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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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 19, 1999
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                               FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

      Indiana                       0-25023                  35-2056949
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(State or other Jurisdiction of    (Commission               (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization      File Number)              Identification No.)

                 220 Federal Drive N.W., Corydon, Indiana 47112
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (812) 738-2198
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)







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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
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      On July 19, 1999, First Capital,  Inc. ("First Capital"),  entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger  Agreement")  with HCB Bancorp ("HCB")
pursuant to which First Capital and HCB will combine in a merger of equals.  The
Merger  Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is  incorporated  herein by
reference.   The  Merger  Agreement   provides  that  FC  Acquisition  Corp.,  a
wholly-owned subsidiary of First Capital, will be merged with and into HCB, with
HCB being the  surviving  entity  (the  "Merger")  and  becoming a  wholly-owned
subsidiary of First Capital.  Immediately following  consummation of the Merger,
HCB will adopt a plan of  liquidation  pursuant  to which it will merge with and
into First Capital.  Immediately  following the combination of First Capital and
HCB,  Harrison  County  Bank,  a bank  organized  under the laws of the State of
Indiana  and a  subsidiary  of HCB ("HC  Bank"),  will merge with and into First
Federal  Bank, a Federal  Savings Bank, a federally  chartered  savings bank and
wholly-owned subsidiary of First Capital ("First Federal").

      Pursuant  to the terms of the Merger  Agreement,  each share of HCB common
stock,  no par value per share,  issued and outstanding at the Effective Time of
the Merger,  shall become and be converted into the right to receive 15.5 shares
of First Capital common stock,  par value $.01 per share.  Upon  consummation of
the Merger, the Board of Directors of First Capital will be increased from seven
to fourteen members and will consist of the  then-current  members of the Boards
of  Directors  of First  Capital  and HCB and the  Board of  Directors  of First
Federal also will be increased  from seven to fourteen  members and will consist
of the  then-current  members of the Boards of Directors of First Federal and HC
Bank.

      Consummation of the Merger is subject to various conditions, including the
approval  of the  shareholders  of First  Capital and HCB and the receipt of all
requisite regulatory approvals.

      The joint press  release  issued by First  Capital and HCB with respect to
the Merger is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

      The summary of the Merger  Agreement  is not  complete and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the  complete  text of such  documents  filed as an
exhibit herewith and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7(C).    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit 2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated  as of  July 19, 1999, by and
               among First Capital, Inc., FC Acquisition Corp. and HCB Bancorp

Exhibit 99.1   Joint Press Release issued by First Capital, Inc. and HCB Bancorp
               on July 20, 1999


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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.


                                    FIRST CAPITAL, INC.



Dated:    July 22, 1999             By: /s/ J. Gordon Pendleton
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                                        J. Gordon Pendleton
                                        Chairman of the Board and
                                         Chief Executive Officer







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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 2.1    Agreement  and Plan of Merger,  dated as of July 19, 1999, by and
               among First Capital, Inc., FC Acquisition Corp. and HCB Bancorp

Exhibit 99.1   Joint Press Release issued by First Capital, Inc. and HCB Bancorp
               on July 20, 1999.