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) March 10, 2014

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:

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Item 8.01  Other Events

 On March 10, 2014, HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the “Bank”), issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference announcing that Keith J. Houghton has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated March 10, 2014

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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: March 10, 2014	By:	/s/ Tony J. VunCannon
		Tony J. VunCannon
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated March 10, 2014

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Keith J. Houghton Joins HomeTrust Bank as Chief Credit Officer

ASHEVILLE, NC – March 10, 2014 – HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HTBI), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that Keith J. Houghton has joined the Bank as Senior Vice President, Chief Credit Officer.

Dana L. Stonestreet, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, commented, “As a growing institution, the strength of our credit administration is absolutely essential to our success.  In Keith, we believe that with his extensive banking background and many years of experience in credit administration and credit risk assessment, we have found the right person to lead us in this critical area.  We are extremely pleased to have Keith join our management team.”

Mr. Houghton has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry.  For nearly 17 years, he held a variety of senior positions in the credit and lending areas with StellarOne Corporation, a Charlottesville, VA-based bank holding company with approximately $3 billion in assets, and its predecessors, until the sale of StellarOne to another bank in January of this year. The most recent of those positions was Chief Credit Risk Officer, which Mr. Houghton held since 2007.

“I am thrilled to join HomeTrust and am excited by the many opportunities that await it,” said Mr. Houghton.  “I look forward to working with my fellow HomeTrust team members to capitalize on those opportunities,” he added.

Mr. Houghton earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Babson College, Wellesley, MA.

About HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for 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. With $1.6 billion in assets as of December 31, 2013, the community-oriented financial institution offers traditional financial services within its local communities through its 21 full service offices in Western North Carolina, including the Asheville metropolitan area, the “Piedmont” region of North Carolina, and Greenville, South 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 HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

WEBSITE: WWW.HOMETRUSTBANCSHARES.COM

Contact:

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.

Dana L. Stonestreet – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Tony J. VunCannon - Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

828-259-3939