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)
                                February 1, 2000



                             PERMANENT BANCORP, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


         Delaware                   0-23370                     35-1908797
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(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File No.)          (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                                         Identification No.)



   101 Southeast Third Street, Evansville, Indiana               47708
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (708) 687-9400



                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 5.  Other Events

         On December  20,  1999,  Old  National  Bancorp  ("Old  National")  and
Permanent Bancorp,  Inc.  ("Permanent") entered into an Agreement of Affiliation
and Merger (the  "Agreement")  dated as of December 20,  1999,  by and among Old
National Bancorp, Permanent Bancorp, Inc., Merger Corporation, Old National Bank
and Permanaent Bank.

         The  agreement  calls for a fixed price with the  exchange  ratio to be
based on the price of Old  National  stock at the time of  closing,  subject  to
adjustment.  Old  National  intends  to  purchase  the shares to be isued in the
transaction  in the  open  market  prior  to  closing  and to  account  for  the
transaction  as a  purchase.  The  transaction,  subject  to  regulatory  agency
approval and the approval of permanent  shareholders is expected to be completed
by the third quarter of 2000. Upon completion of merger,  preliminary  plans are
to combine Permanent's offices into Old National's.

         The Merger Agreement and the press release providing further details on
the  exchange  ratio issued on February 1, 2000 are attached as exhibits to this
report and are incorporated  herein by reference.  The foregoing  summary of the
Merger  Agreement  does not  purport  to be  complete  and is  qualified  in its
entirety by reference to such agreement.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      EXHIBITS:

         2        Agreement of Affiliation and Merger,  dated as of December 20,
                  1999, by and among Old National  Bancorp,  Permanent  Bancorp,
                  Inc.,  Merger  Corporation,  Old National  Bank and  Permanent
                  Bank.

         20       Press Release issued February 1, 2000.






                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                           PERMANENT BANCORP, INC.




Date:  February 2, 2000               By:  /s/ Donald P. Weinzapfel
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                                           Donald P. Weinzapfel
                                           Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer (Principal
                                             Financial and Accounting Officer)








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                              Description



2        Agreement of Affiliation and Merger dated as of December 20, 1999.

20       Press Release issued February 1, 2000.