8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  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 29, 2012

HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-35593	45-5055422
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Identification Number)

10 Woodfin Street, Asheville, North Carolina	28801
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (828) 259-3939

N/A

(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 On October 29, 2012, HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference announcing the date, time and place of the Company’s upcoming first annual meeting of stockholders.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated October 29, 2012

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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.

		HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: October 29, 2012	By:	/s/ Tony J. VunCannon
		Tony J. VunCannon
		Senior Vice President and    Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated October 29, 2012

EX-99.1

For Immediate Release

October 29, 2012

Contact:	Tony J. VunCannon
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	Tony.Vuncannon@hometrustbanking.com
	828-350-3049

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Asheville, North Carolina   HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”)(NASDAQ: HTBI) announced today that the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on January 17, 2013, at the Renaissance Hotel, located at 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville, North Carolina.

About HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

On July 10, 2012, the Company became the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the “Bank”) in connection with the completion of the Bank’s conversion from the mutual to the stock form of organization and the Company’s related initial public stock offering. The Bank, including its banking divisions – HomeTrust Bank, Tryon Federal Bank, Shelby Savings Bank, Home Savings Bank, Industrial Federal Bank, Cherryville Federal Bank and Rutherford County Bank, is a community-oriented financial institution with $1.7 billion in assets as of June 30, 2012.  The Bank offers traditional financial services within its local communities through its 20 full service offices in Western North Carolina, including the Asheville metropolitan area, and the “Piedmont” region of North Carolina. The Bank is the 10th largest bank headquartered in North Carolina.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated in such statements, including increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, changes in general economic conditions and conditions within the securities markets, legislative and regulatory changes and other factors described from time to time in documents filed and furnished by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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