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) February 14, 2013

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)

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Item 8.01  Other Events

 On February 14, 2013, HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 846,400 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 4% of the Company’s outstanding shares. The Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase program in order to fund the restricted stock portion of the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which was approved at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on January 17, 2013, as previously reported by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2013.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated February 14, 2013

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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: February 14, 2013	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 February 14, 2013

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

ASHEVILLE, NC– February 14, 2013 – HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”)(NASDAQ: HTBI), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 846,400 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 4% of the Company’s outstanding shares.  The shares may be purchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, from time to time depending upon market conditions and other factors.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase program in order to fund the restricted stock portion of the Company’s 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which was approved at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on January 17, 2013.

About HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

HomeTrust Bancshares is the holding company for HomeTrust Bank.  HomeTrust 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 offering traditional financial services 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.  HomeTrust Bancshares had consolidated assets of $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2012.

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 HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.