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):
January 19, 2016
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 Box 810 Jasper, Indiana | 47546 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(812) 482-1314
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On January 19, 2016, GABC issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.18 per share which will be payable on February 20, 2016 to shareholders of record as of January 29, 2016. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release, dated January 19, 2016. |
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. By: /s/ Mark A. Schroeder Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |
Dated: January 19, 2016