UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~May~~July 627, 2026

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)
(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)

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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

GABC

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Item 72.0102. Results ~~Regulation~~of FDOperations ~~Disclosure~~and Financial Condition.

D.On ~~Neil~~July ~~Dauby~~27, ~~Chairman~~2026, ~~and~~German ~~Chief~~American ~~Executive Officer~~Bancorp, ~~and~~Inc. ~~Bradley~~(the M.“Company”) ~~Rust,~~issued ~~President~~a ~~and~~press ~~Chief~~release ~~Financial~~announcing ~~Officer,~~its ofresults ~~German~~for ~~American~~the ~~Bancorp,~~quarter ~~Inc.~~ended ~~will~~June be30, ~~meeting~~2026, ~~with~~and ~~investors~~making onother ~~May~~disclosures. 7The –press 8,release ~~2026,~~(including asthe ~~part~~accompanying ofunaudited aconsolidated ~~non-deal~~financial ~~roadshow~~statements ~~hosted~~as byof ~~Piper~~and ~~Sandler.~~for ~~Attached~~the asquarter ~~Exhibit~~ended ~~99.1~~June is30, ~~the~~2026, ~~information~~and ~~that~~other ~~will~~financial bedata) ~~provided~~is tofurnished ~~meeting~~herewith ~~participants.~~as ~~Such~~Exhibit ~~information~~99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 72.0102, including the information incorporated herein from Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 72.0102 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.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Cash Dividend. As announced in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.31 per share which will be payable on August 20, 2026 to shareholders of record as of August 10, 2026.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	~~German~~Press ~~American Bancorp~~release, ~~Inc.~~dated ~~Presentation~~July ~~dated~~27, ~~May~~2026, 7issued &by 8German American Bancorp, ~~2026~~Inc.
	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: July 27, 2026	By:	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. /s/ D. Neil Dauby
Date: May 6, 2026	By:	/s/ D. Neil Dauby
		D. Neil Dauby, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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