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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 25, 2021, Horizon Bank (“Horizon Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a definitive purchase and assumption agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to acquire 14 TCF National Bank (“TCF”) branches in 11 Michigan counties with approximately $976 million in deposits and $278 million in associated loans, which are being divested by TCF Financial Corporation in connection with its merger with Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. The transaction, which is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2021, is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions and adjustments.
On May 25, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of the Purchase Agreement and an investor conference call to discuss the transaction to be held on May 26, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. ET). A copy of the press release and investor presentation are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained herein, including the attached investor presentation, are furnished pursuant to this Item 8.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 nor shall the information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 25, 2021 | |
| 99.2 | Investor Presentation | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded 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: May 25, 2021 | HORIZON BANCORP, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Mark E. Secor |
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| Mark E. Secor, | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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