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Issuer:     GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. (GABC)
CIK:        0000714395
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000714395-23-000060
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

German American Bancorp amends bylaws with advance notice and universal proxy rules
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- Amended and restated bylaws effective December 18, 2023, establishing advance notice procedures for shareholder proposals and director nominations.
- Shareholder notice for 2024 annual meeting must be received between January 19, 2024 and February 18, 2024.
- Bylaws implement SEC universal proxy rules (Rule 14a-19) and require shareholder proxy cards to be non-white; white reserved for Board.
- Other changes include procedural requirements for director nominations and business items at shareholder meetings.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439523000060/0000714395-23-000060-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000071439523000060/gabc-20231218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000714395-23-000060

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