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): November 3, 2021

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-15877	35-1547518
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

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

Not Applicable

(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:

x    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ¨

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 ¨

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	GABC	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

D. Neil Dauby, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Bradley M. Rust, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of German American Bancorp, Inc. (“German American”) will participate in the 2021 Hovde Group Financial Services Conference being held on November 3 - 5, 2021, by hosting a series of meetings with investors.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the information that will be provided to meeting participants. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including the information incorporated herein from Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of words like “believe”, “continue”, “pattern”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “expect” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “might”, “can”, “may”, or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to German American’s goals, intentions and expectations; statements regarding German American’s business plan and growth strategies; statements regarding the asset quality of German American’s loan and investment portfolios; statements relating to the expected timing and benefits of the proposed merger between German American and Citizens Union Bancorp of Shelbyville, Inc. (“CUB”), including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues, and accretion/dilution to reported earnings that may be realized from the merger, and estimates of German American’s risks and future costs and benefits, whether with respect to the merger or otherwise.

Readers are cautioned that, by their nature, all forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from the expectations of German American that are expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. As a result, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and German American undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties, and other factors disclosed by German American in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and other filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), when considering any forward-looking statement.

Additional Information About the Merger and Where to Find It

The proposed merger of CUB with and into German American will be submitted to the CUB shareholders for their consideration. In connection with the proposed merger, on October 20, 2021, German American filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (SEC File No. 333-260386) that includes a proxy statement for CUB and a prospectus for German American, and other relevant documents concerning the proposed merger. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus will also be sent to CUB stockholders. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE CORRESPONDING PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED MERGER, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Communications in this filing do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any proxy vote or approval.

You will be able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about German American, without charge, at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or by accessing German American’s website (http://www.germanamerican.com) under the tab “Investor Relations” and then under the heading “Financial Information.” Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to Terri A. Eckerle, Shareholder Relations, German American Bancorp, Inc., 711 Main Street, Box 810, Jasper, Indiana 47546, telephone 812-482-1314 or to David M. Bowling, Chief Executive Officer, Citizens Union Bancorp of Shelbyville, Inc., 1854 Midland Trail, Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065, telephone 866-633-4450.

Participants in the Solicitation

German American and CUB and certain of their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of CUB in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the directors and executive officers of German American is set forth in the proxy statement for German American’s 2021 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on March 30, 2021, which information has been updated by German American from time to time in subsequent filings with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of CUB is set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger. Additional information about the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the transaction may also be obtained by reading the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger. Free copies of this document may be obtained as described above.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)       Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	German American Bancorp, Inc. Presentation dated November 3 - 5, 2021.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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, INC.
Date:   November 3, 2021	By:	/s/ Mark A. Schroeder
		Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

German American Symbol: GABC November 3 – 5, 2021 Hovde Group Financial Services Conference

Presented By 2 D. Neil Dauby , President and Chief Operating Officer (812) 482 - 0707 neil.dauby@germanamerican.com Bradley M. Rust, Senior Executive Vice President and CFO (812) 482 - 0718 brad.rust@germanamerican.com

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS When used in this presentation and our oral statements, the words or phrases “believe,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “plans,” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward - looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward - looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur in the future . By their nature, these statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the statements . Factors that could cause actual results and performance to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward - looking statement include those that are discussed in Item 1 , “Business – Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risk,” and Item 1 A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for 2020 as updated and supplemented by our other SEC reports filed from time to time . 3

Who We Are Indiana & Kentucky Community - focused Financial Services Organization • Banking, Insurance, Investments & Trust • $ 5.5 Billion Total Banking Assets • $ 2.3 Billion Investment and Trust Assets Under Management • $ 70 Million Annual Insurance Premiums • ~ 800 Team Members • 64 Banking Offices 4

5 Capitalize upon Market Strength & Growth Indiana MSA Market Expansion Market Total Market Deposits GABC Deposit Market Share*** Market Share Position *** # of Branches*** Heritage Markets* $ 6,529,499 35% #1 27 Evansville/Newburgh $ 6,700,611 9% #3 8 Bloomington $ 3,412,353 11% #4 3 Columbus $ 1,714,657 11% #3 4 Louisville MSA (Indiana Portion)** $ 4,435,166 6% #7 5 Total Indiana Growth Markets $ 16,262,787 * Includes the Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Perry, Pike & Spencer ** Includes the Indiana counties of Clark & Floyd *** Source: FDIC 06/30/21 Statistics

6 Capitalize upon Market Strength & Growth Kentucky MSA Market Expansion Market Total Market Deposits GABC Deposit Market Share** Market Share Position** # of Branches** Owensboro $ 3,015,787 5% #6 3 Bowling Green $ 3,535,230 8% #4 4 Louisville MSA* (Kentuck y Portion) $ 33,122,114 2% #9 11 Total Kentucky Growth Markets $ 39,673,131 ** Source: FDIC 06/30/21 Statistics (Inclusive of pending acquisition of Citizens Union Bank) * Includes the Kentucky counties of Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby & Spencer

History of Superior Financial Performance - Nine Consecutive Years of Increased Dividends - Eleven Years of Consecutive Record Earnings Performance - Double - Digit Return on Equity for Past 16 Consecutive Fiscal Years - Bank Director Magazine - Bank Performance Scorecard Top 15 National Ranking for 2016 – 2019 ($1 - $5 billion Publicly - traded Companies) - Bank Director Magazine - Top 20 of 300 Largest Publicly Traded Banks for 2017 & 2018 - Newsweek Best Banks in America (Indiana) 2021 - 2022 7

FINANCIAL TRENDS 8

$2,956 $3,144 $3,929 $4,398 $4,978 $5,476 1.24% 1.35% 1.38% 1.43% 1.32% 1.63% $- $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 9/30/21 (Dollars in Millions) Total Assets Annualized Return on Assets 9

$1,990 $2,142 $2,728 $3,077 $3,088 $3,009 81% 81% 78% 80% 82% 81% $- $250 $500 $750 $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 $1,750 $2,000 $2,250 $2,500 $2,750 $3,000 $3,250 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/21 (Dollars in Millions) Total Loans, Net of Unearned Income Commercial & Agricultural Loans as % of Total Loans 10

Total Loans $3,009.3 million Loan Portfolio Composition As of September 30, 2021 11 Construction & Development Loans , $ 211.6 million , 7% Agricultural Loans , $ 357.9 million , 12% Commercial Real Estate Owner Occupied , $ 401.5 million , 13% Commercial Real Estate Non - Owner Occupied , $ 742.3 million , 25% Multi - Family Residential Properties , $ 212.3 million , 7% Commercial & Industrial Loans , $ 525.9 million , 18% Consumer Loans , $ 62.4 million , 2% Home Equity Loans , $ 218.9 million , 7% Residential Mortgage Loans , $ 276.6 million , 9%

0.14% 0.38% 0.34% 0.33% 0.44% 0.34% 0.76% 0.48% 0.45% 0.45% 0.52% 0.43% * 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/21 Non - Performing Assets to Total Assets GABC Peer Group 12 *Peer Group as of 06/30/21

$2,350 $2,484 $3,073 $3,430 $4,107 $4,593 84% 84% 81% 82% 88% 92% $- $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/21 (Dollars in Millions) Total Deposits Non-Maturity Deposit Accounts as % of Total Deposits 13

Non - Interest Bearing Demand , $1,453.2 million , 32% Interest Bearing Demand, Savings & Money Market , $2,762.3 million , 60% Time Deposits , $377.5 million , 8% Deposit Composition as of September 30, 2021 Total Deposits $4,593.0 million 14 Year Cost of Deposits Cost of Funds 2016 0.23% 0.32% 2017 0.30% 0.40% 2018 0.50% 0.61% 2019 0.72% 0.83% 2020 0.35% 0.44% Q3 2021 0.10% 0.18%

$330 $365 $459 $574 $625 $650 13.02% 13.82% 14.82% 14.98% 13.46% 16.97% $- $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 $400 $450 $500 $550 $600 $650 $700 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/21 (Dollars in Millions) Total Shareholders’ Equity Annualized Return on Tangible Equity 15

$94,904 $99,909 $114,610 $145,225 $155,243 $113,103 $120,099 3.75% 3.76% 3.75% 3.92% 3.63% 3.60% 3.34% $- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 $160,000 $180,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/20 YTD 09/30/21 YTD (Dollars in Thousands) Net Interest Income Net Interest Margin (Tax-Equivalent) 16

$1,200 $1,750 $2,070 $5,325 $17,550 $15,550 $(8,500) 0.04% 0.04% 0.08% 0.17% 0.08% 0.03% 0.02% $(10,000) $(8,000) $(6,000) $(4,000) $(2,000) $- $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000 $18,000 $20,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/20 YTD 09/30/21 YTD (Dollars in Thousands) Provision for Credit Losses Net Charge-off to Average Loans 17

$32,013 $31,854 $37,070 $45,501 $54,474 $39,783 $44,495 25% 24% 24% 24% 26% 26% 27% $- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/20 YTD 09/30/21 YTD (Dollars in Thousands) Non - Interest Income Non-Interest Income as % of Total Revenue 18

$76,587 $77,803 $93,553 $114,162 $117,123 $87,836 $92,740 58.3% 56.8% 60.6% 59.0% 55.0% 56.6% 55.2% $- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/20 YTD 09/30/21 YTD (Dollars in Thousands) Non - Interest Expense Efficiency Ratio 19

$35,184 $40,676 $46,529 $59,222 $62,210 $41,320 $64,865 $1.57 $1.77 $1.99 $2.29 $2.34 $1.56 $2.44 $- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 12/31/16 12/31/17 12/31/18 12/31/19 12/31/20 09/30/20 YTD 09/30/21 YTD (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) Net Income & Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share* * Earnings Per Share adjusted for 3 - for - 2 stock split completed in 2017 20

Citizens Union Bancorp’s major Kentucky markets enhance GABC’s overall demographics Attractive Addition to Kentucky Franchise GABC CUB Pro Forma Branch Map Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, Company documents 1) Based on 3,706,299 shares of CUB common stock outstanding 2) GABC YTD Diluted Earnings Per Share 3) Demographic & deposit data as of June 30, 2021 21 Balance Sheet & Select Metrics as of 9/30/21 Announced M & A - Citizens Union Bank (1) (2) County Total County Deposits ($000's) 2021Market Share Rank Total Banks GAB/CUB Branches 2010 Population 2020 Population Growth Rate Median Household Income GABC *Clark 2,224,971$ 6.60% 5 13 3 110,232 121,093 9.85% 59,064$ *Floyd 2,210,195$ 5.10% 8 13 2 74,578 80,484 7.92% 63,219$ CUB *Jefferson KY 30,069,020$ 0.55% 16 25 3 742,054 765,413 3.15% 59,049$ *Oldham 915,759$ 3.48% 7 11 1 60,316 67,607 12.09% 97,968$ *Bullitt 1,003,931$ 2.59% 8 9 1 74,319 82,217 10.63% 65,560$ Hardin 2,105,387$ 1.30% 11 12 1 106,950 111,637 4.38% 57,463$ *Shelby 969,493$ 44.49% 1 7 5 42,189 49,989 18.49% 67,056$ *Spencer 163,911$ 28.90% 2 2 1 17,201 19,681 14.42% 80,166$ Owen 128,503$ 100.00% 1 1 2 10,841 11,278 4.03% 48,801$ Gallatin 64,734$ 51.30% 1 3 1 8,589 8,690 1.18% 52,167$ 39,855,904$ 1,247,269 1,318,089 * Included in Louisville Metro Market

22 • Attractive addition to German American franchise: – Expands GABC’s market share position in the attractive Louisville, KY market (1) • T r i p l i n g m a r ket s h a r e t o 2 . 47 % , a t op - 10 o v e r a l l m a r ket s h a r e pos i t i on i n a m a j or m e t r o m a r ket • Increases German American’s deposit market share rank to #4 of banks with less than $20 billion assets • Logical expansion within the Louisville market, enhancing the Company’s existing Indiana footprint and Louisville Commercial LPO • Further expands German American’s Kentucky footprint following upon the Citizens First Corp. merger in 2019 a n d F i r st S ec u r i t y , I n c. m e r ger i n 2018 – Complementary community banking model & culture with opportunity to expand relationships with Citizens Union customers – Retention of key Citizens Union personnel - David Bowling (current CEO) and Darryl Traylor (current President) will assume regional roles in a senior advisory capacity as Regional Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively • Financially Compelling: – ~14% accretive to first full year EPS (2) – ~2.50 year earn back period and 3.2% dilutive to TBV at closing (3) – ~200+ bps improvement in 2023E ROATCE (first full year of combined operations with 100% cost saves) – Price / LTM Net Income + Cost Savings of 8.2x (4) – Pro forma tangible common equity / tangible assets > 9.5% at close leaves GABC well positioned for continued growth 1) Defined as MSA of Louisville, KY 2) Excludes one - time costs. Assumes 100% phase - in of projected cost savings 3) Tangible book value per share earn back period defined as the number of years for pro forma tangible book value per shar e t o exceed projected standalone tangible book value per share (“crossover”) 4) Based on GABC’s 10 Day VWAP $35.99 as of September 17, 2021

WHY INVEST IN GABC? 23

24 Why Invest in GABC? $1.07 $1.27 $1.32 $1.43 $1.51 $1.57 $1.77 $1.99 $2.29 $2.34 GABC Earnings Per Share Growth * As of 12/31 for years shown *Earnings Per Share adjusted for 3 - for - 2 stock split completed in 2017

25 $7.64 $8.62 $8.92 $10.40 $11.57 $11.94 $13.45 $13.81 $16.49 $18.63 GABC Tangible Book Value Per Share Why Invest in GABC? * As of 12/31 for years shown *Tangible Book Value Per Share adjusted for 3 - for - 2 stock split completed in 2017

26 $12.13 $14.48 $18.95 $20.35 $22.21 $35.07 $35.33 $27.77 $35.62 $33.09 GABC Stock Price Appreciation Why Invest in GABC? As of 12/31 for years shown * *Stock Price adjusted for 3 - for - 2 stock split completed in 2017

Why Invest in GABC 27 • Proven Executive Management Team • Track Record of Consistent Top Quartile Financial Performance • Experienced in Operating Plan Execution and M & A Transitions • Potential Growth within New Market Areas – Small MSA Focus • Existing Platform for Operating Efficiency • Infrastructure in Place for Perpetuating Ongoing EPS Growth • Consistent Strong Dividend Yield and Dividend Pay - out Capacity

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