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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): September 30, 2008
AMERIANA BANCORP
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
INDIANA 0-18392 35-1782688
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
2118 BUNDY AVENUE, NEW CASTLE, INDIANA 47263-1048
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (765) 529-2230
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(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:
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
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On September 30, 2008, Ameriana Bancorp forwarded to its stockholders a
copy of a letter it had sent to depositors of its wholly-owned subsidiary
Ameriana Bank regarding the safety of the funds deposited at Ameriana Bank. A
copy of the letter sent to stockholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(d) Exhibits
Number Description
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99.1 Stockholder letter dated September 30, 2008
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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.
AMERIANA BANCORP
Dated: October 1, 2008 By: /s/ Jerome J. Gassen
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Jerome J. Gassen
President and Chief Executive Officer