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): January 24, 2024

HORIZON BANCORP, INC.

(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, IN 46360

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(219) 879-0211

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value	HBNC	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 24, 2024, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing earnings and other financial results for the three–month period ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated here by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Investor Presentation

The Company has prepared presentation materials (the “Investor Presentation”) that management intends to use during its previously announced Earnings Conference Call on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, and from time to time thereafter in presentations about the Company’s operations and performance. The Company may use the Investor Presentation, possibly with modifications, in presentations to current and potential investors, analysts, lenders, business partners, acquisition candidates, customers, employees and others with an interest in the Company and its business.

A copy of the Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and incorporated here by reference. The Investor Presentation is also available on the Company’s investor website at www.horizonbank.com. Materials on the Company’s investor website are not part of or incorporated by reference into this report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8–K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8–K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
	Exhibit No.	Description	Location
	99.1	Press release issued on January 24, 2024	Attached
	99.2	Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Investor Presentation dated January 24, 2024	Attached
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document)	Within the Inline XBRL document

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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.

Date:	January 24, 2024	HORIZON BANCORP, INC.
		By:	/s/ Mark E. Secor
			Mark E. Secor,
			Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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