SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 October 1, 2000
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                             GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Indiana                          0-11244                    35-1547518
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(State or other             (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                                           Identification Number)
incorporation)


             711 Main Street                         47546
                  Box 810                         ----------
             Jasper, Indiana                      (Zip Code)
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(Address of principal executive offices)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812) 482-1314




Item 5.    Other Events

Effective  October 1, 2000, German American Bancorp completed its acquisition of
Holland  Bancorp,  Inc.,  the parent  company of The  Holland  National  Bank of
Holland,  Indiana. Under the terms of the merger, German American Bancorp issued
approximately  948,000 shares of its common stock.  Information  concerning this
transaction was previously  reported by German American  Bancorp's  Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-41698).


Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (a)      Financial statements of businesses acquired

                  Not applicable

         (b)      Pro forma financial information

                  Not applicable

         (c)      Exhibits

                  2      The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  among Holland
                         Bancorp, Inc., the Registrant,  and certain affiliates,
                         dated June 27, 2000. The copy of this exhibit, filed as
                         Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement
                         on Form S-4 (No. 333-41698),  is incorporated herein by
                         reference.


                                    SIGNATURE

         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.


                             GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP



                              By:   /s/ Mark A. Schroeder
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                                   Mark A. Schroeder
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: October 9, 2000


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Number Assigned
 In Regulation
  S-K Item 601                        Description of Exhibit
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     2    The Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among Holland Bancorp,  Inc.,
          the Registrant, and certain affiliates,  dated June 27, 2000. The copy
          of this exhibit, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Registration
          Statement  on Form S-4 (No.  333-41698),  is  incorporated  herein  by
          reference.



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