---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000706129-23-000083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HBNC"
cik: "0000706129"
company_name: "HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/"
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T18:31:37.745468+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Horizon Bancorp shareholders elect 4 directors; approve exec pay and auditor ratification at annual meeting

## Summary
- Shareholders elected James Dworkin, Michele Magnuson, Steven Reed, and Vanessa Williams to three-year terms; broker non-votes of 7,536,687.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 24,809,439 for, 4,290,156 against, 455,614 abstain.
- Ratification of FORVIS as independent auditor for 2023 approved: 36,001,195 for, 690,529 against, 400,173 abstain.
- Total shares voted 37,091,897 out of 43,941,427 outstanding (84.41% quorum).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000706129-23-000083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HBNC
- cik: 0000706129
- company_name: HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612923000083/0000706129-23-000083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612923000083/hbnc-20230504.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: The Company's shareholders elected four directors to the Board of Directors to serve for three–year terms until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Withhold Broker Non–Votes James B. Dworkin 26,433,717 3,121,492 7,536,687 Michele M. Magnuson 27,060,806 2,491,451 7,536,687 Steven W. Reed 28,065,764 1,489,446 7,536,687 Vanessa P. Williams 28,962,421 592,788 7,536,687
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612923000083/0000706129-23-000083-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/ shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Auditors at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: The Company's shareholders voted to approve the ratification of the appointment of FORVIS, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non–Votes 36,001,195 690,529 400,173 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612923000083/0000706129-23-000083-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/ shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: The Company's shareholders voted to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non–Votes 24,809,439 4,290,156 455,614 7,536,687
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612923000083/0000706129-23-000083-index.htm

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