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): July 8, 2009


                                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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ITEM 8.01      OTHER EVENTS.
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         On July 8, 2009, Ameriana Bancorp, the holding company of Ameriana
Bank, announced that Ameriana Insurance Agency, a bank subsidiary, has completed
the previously announced purchase of the book of business of the Chapin-Hayworth
Insurance Agency Inc. A copy of the press release dated July 8, 2009 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              Press release dated July 8, 2009








                                   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: July 10, 2009                 By:  /s/  Jerome J. Gassen
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                                          Jerome J. Gassen
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer