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Issuer:     HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/ (HBNC)
CIK:        0000706129
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-30T20:25:20+00:00
Accession:  0000706129-26-000054
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Horizon Bancorp subsidiary faces $3M jury verdict in auto repossession lawsuit; plans appeal
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- Jury awarded ~$3.0M total damages, including $2.5M punitive, against Horizon Bank in a 2018 vehicle repossession and credit reporting case.
- Company will add ~$3.0M pre-tax expense to reserve in Q2 2026 and intends to appeal the verdict.
- Horizon discontinued indirect auto finance originations in 2023 and exited most remaining exposure in 2024; no broader exposure expected.
- Company does not view this as a disruption to its core community bank model; Q2 earnings call scheduled for July.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612926000054/0000706129-26-000054-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000070612926000054/hbnc-20260624.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000706129-26-000054

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