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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): June 4, 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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Trading Symbol(s)

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Common Stock, no par value

GABC

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Item 8.01. Other Events.

German American Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of German American Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), has entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement with The Home Savings and Loan Company of Kenton, Ohio (“HSLC”), pursuant to which German American Bank will sell its two branches located in Lexington, Kentucky, representing approximately $30.3 million in total deposits and $8.9 million in total loans as of April 30, 2021, to HSLC. The sale is in connection with the Company’s previously-announced operating optimization plan. The Company does not anticipate that the divestiture will result in the accrual of material gains or charges upon consummation. Subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals from the required federal and state banking agencies, the parties expect the sale to be consummated in the second half of 2021.

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 regarding the Company’s goals, intentions and expectations related to the divestiture.

By their nature, forward-looking 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: the timing and availability of the regulatory approvals necessary to consummate the divestiture and the gains and charges related thereto. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events, or circumstances or other changes affecting such statements except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

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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.


Date: June 4, 2021	By:	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. /s/ Mark A. Schroeder
		Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer