hb_8k1017.htm
UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 

FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2008
 
 
Horizon Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
     
Indiana
000-10792
35-1562417
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
   
515 Franklin Square, Michigan City, Indiana
46360
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
(219) 879-0211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
   
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 
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Item 8.01  Other Events
 
Horizon Bancorp, a bank holding company headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana (“Horizon”), is continuing to investigate the legitimacy of claims made by First Horizon National Corporation, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee (“FHNC”), regarding FHNC’s trademark rights in the name “Horizon Bank” (and other names that include the word “Horizon”). An attorney representing FNHC raised the claims in a letter dated October 27, 2008, and proposed that Horizon assign its common law rights in that name to FHNC in exchange for a license back to use the Horizon name in Horizon’s current trade area and a reasonable zone of expansion. While Horizon continues its investigation, it is engaging in discussions with FHNC’s counsel regarding FHNC alleged rights and additional details of FHNC’s proposed assignment of rights and trademark license arrangement.

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
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 hereto duly authorized.
 

 
Date: December 17, 2008
Horizon Bancorp
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ James H. Foglesong
   
James H. Foglesong,
Chief Financial Officer