	Fax: (219) 874-9280