---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-210098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HBNC"
cik: "0000706129"
company_name: "HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/"
filed_at: "2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:08:48.254487+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Horizon Bancorp appoints Thomas Prame as President effective August 15, 2022

## Summary
- Thomas M. Prame appointed President of Horizon Bancorp and Horizon Bank, effective Aug 15, 2022.
- Prame previously served as EVP and CEO of Community Banking at First Midwest Bancorp.
- Employment agreement includes $550k base salary, up to $30k relocation expenses, and $50k lump sum.
- Equity grant of 10,000 common shares with time-based vesting; eligible for bonus and LTIP plans.
- Also entered a change-in-control agreement with severance up to 2x base salary plus average bonus.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-210098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HBNC
- cik: 0000706129
- company_name: HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/
- filed_at: 2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000119312522210098/0001193125-22-210098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000119312522210098/d365600d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-210098
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-210098.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-210098.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas M. Prame was appointed as President at HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On August 2, 2022, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas M. Prame as President of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Horizon Bank (the “Bank”), to be effective as of August 15, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/706129/000119312522210098/0001193125-22-210098-index.htm

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