hb_8k1126.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):   November 26, 2008
 
 
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 8.01  Other Events
 
On November 26, 2008, Horizon Bancorp issued a press release announcing that it received preliminary approval from the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury”), subject to standard closing conditions, for the investment of $25 million in the Company as part of the Treasury’s recently announced Capital Purchase Program. Additional information is provided in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 

 
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d)  Exhibits
    
       
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
99.1
  
Press Release issued November 26, 2008



 
 
 

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: December 1, 2008
Horizon Bancorp
     
     
 
By:
  /s/ James H. Foglesong 
   
James H. Foglesong,
Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit No.
  
Description
  
Location
99.1
  
Press Release issued November 26, 2008
  
Attached