secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. (GABC)
CIK:        0000714395
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-008911
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

German American completes merger with Heartland BancCorp; assets ~$8.3B
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- Merger effective Feb 1, 2025; Heartland shareholders get 3.90 GABC shares per share; total assets ~$8.3B as of Dec 31, 2024.
- Options cancelled for cash payment of $154.60 per share (corrected amount) less exercise price and withholding taxes.
- Combined bank has 94 branches across Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio; expected to be EPS accretive with quick TBV earnback.
- G. Scott McComb and Ronnie R. Stokes appointed to German American Bancorp and Bank boards effective Feb 1, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000110465925008911/0001104659-25-008911-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714395/000110465925008911/tm255393d1_8ka.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-008911

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