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): ~~March~~April 171, 2026

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).

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. ☐

Item 82.0102 ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition

OnHorizon ~~March 17~~Bancorp, ~~2026,~~Inc. ~~the~~issued ~~Board~~a ofpress ~~Directors~~release ofannouncing ~~Horizon~~that ~~Bancorp,~~the ~~Inc.~~Company’s ~~approved~~financial aresults ~~dividend~~for the first quarter of ~~$0.16~~2026 ~~per~~will ~~share,~~be ~~payable~~released after the market close on ~~April~~Wednesday, 17April 22, 2026,. Management will also host a conference call to ~~stockholders~~discuss the Company’s financial results for the first quarter of ~~record~~2026 on ~~April~~Thursday, 3April 23, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. ET).

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
	Exhibit No.	Description	Location
	99.1	Press release announcing the scheduled release of f irst quarter 202 6 earnings and conference call	Attached
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document)	Within the Inline XBRL document

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:	~~March~~April 181, 2026	HORIZON BANCORP, INC.
		By:	/s/ John R. Stewart, CFA
			John R. Stewart, CFA
			Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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