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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2024

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On May 2, 2024, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Only holders of the Company's common stock at the close of business on March 1, 2024 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 44,111,174 shares of common stock entitled to vote. A total of 35,009,727 shares of common stock (79.37%), constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting.

The Company's shareholders voted on four proposals at the annual meeting. The proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 20224. The final results of the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

The Company's shareholders elected three directors to the Board of Directors to serve for three–year terms until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

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
26,394,544						955,902						457,863						7,201,418

The Company's shareholders voted in favor of the holding an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote to approve executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers annually, as disclosed in the proxy statement. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For 1 Year						For 2 Years						For 3 Years						Abstain
25,305,220						275,906						1,856,437						370,744

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 2024. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non–Votes
34,448,181						361,505						200,040						7,201,418

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.