HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/ - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)


þ		ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

Commission file number 0-10792

Horizon Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Indiana		35-1562417

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

515 Franklin Square, Michigan City		46360

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 219-879-0211

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class Common Stock, no par value		Name of each exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to the Form 10-K þ

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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the average bid price of such stock as of June 30, 2009, the last day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $39,800,000.

As of March 10, 2010, the registrant had 3,286,006 shares of Common Stock outstanding.


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Horizon Bancorp
2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K
Table of Contents


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PART I
Item 1 Business		3
Item 1A Risk Factors		17
Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments		26
Item 2 Properties		26
Item 3 Legal Proceedings		26
Item 4 Reserved		26
Special Item: Executive Officers of Registrant		26
PART II
Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		27
Item 6 Selected Financial Data		28
Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation		29
Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		51
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		52
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreement with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		94
Item 9A(T) Controls and Procedures		94
Item 9B Other Information		94
PART III
Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		95
Item 11 Executive Compensation		95
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		96
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		96
Item 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services		96
PART IV
Item 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules		97
SIGNATURES		98
EXHIBIT INDEX		100
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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

The disclosures in this Item 1 are qualified by the disclosures below in Item 1A, Risk Factors, and Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation, and in other cautionary statements set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

General

Horizon Bancorp (“Horizon” or the “Company”) is a registered bank holding company incorporated in Indiana and headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana. Horizon provides a broad range of banking services in Northwestern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan through its bank subsidiary, Horizon Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) and other affiliated entities. Horizon’s Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol HBNC. The Bank was chartered as a national banking association in 1873 and has operated continuously since that time. The Bank is a full-service commercial bank offering commercial and retail banking services, corporate and individual trust and agency services and other services incident to banking.

On April 6, 2009, the Bank opened a full service branch in Goshen, Indiana and on June 8, 2009, the Bank opened a full service branch in Munster, Indiana. In total, the Bank maintains 19 full service offices in Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan. At December 31, 2009, the Bank had total assets of $1.4 billion and total deposits of $951.7 million. The Bank has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Horizon Investments, Inc. (“Horizon Investments”), Horizon Insurance Services, Inc. (“Horizon Insurance”) and Horizon Grantor Trust. Horizon Investments manages the investment portfolio of the Bank. Horizon Insurance offered a full line of personal insurance products until March 2005, at which time the majority of its assets were sold to a third party. Horizon Grantor Trust holds title to certain company owned life insurance policies.

Horizon formed Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust II in 2004 (“Trust II”) and Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust III in 2006 (“Trust III”) for the purpose of participating in pooled trust preferred securities offerings. The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the acquisition of Alliance Financial Corporation in 2005, which formed Alliance Financial Statutory Trust I (“Alliance Trust”). See Note 12 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion regarding these previously consolidated entities that are now reported separately. The business of Horizon is not seasonal to any material degree.

No material part of Horizon’s business is dependent upon a single or small group of customers, the loss of any one or more of whom would have a materially adverse effect on the business of Horizon. In 2009, revenues from loans accounted for 64% of the total consolidated revenue, and revenues from investment securities accounted for 16% of total consolidated revenue.

Employees

The Bank, Horizon Trust and Horizon Investments employed approximately 294 full and part-time employees as of December 31, 2009. Horizon and Horizon Grantor Trust do not have any employees.

Competition

A high degree of competition exists in all major areas where Horizon engages in business. The Bank’s primary market consists of Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Elkhart and Lake Counties Indiana, and Berrien County, Michigan. The Bank competes with other commercial banks as well as with savings and loan associations, consumer finance companies and credit unions. To a more moderate extent, the Bank competes with Chicago money center banks, mortgage banking companies, insurance companies, brokerage houses, other institutions engaged in money market financial services and certain government agencies.

Based on deposits as of June 30, 2009, Horizon was the largest of the 10 bank and thrift institutions in LaPorte County with a 36.50% market share and the fifth largest of the 15 institutions in Porter County with a 7.61% market share. In Berrien County, Michigan, Horizon was the fourth largest of the 10 bank and thrift institutions with a 7.84% market share.

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Horizon’s market share of deposits in Lake, St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties was less than 1.00% in each of these counties. (Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits Market Share Reports, available at www.fdic.gov).

Supervision and Regulation

The Bank Holding Company Act

Horizon is registered as a bank holding company and is subject to the supervision of, and regulation by, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC Act”). Pursuant to Federal Reserve regulations, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial and managerial strength to its subsidiary banks. It is the policy of the Federal Reserve that, pursuant to this requirement, a bank holding company should stand ready to use its resources to provide adequate capital funds to its subsidiary banks during periods of financial stress or adversity.

The BHC Act requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve to acquire more than a 5% voting interest of any bank or bank holding company. Additionally, the BHC Act restricts Horizon’s non-banking activities to those which are determined by the Federal Reserve to be so closely related to banking and a proper incident thereto.

Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (the “FDICIA”), a bank holding company is required to guarantee the compliance of any insured depository institution subsidiary that may become “undercapitalized” (as defined in FDICIA) with the terms of any capital restoration plan filed by such subsidiary with its appropriate federal bank regulatory agency.

Bank holding companies are required to comply with the Federal Reserve’s risk-based capital guidelines. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) also have risk-based capital ratio guidelines to which depository institutions under their respective supervision are subject. The guidelines establish a systematic analytical framework that makes regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banking organizations. Risk-based capital ratios are determined by allocating assets and specified off-balance sheet commitments to four risk weighted categories, with higher levels of capital being required for the categories perceived as representing greater risk. For Horizon’s regulatory capital ratios and regulatory requirements as of December 31, 2009, see the information in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in Item 7 below, which is incorporated herein by reference.

National Bank Act

The Bank is (i) subject to the provisions of the National Bank Act; (ii) supervised, regulated, and examined by the OCC; and (iii) subject to the rules and regulations of the OCC, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC.

Deposit Insurance

The Bank’s deposits are insured to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), which is generally $250,000 per depositor until December 31, 2013, subject to aggregation rules. In response to FDIC’s increased costs resulting from the higher levels of bank failures that began in 2008, the Bank’s FDIC expense has increased significantly. In addition to higher assessment rates, the Bank was required to pay a special FDIC assessment as of June 30, 2009, and also paid an assessment to participate in the FDIC Transaction Account Guarantee Program, as discussed below.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (the “Reform Act”), resulted in significant changes to the federal deposit insurance program effective March 31, 2006, the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”) were merged to create a new fund, called the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”).

Pursuant to the Reform Act, the FDIC is authorized to set the reserve ratio for the DIF annually at between 1.15% and 1.5% of estimated insured deposits, and the FDIC has been given discretion to set assessment rates according to risk regardless of the level of the fund reserve ratio. The designated reserve ratio for the DIF is currently set at 1.25% of estimated insured deposits. Recent failures, as well as deterioration in banking and economic conditions, have significantly increased the fund’s loss provisions, resulting in a decline in the reserve ratio. As of June 30, 2009, the reserve ratio was 0.22%. The FDIC expects a higher rate of insured institution failures in the next few years; thus, the reserve ratio may continue to decline. Because the reserve ratio has fallen below 1.15%, the FDIC has established a restoration plan to

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restore the reserve ratio to 1.15%. The FDIC has increased the assessment rates and is making other changes to the assessment system to ensure that riskier institutions bear a greater share of the proposed increase in assessments.

The Bank is subject to deposit insurance assessment by the FDIC, which is a risk-related deposit insurance assessment system where premiums are based upon the institution’s capital levels and risk profile. Under this system, insured institutions are assigned to one of four risk-weighted categories based on supervisory evaluations, regulatory capital levels, and certain other factors with less risky institutions paying lower assessments.

An institution’s assessment rate depends upon the category to which it is assigned. Adjustments also are made to a bank’s initial assessment rates based on levels of long-term unsecured debt, secured liabilities in excess of 252% of domestic deposits and, for certain institutions, brokered deposit levels. For 2009, initial assessments ranged from 12 to 45 basis points of assessable deposits, and the Bank paid assessments at the rate of 13 basis points for each $100 of insured deposits.

In 2008, the FDIC adopted an optional Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program by which, for a fee, noninterest bearing transaction accounts would receive unlimited insurance coverage until June 30, 2010 and, for a fee, certain senior unsecured debt issued by institutions and their holding companies between October 13, 2008 and October 31, 2009 would be guaranteed by the FDIC through December 31, 2012. The Bank made the business decision to participate in the unlimited noninterest bearing transaction account coverage, but Horizon and the Bank elected not to participate in the unsecured debt guarantee program. The assessments for unlimited noninterest bearing transaction account coverage for deposit amounts over $250,000 were 10 basis points per $100 of insured deposits during 2009 and are 15 basis points per $100 of insured deposits during the first six months of 2010 for institutions, such as the Bank, in Risk Category I.

In 2009, the FDIC adopted an interim rule that imposed a special assessment of 20 basis points as of June 30, 2009. The Bank paid on September 30, 2009, the collection date for the special assessment, the amount of $663,000.

On December 30, 2009, banks were required to pay the third quarter FDIC assessment and to prepay estimated insurance assessments for the years 2010 through 2012 on that date. The Bank paid an aggregate of $5.3 million in premiums on December 30, 2009, $5.0 million of which constituted prepaid premiums.

The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any insured depository institution if the FDIC determines, after a hearing, that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe and unsound condition to continue operations or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed in writing by, or written agreement with, the FDIC. The FDIC may also suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing process for a permanent termination of insurance if the institution has no tangible capital.

Federal law also provides for the possibility that the FDIC may pay dividends to insured institutions once the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio equals or exceeds 1.35% of estimated insured deposits.

Insured depository institutions that were in existence on December 31, 1996, and paid assessments prior to that date (or their successors) were entitled to a one-time credit against future assessments based on their past contributions to the BIF or SAIF. In 2006, the Bank received a one-time credit of $458,000 against future assessments. Of our initial credit, $314,000 was utilized in 2007 and the remaining $144,000 was utilized in 2008.

Due to the continued failures of unaffiliated FDIC insured depository institutions, we anticipate that our FDIC deposit insurance premiums will increase in the future, perhaps significantly, which will adversely impact our future earnings, but management cannot predict what insurance assessment rates will be in the future.

FDIC-insured institutions also remain subject to the requirement to pay assessments to the FDIC to fund interest payments on bonds issued by the Financing Corporation (“FICO”), an agency of the Federal government established to recapitalize the predecessor to the SAIF. The amount assessed on individual institutions, including the Bank, by FICO is in addition to the amount paid for deposit insurance according to the risk-related assessment rate schedule. These assessments will continue until the FICO bonds are repaid between 2017 and 2019. During 2009, the FICO assessment

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rate ranged between 1.02 and 1.14 basis points for each $100 of insured deposits per quarter. For the first quarter of 2010, the FICO assessment rate is 1.06 basis points for each $100 in domestic deposits maintained at an institution. Future increases in deposit insurance premiums or changes in risk classification would increase the Bank’s deposit related costs.

General Regulatory Supervision

Both federal and state law extensively regulate various aspects of the banking business, such as reserve requirements, truth-in-lending and truth-in-savings disclosures, equal credit opportunity, fair credit reporting, trading in securities and other aspects of banking operations. Branching by the Bank is subject to the jurisdiction and requires notice to, or the prior approval of, the OCC.

Transactions With Affiliates and Insiders

Horizon and the Bank are subject to the Federal Reserve Act, which restricts financial transactions between banks, affiliated companies and their executive officers, including limits on credit transactions between these parties. The statute prescribes terms and conditions for bank affiliate transactions deemed to be consistent with safe and sound banking practices, and restricts the types of collateral security permitted in connection with a bank’s extension of credit to an affiliate.

Capital Regulation

Capital Regulations. The federal bank regulatory authorities have adopted risk-based capital guidelines for banks and bank holding companies that are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banks and bank holding companies and account for off-balance sheet items. Risk-based capital ratios are determined by allocating assets and specified off-balance sheet commitments to four risk weighted categories of 0%, 20%, 50%, or 100%, with higher levels of capital being required for the categories perceived as representing greater risk.

The capital guidelines divide a bank holding company’s or bank’s capital into two tiers. The first tier (“Tier I”) includes common equity, certain non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and certain other intangible assets (except mortgage servicing rights and purchased credit card relationships, subject to certain limitations). Supplementary capital (“Tier II”) includes, among other items, cumulative perpetual and long-term limited-life preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, certain hybrid capital instruments, term subordinated debt and the allowance for loan and lease losses, subject to certain limitations, less required deductions. Banks and bank holding companies are required to maintain a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 8%, of which 4% must be Tier I capital. The federal banking regulators may, however, set higher capital requirements when a bank’s particular circumstances warrant. Banks experiencing or anticipating significant growth are expected to maintain capital ratios, including tangible capital positions, well above the minimum levels.

Also required by the regulations is the maintenance of a leverage ratio designed to supplement the risk-based capital guidelines. This ratio is computed by dividing Tier I capital, net of all intangibles, by the quarterly average of total assets. The minimum leverage ratio is 3% for the most highly rated institutions, and 1% to 2% higher for institutions not meeting those standards. Pursuant to the regulations, banks must maintain capital levels commensurate with the level of risk, including the volume and severity of problem loans to which they are exposed.

In December 2008, the Company received $25,000,000 in exchange for 25,000 shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, issued to the Treasury Department, and related warrants. Of that amount, $20,000,000 was contributed to the Bank. As a result, the Company’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital have increased significantly from the capital reported in prior periods.

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The following is a summary of Horizon’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital and capital requirements at December 31, 2009.


						For Capital¹					For Well¹
	Actual					Adequacy Purposes					Capitalized Purposes
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio

As of December 31, 2009

Total capital¹ (to risk-weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	142,122		14.74	%	$	77,135		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		126,005		13.10	%		76,950		8.00	%	$	96,187		10.00	%

Tier 1 capital¹ (to risk-weighted assets)
Consolidated		130,052		13.49	%		38,562		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		113,935		11.85	%		38,459		4.00	%		57,689		6.00	%

Tier 1 capital¹ (to average assets)
Consolidated		130,052		9.86	%		52,759		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		113,935		8.64	%		52,748		4.00	%		65,935		5.00	%


¹		As defined by regulatory agencies

Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action.

Federal law provides the federal banking regulators with broad powers to take prompt corrective action to resolve the problems of undercapitalized institutions. The extent of the regulators’ powers depends on whether the institution in question is “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” or “critically undercapitalized,” as defined by regulation. Depending upon the capital category to which an institution is assigned, the regulators’ corrective powers include: (i) requiring the submission of a capital restoration plan; (ii) placing limits on asset growth and restrictions on activities; (iii) requiring the institution to issue additional capital stock (including additional voting stock) or to be acquired; (iv) restricting transactions with affiliates; (v) restricting the interest rate the institution may pay on deposits; (vi) ordering a new election of directors of the institution; (vii) requiring that senior executive officers or directors be dismissed; (viii) prohibiting the institution from accepting deposits from correspondent banks; (ix) requiring the institution to divest certain subsidiaries; (x) prohibiting the payment of principal or interest on subordinated debt; and (xi) ultimately, appointing a receiver for the institution. At December 31, 2009, the Bank was categorized as “well capitalized,” meaning that the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio exceeded 10%, the Bank’s Tier I risk-based capital ratio exceeded 6%, the Bank’s leverage ratio exceeded 5%, and the Bank was not subject to a regulatory order, agreement or directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.

Anti-Money Laundering and the USA Patriot Act

Horizon is subject to the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, which contains anti-money laundering and financial transparency laws and requires financial institutions to implement additional policies and procedures with respect to, or additional measures designed to address, any or all of the following matters, among others: money laundering, suspicious activities and currency transaction reporting, and currency crimes.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Horizon also is subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), which revised the laws affecting corporate governance, accounting obligations and corporate reporting. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act applies to all companies with equity or debt securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In particular, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act established: (i) new requirements for audit committees, including independence, expertise and responsibilities; (ii) additional responsibilities regarding financial statements for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the reporting company; (iii) new standards for auditors and regulation of audits; (iv) increased disclosure and reporting obligations for the reporting company and their directors and executive officers; and (v) new and increased civil and criminal penalties for violation of the securities laws. Management expects that significant additional efforts and expense will continue to be required to comply with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted final rules implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In each Form 10-K it files, Horizon is required to include a report of management on Horizon’s internal control over

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financial reporting. The internal control report must include a statement of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate control over financial reporting of Horizon, identify the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting, provide management’s assessment of the effectiveness of Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting and state that Horizon’s independent accounting firm has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting. Significant efforts were required to comply with Section 404 and Horizon anticipates additional efforts will be required in future years.

Recent Legislative Developments

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Capital Purchase Program

The global and U.S. economies are experiencing significantly reduced business activity as a result of, among other factors, disruptions in the financial system during the past year, and in particular, the last several weeks. Dramatic declines in the housing market during the past year, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures and unemployment, have resulted in write-downs of asset values by financial institutions, including government-sponsored entities and major commercial and investment banks. These write-downs, initially of mortgage-backed securities but spreading to credit default swaps and other derivative securities, have caused many financial institutions to seek additional capital, to merge with larger and stronger institutions and, in some cases, to fail.

Reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets generally and the strength of counterparties, many lenders and institutional investors have reduced, and in some cases, ceased to provide funding to borrowers, including other financial institutions. The availability of credit, confidence in the financial sector, and level of volatility in the financial markets have been adversely affected as a result. In recent weeks, volatility and disruption in the capital and credit markets has reached unprecedented levels. In some cases, the markets have produced downward pressure on stock prices and credit capacity for certain issuers without regard to those issuers’ underlying financial strength.

In response to the financial crises affecting the banking system and financial markets and going concern threats to investment banks and other financial institutions, on October 3, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the “EESA”) was signed into law. Pursuant to the EESA, the U.S. Department of Treasury (the “Treasury”) has the authority to, among other things, purchase up to $700 billion of mortgages, mortgage-backed securities and certain other financial instruments from financial institutions for the purpose of stabilizing and providing liquidity to the U.S. financial markets.

On October 14, 2008, the Treasury also announced it would offer to qualifying U.S. banking organizations the opportunity to sell preferred stock, along with warrants to purchase common stock, to the Treasury on what may be considered attractive terms under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) Capital Purchase Program (the “CPP”). The CPP allows financial institutions, like Horizon, to issue non-voting preferred stock to the Treasury in an amount ranging between 1% and 3% of the institution’s total risk-weighted assets.

Although both Horizon and the Bank met all applicable regulatory capital requirements and were well capitalized, Horizon determined that obtaining additional capital pursuant to the CPP for contribution in whole or in part to the Bank was advisable given the then current economic recession and the benefits the additional capital provides in managing through an economic recession. As a result, Horizon decided to participate in the CPP Program and sold $25,000,000 of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A to the Treasury on December 19, 2008.

The general terms of the preferred stock issued by Horizon under the CPP are as follows:

	•		Dividends at the rate of 5% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears, are required to be paid on the preferred stock for the first five years and dividends at the rate of 9% per annum are required thereafter until the stock is redeemed by Horizon;

	•		Without the prior consent of the Treasury, Horizon will be prohibited from increasing its common stock dividends or repurchasing its common stock for the first three years while Treasury is an investor;

	•		During the first three years the preferred stock is outstanding, Horizon will be prohibited from repurchasing such preferred stock, except with the proceeds from a sale of Tier 1 qualifying common or other preferred stock of

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			Horizon in an offering that raises at least 25% of the initial offering price of the preferred stock sold to the Treasury ($6,250,000). After the first three years, the preferred stock can be redeemed at any time with any available cash;

	•		Under the CPP, Horizon also issued to the Treasury warrants entitling the Treasury to buy 212,104 shares of Horizon’s common stock at an exercise price of $17.68 per share; and

	•		Horizon agreed to certain compensation restrictions for its senior executive officers and restrictions on the amount of executive compensation which is tax deductible.

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”). The ARRA amends, among other things, the TARP Program legislation by directing the U.S. Treasury Department to issue regulations implementing strict limitations on compensation paid or accrued by financial institutions, like Horizon, participating in the TARP Program. These limitations are to include:

	•		A prohibition on paying or accruing bonus, incentive or retention compensation for our President and Chief Executive Officer, other than certain awards of long-term restricted stock or bonuses payable under existing employment agreements;

	•		A prohibition on making any payments to the executive officers of Horizon and the next five most highly compensated employees for departure from Horizon other than compensation earned for services rendered or accrued benefits;

	•		Subjecting bonus, incentive and retention payments made to the executive officers of Horizon and the next 20 most highly compensated employees to repayment (clawback) if based on statements of earnings, revenues, gains or other criteria that are later found to be materially inaccurate;

	•		A prohibition on any compensation plan that would encourage manipulation of reported earnings;

	•		Establishment by the Board of Directors of a company-wide policy regarding excessive or luxury expenditures including office and facility renovations, aviation or other transportation services and other activities or events that are not reasonable expenditures for staff development, reasonable performance incentives or similar measures in the ordinary course of business;

	•		Submitting a “say-on-pay” proposal to a non-biding vote of shareholders at future annual meetings, whereby shareholders vote to approve the compensation of executives as disclosed pursuant to the executive compensation disclosures included in the proxy statement; and

	•		A review by the U.S. Department of Treasury of any bonus, retention awards or other compensation paid to the executive officers of Horizon and the next 20 most highly compensated employees prior to February 17, 2009 to determine if such payments were excessive and negotiate for the reimbursement of such excess payments.

On June 10, 2009, Treasury issued an interim final rule implementing and providing guidance on the executive compensation and corporate governance provisions of EESA, as amended by ARRA. The regulations were published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2009, and set forth the following requirements:

	•		Evaluation of employee compensation plans and potential to encourage excessive risk or manipulation of earnings.

	•		Compensation committee discussion, evaluation and review of senior executive officer compensation plans and other employee compensation plans to ensure that they do not encourage unnecessary and excessive risk.

	•		Compensation committee discussion, evaluation and review of employee compensation plans to ensure that they do not encourage manipulation of reported earnings.

	•		Compensation committee certification and disclosure requirements regarding evaluation of employee compensation plans.

	•		“Clawback” of bonuses.

	•		Prohibition on golden parachute payments based on materially inaccurate financial statements or performance metrics.

	•		Limitation on bonus payments, retention awards and incentive compensation.

	•		Disclosure regarding perquisites and compensation consultants; prohibition on gross-ups.

	•		Luxury or excessive expenditures policy.

	•		Shareholder advisory resolution on executive compensation.

	•		Annual compliance certification by principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

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Establishment of the Office of the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation with authority to review certain payments and compensation structures.

ARRA was followed by numerous actions by the Federal Reserve, Congress, Treasury, the SEC and others to address the current liquidity and credit crisis that has followed the sub-prime meltdown that commenced in 2007. These measures include homeowner relief that encourage loan restructuring and modification; the establishment of significant liquidity and credit facilities for financial institutions and investment banks; the lowering of the federal funds rate; emergency action against short selling practices; a temporary guaranty program for money market funds; the establishment of a commercial paper funding facility to provide back-stop liquidity to commercial paper issuers; coordinated international efforts to address illiquidity and other weaknesses in the banking sector; and legislation that would require creditors that transfer loans and securitizations of loans to maintain a material portion (generally at least 10%) of the credit risk of the loans transferred or securitized.

In addition, the House Financial Services Committee has approved several elements of a plan of the Obama Administration providing for broad and complex financial regulatory reform. In particular, a bill to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (“CFPA”) was passed by the Committee. Though differing in significant respects from the Administration’s original proposal, the version passed by the Committee would grant the CFPA broad rulemaking, interpretative, supervisory, examination, and enforcement authority over financial services providers such as Horizon. The CFPA proposal and other aspects of the Administration’s plan remain controversial, and many obstacles exist to achieving the Administration’s goal of enacting these reforms in 2010.

On October 22, 2009, the Federal Reserve issued proposed supervisory guidance designed to ensure that incentive compensation practices of banking organizations are consistent with safety and soundness. Uncertainty exists regarding the interpretation and application of this guidance, and the impact of the guidance on recruitment, retention and motivation of key officers and employees.

It is not clear at this time what impact the EESA, ARRA, the TARP Capital Purchase Program, the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, other liquidity and funding and other initiatives of the Federal Reserve and other agencies that have been previously announced, and any additional programs that may be initiated in the future will have on the financial markets and the other difficulties described above, including the extreme levels of volatility and limited credit availability currently being experienced, or on the U.S. banking and financial industries and the broader U.S. and global economies. Further adverse effects could have an adverse effect on Horizon and its business.

Other Regulation

In addition to the matters discussed above, the Bank is subject to additional regulation of its activities, including a variety of consumer protection regulations affecting its lending, deposit, and collection activities and regulations affecting secondary mortgage market activities.

Effect of Governmental Monetary Policies

The Bank’s earnings are affected by domestic economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government and its agencies. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policies have had, and are likely to continue to have, an important impact on the operating results of commercial banks through its power to implement national monetary policy in order, among other things, to curb inflation or combat a recession. The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve have major effects upon the levels of bank loans, investments and deposits through its open market operations in United States government securities and through its regulation of the discount rate on borrowings of member banks and the reserve requirements against member bank deposits. It is not possible to predict the nature or impact of future changes in monetary and fiscal policies.

Federal Home Loan Bank System

The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Indianapolis, which is one of twelve regional FHLBs. Each FHLB serves as a reserve or central bank for its members within its assigned region. The FHLB is funded primarily from funds deposited by banks and savings associations and proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the FHLB system. It makes loans to members (i.e., advances) in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board of Directors

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of the FHLB. All FHLB advances must be fully secured by sufficient collateral as determined by the FHLB. The Federal Housing Finance Board (“FHFB”), an independent agency, controls the FHLB System, including the FHLB of Indianapolis.

As a member of the FHLB, the Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in the FHLB of Indianapolis in an amount equal to at least 1% of its aggregate unpaid residential mortgage loans, home purchase contracts, or similar obligations at the beginning of each year. At December 31, 2009, the Bank’s investment in stock of the FHLB of Indianapolis was $11.0 million. The FHLB imposes various limitations on advances such as limiting the amount of certain types of real estate related collateral to 30% of a member’s capital and limiting total advances to a member. Interest rates charged for advances vary depending upon maturity, the cost of funds to the FHLB of Indianapolis and the purpose of the borrowing.

The FHLBs are required to provide funds for the resolution of troubled savings associations and to contribute to affordable housing programs through direct loans or interest subsidies on advances targeted for community investment and low and moderate income housing projects. For the year ended December 31, 2009, dividends paid by the FHLB of Indianapolis to the Bank totaled approximately $315,000, for an annualized rate of 2.9%.

Limitations on Rates Paid for Deposits

FDIC regulations place limitations on the ability of insured depository institutions to accept, renew or roll over deposits by offering rates of interest which are significantly higher than the prevailing rates of interest on deposits offered by other insured depository institutions having the same type of charter in the institution’s normal market area. Under these regulations, “well capitalized” depository institutions may accept, renew or roll such deposits over without restriction, “adequately capitalized” depository institutions may accept, renew or roll such deposits over with a waiver from the FDIC (subject to certain restrictions on payments of rates) and “undercapitalized” depository institutions may not accept, renew or roll such deposits over. The regulations contemplate that the definitions of “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized” and “undercapitalized” will be the same as the definition adopted by the agencies to implement the corrective action provisions of federal law. Management does not believe that these regulations will have a materially adverse effect on the Bank’s current operations.

Legislative Initiatives

Additional legislative and administrative actions affecting the banking industry may be considered by the United States Congress, state legislatures and various regulatory agencies, including those referred to above. It cannot be predicted with certainty whether such legislative or administrative action will be enacted or the extent to which the banking industry in general or Horizon and its affiliates will be affected.

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BANK HOLDING COMPANY STATISTICAL DISCLOSURES

DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY; INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL

Information required by this section of Securities Act Industry Guide 3 is presented in Management’s Discussion and Analysis as set forth in Item 7 below, herein incorporated by reference.

II.		INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

A.		The following is a schedule of the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale and held to maturity.


	December 31, 2009				December 31, 2008				December 31, 2007
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value		Cost		Value

Available for sale
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	19,612	$	20,085	$	23,661	$	24,914	$	25,660	$	26,220
State and municipal		107,160		109,149		88,282		86,985		86,389		86,931
Federal agency collateralized mtg. obligations		84,001		84,895		13,063		12,951		13,650		13,552
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		113,633		118,661		174,227		176,389		108,247		107,371
Corporate notes		355		342		587		399		632		601

Total available for sale		324,761		333,132		299,820		301,638		234,578		234,675

Total held to maturity, state and municipal		11,657		11,687		1,630		1,634		—		—


Total investment securities	$	336,418	$	344,819	$	301,450	$	303,272	$	234,578	$	234,675

The following is a schedule of maturities of each category of available for sale and held to maturity debt securities and the related weighted-average yield of such securities as of December 31, 2009:


						After One Year					After Five Years
	One Year or Less					Through Five Years					Through Ten Years					After Ten Years
	Amount		Yield			Amount		Yield			Amount		Yield			Amount		Yield

Available for sale
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies⁽¹⁾	$	1,028		4.42	%	$	—		0.00	%	$	3,291		4.76	%	$	15,765		5.84	%
State and municipal		1,339		4.08	%		5,682		3.67	%		38,109		4.14	%		64,019		4.13	%
Federal agency collateralized mtg. Obligations⁽²⁾		—		0.00	%		8		4.49	%		12,804		4.72	%		72,082		4.00	%
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools⁽²⁾		4,262		3.79	%		3,681		4.06	%		11,794		4.48	%		98,925		4.89	%
Corporate notes		323		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		19		0.00	%

Total available for sale	$	6,953		3.76	%	$	9,371		3.82	%	$	65,997		4.34	%	$	250,811		4.50	%

Total held to maturity, state and municipal	$	11,462		2.78	%	$	195		3.20	%	$	—		0.00	%	$	—		0.00	%


Total investment securities	$	18,415		3.15	%	$	9,566		3.81	%	$	65,997		4.34	%	$	250,811		4.50	%


⁽¹⁾		Fair value is based on contractual maturity or call date where a call option exists

⁽²⁾		Maturity based upon final maturity date

The weighted-average interest rates are based on coupon rates for securities purchased at par value and on effective interest rates considering amortization or accretion if the securities were purchased at a premium or discount. Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

Excluding those holdings of the investment portfolio in U.S. Treasury securities and other agencies and corporations of the U.S. Government, there were no investments in securities of any one issuer that exceeded 10% of the consolidated stockholders’ equity of Horizon at December 31, 2009.

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III. LOAN PORTFOLIO

Types of Loans - Total loans on the balance sheet are comprised of the following classifications for the years indicated.


	December 31			December 31			December 31			December 31			December 31
	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005

Commercial	$	314,517		$	310,842		$	307,535		$	271,457		$	273,310
Residential mortgage		133,892			167,766			216,019			222,235			159,312
Mortgage warehouse		166,698			123,287			78,225			112,267			97,729
Installment		271,210			280,072			287,073			237,875			202,383

		886,317			881,967			888,852			843,834			732,734
Allowance for loan losses		(16,015	)		(11,410	)		(9,791	)		(8,738	)		(8,368	)

Total loans	$	870,302		$	870,557		$	879,061		$	835,096		$	724,366

Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates - The following is a schedule of maturities and sensitivities of loans to changes in interest rates, excluding real estate mortgage, mortgage warehousing and installment loans, as of December 31, 2009:


	One Year		One Through		After Five
Maturing or repricing	or Less		Five Years		Years		Total

Commercial, financial, agricultural and commercial tax-exempt loans	$	201,752	$	110,364	$	2,401	$	314,517

The following is a schedule of fixed-rate and variable-rate commercial, financial, agricultural and commercial tax-exempt loans due after one year. (Variable-rate loans are those loans with floating or adjustable interest rates.)


	Fixed		Variable
	Rate		Rate

Total commercial, financial, agricultural and commercial tax-exempt loans due after one year	$	69,729	$	43,036

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C.		Risk Elements

		Non-accrual, Past Due and Restructured Loans - The following schedule summarizes non-accrual, past due and restructured loans.


	December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31
	2009		2008		2007		2006		2005

Non-performing loans
Commercial
More than 90 days past due	$	1,086	$	49	$	—	$	—	$	27
Non-accrual		8,143		5,118		1,870		1,768		1,007
Trouble debt restructuring		—		—		—		—		—
Residential mortgage		—		—		—		—		—
More than 90 days past due		296		464		—		89		—
Non-accrual		1,257		1,440		512		614		681
Trouble debt restructuring		3,266		—		—		—		—
Mortgage warehouse		—		—		—		—		—
More than 90 days past due		—		—		—		—		—
Non-accrual		—		—		—		—		—
Trouble debt restructuring		—		—		—		—		—
Installment		—		—		—		—		—
More than 90 days past due		376		318		87		55		224
Non-accrual		2,515		474		480		99		134
Trouble debt restructuring		206		—		—		—		—

Total non-performing loans	$	17,145	$	7,863	$	2,949	$	2,625	$	2,073


Gross interest income that would have been recorded on non-accrual loans outstanding as of December 31, 2009, in the period if the loans had been current, in accordance with their original terms and had been outstanding throughout the period or since origination if held for part of the period.	$	1,302

Interest income actually recorded on non-accrual loans outstanding as of December 31, 2009, and included in net income for the period.		572

Interest income not recognized during the period on non-accrual loans outstanding as of December 31, 2009.	$	730

Discussion of Non-Accrual Policy

	1.		From time to time, the Bank obtains information, which may lead management to believe that the collection of payments may be doubtful on a particular loan. In recognition of such, it is management’s policy to convert the loan from an “earning asset” to a non-accruing loan. Further, it is management’s policy to place a commercial loan on a non-accrual status when delinquent in excess of 90 days, unless the Loan Committee approves otherwise. The officer responsible for the loan, the Chief Operating Officer and the senior collection officer must review all loans placed on non-accrual status.

	2.		Potential Problem Loans:
			Impaired and non-accrual loans for which the discounted cash flows or collateral value exceeded the carrying value of the loan totaled $17.1 million and $7.9 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008. The allowance for impaired and non-accrual loans, included in the Bank’s allowance for loan losses totaled $3.5 million and $1.1 million at those respective dates. The average balance of impaired loans during 2009 and 2008 was $14.3 million and $3.1 million.

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	3.		Foreign Outstandings:

			None

	4.		Loan Concentrations:
			As of December 31, 2009, there are no significant concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans. See Item III A above for a listing of the types of loans by concentration.

D.		Other Interest-Bearing Assets

		There are no other interest-bearing assets as of December 31, 2009, which would be required to be disclosed under Item III C.1 or 2 if such assets were loans.

IV. SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE

The following is an analysis of the activity in the allowance for loan losses account:


	December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31
	2009		2008		2007		2006		2005

Loans outstanding at the end of the period ⁽¹⁾	$	886,317	$	881,967	$	888,852	$	843,834	$	732,734
Average loans outstanding during the period ⁽¹⁾		884,219		840,960		839,591		780,555		640,758


⁽¹⁾		Net of unearned income and deferred loan fees


	December 31			December 31			December 31			December 31			December 31
	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005

Balance at beginning of the period	$	11,410		$	9,791		$	8,738		$	8,368		$	7,193
Loans charged-off:
Commercial and agricultural loans		2,461			1,358			—			23			305
Real estate mortgage loans		432			351			36			—			29
Installment loans		7,354			5,277			2,701			1,120			1,096

Total loans charged-off		10,247			6,986			2,737			1,143			1,430
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and agricultural loans		66			15			48			201			161
Real estate mortgage loans		—			50			—			—			2
Installment loans		1,183			972			674			407			364

Total loan recoveries		1,249			1,037			722			608			527

Net loans charged-off		8,998			5,949			2,015			535			903
Provision charged to operating expense		13,603			7,568			3,068			905			1,521
Acquired through acquisition					—			—			—			557

Balance at the end of the period	$	16,015		$	11,410		$	9,791		$	8,738		$	8,368

Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding for the period		1.02	%		0.71	%		0.24	%		0.07	%		0.14	%

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The following schedule is a breakdown of the allowance for loan losses allocated by type of loan and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans.


	2009					2008					2007					2006					2005
	Allowance		% of Loans to			Allowance		% of Loans to			Allowance		% of Loans to			Allowance		% of Loans to			Allowance		% of Loans to
	Amount		Total Loans			Amount		Total Loans			Amount		Total Loans			Amount		Total Loans			Amount		Total Loans

Commercial, financial and agricultural	$	5,766		35	%	$	3,202		35	%	$	2,656		35	%	$	2,987		33	%	$	2,733		37	%
Real estate mortgage		1,933		15	%		973		19	%		779		24	%		768		26	%		585		22	%
Mortgage warehousing		1,455		19	%		1,354		14	%		1,309		9	%		1,762		13	%		1,958		13	%
Installment		6,861		31	%		5,881		32	%		5,047		32	%		3,181		28	%		2,958		28	%
Unallocated		—		—			—		—			—		—			40		—			134		—

Total	$	16,015		100	%	$	11,410		100	%	$	9,791		100	%	$	8,738		100	%	$	8,368		100	%

In 1999, Horizon began a mortgage warehousing program. This program is described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in Item 7 below and in the Notes to the Financial Statements in Item 8 below, which are incorporated herein by reference. The greatest risk related to these loans is transaction and fraud risk. During 2009, Horizon processed over $3.5 billion in mortgage warehouse loans.

V. DEPOSITS

Information required by this section is found in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in Item 7 below and in the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in Item 8 below, which are incorporated herein by reference.

VI. RETURN ON EQUITY AND ASSETS

VII. SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

The following is a schedule of statistical information relative to securities sold under agreements to repurchase which are secured by U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency securities and mature within one year. There were no other categories of short-term borrowings for which the average balance outstanding during the period was 30 percent or more of stockholders’ equity at the end of the period.


	December 31			December 31
	2009			2008

Outstanding at year end	$	46,236		$	39,995
Approximate weighted-average interest rate at year-end		0.27	%		1.28	%
Highest amount outstanding as of any month-end during the year	$	50,547		$	53,618
Approximate average outstanding during the year	$	44,887		$	41,522
Approximate weighted-average interest during the year		0.59	%		1.72	%

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

A cautionary note about forward-looking statements: In its oral and written statements, Horizon from time to time includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can include statements about estimated cost savings, plans and objectives for future operations and expectations about Horizon’s financial and business performance as well as economic and market conditions. They often can be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe” or “anticipate.”

Horizon may include forward-looking statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), such as this Form 10-K, in other written materials, and in oral statements made by senior management to analysts, investors, representatives of the media, and others. It is intended that these forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Horizon undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

By their nature, forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors. You are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statement. The discussion in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in Item 7 of this Form 10-K lists some of the factors that could cause Horizon’s actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Your attention is directed to this discussion.

Other risks and uncertainties that could affect Horizon’s future performance are set forth immediately below in Item 1A — Risk Factors.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to our Business

As a financial institution, we are subject to a number of risks relating to our day-to-day business.

As a financial institution, we are subject to a number of risks relating to our daily business. Although we undertake a variety of efforts to manage and control those risks, many of the risks are outside of our control. Among the risks we face are the following:

	•		Credit risk: the risk that loan customers or other parties will be unable to perform their contractual obligations;

	•		Market risk: the risk that changes in market rates and prices will adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operation;

	•		Liquidity risk: the risk that Horizon or the Bank will have insufficient cash or access to cash to meet its operating needs;

	•		Operational risk: the risk of loss resulting from fraud, inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or external events;

	•		Economic risk: the risk that the economy in the Company’s markets could decline further resulting in increased unemployment, decreased real estate values and increased loan charge-offs; and

	•		Compliance risk: the risk of additional action by Horizon’s regulators or additional regulation could hinder the Company’s ability to do business profitably.

Investors should consider carefully these risks and the other risks and uncertainties described below. Any of these risks could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results which could cause our stock price to decline. The risks and uncertainties described below are not, however, the only ones that we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently believe are not material, could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

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The current economic environment poses significant challenges for us and could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We are operating in a challenging and uncertain economic environment, including generally uncertain national conditions and local conditions in our markets. The capital and credit markets have been experiencing volatility and disruption since 2008. This presents financial institutions with unprecedented circumstances and challenges which in some cases have resulted in large declines in the fair values of investments and other assets, constraints on liquidity and significant credit quality problems, including severe volatility in the valuation of real estate and other collateral supporting loans. Our financial statements have been prepared using values and information currently available to us, but given this volatility, the values of assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements could change rapidly, resulting in material future adjustments in asset values and the allowance for loan losses, which could negatively impact our ability to meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity. The risks associated with our business become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or slow growth such as we began experiencing in the latter half of 2008 and which continued throughout 2009. Financial institutions continue to be affected by sharp declines in the real estate market and constrained financial markets. While we are taking steps to decrease and limit our exposure to residential construction and land development loans and home equity loans, we nonetheless retain direct exposure to the residential and commercial real estate markets, and we are affected by these events.

Continued declines in real estate values, home sales volumes and financial stress on borrowers as a result of the uncertain economic environment, including job loss, could have an adverse effect on our borrowers or their customers, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the national economic recession or further deterioration in local economic conditions in our markets could drive losses beyond that which is provided for in our allowance for loan losses and result in the following other consequences: increases in loan delinquencies, problem assets and foreclosures may increase; demand for our products and services may decline; deposits may decrease, which would adversely impact our liquidity position; and collateral for our loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, in turn reducing customers’ borrowing power, and reducing the value of assets and collateral associated with our existing loans.

Our financial performance may be adversely impacted if we are unable to continue to grow our commercial and consumer loan portfolios, obtain low-cost funds and compete with other providers of financial services.

Our ability to maintain our history of record earnings year after year will depend, in large part, on our ability to continue to grow our loan portfolios and obtain low-cost funds. For the past four years, we focused on increasing consumer loans, and we intend to continue to emphasize and grow consumer, as well as commercial loans in the foreseeable future. This represented a shift in our emphasis from 2002 and 2003 when we focused on mortgage banking services, which generated a large portion of our income during those years.

We have also funded our growth with low-cost consumer deposits, and our ability to sustain our growth will depend in part on our continued success in attracting and retaining such deposits or finding other sources of low-cost funds.

Another factor in maintaining our history of record earnings will be our ability to expand our scope of available financial services to our customers in an increasingly competitive environment. In addition to other banks, our competitors include credit unions, securities brokers and dealers, mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers, investment advisors, and finance and insurance companies. Competition is intense in most of our markets. We compete on price and service with our competitors. Competition could intensify in the future as a result of industry consolidation, the increasing availability of products and services from non-banks, greater technological developments in the industry, and banking reform.

Our commercial and consumer loans expose us to increased credit risks.

We have a large percentage of commercial and consumer loans. Commercial loans generally have greater credit risk than residential mortgage loans because repayment of these loans often depends on the successful business operations of the borrowers. These loans also typically have much larger loan balances than residential mortgage loans. Consumer loans generally involve greater risk than residential mortgage loans because they are unsecured or secured by assets that depreciate in value. Although we undertake a variety of underwriting, monitoring and reserving protections with respect to

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these types of loans, there can be no guarantee that we will not suffer unexpected losses, and recently, we have experienced an increase in the default rates in our consumer loan portfolio, particularly relating to indirect auto loans.

Our holdings of construction, land and home equity loans, may pose more credit risk than other types of mortgage loans.

In light of current economic conditions, construction loans, loans secured by commercial real estate and home equity loans are considered more risky than other types of mortgage loans. Due to the disruptions in credit and housing markets, real estate values have decreased in most areas of the U.S., and many of the developers to whom we lend experienced a decline in sales of new homes from their projects. As a result of this market disruption, some of our land and construction loans have become non-performing as developers are unable to build and sell homes in volumes large enough for orderly repayment of loans and as other owners of such real estate (including homeowners) were unable to keep up with their payments. We believe we have established adequate reserves on our financial statements to cover the credit risk of these loan portfolios. However, there can be no assurance that losses will not exceed our reserves, and ultimately result in a material level of charge-offs, which could adversely impact our results of operations, liquidity and capital.

The allowance for loan losses may prove inadequate or be negatively affected by credit risk exposures.

Our business depends on the creditworthiness of our customers. We periodically review the allowance for loan and lease losses for adequacy considering economic conditions and trends, collateral values, and credit quality indicators, including past charge-off experience and levels of past due loans and non-performing assets. There is no certainty that the allowance for loan losses will be adequate over time to cover credit losses in the portfolio because of unanticipated adverse changes in the economy, market conditions or events adversely affecting specific customers, industries or markets. If the credit quality of the customer base materially decreases, if the risk profile of a market, industry or group of customers changes materially, or if the allowance for loan losses is not adequate, our business, financial condition, liquidity, capital, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Changes in market interest rates could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our financial condition and results of operations are significantly affected by changes in market interest rates. Our results of operations depend substantially on our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income that we earn on our interest-earning assets and the interest expense that we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities. Our profitability depends on our ability to manage our assets and liabilities during periods of changing market interest rates. If rates increase rapidly as a result of an improving economy, we may have to increase the rates paid on our deposits and borrowed funds more quickly than loans and investments re-price, resulting in a negative impact on interest spreads and net interest income. The impact of rising rates could be compounded if deposit customers move funds from savings accounts to higher rate certificate of deposit accounts. Conversely, should market interest rates fall below current levels, our net interest margin could also be negatively affected, as competitive pressures could keep us from further reducing rates on our deposits, and prepayments and curtailments on assets may continue. Such movements may cause a decrease in our interest rate spread and net interest margin, and therefore, decrease our profitability.

Changes in interest rates also could affect loan volume. For instance, an increase in interest rates could cause a decrease in the demand for mortgage loans, which could result in a significant decline in our revenue stream.

We also are subject to reinvestment risk associated with changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates may affect the average life of loans and mortgage-related securities. Increases in interest rates may decrease loan demand and/or may make it more difficult for borrowers to repay adjustable rate loans. Decreases in interest rates often result in increased prepayments of loans and mortgage-related securities, as borrowers refinance their loans to reduce borrowing costs. Under these circumstances, we are subject to reinvestment risk to the extent that we are unable to reinvest the cash received from such prepayments in loans or other investments that have interest rates that are comparable to the interest rates on existing loans and securities.

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A continued economic slowdown in Northwestern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan could affect our business.

Our primary market area for deposits and loans consists of LaPorte and Porter Counties in Northwestern Indiana and Berrien County in Southwestern Michigan. During 2009, unemployment rates increased in our primary market area, resulting in a rise in consumer delinquencies and bankruptcy filings. The continued economic slowdown could hurt our business. The possible consequences of such a continued downturn could include the following:

	•		increases in loan delinquencies and foreclosures;

	•		declines in the value of real estate and other collateral for loans;

	•		an increase in loans charged off;

	•		a decline in the demand for our products and services;

	•		an increase in non-accrual loans and other real estate owned.

Additional increases in deposit insurance premiums could have an adverse effect on our future earnings.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insures the Bank’s deposits up to certain limits and charges us premiums to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund. The Bank elected to participate in the part of the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program that provides increased coverage for noninterest bearing transaction accounts, and this participation has resulted in an increase in the Bank’s insurance premiums.

Due to recent bank failures, the Deposit Insurance Fund has fallen below the statutory minimum reserve ratio. The FDIC expects a higher ratio of insured institution failures in the next few years, which may result in a continued decline in the reserve ratio. The FDIC has recently made changes to the deposit insurance assessment system requiring riskier institutions to pay a larger share of premiums. See “Item 1. Business — Deposit Insurance.” Our FDIC insurance premiums (including the Financing Corporation (“FICO”) assessments) were $2.1 million in 2009 including the special assessment of $663,000, compared to $546,000 in 2008 including the reduction for one-time assessment credits of $144,000.

Horizon is generally unable to control the amount of premiums that Horizon is required to pay for FDIC insurance. As a result, Horizon may be required to pay even higher FDIC premiums in the future. Any future increases in FDIC insurance premiums may materially adversely affect our results of operations and our ability to continue to pay dividends on our common shares at the current rate.

Financial problems at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis may adversely affect our ability to borrow monies in the future and our income.

Horizon owns $11.0 million of stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (“FHLBI”) and has outstanding borrowings of over $142.8 million with the FHLBI. The FHLBI stock entitles us to dividends from the FHLBI. Horizon recognized dividend income of approximately $315,000 and $520,000 in 2009 and 2008. Due to various financial difficulties in the financial institution industry in 2008, including the write-down of various mortgage-backed securities held by the FHLBI (which lowered its regulatory capital levels), the FHLBI temporarily suspended dividends during the first quarter of 2009. When the dividends were finally paid, they were reduced from the dividend rate paid for the previous quarter. Moreover, the net income of the FHLBI in 2009 declined from that in 2008. Continued and additional financial difficulties at the FHLBI could further reduce or eliminate the dividends we receive from the FHLBI.

Horizon’s total borrowing capacity with the FHLBI is currently $238.0 million. Generally, the loan terms from the FHLBI are better than the terms Horizon can receive from other sources making it cheaper to borrow money from the FHLBI. Continued and additional financial difficulties at the FHLBI could reduce or eliminate our additional borrowing capacity with the FHLBI which could force us to borrow money from other sources. Such other monies may not be available when we need them or, more likely, will be available at higher interest rates and on less advantageous terms, which will impact our net income and could impact our ability to grow.

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The preparation of our financial statements requires the use of estimates that may vary from actual results.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make significant estimates that affect the financial statements. One of our most critical estimates is the level of the allowance for loan losses. Due to the inherent nature of these estimates, we cannot provide absolute assurance that we will not have to increase the allowance for loan losses and/or sustain loan losses that are significantly higher than the provided allowance.

Our mortgage warehouse and indirect lending operations are subject to a higher fraud risk than our other lending operations.

We buy loans originated by mortgage bankers and automobile dealers. Because we must rely on the mortgage bankers and automobile dealers in making and documenting these loans, there is an increased risk of fraud to us on the part of the third-party originators and the underlying borrowers. In order to guard against this increased risk, we perform investigations on the loan originators with whom we do business, and we review the loan files and loan documents we purchase to attempt to detect any irregularities or legal noncompliance. However, there is no guarantee that our procedures will detect all cases of fraud or legal noncompliance.

We are exposed to intangible asset risk; specifically, our goodwill may become impaired.

A significant and sustained decline in our stock price and market capitalization, a significant decline in our expected future cash flows, a significant adverse change in the business climate, or slower growth rates could result in further impairment of goodwill. If we were to conclude that a future write-down of our goodwill is necessary, then we would record the appropriate charge, which could be materially adverse to our operating results and financial position. For further discussion, see Notes 1 and 9, “Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Intangible Assets”, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 7. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The TARP lending goals may not be attainable and may adversely affect our business and asset quality.

Congress and the bank regulators have encouraged recipients of TARP capital, including Horizon, to use such capital to make more loans, and it may not be possible to safely, soundly and profitably make sufficient loans to creditworthy persons in the current economy to satisfy such goals. Congressional demands for additional lending by TARP capital recipients, and regulatory demands for demonstrating and reporting such lending are increasing. On November 12, 2008, the bank regulatory agencies issued a statement encouraging banks to, among other things, “lend prudently and responsibly to creditworthy borrowers” and to “work with borrowers to preserve homeownership and avoid preventable foreclosures.” Horizon continues to lend (and have been able to expand our lending using the funds Horizon received through the Capital Purchase Program) and to report our lending to the U.S. Treasury. The future demands for additional lending, however, are unclear and uncertain, and Horizon could be forced to make loans that involve risks or terms that Horizon would not otherwise find acceptable or in our shareholders’ best interest. Such loans could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition, and may be in conflict with bank regulations and requirements as to liquidity and capital. The profitability of funding such loans using deposits may also be adversely affected by increased FDIC insurance premiums.

We are subject to extensive regulation and changes in laws, regulations and policies could adversely affect our business.

Our operations are subject to extensive regulation by federal agencies. See “Supervision and Regulation” in the description of our Business in Part I of this Form 10-K for detailed information on the laws and regulations to which we are subject. As apparent from the recent Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA), Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) legislation, changes in applicable laws, regulations or regulator policies can materially affect our business. The likelihood of any major changes in the future and their effects are impossible to determine.

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In addition to the EESA, TARP and ARRA mentioned above, federal and state governments could pass additional legislation responsive to current credit conditions. As an example, Horizon Bank could experience higher credit losses because of federal or state legislation or regulatory action that reduces the amount the Bank’s borrowers are otherwise contractually required to pay under existing loan contracts. Also, Horizon Bank could experience higher credit losses because of federal or state legislation or regulatory action that limits its ability to foreclose on property or other collateral or makes foreclosure less economically feasible.

The new laws described above, together with additional actions announced by the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) and other regulatory agencies continue to develop. It is not clear at this time what impact, EESA, TARP, other liquidity and funding initiatives of the Treasury and other bank regulatory agencies that have been previously announced, and any additional programs that may be initiated in the future, will have on the financial markets and the financial services industry. The extreme levels of volatility and limited credit availability currently being experienced could continue to effect the U.S. banking industry and the broader U.S. and global economies, which will have an affect on all financial institutions, including Horizon.

Our inability to continue to accurately process large volumes of transactions could adversely impact our business and financial results.

In the normal course of business, we process large volumes of transactions. If systems of internal control should fail to work as expected, if systems are used in an unauthorized manner, or if employees subvert the system of internal controls, significant losses could result.

We process large volumes of transactions on a daily basis and are exposed to numerous types of operational risk. Operational risk resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems includes the risk of fraud by persons inside or outside the company, the execution of unauthorized transactions by employees, errors relating to transaction processing and systems, and breaches of the internal control system and compliance requirements. This risk of loss also includes the potential legal actions that could arise as a result of the operational deficiency or as a result of noncompliance with applicable regulatory standards.

We establish and maintain systems of internal operational controls that are designed to provide us with timely and accurate information about our level of operational risk. While not foolproof, these systems have been designed to manage operational risk at appropriate, cost-effective levels. Procedures also exist that are designed to ensure that policies relating to conduct, ethics and business practices are followed. From time to time, losses from operational risk may occur, including the effects of operational errors.

While we continually monitor and improve the system of internal controls, data processing systems and corporate-wide processes and procedures, there can be no assurance that future losses will not occur.

The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.

Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, mutual and hedge funds, and other institutional clients. Many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default by our counterparty or client. In addition, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure due us. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our results of operations or earnings.

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Risks Related to our Common Stock

The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, and this may make it difficult for you to resell our common stock at times or at prices you find attractive.

Although our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market, our stock price constantly changes (sometimes dramatically), and we expect our stock price to continue to fluctuate in the future. Our stock price is impacted by a variety of factors, some of which are beyond our control.

These factors include:

	•		variations in our operating results or the quality of our assets;

	•		operating results that vary from the expectations of management, securities analysts and investors;

	•		increase in loan losses, non-performing loans and other real estate owned;

	•		changes in expectations as to our future financial performance;

	•		announcements of new products, strategic developments, acquisitions and other material events by us or our competitors;

	•		the operating and securities price performance of other companies that investors believe are comparable to us;

	•		actual or anticipated sales of our equity or equity-related securities;

	•		our past and future dividend practice;

	•		our creditworthiness;

	•		interest rates;

	•		the credit, mortgage and housing markets, the markets for securities relating to mortgages or housing;

	•		developments with respect to financial institutions generally; and

	•		economic, financial, geopolitical, regulatory, congressional or judicial events that affect us or the financial markets.

In addition the stock market in general has recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies and particularly those in the financial services and banking sector, including for reasons unrelated to their operating performance. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect our stock price, notwithstanding our operating results.

Because our stock is thinly traded, it may be more difficult for you to sell your shares or buy additional shares when you desire to do so and the price may be volatile.

Although our common stock has been listed on the NASDAQ stock market since December 2001, our common stock is thinly traded. The prices of thinly traded stocks, such as ours, are typically more volatile than stocks traded in a large, active public market and can be more easily impacted by sales or purchases of large blocks of stock. Thinly traded stocks are also less liquid, and because of the low volume of trades, you may be unable to sell your shares when you desire to do so.

Because of our participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program, Horizon is subject to various restrictions on dividends, share repurchases and executive compensation.

Horizon is a participant in the Capital Purchase Program, which is a component program of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (“TARP”) established by the United States Department of the Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”) pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”). Pursuant to the agreements Horizon entered into as part of the Capital Purchase Program, Horizon is unable to declare dividend payments on our common shares if Horizon is in arrears on the payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares Horizon issued to the U.S. Treasury. Further, Horizon is not permitted to increase dividends on our common shares above the amount of the last quarterly cash dividend per common share declared prior to October 14, 2008 ($0.17 per common share) without the U.S. Treasury’s approval until December 23, 2011, unless all of the Series A Preferred Shares have been redeemed or transferred by the U.S. Treasury to unaffiliated third parties.

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In addition, our ability to repurchase our shares is restricted. The consent of the U.S. Treasury generally is required for us to make any share repurchase (other than in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice) until December 23, 2011, unless all of the Series A Preferred Shares have been redeemed or transferred by the U.S. Treasury to unaffiliated third parties. Further, our common shares may not be repurchased if Horizon is in arrears on the payment of Series A Preferred Share dividends to the U.S. Treasury.

As a recipient of government funding under the Capital Purchase Program, Horizon must also comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance standards imposed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”) and the standards established by the Secretary of the Treasury under the ARRA, for so long as the U.S. Treasury holds any of our securities or upon exercise of the Warrant Horizon issued to the U.S. Treasury as part of the Capital Purchase Program, excluding any period during which the U.S. Treasury holds only the Warrant (the “TARP Period”). Effective June 15, 2009, the Secretary of the Treasury established executive compensation and corporate governance standards applicable to TARP recipients, including Horizon, by promulgating an Interim Final Rule under 31 C.F.R. Part 30 (the “Interim Final Rule”). The ARRA and the Interim Final Rule impose limitations on our executive compensation practices by:

	•		Limiting the deductibility, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of compensation paid to any of our Senior Executive Officers (as defined in the Interim Final Rule) to $500,000 per year;

	•		Prohibiting the payment or accrual of any bonus, retention award or incentive compensation to our five most highly-compensated employees, except in the form and under the limited circumstances permitted by the Interim Final Rule;

	•		Prohibiting the payment of golden parachute payments (as defined in the Interim Final Rule) to our Senior Executive Officers or any of our next five most highly-compensated employees upon a departure from Horizon or due to a change in control of Horizon, except for payments for services performed or benefits accrued;

	•		Requiring Horizon to “clawback” any bonus, retention award or incentive compensation paid (or under a legally binding obligation to be paid) to a Senior Executive Officer or any of our next 20 most highly-compensated employees if the payment was based on materially inaccurate financial statements or any other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria;

	•		Prohibiting Horizon from maintaining any employee compensation plan (as defined in the Interim Final Rule) that would encourage the manipulation of our reported earnings to enhance the compensation of any of our employees;

	•		Prohibiting Horizon from maintaining compensation plans and arrangements for our Senior Executive Officers that encourage our Senior Executive Officers to take unnecessary and excessive risks that threaten the value of Horizon;

	•		Prohibiting Horizon from providing (formally or informally) “gross-ups” to any of our Senior Executive Officers or our next 20 most highly-compensated employees; and

	•		Subjecting any bonus, retention award or other compensation paid before February 17, 2009 to our Senior Executive Officers or our next 20 most highly-compensated employees to retroactive review by the U.S. Treasury to determine whether any such payments were inconsistent with the purposes of TARP or otherwise contrary to the public interest.

The ARRA and the Interim Final Rule also required that the Horizon Board of Directors adopt a Company-wide policy regarding “excessive or luxury expenditures,” which Horizon has done.

Although Horizon was already in compliance with many of these standards and limitations prior to its participation in the Capital Purchase Program and the subsequent adoption of the ARRA and the Interim Final Rule, these standards and limitations decrease (in some cases substantially) Horizon’s discretion over certain decisions regarding its dividend practices and how it compensates its executive officers and other employees. The limitations on compensation may have the effect of limiting Horizon’s ability to attract and retain executive officers and other employees which will be detrimental to our long-term success.

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Our ability to repurchase the preferred shares issued to the U.S. Treasury (and therefore obtain relief from the limitations and restrictions of TARP and ARRA) is limited.

The rules and policies applicable to recipients of capital under the TARP Capital Purchase Program continue to evolve and their scope, timing and effect cannot be predicted. Any redemption of the securities sold to the U.S. Treasury to avoid these restrictions would require prior Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury approval. Based on recently issued Federal Reserve guidelines, institutions seeking to redeem the preferred stock issued pursuant to the Capital Purchase Program must demonstrate an ability to access the long-term debt markets without reliance on the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, successfully demonstrate access to public equity markets and meet a number of additional requirements and considerations before Horizon can redeem any securities sold to the U.S. Treasury. Therefore, it is uncertain if Horizon will be able to redeem such securities even if Horizon has sufficient financial resources to do so.

Provisions in our articles of incorporation, our by-laws, and Indiana law may delay or prevent an acquisition of us by a third party.

Our articles of incorporation and by-laws and Indiana law contain provisions which have certain anti-takeover effects. While the purpose of these provisions is to strengthen the negotiating position of the board in the event of a hostile takeover attempt, the overall effects of these provisions may be to render more difficult or discourage a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the assumption of control by a holder of a larger block of our shares, and the removal of incumbent directors and key management.

Our articles of incorporation provide for a staggered board, which means that only one-third of our board can be replaced by shareholders at any annual meeting. Our articles also provide that our directors may only be removed without cause by shareholders owning 70% or more of our outstanding common stock. Furthermore, our articles provide that only our board of directors, and not our shareholders, may adopt, alter, amend and repeal our by-laws.

Our articles also preempt Indiana law with respect to business combinations with a person who acquires 10% or more of our common stock and provide that such transactions are subject to independent and super-majority shareholder approval requirements unless certain pricing and board pre-approval requirements are satisfied.

Our by-laws do not permit cumulative voting of shareholders in the election of directors, allowing the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares to control the election of all our directors, and our directors are elected by plurality (not majority) voting. Our by-laws also establish detailed procedures that shareholders must follow if they desire to nominate directors for election or otherwise present issues for consideration at a shareholders’ meeting. We also have a mandatory retirement age for directors.

These and other provisions of our governing documents and Indiana law are intended to provide the board of directors with the negotiating leverage to achieve a more favorable outcome for our shareholders in the event of an offer for the company. However, there is no assurance that these same anti-takeover provisions could not have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might be in the best interest of our shareholders.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The main office and full service branch of Horizon and the Bank is located at 515 Franklin Square, Michigan City, Indiana. The building located across the street from the main office of Horizon and the Bank, at 502 Franklin Square, houses the credit administration, operations, facilities and purchasing, and information technology departments of the Bank. In addition to these principal facilities, the Bank has 18 sales offices located at:


3631 South Franklin Street	Michigan City	Indiana
113 West First Street	Wanatah	Indiana
1500 West Lincolnway	LaPorte	Indiana
423 South Roosevelt Street	Chesterton	Indiana
4208 North Calumet	Valparaiso	Indiana
902 Lincolnway	Valparaiso	Indiana
2650 Willowcreek Road	Portage	Indiana
8590 Broadway	Merrillville	Indiana
10429 Calumet Avenue	Munster	Indiana
233 South Main Street	South Bend	Indiana
1909 East Bristol Street	Elkhart	Indiana
4574 Elkhart Road	Goshen	Indiana
811 Ship Street	St. Joseph	Michigan
2608 Niles Road	St. Joseph	Michigan
1041 East Napier Avenue	Benton Harbor	Michigan
500 West Buffalo Street	New Buffalo	Michigan
13696 Redarrow Highway	Harbert	Michigan
6801 West U.S. 12	Three Oaks	Michigan

Horizon owns all of the facilities, except for the South Bend, Indiana office, which is leased from a third party.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Horizon and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of their business. Management does not expect that the outcome of any such proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ITEM 4. RESERVED

SPECIAL ITEM: EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT


Robert C. Dabagia	71	Chairman of Horizon since 1998; Chief Executive Officer of Horizon and the Bank until July 1, 2001.

Craig M. Dwight	53	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank since January 2003; President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon and the Bank since July 1, 2001.

Thomas H. Edwards	57	President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank since January 2003.

Mark E. Secor	43	Chief Financial Officer of Horizon and the Bank since January 2009. Vice President, Chief Investment and Asset Liability Manager since June 2007, Chief Financial Officer of St. Joseph Capital Corp., Mishawaka, Indiana since January 2004.

James D. Neff	50	Corporate Secretary of Horizon since 2007; Executive Vice President-Mortgage Banking of the Bank since January 2004; Senior Vice President of the Bank since October 1999.

Donald E. Radde	57	Market President for Southwest Michigan for the Bank since January 2004.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Repurchases of Securities

There were no purchases by the Company of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2009.

Performance Graph

The Securities and Exchange Commission requires Horizon to include a line graph comparing Horizon’s cumulative five-year total shareholder returns on the Common Shares with market and industry returns over the past five years. SNL Financial LC prepared the following graph. The return represented in the graph assumes the investment of $100 on January 1, 2005, and further assumes reinvestment of all dividends. The Common Shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market February 1, 2007. Prior to that date, the Common Shares were traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market.



	Period Ending
		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31
Index		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
Horizon Bancorp			100.00		99.16		105.41		100.72		51.30		69.69
Russell 2000			100.00		104.55		123.76		121.82		80.66		102.58
SNL Bank $1B-$5B			100.00		98.29		113.74		82.85		68.72		49.26



Source : SNL Financial LC, Charlottesville, VA		(434) 977-1600

^© 2010		www.snl.com

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The following chart, prepared by the investment banking firm of Keefe, Bruyette and Woods compares the change in market price of Horizon’s stock to that of publicly traded banks in Indiana and Michigan.



	Period Ending
		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31		December 31
Index		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008		2009
Horizon Bancorp			100.00		95.10		99.60		93.10		45.40		58.90
Indiana Banks			100.00		101.70		110.50		81.60		84.00		54.70
Michigan Banks			100.00		99.80		100.80		53.20		24.70		14.50

The other information regarding Horizon’s common stock is included under the caption “Horizon’s Common Stock and Related Stockholders’ Matters” in Item 8 below, which is incorporated by reference.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The information required under this item is incorporated by reference to the information appearing under the caption “Summary of Selected Financial Data” in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

Horizon Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

Overview

Horizon continues to operate in a challenging and uncertain economic environment. Within the Company’s primary market areas of Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan unemployment rates have increased over the last year. This rise in unemployment has been driven by factors including slowdowns in the steel and recreational vehicle industries as well as a continued slowdown in the housing industry. Like numerous other parts of the country, Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan are experiencing a rise in consumer delinquencies and bankruptcy filings as a result of increased unemployment rates. Despite these economic factors, Horizon continued to post positive results through 2009.

Following are some highlights of Horizons financial performance through during 2009:

	•		Horizon’s net income for the year ending December 31, 2009 was $9.14 million, which exceeded the net income from 2008 of $8.97 million and represents Horizon’s tenth consecutive year of record earnings.

	•		The net interest margin for 2009 was 3.66%, an increase over the margin of 3.45% during 2008.

	•		Horizon experienced steady residential mortgage loan volume through out 2009 providing $6.1 million of non-interest income from the gain on sale of mortgage loans.

	•		Horizon’s provision for loan loss increased by approximately $6.0 million from 2008, increasing the ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans to 1.80% at December 31, 2009.

	•		Horizon’s net loans charged off during the fourth quarter decreased compared to the net loans charged off in each of the previous three quarters of 2009.

	•		Horizon’s balance of Other Real Estate Owned of $1.7 million at December 31, 2009 was at its lowest level since September 30, 2008.

	•		Horizon’s non-performing loans increased by $9.3 million during 2009.

	•		Horizon’s non-performing loans to total loans ratio as of December 31, 2009 was 1.92%, which compares favorably to National and State of Indiana peer averages¹ of 4.48% and 2.71% of total loans as of September 30, 2009.

	•		Horizon’s capital ratios continue to be above the regulatory minimums for well-capitalized banks.

	•		At the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, Horizon announced the purchase of substantially all of the banking-related assets and assumption of all the deposits and certain other liabilities of American Trust & Savings Bank located in Whiting, Indiana.

Critical Accounting Policies

The notes to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2009 contain a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Certain of these policies are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition, since they require management to make difficult, complex or subjective judgments, some of which may relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. Management has identified the allowance for loan losses, intangible assets and hedge accounting as critical accounting policies.


¹		National peer group: Consists of all insured commercial banks having assets between $1 Billion and $10 Billion as reported by the Uniform Bank Performance Report as of September 30, 2009. Indiana peer group: Consists of 18 publicly traded banks all headquartered in the State of Indiana as reported by the Uniform Bank Performance Reports as of September 30, 2009.

Horizon Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)

Allowance for Loan Losses

An allowance for loan losses is maintained to absorb probable incurred loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The determination of the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting policy that involves management’s ongoing quarterly assessments of the probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The identification of loans that have probable incurred losses is subjective, therefore, a general reserve is maintained to cover all probable losses within the entire loan portfolio. Horizon utilizes a loan grading system that helps identify, monitor and address asset quality problems in an adequate and timely manner. Each quarter, various factors affecting the quality of the loan portfolio are reviewed. Large credits are reviewed on an individual basis for loss potential. Other loans are reviewed as a group based upon previous trends of loss experience. Horizon also reviews the current and anticipated economic conditions of its lending market as well as transaction risk to determine the effect they may have on the loss experience of the loan portfolio.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Management believes that the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets also involves a higher degree of judgment than most other significant accounting policies. FASB ASC 350-10 establishes standards for the amortization of acquired intangible assets and impairment assessment of goodwill. At December 31, 2009, Horizon had core deposit intangibles of $1.4 million subject to amortization and $5.8 million of goodwill, which is not subject to amortization. Goodwill arising from business combinations represents the value attributable to unidentifiable intangible assets in the business acquired. Horizon’s goodwill relates to the value inherent in the banking industry and that value is dependent upon the ability of Horizon to provide quality, cost effective banking services in a competitive marketplace. The goodwill value is supported by revenue that is in part driven by the volume of business transacted. A decrease in earnings resulting from a decline in the customer base or the inability to deliver cost effective services over sustained periods can lead to impairment of goodwill that could adversely affect earnings in future periods. FASB ASC 350-10 requires an annual evaluation of goodwill for impairment. The evaluation of goodwill for impairment requires the use of estimates and assumptions. Market price at the close of business on December 31, 2009 was $16.22 per share compared to a book value of $27.67 per common share. Horizon reported record earnings for the tenth consecutive year in 2009 and believes the decline in market price relates to an overall decline in the financial industry sector and is not specific to Horizon. Horizon engaged a third party to perform an impairment test of its goodwill in 2009. The evaluation included an income approach using a discounted cash flow based on earnings capacity as a long term investment. The impairment test was performed as of November 30, 2009 and provided support that no impairment to the Company’s goodwill was required based on its results.

The financial markets are currently reflecting significantly lower valuations for the stocks of financial institutions, when compared to historic valuation metrics, largely driven by the constriction in available credit and losses suffered related to residential mortgage markets. The Company’s stock activity, as well as the price, has been affected by the economic conditions affecting the banking industry in 2009. Management believes this downturn has impacted the Company’s stock and have concluded that the recent stock price is not indicative or reflective of fair value (per ASC Topic 820 Fair Value).

Due to the evaluation being done as of November 30, 2009, the financial results for December 2009 were anticipated and included as part of this analysis. Horizon has concluded that, based on its own internal evaluation and the independent impairment test conducted by a third party, the recorded value of goodwill is not impaired.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Servicing assets are recognized as separate assets when rights are acquired through purchase or through the sale of financial assets on a servicing-retained basis. Capitalized servicing rights are amortized into non-interest income in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. Servicing assets are evaluated regularly for impairment based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to amortized cost. Impairment is determined by stratifying servicing rights by predominant characteristics, such as interest rates, original loan terms and whether the loans are fixed or adjustable rate mortgages. Fair value is determined using prices for similar assets with similar characteristics, when available, or based upon discounted cash flows using market-based assumptions. When the book value of an individual stratum exceeds its fair value, an impairment reserve is recognized so that each individual stratum is carried at the lower of its amortized book value or fair value. In periods of falling market interest rates,

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accelerated loan prepayment speeds can adversely affect the fair value of these mortgage-servicing rights relative to their book value. In the event that the fair value of these assets was to increase in the future, Horizon can recognize the increased fair value to the extent of the impairment allowance but cannot recognize an asset in excess of its amortized book value. Future changes in management’s assessment of the impairment of these servicing assets, as a result of changes in observable market data relating to market interest rates, loan prepayment speeds, and other factors, could impact Horizon’s financial condition and results of operations either positively or adversely.

Generally, when market interest rates decline and other factors favorable to prepayments occur, there is a corresponding increase in prepayments as customers refinance existing mortgages under more favorable interest rate terms. When a mortgage loan is prepaid, the anticipated cash flows associated with servicing that loan are terminated, resulting in a reduction of the fair value of the capitalized mortgage servicing rights. To the extent that actual borrower prepayments do not react as anticipated by the prepayment model (i.e., the historical data observed in the model does not correspond to actual market activity), it is possible that the prepayment model could fail to accurately predict mortgage prepayments and could result in significant earnings volatility. To estimate prepayment speeds, Horizon utilizes a third-party prepayment model, which is based upon statistically derived data linked to certain key principal indicators involving historical borrower prepayment activity associated with mortgage loans in the secondary market, current market interest rates and other factors, including Horizon’s own historical prepayment experience. For purposes of model valuation, estimates are made for each product type within the mortgage servicing rights portfolio on a monthly basis.

Derivative Instruments

As part of the Company’s asset/liability management program, Horizon utilizes, from time-to-time, interest rate floors, caps or swaps to reduce the Company’s sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations. These are derivative instruments, which are recorded as assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair values of derivatives are reported in the consolidated income statements or other comprehensive income (“OCI”) depending on the use of the derivative and whether the instrument qualifies for hedge accounting. The key criterion for the hedge accounting is that the hedged relationship must be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in those cash flows that are attributable to the hedged risk, both at inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis.

Horizon’s accounting policies related to derivatives reflect the guidance in FASB ASC 815-10. Derivatives that qualify for the hedge accounting treatment are designated as either: a hedge of the fair value of the recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (a fair value hedge) or a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (a cash flow hedge). For fair value hedges, the cumulative change in fair value of both the hedge instruments and the underlying loans is recorded in non-interest income. For cash flow hedges, changes in the fair values of the derivative instruments are reported in OCI to the extent the hedge is effective. The gains and losses on derivative instruments that are reported in OCI are reflected in the consolidated income statement in the periods in which the results of operations are impacted by the variability of the cash flows of the hedged item. Generally, net interest income is increased or decreased by amounts receivable or payable with respect to the derivatives, which qualify for hedge accounting. At inception of the hedge, Horizon establishes the method it uses for assessing the effectiveness of the hedging derivative and the measurement approach for determining the ineffective aspect of the hedge. The ineffective portion of the hedge, if any, is recognized currently in the consolidated statements of income. Horizon excludes the time value expiration of the hedge when measuring ineffectiveness.

Valuation Measurements

Valuation methodologies often involve a significant degree of judgment, particularly when there are no observable active markets for the items being valued. Investment securities, residential mortgage loans held for sale and derivatives are carried at fair value, as defined in FASB ASC 820, which requires key judgments affecting how fair value for such assets and liabilities is determined. In addition, the outcomes of valuations have a direct bearing on the carrying amounts of goodwill, mortgage servicing rights, and pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations. To determine the values of these assets and liabilities, as well as the extent, to which related assets may be impaired, management makes assumptions and estimates related to discount rates, asset returns, prepayment rates and other factors. The use of different discount

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rates or other valuation assumptions could produce significantly different results, which could affect Horizon’s results of operations.

Analysis of Financial Condition

Horizon’s total assets were $1.4 billion as of December 31, 2009, an increase of $80.2 million from December 31, 2008. Due to the economic environment the financial institution industry was experiencing at the beginning of 2009, management determined it would be prudent to maintain higher liquidity levels. During that same time the Company’s mortgage warehouse business line was experiencing significant growth due to the increase in mortgage loan refinancing activity, and this also created a need for additional liquidity. Management put into place several successful strategies during the first quarter of 2009 to generate the additional liquidity. As a result, the Company maintained excess cash and cash equivalents at the end of the first quarter and throughout most of the second quarter of 2009. A significant portion of that additional liquidity was generated from municipal money market deposits. This funding was designed to match the growth of assets in the mortgage warehouse business line and provide additional liquidity without utilizing asset based collateral borrowings or federal fund lines. During the second and third quarters the additional funding from the municipal money market accounts was moved out of the Bank and cash and cash equivalents and the municipal money market accounts were back to more historic levels but as we moved through the fourth quarter a significant portion of those additional funds were brought back into the Bank. Although the Bank does not anticipate a need to maintain the level of excess liquidity as it did in the first half of the 2009, it will continue to provide deposit services to our local municipalities who require a safe and secure institution to maintain their funds.

Investment Securities

Investment securities totaled $344.8 million at December 31, 2009, and consisted of U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities of $20.1 million (5.8%); state and municipal securities of $120.8 million ($109.1 million are available for sale and $11.7 million are held to maturity)(35.0%); federal agency mortgage-backed pools of $118.7 million (34.4%); federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations of $84.9 million (24.6%); and corporate securities of $342,000 (0.2%).

As indicated above, 59.0% of the investment portfolio consists of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Approximately 2.2% of the portfolio or $7.6 million are private label collateralized mortgage obligations, the remainder are issued by agencies of the Federal Government. The private label securities generally have loan to value ratios of approximately 50% and management feels these securities are not impaired. These instruments are secured by residential mortgages of varying maturities. Principal and interest payments are received monthly as the underlying mortgages are repaid. These payments also include prepayments of mortgage balances as borrowers either sell their homes or refinance their mortgages. Therefore, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations have maturities that are stated in terms of average life. The average life is the average amount of time that each dollar of principal is expected to be outstanding. As of December 31, 2009, the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations in the investment portfolio had an average life of 3.9 years. Securities that have interest rates above current market rates are purchased at a premium. These securities may experience a significant increase in prepayments when lower market interest rates create an incentive for the borrower to refinance the underlying mortgage as occurred during 2009. This may result in a decrease of current income, however, this risk is mitigated by a shorter average life.

Available-for-sale municipal securities are priced by a third party using a pricing grid which estimates prices based on recent sales of similar securities. All municipal securities are investment grade or local non-rated issues and management does not believe there is permanent deterioration in market value.

At December 31, 2009, 96.6% and at December 31, 2008, 99.5% of investment securities were classified as available for sale. Securities classified as available for sale are carried at their fair value, with both unrealized gains and losses recorded, net of tax, directly to stockholders’ equity. Net appreciation on these securities totaled $8.4 million, which resulted in a balance of $5.4 million, net of tax, included in stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2009. This compared to a $1.2 million, net of tax, included in stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2008.

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Effective January 1, 2008, Horizon adopted a portion of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. This accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:


Level 1		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2		Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3		Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

When quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities and corporate notes. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows. Level 2 securities include Federal agency securities, State and municipal securities, Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations and Federal agency mortgage-backed pools. For level 2 securities, Horizon uses a third party service to determine fair value. In performing the valuations, the pricing service relies on models that consider security-specific details as well as relevant industry and economic factors. The most significant of these inputs are quoted market prices, interest rate spreads on relevant benchmark securities and certain prepayment assumptions. To verify the reasonableness of the fair value determination by the service, Horizon has a portion of the level 2 securities priced by an independent securities broker dealer.

Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, deemed temporary, are recorded, net of income tax, in a separate component of other comprehensive income on the balance sheet. No unrealized losses were deemed to be “other-than-temporary”.

Horizon had four private label CMO’s at December 31, 2009, with an amortized cost of $7.8 million and carried at a market value of $7.6 million. The gross unrealized loss on the investments at December 31, 2009 was $205,000. Management monitors these investments periodically for other than temporary impairment by obtaining and reviewing the underlying collateral details and has concluded at December 31, 2009 this unrealized loss is temporary and that the Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments to maturity.

As a member of the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank systems, Horizon is required to maintain an investment in the common stock of each entity. The investment in common stock is based on a predetermined formula. At December 31, 2009 Horizon had investments in the common stock of the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank totaling $13.2 million and at December 31, 2008 investments totaled $12.6 million.

At December 31, 2009, Horizon does not maintain a trading account.

For more information about securities, see Note 3 (Investment Securities) to the consolidated financial statements.

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Loans

Total loans, the principal earning asset of the Bank, were $886.3 million at December 31, 2009. The current level of loans is an increase of 0.5% from the December 31, 2008, level of $882.0 million. The table below provides comparative detail on the loan categories.


	December 31		December 31		Dollar			Percent
	2009		2008		Change			Change

Real estate loans
1–4 family	$	128,373	$	160,661	$	(32,288	)		-20.1	%
Other		5,519		7,105		(1,586	)		-22.3	%

Total		133,892		167,766		(33,874	)		-20.2	%

Commercial loans
Working capital and equipment		167,149		161,848		5,301			3.3	%
Real estate, including agriculture		135,639		136,376		(737	)		-0.5	%
Tax exempt		3,247		3,258		(11	)		-0.3	%
Other		8,482		9,360		(878	)		-9.4	%

Total		314,517		310,842		3,675			1.2	%

Consumer loans
Auto		146,270		160,685		(14,415	)		-9.0	%
Recreation		5,321		6,985		(1,664	)		-23.8	%
Real estate/home improvement		32,009		35,407		(3,398	)		-9.6	%
Home equity		83,412		72,628		10,784			14.8	%
Unsecured		2,222		2,124		98			4.6	%
Other		1,976		2,243		(267	)		-11.9	%

Total		271,210		280,072		(8,862	)		-3.2	%

Mortgage warehouse loans
Prime		166,698		115,939		50,759			43.8	%
Sub-prime		—		7,348		(7,348	)		-100.0	%

Total		166,698		123,287		43,411			35.2	%

Total loans	$	886,317	$	881,967	$	4,350			0.5	%

The acceptance and management of credit risk is an integral part of the Bank’s business as a financial intermediary. The Bank has established underwriting standards including a policy that monitors the lending function through strict administrative and reporting requirements as well as an internal loan review of consumer and small business loans. The Bank also uses an independent third-party loan review function that regularly reviews asset quality.

Real Estate Loans

Real estate loans totaled $133.9 million or 15.1% of total loans as of December 31, 2009, compared to $167.8 million or 19.0% of total loans as of December 31, 2008. This category consists of home mortgages that generally require a loan to value of no more than 80%. Some special guaranteed or insured real estate loan programs do permit a higher loan to collateral value ratio.

In addition to the customary real estate loans described above, the Bank also has outstanding on December 31, 2009, $83.4 million in home equity lines of credit compared to $72.6 million at December 31, 2008. Credit lines normally limit the loan to collateral value to no more than 89%. These loans are classified as consumer loans in the table above and in Note 4 of the consolidated financial statements.

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Residential real estate lending is a highly competitive business. As of December 31, 2009, the real estate loan portfolio reflected a wide range of interest rates and repayment patterns, but could generally be categorized as follows:


	December 31, 2009								December 31, 2008
			Percent of								Percent of
	Amount		Portfolio			Yield			Amount		Portfolio			Yield

Fixed rate
Monthly payment	$	24,237		18.1	%		5.94	%	$	36,278		21.6	%		6.29	%
Biweekly payment		1,579		1.2	%		6.71	%		2,276		1.4	%		6.45	%
Adjustable rate
Monthly payment		108,072		80.7	%		5.68	%		129,201		77.0	%		5.96	%
Biweekly payment		4		0.0	%		3.75	%		11		0.0	%		5.78	%

Total	$	133,892		100.0	%		5.74	%	$	167,766		100.0	%		6.04	%

During 2009 and 2008, approximately $339.4 million and $183.2 million of residential mortgages were sold into the secondary market. The 2008 amount includes approximately $37.7 million of loans that were transferred to held for sale from the real estate loan portfolio and were subsequently sold during the first quarter to reduce Horizon’s reliance on non-core funding and improve Horizon Bank’s capital ratios.

In addition to the real estate loan portfolio, the Bank sells real estate loans and retains the servicing rights. Loans serviced for others are not included in the consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of loans serviced for others totaled approximately $313.3 million and $79.5 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

The Bank began capitalizing mortgage servicing rights during 2000 and the aggregate fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights at December 31, 2009, totaled approximately $3.5 million. Comparable market values and a valuation model that calculates the present value of future cash flows were used to estimate fair value. For purposes of measuring impairment, risk characteristics including product type, investor type and interest rates, were used to stratify the originated mortgage servicing rights.


	December 31			December 31			December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Mortgage servicing rights
Balances, January 1	$	732		$	276		$	248
Servicing rights capitalized		2,807			634			79
Amortization of servicing rights		(529	)		(178	)		(51	)

		3,010			732			276
Impairment allowance		(139	)		(4	)		(7	)

Balances, December 31	$	2,871		$	728		$	269

Commercial Loans

Commercial loans totaled $314.5 million, or 35.5% of total loans as of December 31, 2009, compared to $310.8 million, or 35.2% as of December 31, 2008.

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Commercial loans consisted of the following types of loans at December 31:


	December 31, 2009							December 31, 2008
					Percent of							Percent of
	Number		Amount		Portfolio			Number		Amount		Portfolio

SBA guaranteed loans		53		7,915		2.5	%		21	$	4,079		1.3	%
Municipal government		1		995		0.3	%		18		3,258		1.1	%
Lines of credit		389		53,587		17.0	%		369		54,023		17.4	%
Real estate and equipment term loans		805		252,019		80.1	%		994		249,482		80.3	%

Total		1,248	$	314,516		100.0	%		1,402	$	310,842		100.0	%

Fixed rate term loans with a book value of $30.1 million and a fair value of $31.2 million have been swapped to a variable rate using derivative instruments. The loans are carried at fair value in the financial statements and the related swap is carried at fair value and is included with other liabilities in the balance sheet. The recognition of the loan and swap fair values are recorded in the income statement and for 2009 equally offset each other. Fair values are determined by the counter party using a proprietary model that uses live market inputs to value interest rate swaps. The model is subject to daily market tests as current and future positions are priced and valued. These are level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy as described above.

At December 31, 2009 the commercial loan portfolio had $76.8 million of adjustable rate loans that had interest rate floors in the terms of the note. Of the commercial loans with interest rate floors, $66.3 million where at their floor at December 31, 2009.

Consumer Loans

Consumer loans totaled $271.2 million, or 30.6% of total loans as of December 31, 2009, compared to $280.1 million, or 31.8% as of December 31, 2008. The total consumer loan portfolio decreased 3.2% in 2009. The decline occurred in the indirect automobile and direct installment loan segments. Horizon tightened its underwriting standards for indirect loans in the fourth quarter of 2007. This, combined with the downturn in the automobile market, caused the drop in loans, as existing loans paid off at a faster rate than new loans that were booked. Direct installment loan declines were the result of a slow economy as consumer loan demand lessened.

Mortgage Warehouse Loans

Horizon’s mortgage warehousing business line has specific mortgage companies as customers of Horizon Bank. Individual mortgage loans originated by these mortgage companies are funded as a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral under Horizon’s agreement with the mortgage company. Each individual mortgage is assigned to Horizon until the loan is sold to the secondary market by the mortgage company. In addition, Horizon takes possession of each original note and forwards such note to the end investor once the mortgage company has sold the loan. At the time a loan is transferred to the secondary market, the mortgage company repurchases the loan under its option within the agreement. Due to the repurchase feature contained in the agreement, the transaction does not qualify as a sale and therefore is accounted for as a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral pursuant to the agreement with the mortgage company. When the individual loan is sold to the end investor by the mortgage company the proceeds from the sale of the loan are received by Horizon and used to payoff the loan balance with Horizon along with any accrued interest and any related fees. The remaining balance from the sale is forwarded to the mortgage company. These individual loans typically are sold by the mortgage company within 30 days and are seldom held more than 90 days. Interest income is accrued during this period and collected at the time each loan is sold. Fee income for each loan sold is collected when the loan is sold and no costs are deferred due to the term between each loan funding and related payoff is typically less than 30 days.

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investor would not be able to honor the sales commitment and the mortgage company would not be able to repurchase its loan on an individual mortgage, Horizon would be able to exercise its rights under the agreement.

Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses/Critical Accounting Policy

At December 31, 2009, the allowance for loan losses was $16.0 million, or 1.80% of total loans outstanding, compared to $11.4 million, or 1.29% at December 31, 2008. During 2009, the provision for loan losses totaled $13.6 million compared to $7.6 million in 2008.

Horizon assesses the adequacy of its Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL) by regularly reviewing the performance of all of its loan portfolios. As a result of its quarterly reviews, a provision for loan losses is determined to bring the total ALLL to a level called for by the analysis. For the year 2009, the provision of $13.6 million is a 79.7% increase from the prior year. Consumer loan charge-offs continue to require provisions for loan losses during the year but appeared to be stabilizing as the amount of consumer charge-offs have decreased over each of the last three quarters. However, the increase in non-performing loans required additional provision expense for loan losses as specific reserves were identified for these loans.

Despite the increased allowance, no assurance can be given that Horizon will not, in any particular period, sustain loan losses that are significant in relation to the amount reserved, or that subsequent evaluations of the loan portfolio, in light of factors then prevailing, including economic conditions and management’s ongoing quarterly assessments of the portfolio, will not require increases in the allowance for loan losses. Horizon considers the allowance for loan losses to be adequate to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2009.

Non-performing Loans

Non-performing loans are defined as loans that are greater than 90 days delinquent or have had the accrual of interest discontinued by management. Management continues to work diligently toward returning non-performing loans to an earning asset basis. Non-performing loans for the previous three years ending December 31 are as follows:


	December 31		December 31		December 31
	2009		2008		2007

Non-performing Loans	$	17,145	$	7,863	$	2,949

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				Non-		Percent			Specific		Percent of
	Loan			Performing		of			Reserves on Non -		Non-performing
December 31, 2009	Balance			Loans		Loans			Performing Loans		Loans

Owner occupied real estate	$	138,999		$	3,152		2.27	%	$	700		22.21	%
Non owner occupied real estate		100,502			1,677		1.67	%		125		7.45	%
Residential development		16,101			2,343		14.55	%		125		5.34	%
Commercial and industrial		58,915			2,057		3.49	%		725		35.25	%

Total commercial		314,517			9,229		2.93	%		1,675		18.15	%

Residential mortgage		126,469			4,638		3.67	%		441		9.51	%
Residential construction		7,423			181		2.43	%		71		39.29	%
Mortgage warehouse		166,698			—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%

Total mortgage		300,590			4,819		1.60	%		512		10.62	%

Direct installment		24,908			387		1.55	%		—		0.00	%
Indirect installment		136,600			1,089		0.80	%		95		8.72	%
Home equity		109,702			1,621		1.48	%		1,188		73.29	%

Total installment		271,210			3,097		1.14	%		1,283		41.43	%


Total loans		886,317			17,145		1.93	%		3,470		20.24	%
Allowance for loan losses		(16,015	)

Net loans	$	870,302		$	17,145		1.97	%	$	3,470		20.24	%

Non-performing loans total 107.1% of the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2009, compared to 68.9% and 30.1% of the allowance for loan losses on December 31, 2008 and 2007. Non-performing loans at December 31, 2009 totaled $17.1 million which was 1.92% of total loans. This is an increase from a balance of $7.9 million on December 31, 2008, which was 0.89% of total loans. Horizon’s non-performing loan statistics, while having increased from the prior year, still compare favorably to National and State of Indiana¹ peer bank averages of 4.48% and 2.71% of total loans as of September 30, 2009.

Non-performing commercial loans increased by $4.1 million from December 31, 2008. This increase came from both the commercial real estate and commercial and industrial segments of the portfolio. Economic conditions are the primary reason for causing distressed demand for real estate and durable goods, and many real estate developers and small businesses are experiencing significant declines in revenue and profits.

The increase in non-performing loans over the past year is also due to an increase in mortgage and consumer installment borrowers under Chapter 13 bankruptcy repayment plans. The majority of consumer borrowers under Chapter 13 repayment plans are paying as agreed, but these loans remain on non-accrual status as until six consecutive payments are made under the plan. Because of the time it takes for repayment plans to be approved and the six consecutive payments to be made, the level of non-performing consumer installment loans have increased as the level of charge-offs in the consumer portfolio has decreased. The Company also saw an increase in trouble debt restructuring, primarily in the mortgage loans, during 2009. If a trouble debt restructured loans performs under its new structure for six consecutive months it is considered performing and not included with the non-performing loans. The increase in the Company’s non-performing loans over the past year can be attributed to the slower economy and continued high local unemployment causing lower business revenues and increased consumer bankruptcies.

Non-accrual loans totaled $11.9 million on December 31, 2009 up from $7.0 million on December 31, 2008. Non-accrual loans to restaurant operators totaled $2.6 million at December 31, 2009. Non-accrual loans to home builders and land developers totaled $2.2 million on December 31, 2009. Mortgage loans on non-accrual totaled $4.6 million at December 31, 2009. Consumer loans on non-accrual increased to $2.5 million primarily due to an increase in the number of consumer bankruptcy filings.

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Loans 90 days delinquent but still accruing interest totaled $1.7 million on December 31, 2009, up from $831,000 on December 31, 2008. Horizon’s policy is to place loans over 90 days delinquent on non-accrual unless they are in the process of collection and a full recovery is expected.

A loan becomes impaired when, based on current information, it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. When a loan is classified as impaired, the degree of impairment must be recognized by estimating future cash flows from the debtor. The present value of these cash flows is computed at a discount rate based on the interest rate contained in the loan agreement. However, if a particular loan has a determinable market value, the creditor may use that value. Also, if the loan is secured and considered collateral dependent, the creditor may use the fair value of the collateral. (See Note 6 of the audited financial statements for further discussion of impaired loans)

Smaller-balance, homogeneous loans are evaluated for impairment in total. Such loans include residential first mortgage loans secured by 1 – 4 family residences, residential construction loans, automobile, home equity, second mortgage loans and mortgage warehouse loans. Commercial loans and mortgage loans secured by other properties are evaluated individually for impairment. When analysis of borrower operating results and financial condition indicate that underlying cash flows of a borrower’s business are not adequate to meet its debt service requirements, the loan is evaluated for impairment. Often this is associated with a delay or shortfall in payments of 30 days or more. Loans are generally moved to non-accrual status when 90 days or more past due. These loans are often considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) net of any related allowance for OREO losses for the previous three years ending December 31 are as follows:


	December 31		December 31		December 31
	2009		2008		2007

Other real estate owned	$	1,730	$	2,772	$	238

OREO totaled $1.7 million on December 31, 2009 down from $2.8 million on December 31, 2008. On December 31, 2009, OREO was comprised of 32 properties. Of these, 31 totaling $1.6 million were residential, and the balance was commercial real estate. Repossessed property totaled $23,000 on December 31, 2009 consists primarily of vehicles.

No mortgage warehouse loans were non-performing or OREO as of December 31, 2009 or December 31, 2008.

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Deferred Tax Asset

Horizon had a deferred tax asset at December 31, 2009 and 2008 totaling $701,000 and $2.6 million. The following table shows the major components of deferred tax:


	December 31			December 31
	2009			2008

Assets
Allowance for loan losses	$	5,849		$	4,516
Director and employee benefits		1,057			1,133
Other		32			—

Total assets		6,938			5,649


Liabilities
Depreciation		(1,241	)		(1,146	)
Difference in expense recognition		(148	)		(130	)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends		(298	)		(319	)
Difference in basis of intangible assets		(1,547	)		(685	)
Difference in basis of assets		—			(91	)
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale		(2,930	)		(338	)
Other		(73	)		(360	)

Total liabilities		(6,237	)		(3,069	)

Net deferred tax asset	$	701		$	2,580

Horizon anticipates continued earnings and therefore determined there is no impairment to this asset.

Deposits

The primary source of funds for the Bank comes from the acceptance of demand and time deposits. However, at times the Bank will use its ability to borrow funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank and other sources when it can do so at interest rates and terms that are superior to those required for deposited funds or loan demand is greater than the ability to grow deposits. Total deposits were $951.7 million at December 31, 2009, compared to $841.2 million at December 31, 2008, or an increase of 13.1%. Average deposits and rates by category for the three years ended December 31 are as follows:


	Average Balance Outstanding for the						Average Rate Paid for the
	Year Ending December 31						Year Ending December 31
	2009		2008		2007		2009			2008			2007

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	84,209	$	77,600	$	76,530
Interest-bearing demand deposits		261,411		234,526		202,453		0.57	%		1.36	%		2.73	%
Savings deposits		35,828		31,182		31,431		0.18	%		0.29	%		0.28	%
Money market		121,983		95,483		112,266		0.83	%		1.56	%		3.30	%
Time deposits		381,033		372,677		402,287		3.21	%		3.96	%		4.75	%

Total deposits	$	884,464	$	811,468	$	824,967

Horizon continually revises and enhances its interest-bearing consumer and commercial demand deposit products based on local market conditions and its need for funding to support various types of assets. These product changes caused the changes in the average balances and rates paid as displayed in the table above.

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Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more, which are considered to be rate sensitive and are not considered a part of core deposits, mature as follows as of December 31, 2009:


Due in three months or less	$	21,598
Due after three months through six months		19,876
Due after six months through one year		32,355
Due after one year		112,407

Total	$	186,236

Interest expense on time certificates of $100,000 or more was approximately $6.3 million, $3.9 million, and $5.1 million for 2009, 2008, and 2007.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2009, Horizon does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, change in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement” generally means any transaction, agreement, or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with the Company is a party under which the Company has (i) any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest; or (ii) a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.

Contractual Obligations

The following tables summarize Horizon’s contractual obligations and other commitments to make payment as of December 31, 2009:


			Within		One to		Three to		After Five
	Total		One Year		Three Years		Five Years		Years
Deposits	$	356,703	$	162,885	$	144,164	$	28,924	$	20,730
Borrowings ⁽¹⁾		311,853		127,126		71,365		15,192		98,170
Subordinated debentures ⁽²⁾		27,837		—		—		—		27,837


⁽¹⁾		Includes debt obligations to the Federal Home Loan Bank and term repurchase agreements with maturities beyond one year borrowed by Horizon’s banking subsidiary. See Note 11 in Horizon’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

⁽²⁾		Includes Trust Preferred Capital Securities issued by Horizon Statutory Trusts II and III and those assumed in the acquisition of Alliance. See Note 12 in Horizon’s Consolidated Financial Statements.


	Expiration by Period
			Greater
	Within One		Than
	Year		One Year

Letters of credit	$	1,309	$	192
Unfunded loan commitments		54,330		135,127

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Capital Resources

The capital resources of Horizon and the Bank exceed regulatory capital ratios for “well capitalized” banks at December 31, 2009. Stockholders’ equity totaled $114.6 million as of December 31, 2009, compared to $103.4 million as of December 31, 2008. At year-end 2009, the ratio of stockholders’ equity to assets was 8.26% compared to 7.91% for 2008. Tangible equity to tangible assets was 7.78% at December 31, 2009 compared to 7.37% at December 31, 2008. Book value per common share at December 31, 2009 increased to $27.67 compared to $24.68 at December 31, 2008. Horizon’s capital increased during 2009 as a result of increased earnings, net of dividends declared, exercise of stock options net of tax, improvement in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, and the amortization of unearned compensation.

In December of 2008, Horizon received an investment of $25 million through participation in the U.S. Department of Treasury’s (Treasury) Capital Purchase Program. Under the program, the Treasury acquired 25,000 Series A shares of Horizon’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock that will pay a 5% per annum dividend for the first five years of the investment (which will total $1,250,000 a year) and 9% per annum thereafter (which will total $2,250,000 a year) unless Horizon redeems the shares. The preferred shares qualify as Tier I capital and are callable by Horizon after three years. As part of its investment, the Treasury also received a warrant to purchase 212,104 shares of common stock of Horizon, with an exercise price of $17.68 per share. The warrant is expected to give the Treasury the opportunity to benefit from an increase in the common stock price of the Company.

Horizon declared dividends in the amount of $.68 per share in 2009, and $.66 per share in 2008, and $.59 per share in 2007. The dividend payout ratio (dividends as a percent of net income) was 24.4% for 2009, 23.9% for 2008, and 23.5% for 2007. For additional information regarding dividend conditions, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October of 2004, Horizon formed Horizon Statutory Trust II (Trust II), a wholly owned statutory business trust. Trust II issued $10.3 million of Trust Preferred Capital Securities as a participant in a pooled trust preferred securities offering. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Trust II and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of 90 day LIBOR plus 1.95% and mature on October 21, 2034, and are non-callable for five years from the issue date. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. Costs associated with the issuance of the securities totaling $17,500 were capitalized and are being amortized to the first call date of the securities.

In December of 2006, Horizon formed Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust III (Trust III), a wholly owned statutory business trust. Trust III issued $12.4 million of Trust Preferred Capital Securities as a participant in a pooled trust preferred securities offering. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Trust III and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of 90 day LIBOR plus 1.65% and mature on January 30, 2037, and are non-callable for five years from the issue date. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. Costs associated with the issuance of the securities totaling $12,647 were capitalized and are being amortized to the first call date of the securities. The proceeds of this issue were used to redeem the securities issued by Trust I on March 26, 2007.

The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the acquisition of Alliance in 2005. In June 2004, Alliance formed Alliance Financial Statutory Trust I a wholly owned business trust (Alliance Trust) to sell $5.2 million in trust preferred securities. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Alliance. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Alliance Trust and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities

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bear interest at a rate of 90-day LIBOR plus 2.65%, mature in June 2034, and are non-callable for five years from the issue date. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par.

The Trust Preferred Capital Securities, subject to certain limitations, are included in Tier 1 Capital for regulatory purposes. Dividends on the Trust Preferred Capital Securities are recorded as interest expense.

Recent Developments

On December 29, 2009, Horizon announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the banking-related assets and assume all deposits and certain other liabilities of American Trust & Savings Bank (“American”) headquartered in Whiting, Indiana and its parent company Am Tru, Inc. (“Am Tru”).

Under the terms of the agreement Horizon will purchase most of the banking-related assets of American (with an estimated value of approximately $110.0 million) and will assume all the deposits, federal home loan bank advances, and accrued interest payable in the approximate amount of $112.0 million. In addition, Horizon will pay a three percent premium on core deposits estimated to be $2.1 million and $500,000 in additional consideration. Horizon will not be purchasing approximately $12.0 million of loan participations owned by American or assuming any contingent liabilities. All values are approximate and based upon September 30, 2009 information and financial results. The transaction costs related to the acquisition are estimated to be $500,000. This transaction is subject to approval by the shareholders of American and Am Tru and bank regulators. This transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2010.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Consolidated net income was $9.14 million or $2.37 per diluted share in 2009, $8.97 million or $2.75 per diluted share in 2008, and $8.14 million or $2.51 per share in 2007. Diluted earnings per share were reduced by $0.43 for the twelve months ending December 31, 2009 resulting from the preferred stock dividends and the accretion of the discount on the preferred stock. The preferred stock was issued late in the fourth quarter 2008 and therefore did not significantly impact diluted earnings per share for the twelve month periods ending December 31, 2008 or 2007.

Net Interest Income

The largest component of net income is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income, principally from loans and investment securities, and interest expense, principally on deposits and borrowings. Changes in the net interest income are the result of changes in volume and the net interest spread which affects the net interest margin. Volume refers to the average dollar levels of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest spread refers to the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest margin refers to net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets and is influenced by the level and relative mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

The reduction in interest rates during 2009 and 2008 has influenced the cost of the Company’s interest bearing liabilities more significantly than the reduction in yields received on the Company’s interest earning assets, resulting in an increase of the net interest margin during 2009 and 2008. Management believes that the current level of interest rates is driven by external factors and therefore impacts the results of the Company’s net interest margin. Management does not expect a significant rise in interest rates in the short term, but an increase in rates is expected at some time in the future due to the current historically low interest rate environment.

Net interest income during 2009 was $44.8 million, an increase of $7.4 million or 19.8% over the $37.4 million earned during the same period in 2008. Yields on the Company’s interest-earning assets decreased by 52 basis points to 5.85% during 2009 from 6.37% for the same period in 2008. Interest income increased $2.5 million from $70.2 million for 2008 to $72.7 million for the same period in 2009. This increase was due to the increased volume in interest earning assets partially offset by the decrease in the yield on interest earning assets.

Rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased by 72 basis points during the same period due to the lower interest rate environment. Interest expense decreased $5.0 million from $32.9 million for 2008 to $27.9 million for the same period in

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2009. This decrease was due to the lower rates being paid on the Company’s interest bearing liabilities but offset by the increased volume of interest bearing liabilities. Due to a more significant decrease in the rates paid on the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities compared to the decrease in the yield on the Company’s interest-earning assets, offset with the growth of the Company’s interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, the net interest margin increased 21 basis points from 3.45% for 2008 to 3.66% in 2009.


	Twelve Months Ended								Twelve Months Ended								Twelve Months Ended
	December 31, 2009								December 31, 2008								December 31, 2007
	Average					Average			Average					Average			Average					Average
	Balance			Interest		Rate			Balance			Interest		Rate			Balance			Interest		Rate

ASSETS
Interest-earning assets
Federal funds sold	$	25,551		$	56		0.22	%	$	17,040		$	443		2.60	%	$	2,854		$	142		4.98	%
Interest-earning deposits ⁽¹⁾		7,170			16		0.22	%		6,430			148		2.30	%		2,602			125		4.80	%
Investment securities — taxable		247,903			10,813		4.36	%		174,427			8,520		4.88	%		169,295			8,122		4.80	%
Investment securities — non-taxable ⁽²⁾		97,913			3,942		5.75	%		80,151			3,323		5.92	%		74,222			3,061		5.89	%
Loans receivable ^(2)(3)(4)		892,431			57,836		6.49	%		848,279			57,801		6.82	%		853,314			63,618		7.46	%

Total interest-earning assets ⁽²⁾		1,270,968			72,663		5.85	%		1,126,327			70,235		6.37	%		1,102,287			75,068		6.94	%

Noninterest-earning assets
Cash and due from banks		15,344								17,397								20,312
Allowance for loan losses		(12,372	)							(9,930	)							(8,680	)
Other assets		77,215								69,769								66,481


	$	1,351,155							$	1,203,563							$	1,180,400


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	800,255		$	14,792		1.85	%	$	733,868		$	19,536		2.66	%	$	748,437		$	28,442		3.80	%
Borrowings		318,661			11,696		3.67	%		280,766			11,772		4.19	%		251,740			11,505		4.57	%
Subordinated debentures		27,837			1,406		5.05	%		27,837			1,577		5.67	%		30,599			2,313		7.56	%

Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,146,753			27,894		2.43	%		1,042,471			32,885		3.15	%		1,030,776			42,260		4.10	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities
Demand deposits		84,209								77,600								76,530
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		9,215								7,001								6,870
Shareholders’ equity		110,978								76,491								66,224


	$	1,351,155							$	1,203,563							$	1,180,400


Net interest income/spread				$	44,769		3.42	%				$	37,350		3.21	%				$	32,808		2.84	%


Net interest income as a percent of average interest earning assets ⁽²⁾							3.66	%							3.45	%							3.10	%


⁽¹⁾		Horizon has no foreign office and, accordingly, no assets or liabilities to foreign operations. Horizon’s subsidiary bank had no funds invested in Eurodollar Certificates of Deposit at December 31, 2009.

⁽²⁾		Yields are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

⁽³⁾		Non-accruing loans for the purpose of the computations above are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding. Loan totals are shown net of unearned income and deferred loans fees.

⁽⁴⁾		Loan fees and late fees included in interest on loans aggregated $4.2 million, $3,5 million, and $3,3 million in 2009, 2008, and 2007.

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				2009 - 2008								2008-2007
				Change		Change						Change			Change
	Total			Due To		Due To			Total			Due To			Due To
	Change			Volume		Rate			Change			Volume			Rate

Interest Income
Federal funds sold	$	(387	)	$	150	$	(537	)	$	301		$	398		$	(97	)
Interest-earning deposits		(132	)		15		(147	)		23			113			(90	)
Investment securities — taxable		2,293			3,283		(990	)		398			249			149
Investment securities — non-taxable		619			1,025		(406	)		262			351			(89	)
Loans receivable		35			2,936		(2,901	)		(5,817	)		(374	)		(5,443	)

Total interest income		2,428			7,409		(4,981	)		(4,833	)		737			(5,570	)


Interest Expense
Interest-bearing deposits		(4,744	)		1,644		(6,388	)		(8,906	)		(544	)		(8,362	)
Borrowings		(76	)		1,486		(1,562	)		267			1,263			(996	)
Subordinated debentures		(171	)		—		(171	)		(736	)		(195	)		(541	)

Total interest expense		(4,991	)		3,130		(8,121	)		(9,375	)		524			(9,899	)

Net interest income	$	7,419		$	4,279	$	3,140		$	4,542		$	213		$	4,329

The net interest margin for 2008 was 3.45% compared to 3.10% in 2007. Short-term interest rates declined through 2008. This decline in short-term rates reduced Horizon’s funding costs by an amount that exceeded the decline in yields on earning assets. Horizon’s cost of funds dropped 95 basis points during 2008 while the yield on earning assets declined 57 basis points. Horizon reduced deposit rates in line with the short-term rate decreases that were put in place by the Federal Open Market Committee. In addition, a large amount of Certificates of Deposit matured during the first half of 2008 and were renewed at lower rates. Additionally, at December 31, 2008, all mortgage warehouse loans ($123.3 million) and certain home equity and commercial loans (totaling approximately $136.0 million) reached contractual rate floors. This improved the net interest margin as funding costs continued to decline during both 2008 and 2009.

Changes in the mix of the loan portfolio averages are shown in the following table.


	December 31		December 31		December 31
	2009		2008		2007

Commercial	$	313,623	$	305,127	$	291,656
Residential mortgage		147,765		182,963		228,466
Mortgage warehouse		157,057		77,091		70,279
Installment		273,986		283,098		262,913

Total average loans	$	892,431	$	848,279	$	853,314

Provision for Loan Losses

Horizon assesses the adequacy of its Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”) by regularly reviewing the performance of its loan portfolios. During 2009 the provision for loan losses totaled $13.6 million compared to $7.6 million in the prior year for the same period. Commercial loan net charge-offs during 2009 were $2.4 million, residential mortgage loan net charge-offs were $432,000, and installment loan net charge-offs were $6.2 million. During the second quarter the Company determined that five recreational vehicle loans were part of a loan fraud perpetrated by a single recreational vehicle dealer. These loans resulted in $1.4 million of the installment loan charge-offs included in the results for 2009. The level of consumer loan charge-offs continued to add to the need for a higher provision for loan losses but appeared to be stabilizing as the amount of consumer charge-offs have decreased over the last two quarters. However, the increase in non-performing loans has contributed to the need for additional provision expense for loan losses as specific reserves are identified for non-performing residential mortgage and commercial loans.

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Non-interest Income

The following is a summary of changes in non-interest income:


							2008 to 2009								2007 to 2008
	December 31			December 31			Amount			Percent			December 31		Amount			Percent
Non-interest income	2009			2008			Change			Change			2007		Change			Change

Service charges on deposit accounts	$	3,858		$	3,885		$	(27	)		-0.7	%	$	3,469	$	416			12.0	%
Wire transfer fees		921			528			393			74.4	%		357		171			47.9	%
Interchange fees		1,864			846			1,018			120.3	%		862		(16	)		-1.9	%
Fiduciary activities		3,336			3,713			(377	)		-10.2	%		3,556		157			4.4	%
Gain (loss) on sale of securities		795			(15	)		810			5400.0	%		2		(17	)		-850.0	%
Gain on sale of mortgage loans		6,107			2,979			3,128			105.0	%		2,566		413			16.1	%
Mortgage servicing net of impairment		(134	)		20			(154	)		-770.0	%		5		15			300.0	%
Increase in cash surrender value of
bank owned life insurance		720			920			(200	)		-21.7	%		920		—			0.0	%
Death benefit on officer life insurance		—			538			(538	)		-100.0	%		—		538			100.0	%
Other income		389			417			(28	)		-6.7	%		534		(117	)		-21.9	%

Total non-interest income	$	17,856		$	13,831		$	4,025			29.1	%	$	12,271	$	1,560			12.7	%

The gain on sale of mortgage loans contributed significantly to the increase in non-interest income during 2009. Residential mortgage refinancing generated higher volumes of loan sales during the 2009 as the Company’s residential mortgage loan division provided customers with the needed service to lower their mortgage interest rates along with an increase in first time home buyers due to the personal income tax incentives available. During 2009 the Company originated approximately $335.9 million of mortgage loans to be sold on the secondary market compared to $140.5 million for the same period in 2008. A net gain on the sale of securities of $795,000 was realized during the year as our analysis determined that market conditions provided the opportunity to add these gains to capital without negatively impacting long term earnings. Wire transfer fee income has increased compared to the prior year as the Company’s mortgage warehouse business line has had more activity due to increased residential mortgage refinancing volume. Interchange fees also contributed to the increase in non-interest income due to higher levels of activity in ATM and debit card transactions. These increases were offset by a decrease in fiduciary activity from less fee income from the Bank’s trust department, lower mortgage servicing income due to impairment charges in the Company’s mortgage servicing asset, a decrease in the amount of added cash surrender value on bank owned life insurance due to lower returns on the related assets, and not replacing the income recorded in 2008 from the death benefit on officer life insurance.

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Non-interest Expense

The following is a summary of changes in non-interest expense:


					2008 to 2009								2007 to 2008
	December 31		December 31		Amount			Percent			December 31		Amount			Percent
Non-interest expense	2009		2008		Change			Change			2007		Change			Change

Salaries	$	12,518	$	11,730	$	788			6.7	%	$	11,718	$	12			0.1	%
Commission and bonuses		3,221		1,947		1,274			65.4	%		2,290		(343	)		-15.0	%
Employee benefits		3,465		3,072		393			12.8	%		3,146		(74	)		-2.4	%
Net occupancy expenses		3,796		3,775		21			0.6	%		3,602		173			4.8	%
Data processing		1,582		1,437		145			10.1	%		1,333		104			7.8	%
Professional fees		1,413		1,133		280			24.7	%		1,169		(36	)		-3.1	%
Outside services and consultants		1,471		1,313		158			12.0	%		1,174		139			11.8	%
Loan expense		2,611		2,223		388			17.5	%		1,402		821			58.6	%
FDIC deposit insurance		2,126		546		1,580			289.4	%		99		447			451.5	%
Other losses		510		413		97			23.5	%		238		175			73.5	%
Other expenses		5,099		5,190		(91	)		-1.8	%		4,973		217			4.4	%

Total non-interest expense	$	37,812	$	32,779	$	5,033			15.4	%	$	31,144	$	1,635			5.2	%

Non-interest expense increased in 2009 compared to 2008. Salaries increased from the prior year primarily due to branch expansion and annual merit increases. Commissions and bonuses increased primarily due to the commissions and bonuses paid to the mortgage loan division from the higher mortgage loan volume during 2009. Employee benefits increased during 2009 from the higher cost of employee insurance related benefits along with the incremental increases as they directly relate to the higher salaries and commissions paid during 2009. Professional fees were higher compared to last year due to increasing rules and regulations requiring professional assistance from legal and accounting professionals. Also, loan expense was up from the prior year due to the increased volume of loan originations. The Company’s FDIC expense has increased significantly due to higher assessment rates along with the special FDIC assessment of $663,000 that was recorded in the second quarter of 2009 and due to the TLGP assessments. The FDIC has extended this insurance protection from December 31, 2009 until June 30, 2010, at a cost of 15 basis points per $100 of insured deposits for financial institutions assigned to Risk Category I, unless a participating financial institution opted out on or before November 2, 2009. The Bank did not opt out, so this enhanced insurance protection will be available to its customers through June 30, 2010. Deposit insurance will remain higher based on the FDIC’s rate increases. Other losses for 2009 include a one-time charge of $100,000 for the deductible paid on a wire transfer fraud totaling $210,000 perpetrated on the bank during the first quarter of 2009.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for 2009 was $2.1 million compared to $1.9 million of tax expense for during 2008. The effective tax rate for 2009 was 18.5% compared to 17.2% in 2008 and 25.1% in 2007.

Tax refunds were received in both in 2009 and 2008 in the amounts of $100,000 and $163,000. Considering the impact of the $538,000 of income received in the second quarter of 2008 from the death benefit on officer life insurance which was tax free and reduced taxable income and the tax refunds received in both periods, the effective tax rates would have been 19.4% for 2009 compared to 20.7% in 2008.

Liquidity and Rate Sensitivity Management

Management and the Board of Directors meet regularly to review both the liquidity and rate sensitivity position of Horizon. Effective asset and liability management ensures Horizon’s ability to monitor the cash flow requirements of depositors along with the demands of borrowers and to measure and manage interest rate risk. Horizon utilizes an interest rate risk assessment model designed to highlight sources of existing interest rate risk and consider the effect of these risks on strategic planning. Management maintains (within certain parameters) an essentially balanced ratio of interest sensitive assets to liabilities in order to protect against the effects of wide interest rate fluctuations.

Horizon Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)

Liquidity

The Bank maintains a stable base of core deposits provided by long standing relationships with consumers and local businesses. These deposits are the principal source of liquidity for Horizon. Other sources of liquidity for Horizon include earnings, loan repayments, investment security sales and maturities, sale of real estate loans and borrowing relationships with correspondent banks, including the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB). At December 31, 2009, Horizon has available approximately $289.7 million in available credit from various money center banks, including the FHLB and the FRB Discount Window. Factors which could impact Horizon’s funding needs in the future include:

	•		Horizon has outstanding borrowings of over $142.8 million with the FHLB and total borrowing capacity with the FHLB of $246.1 million. Generally, the loan terms from the FHLB are better than the terms Horizon can receive from other sources making it cheaper to borrow money from the FHLB. Continued and additional financial difficulties at the FHLB could reduce or eliminate Horizon’s additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB.

	•		If residential mortgage loan rates remain low, Horizon’s mortgage warehouse loans could increase creating an additional need for funding.

	•		Horizon has a total of $99.0 million of Federal Fund lines from various money center banks. These are uncommitted lines and could be pulled at any time by the correspondent banks.

	•		A downgrade in Horizon’s public credit rating by a rating agency due to factors such as deterioration in asset quality, a large charge to earnings, a decline in profitability or other financial measures, or a significant merger or acquisition.

	•		An act of terrorism or war, natural disasters, political events, or the default or bankruptcy of a major corporation, mutual fund or hedge fund.

	•		Market speculation or rumors about Horizon or the banking industry in general may adversely affect the cost and availability of normal funding sources.

	•		Horizon anticipates spending $2.0 million for premises and equipment during 2010, including one full service office. These purchases will be funded through normal operations.

If any of these events occur, they could force Horizon to borrow money from other sources including negotiable certificates of deposit. Such other monies may only be available at higher interest rates and on less advantageous terms, which will impact our net income and could impact our ability to grow. Management believes Horizon has adequate funding sources to meet short and long term needs.

Horizon maintains a liquidity contingency plan that outlines the process for addressing a liquidity crisis. The plan provides for an evaluation of funding sources under various market conditions. It also assigns specific roles and responsibilities for effectively managing liquidity through a problem period.

In response to a financial crisis that was affecting the banking system and financial markets in 2008, EESA was signed into law on October 3, 2008, and established TARP. As part of TARP, the Treasury established the CPP to provide up to $700 billion of funding to eligible financial institutions through the purchase of mortgages, mortgage-backed securities, capital stock and other financial instruments for the purpose of stabilizing and providing liquidity to the U.S. financial markets. On December 19, 2008 Horizon completed the sale to the Treasury of $25.0 million of Series A Preferred Shares as part of the CPP.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), more commonly known as the economic stimulus or economic recovery package, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Obama. ARRA includes a wide variety of programs intended to stimulate the economy and provide for extensive infrastructure, energy, health, and education needs. In addition, ARRA imposes certain new executive compensation and corporate expenditure limits on all current and future TARP recipients, including Horizon, until the institution has repaid the Treasury, which is permitted under ARRA without penalty and without the need to raise new capital, subject to the Treasury’s consultation with the recipient’s appropriate regulatory agency.

Horizon Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)

During 2009, cash flows were generated primarily from net proceeds from deposits of $110.5 million and sales, maturities, and prepayments of investment securities of $127.5 million. Cash flows were used to purchase investments totaling $162.4 million, increase loans $21.7 million and reduce borrowings by a net $40.4 million. The net cash and cash equivalent position increased by $27.9 million during 2009.

Interest Sensitivity

The degree by which net interest income may fluctuate due to changes in interest rates is monitored by Horizon using computer simulation models, incorporating not only the current GAP position but the effect of expected repricing of specific financial assets and liabilities. When repricing opportunities are not properly aligned, net interest income may be affected when interest rates change. Forecasting results of the possible outcomes determines the exposure to interest rate risk inherent in Horizon’s balance sheet. The goal is to manage imbalanced positions that arise when the total amount of assets that reprice or mature in a given time period differs significantly from liabilities that reprice or mature in the same time period. The theory behind managing the difference between repricing assets and liabilities is to have more assets repricing in a rising rate environment and more liabilities repricing in a declining rate environment. Based on one model at December 31, 2009 that assumes a lag in repricing, the amount of assets that reprice within one year were 140% of liabilities that reprice within one year. This same model at December 31, 2008, reported that the amount of assets that reprice within one year were approximately 109% of the amount of liabilities that reprice within the same time period. 2009 was a declining rate environment and the rates on liabilities continued to repriced at lower rates due to managements ability to lower those rates. The impact of the interest rate reduction along with interest rate floors on certain loans positively impacted the net interest margin during 2009.


	Rate Sensitivity
			> 3 Months					Greater
	3 Months		& < 6		> 6 Months			Than 1
	or Less		Months		& < 1 Year			Year			Total

Loans	$	405,434	$	74,618	$	106,576		$	305,392		$	892,020
Federal Funds Sold		15,000		—		—			—			15,000
Interest-Bearing balances with Banks		4,733		—		—			—			4,733
Investment securities with FRB and FHLB stock		28,038		25,939		31,019			272,982			357,978
Other assets		23,778		—		—			93,511			117,289

Total Assets	$	476,983	$	100,557	$	137,595		$	671,885		$	1,387,020


Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	5,225	$	4,185	$	7,540		$	67,407		$	84,357
Interest-bearing deposits		157,992		87,243		157,061			465,055			867,351
Borrowed Funds		52,954		2,554		35,018			221,327			311,853
Other Liabilities		—		—		—			8,854			8,854
Stockholders’ equity		—		—		—			114,605			114,605

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	$	216,171	$	93,982	$	199,619		$	877,248		$	1,387,020


GAP	$	260,812	$	6,575	$	(62,024	)	$	(205,363	)
Cumulative GAP	$	260,812	$	267,387	$	205,363

Horizon Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)

Included in the GAP analysis are certain interest-bearing demand accounts and savings accounts. These interest-bearing accounts are subject to immediate withdrawal. However, Horizon considers approximately 62.5% of these deposits to be insensitive to gradual changes in interest rates and generally to behave like deposits with longer maturities based upon historical experience and managements ability to change rates. Due to management’s ability to change some deposit rates along with $329.5 million of Horizon’s adjustable rate loans at their floor, another model was developed to better assist management in determining the balance sheets repricing sensitivity to these variables. This model reported that the amount of assets that reprice within one year were approximately 83% of the amount of liabilities that reprice within the same time period. Management utilizes both models to best determine their balance sheet management.


	Repricing Sensitivity
				> 3 Months						Greater
	3 Months			& < 6			> 6 Months			Than 1
	or Less			Months			& < 1 Year			Year		Total

Loans	$	413,587		$	70,046		$	104,906		$	303,481	$	892,020
Federal Funds Sold		15,000			—			—			—		15,000
Interest-Bearing balances with Banks		4,733			—			—			—		4,733
Investment securities with FRB and FHLB stock		28,038			25,939			31,019			272,982		357,978
Other assets		23,778			—			—			93,511		117,289

Total Assets	$	485,136		$	95,985		$	135,925		$	669,974	$	1,387,020


Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	84,357		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	84,357
Interest-bearing deposits		570,249			39,250			64,034			193,818		867,351
Borrowed Funds		71,497			235			30,395			209,726		311,853
Other Liabilities		—			—			—			8,854		8,854
Stockholders’ equity		—			—			—			114,605		114,605

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity	$	726,103		$	39,485		$	94,429		$	527,003	$	1,387,020


GAP	$	(240,967	)	$	56,500		$	41,496		$	142,971
Cumulative GAP	$	(240,967	)	$	(184,467	)	$	(142,971	)

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Horizon’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk (IRR) is the risk that Horizon’s earnings and capital will be adversely affected by changes in interest rates. The primary approach to IRR management is one that focuses on adjustments to the asset/liability mix in order to limit the magnitude of IRR.

Horizon’s exposure to interest rate risk is due to repricing or mismatch risk, embedded options risk, and yield curve risk. Repricing risk is the risk of adverse consequence from a change in interest rates that arise because of differences in the timing of when those interest rate changes affect Horizon’s assets and liabilities. Basis risk is the risk that the spread, or rate difference, between instruments of similar maturities will change. Options risk arises whenever products give the customer the right, but not the obligation, to alter the quantity or timing of cash flows. Yield curve risk is the risk that changes in prevailing interest rates will affect instruments of different maturities by different amounts. Horizon’s objective is to remain reasonably neutral with respect to IRR. Horizon utilizes a variety of strategies to maintain this position including the sale of mortgage loans on the secondary market, hedging certain balance sheet items using derivatives, varying maturities of FHLB advances, certificates of deposit funding and investment securities.

The table, which follows, provides information about Horizon’s financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates as of December 31, 2009. The table incorporates Horizon’s internal system generated data related to the maturity and repayment/withdrawal of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. For loans, securities and liabilities with contractual maturities, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by contractual maturities as well as the historical experience of Horizon related to the impact of interest rate fluctuations on the prepayment of residential loans and mortgage-backed securities. From a risk management perspective, Horizon

Horizon Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)

believes that repricing dates are more relevant than contractual maturity dates when analyzing the value of financial instruments. For deposits with no contractual maturity dates, the table presents principal cash flows and weighted average rate, as applicable, based upon Horizon’s experience and management’s judgment concerning the most likely withdrawal behaviors.

Quantitative Disclosure of Market Risk


																						Fair Value
																2015						December 31
	2010			2011			2012			2013			2014			& Beyond			Total			2009

Rate-sensitive assets
Fixed interest rate loans	$	179,694		$	89,061		$	55,643		$	31,287		$	13,956		$	12,104		$	381,745		$	373,433
Average interest rate		6.72	%		7.28	%		7.40	%		7.37	%		7.33	%		7.31	%		7.04	%
Variable interest rate loans		408,845			52,558			24,242			18,193			4,904			1,533			510,275			533,821
Average interest rate		5.32	%		5.88	%		6.06	%		5.99	%		5.62	%		5.76	%		5.44	%

Total loans		588,539			141,619			79,885			49,480			18,860			13,637			892,020			907,254
Average interest rate		5.75	%		6.76	%		6.99	%		6.87	%		6.89	%		7.13	%		6.13	%
Securities, including FRB and FHLB stock		84,996			46,225			43,186			28,634			27,420			127,517			357,978			357,978
Average interest rate		3.92	%		4.84	%		4.47	%		4.52	%		4.54	%		4.36	%		4.36	%
Other interest-bearing assets		19,734			—			—			—			—			—			19,734			19,734
Average interest rate		0.56	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.56	%

Total earnings assets	$	693,269		$	187,844		$	123,071		$	78,114		$	46,280		$	141,154		$	1,269,732		$	1,284,966

Average interest rate		5.38	%		6.29	%		6.11	%		6.01	%		5.50	%		4.62	%		5.54	%

Rate-sensitive liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	84,357		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	84,358		$	84,357
NOW accounts		152,345			50,387			36,306			26,792			18,027			111,322			395,179			356,964
Average interest rate		0.27	%		0.32	%		0.33	%		0.33	%		0.35	%		0.35	%		0.31	%
Savings and money market accounts		37,622			24,895			16,640			11,117			7,359			17,837			115,470			111,045
Average interest rate		0.22	%		0.21	%		0.21	%		0.20	%		0.19	%		0.17	%		0.20	%
Certificates of deposit		162,885			101,073			43,091			14,913			14,010			20,730			356,702			362,612
Average interest rate		2.67	%		3.22	%		3.07	%		3.24	%		3.00	%		3.76	%		2.97	%

Total deposits		437,209			176,355			96,037			52,822			39,396			149,890			951,709			914,978
Average interest rate		1.11	%		1.97	%		1.54	%		1.13	%		1.26	%		0.80	%		1.27	%
Fixed interest rate borrowings		80,890			40,689			30,677			15,108			84			70,332			237,780			262,745
Average interest rate		4.87	%		4.76	%		5.07	%		3.77	%		4.57	%		3.43	%		4.38	%
Variable interest rate borrowings		74,073			—			—			—			—			—			74,073			69,072
Average interest rate		0.15	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.15	%

Total funds	$	592,172		$	217,044		$	126,714		$	67,930		$	39,480		$	220,222		$	1,263,562		$	1,246,795

Average interest rate		1.51	%		2.49	%		2.39	%		1.71	%		1.27	%		1.64	%		1.79	%

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information required under this item is incorporated by reference to the information appearing in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operation included in Item 7.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
Table of Contents


	Page
Consolidated Financial Statements

Balance Sheets		53

Statements of Income		54

Statements of Stockholders’ Equity		55

Statements of Cash Flows		56

Notes to Financial Statements		57

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		90

Other Information

Management’s Report on Financial Statements		91

Summary of Selected Financial Data		92

Horizon’s Common Stock and Related Stockholders’ Matters	93

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


	December 31		December 31
	2009		2008

Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	63,919	$	36,001
Interest-bearing deposits		4,783		2,679
Investment securities, available for sale		333,132		301,638
Investment securities, held to maturity		11,657		1,630
Loans held for sale		5,703		5,955
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $16,015 and $11,410		870,302		870,557
Premises and equipment		30,534		28,280
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		13,189		12,625
Goodwill		5,787		5,787
Other intangible assets		1,447		1,751
Interest receivable		5,986		5,708
Cash value life insurance		23,139		22,451
Other assets		17,442		11,795

Total assets	$	1,387,020	$	1,306,857

Liabilities
Deposits
Non-interest bearing	$	84,357	$	83,642
Interest bearing		867,351		757,527

Total deposits		951,708		841,169
Borrowings		284,016		324,383
Subordinated debentures		27,837		27,837
Interest payable		1,135		1,910
Other liabilities		7,719		8,208

Total liabilities		1,272,415		1,203,507

Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, no par value, $1,000 liquidation value
Authorized, 1,000,000 shares
Issued 25,000 shares		24,306		24,154
Common stock, $.2222 stated value
Authorized, 22,500,000 shares
Issued, 3,273,881 and 3,254,482 shares		1,119		1,114
Additional paid-in capital		10,030		9,650
Retained earnings		73,431		67,804
Accumulated other comprehensive income		5,719		628

Total stockholders’ equity		114,605		103,350

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,387,020	$	1,306,857

See notes to consolidated financial statements

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


	Years Ended December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Interest Income
Loans receivable	$	57,836		$	57,801		$	63,618
Investment securities
Taxable		10,885			9,111			8,389
Tax exempt		3,942			3,323			3,061

Total interest income		72,663			70,235			75,068


Interest Expense
Deposits		14,792			19,536			28,442
Borrowed funds		11,696			11,772			11,505
Subordinated debentures		1,406			1,577			2,313

Total interest expense		27,894			32,885			42,260


Net Interest Income		44,769			37,350			32,808
Provision for loan losses		13,603			7,568			3,068


Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses		31,166			29,782			29,740


Other Income
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,858			3,885			3,469
Wire transfer fees		921			528			357
Interchange fees		1,864			846			862
Fiduciary activities		3,336			3,713			3,556
Gain (loss) on sale of securities		795			(15	)		2
Gain on sale of mortgage loans		6,107			2,979			2,566
Mortgage servicing net of impairment		(134	)		20			5
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance		720			920			920
Death benefit on officer life insurance		—			538			—
Other income		389			417			534

Total other income		17,856			13,831			12,271


Other Expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		19,204			16,749			17,154
Net occupancy expenses		3,796			3,775			3,602
Data processing		1,582			1,437			1,333
Professional fees		1,413			1,133			1,169
Outside services and consultants		1,471			1,313			1,174
Loan expense		2,611			2,223			1,402
FDIC insurance expense		2,126			546			99
Other losses		510			413			238
Other expenses		5,099			5,190			4,973

Total other expenses		37,812			32,779			31,144


Income Before Income Tax		11,210			10,834			10,867
Income tax expense		2,070			1,862			2,727


Net Income		9,140			8,972			8,140
Preferred stock dividend and discount accretion		(1,402	)		(45	)		—


Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	$	7,738		$	8,927		$	8,140


Basic Earnings Per Share	$	2.39		$	2.78		$	2.54
Diluted Earnings Per Share		2.37			2.75			2.51

See notes to consolidated financial statements

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


																Accumulated
							Additional									Other
	Preferred			Common			Paid-in			Comprehensive			Retained			Comprehensive
	Stock			Stock			Capital			Income			Earnings			Income (loss)			Total

Balances, January 1, 2007	$	—		$	1,111		$	8,077					$	54,196		$	(1,507	)	$	61,877
Net income										$	8,140			8,140						8,140
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gain on securities											1,570						1,570			1,570

Comprehensive income										$	9,710

Adjustment to accrued income taxes upon adoption of financial interpretation 48														563						563
Amortization of unearned compensation								240												240
Issuance of restricted shares					2			(2	)											—
Exercise of stock options					3			132												135

Tax benefit related to stock options								68												68

Reversal of compensation expense for forfeiture of non-vested shares					(2	)		(82	)											(84	)
Stock option expense								53												53
Cash dividends on common stock ($.59 per share)														(1,917	)					(1,917	)

Balances, December 31, 2007	$	—		$	1,114		$	8,486					$	60,982		$	63		$	70,645
Net income										$	8,972			8,972						8,972
Issuance of preferred stock		25,000																		25,000
Discount on preferred stock		(849	)					849												—
Amortization of discount on preferred stock		3												(3	)					—
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gain on securities											1,118						1,118			1,118
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments											(553	)					(553	)		(553	)

Comprehensive income										$	9,537

Amortization of unearned Compensation								233												233
Exercise of stock options								35												35

Tax benefit related to stock options								8												8
Stock option expense								39												39
Cash dividends on common stock ($.66 per share)														(2,147	)					(2,147	)

Balances, December 31, 2008	$	24,154		$	1,114		$	9,650					$	67,804		$	628		$	103,350
Net income										$	9,140			9,140						9,140
Amortization of discount on preferred stock		152												(152	)					—
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized gain on securities											4,260						4,260			4,260
Unrealized gain on derivative Instruments											831						831			831

Comprehensive income										$	14,231

Amortization of unearned Compensation								164												164
Issuance of restricted shares					3			93												96
Exercise of stock options					2			66												68

Tax benefit related to stock options								18												18
Stock option expense								39												39
Cash dividends on preferred stock (5.00%)														(1,132	)					(1,132	)
Cash dividends on common stock ($.68 per share)														(2,229	)					(2,229	)

Balances, December 31, 2009	$	24,306		$	1,119		$	10,030					$	73,431		$	5,719		$	114,605

See notes to consolidated financial statements

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)


	Years Ended December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Operating Activities
Net income	$	9,140		$	8,972		$	8,140
Items not requiring (providing) cash
Provision for loan losses		13,603			7,568			3,068
Depreciation and amortization		2,280			2,321			2,278
Share based compensation		39			39			53
Mortgage servicing rights impairment		135			(20	)		(5	)
Deferred income tax		(713	)		(485	)		(225	)
Premium amortization on securities available for sale, net		729			(266	)		121
(Gain) loss on sale of investment securities		(795	)		15			(2	)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans		(6,107	)		(2,554	)		(2,566	)
Proceeds from sales of loans		339,424			145,473			135,436
Loans originated for sale		(335,871	)		(140,462	)		(128,180	)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		(720	)		(36	)		(920	)
Loss on sale of other real estate owned		9			(22	)		(10	)
Net change in
Interest receivable		(278	)		189			197
Interest payable		(775	)		(790	)		668
Other assets		(5,704	)		(769	)		47
Other liabilities		316			442			648

Net cash provided by operating activities		14,712			19,615			18,748

Investing Activities
Net change in interest-bearing deposits		(2,104	)		(2,430	)		649
Purchases of securities available for sale		(137,723	)		(115,895	)		(51,822	)
Proceeds from sales, maturities, calls, and principal repayments of securities available for sale		112,377			50,903			62,519
Purchase of securities held to maturity		(24,726	)		(1,800	)		—
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity		15,171			170			—
Purchases of FRB and FHLB stock, net of redemption		(564	)		—			(489	)
Net change in loans		(21,643	)		(39,054	)		(48,161	)
Proceeds on sale of OREO and repossessed assets		8,242			434			388
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off		1,249			1,037			722
Purchases of premises and equipment		(4,066	)		(5,442	)		(3,001	)
Purchases of bank owned life insurance		—			—			(8,000	)
Proceeds from sale of loans transferred to held for sale		—			37,695			—
Gain on sale of loans transferred to held for sale		—			(193	)		—

Net cash used in investing activities		(53,787	)		(74,575	)		(47,195	)

Financing Activities
Net change in
Deposits		110,539			(52,495	)		(20,309	)
Borrowings		(40,367	)		65,531			59,059
Redemption of trust preferred securities		—			—			(12,372	)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock		—			25,000			—
Proceeds from issuance of stock		164			35			135
Tax benefit from issuance of stock		18			8			68
Dividends paid on preferred shares		(1,132	)		—			—
Dividends paid on common shares		(2,229	)		(2,147	)		(1,917	)

Net cash provided by financing activities		66,993			35,932			24,664

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalent		27,918			(19,028	)		(3,783	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		36,001			55,029			58,812

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	63,919		$	36,001		$	55,029

Additional Cash Flows Information
Interest paid	$	28,668		$	33,675		$	41,592
Income taxes paid		3,155			2,935			2,630
Transfer of loans to other real estate owned		6,481			3,157			679

See notes to consolidated financial statements

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 1 — Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business — The consolidated financial statements of Horizon Bancorp (Horizon) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Horizon Bank, N.A. (Bank) conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reporting practices followed by the banking industry.

The Bank is a full-service commercial bank offering a broad range of commercial and retail banking and other services incident to banking along with a trust department that offers corporate and individual trust and agency services and investment management services. The Bank has two active wholly owned subsidiaries, Horizon Investments, Inc. (Investment Company) and Horizon Grantor Trust. Horizon Investments, Inc. manages the investment portfolio of the Bank. Horizon Grantor Trust holds title to certain company owned life insurance policies. The Bank maintains 19 full service facilities. The Bank also wholly owns Horizon Insurance Services, Inc. (Insurance Agency) which is inactive, but previously offered a full line of personal insurance products. The net income generated from the insurance operations was not significant to the overall operations of Horizon and the majority of the insurance agency assets were sold during 2005. Horizon conducts no business except that incident to its ownership of the subsidiaries.

Horizon formed Horizon Statutory Trust II in 2004 and Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust III in 2006 for the purpose of participating in Pooled Trust Preferred Stock offerings. The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the acquisition of Alliance in 2005 which formed Alliance Financial Statutory Trust I (Alliance Trust). See Note 12 for further discussion regarding these previously consolidated entities that are now reported separately.

Basis of Reporting — The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Horizon and subsidiaries. All material inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value Measurements — Horizon uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments, to certain assets, and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Effective January 1, 2008, Horizon adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures for all applicable financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities. This accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance applies only when other guidance requires or permits assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value; it does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances.

As defined in codification, fair value is the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. It represents an exit price at the measurement date. Market participants are buyers and sellers, who are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact in the principal (or most advantageous) market for the asset or liability being measured. Current market conditions, including imbalances between supply and demand, are considered in determining fair value. Horizon values its assets and liabilities in the principal market where it sells the particular asset or transfers the liability with the greatest volume and level of activity. In the absence of a principal market, the valuation is based on the most advantageous market for the asset or liability (i.e., the market where the asset could be sold or the liability transferred at a price that maximizes the amount to be received for the asset or minimizes the amount to be paid to transfer the liability).

In measuring the fair value of an asset, Horizon assumes the highest and best use of the asset by a market participant to maximize the value of the asset, and does not consider the intended use of the asset.

When measuring the fair value of a liability, Horizon assumes that the nonperformance risk associated with the liability is the same before and after the transfer. Nonperformance risk is the risk that an obligation will not be satisfied and encompasses not only Horizon’s own credit risk (i.e., the risk that Horizon will fail to meet its obligation), but also other

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risks such as settlement risk. Horizon considers the effect of its own credit risk on the fair value for any period in which fair value is measured.

There are three acceptable valuation techniques that can be used to measure fair value: the market approach, the income approach and the cost approach. Selection of the appropriate technique for valuing a particular asset or liability takes into consideration the exit market, the nature of the asset or liability being valued, and how a market participant would value the same asset or liability. Ultimately, determination of the appropriate valuation method requires significant judgment, and sufficient knowledge and expertise are required to apply the valuation techniques.

Valuation inputs refer to the assumptions market participants would use in pricing a given asset or liability using one of the three valuation techniques. Inputs can be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are those assumptions which market participants would use in pricing the particular asset or liability. These inputs are based on market data and are obtained from a source independent of Horizon. Unobservable inputs are assumptions based on Horizon’s own information or estimate of assumptions used by market participants in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best and most current information available on the measurement date. All inputs, whether observable or unobservable, are ranked in accordance with a prescribed fair value hierarchy which gives the highest ranking to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest ranking to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Fair values for assets or liabilities classified as Level 2 are based on one or a combination of the following factors: (i) quoted prices for similar assets; (ii) observable inputs for the asset or liability, such as interest rates or yield curves; or (iii) inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Corporation considers an input to be significant if it drives 10% or more of the total fair value of a particular asset or liability.

Assets and liabilities are considered to be fair valued on a recurring basis if fair value is measured regularly (i.e., daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly). Recurring valuation occurs at a minimum on the measurement date. Assets and liabilities are considered to be fair valued on a nonrecurring basis if the fair value measurement of the instrument does not necessarily result in a change in the amount recorded on the balance sheet. Generally, nonrecurring valuation is the result of the application of other accounting pronouncements which require assets or liabilities to be assessed for impairment or recorded at the lower of cost or fair value. The fair value of assets or liabilities transferred in or out of Level 3 is measured on the transfer date, with any additional changes in fair value subsequent to the transfer considered to be realized or unrealized gains or losses.

Investment Securities Available for Sale — Horizon designates the majority of its investment portfolio as available for sale based on management’s plans to use such securities for asset and liability management, liquidity and not to hold such securities as long-term investments. Management repositions the portfolio to take advantage of future expected interest rate trends when Horizon’s long-term profitability can be enhanced. Investment securities available for sale and marketable equity securities are carried at estimated fair value and any net unrealized gains/losses (after tax) on these securities are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Gains/losses on the disposition of securities available for sale are recognized at the time of the transaction and are determined by the specific identification method.

Investment Securities Held to Maturity — Includes any security for which Horizon has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity. These securities are carried at cost.

Loans Held for Sale — Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or market value in the aggregate.

Interest and Fees on Loans — Interest on commercial, mortgage and installment loans is recognized over the term of the loans based on the principal amount outstanding. When principal or interest is past due 90 days or more, and the loan is not well secured or in the process of collection, or when serious doubt exists as to the collectibility of a loan, the accrual of interest is discontinued. Loan origination fees, net of direct loan origination costs, are deferred and recognized over the life of the loan as a yield adjustment.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Concentrations of Credit Risk — The Bank grants commercial, real estate, and consumer loans to customers located primarily in Northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan and provides mortgage warehouse lines to mortgage companies in the United States. Commercial loans make up approximately 35% of the loan portfolio and are secured by both real estate and business assets. These loans are expected to be repaid from cash flows from operations of the businesses. The Bank does not have a concentration in speculative commercial real estate loans. Residential real estate loans make up approximately 15% of the loan portfolio and are secured by residential real estate. Installment loans make up approximately 31% of the loan portfolio and are primarily secured by consumer assets. Mortgage warehouse loans make up approximately 19% of the loan portfolio and are secured by residential real estate.

Mortgage Warehouse Loans — Horizon’s mortgage warehousing business line has specific mortgage companies as customers of Horizon Bank. Individual mortgage loans originated by these mortgage companies are funded as a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral under Horizon’s agreement with the mortgage company. Each individual mortgage is assigned to Horizon until the loan is sold to the secondary market by the mortgage company. In addition, Horizon takes possession of each original note and forwards such note to the end investor once the mortgage company has sold the loan. At the time a loan is transferred to the secondary market, the mortgage company repurchases the loan under its option within the agreement.

Due to the repurchase feature contained in the agreement, the transaction does not qualify as a sale under ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing and therefore is accounted for as a secured borrowing with pledge of collateral pursuant to the agreement with the mortgage company. When the individual loan is sold to the end investor by the mortgage company the proceeds from the sale of the loan are received by Horizon and used to payoff the loan balance with Horizon along with any accrued interest and any related fees. The remaining balance from the sale is forwarded to the mortgage company. These individual loans typically are sold by the mortgage company within 30 days and are seldom held more than 90 days. Interest income is accrued during this period and collected at the time each loan is sold. Fee income for each loan sold is collected when the loan is sold and no costs are deferred due to the term between each loan funding and related payoff is typically less than 30 days.

Based on the agreements with each mortgage company, at any time a mortgage company can repurchase from Horizon their outstanding loan balance on an individual mortgage and regain possession of the original note. Horizon also has the option to request that the mortgage company repurchase an individual mortgage. Should this occur, Horizon would return the original note and reassign the assignment of the mortgage to the mortgage company. Also, in the event that the end investor would not be able to honor the sales commitment and the mortgage company would not be able to repurchase its loan on an individual mortgage, Horizon would be able to exercise its rights under the agreement.

Allowance for Loan Losses — An allowance for loan losses is maintained to absorb probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based on ongoing quarterly assessments of the probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is increased by the provision for credit losses, which is charged against current period operating results and decreased by the amount of charge offs, net of recoveries. Horizon’s methodology for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists of several key elements, which include the general allowance, specific allowances for identified problem loans and the qualitative allowance.

The general allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to pools of outstanding loans. Loss factors are based on historical loss experience and may be adjusted for significant factors that, in management’s judgment, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the evaluation date.

Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified conditions or circumstances related to a credit that management believes indicate the probability that a loss will be incurred in excess of the amount determined by the application of the formula allowance.

The qualitative allowance is based upon management’s evaluation of various conditions, the effects of which are not directly measured in the determination of the general and specific allowances. The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to these conditions is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because they are not identified with specific credits.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

The conditions evaluated in connection with the qualitative allowance may include factors such as local, regional and national economic conditions and forecasts, concentrations of credit and changes in the composition of the portfolio.

Loan Impairment — When analysis determines a borrower’s operating results and financial condition are not adequate to meet debt service requirements, the loan is evaluated for impairment. Often this is associated with a delay or shortfall in payments of 30 days or more. Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when 90 days or more past due. These loans are also often considered impaired. Impaired loans or portions thereof, are charged-off when deemed uncollectible. This typically occurs when the loan is 120 or more days past due.

Loans are considered impaired if full principal or interest payments are not made in accordance with the original terms of the loan. Impaired loans are measured and carried at the lower of cost or the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, at the loan’s observable market price or at the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

Smaller balance homogenous loans are evaluated for impairment in the aggregate. Such loans include residential first mortgage loans secured by one to four family residences, residential construction loans and automobile, home equity and second mortgages. Commercial loans and mortgage loans secured by other properties are evaluated individually for impairment.

Premises and Equipment — Buildings and major improvements are capitalized and depreciated using primarily the straight-line method with useful lives ranging from 3 to 40 years. Furniture and equipment are capitalized and depreciated using primarily the straight-line method with useful lives ranging from 2 to 20 years. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred while major additions and improvements are capitalized. Gains and losses on disposition are included in current operations.

Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBI) Stock — The stock is a required investment for institutions that are members of the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBI) systems. The required investment in the common stock is based on a predetermined formula.

Mortgage Servicing Rights — Mortgage servicing rights on originated loans that have been sold are capitalized by allocating the total cost of the mortgage loans between the mortgage servicing rights and the loans based on their relative fair values. Capitalized servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated servicing revenue. Impairment of mortgage-servicing rights is assessed based on the fair value of those rights. Fair values are estimated using discounted cash flows based on a current market interest rate. For purposes of measuring impairment, the rights are stratified based on the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans. The predominant characteristic currently used for stratification is type of loan. The amount of impairment recognized is the amount by which the capitalized mortgage servicing rights for a stratum exceed their fair value. Amortization expense and charges related to an impairment write-down are included in other income.

Goodwill — Goodwill is tested annually for impairment. At December 31, 2009, Horizon had core deposit intangibles of $1.4 million subject to amortization and $5.8 million of goodwill, which is not subject to amortization. Goodwill arising from business combinations represents the value attributable to unidentifiable intangible assets in the business acquired. Horizon’s goodwill relates to the value inherent in the banking industry and that value is dependent upon the ability of Horizon to provide quality, cost effective banking services in a competitive marketplace. The goodwill value is supported by revenue that is in part driven by the volume of business transacted. If the implied fair value of goodwill is lower than its carrying amount, goodwill impairment is indicated and goodwill is written down to its implied fair value. Goodwill totaled $5.8 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008. A large majority of the goodwill relates to the acquisition of Alliance Financial Corporation.

Income Taxes — Horizon files annual consolidated income tax returns with its subsidiaries. Income tax in the consolidated statements of income includes deferred income tax provisions or benefits for all significant temporary differences in recognizing income and expenses for financial reporting and income tax purposes.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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The Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, no material liabilities for uncertain tax positions have been recorded. However, during 2007, the Company reduced its liabilities for certain tax position by $563,000. This reduction was recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to equity.

Trust Assets and Income — Property, other than cash deposits, held in a fiduciary or agency capacity is not included in the consolidated balance sheets since such property is not owned by Horizon.

Earnings per Common Share — Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders (net income less dividend requirements for preferred stock and accretion of preferred stock discount) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. In August 2002, substantially all of the participants in Horizon’s Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans voluntarily entered into an agreement with Horizon to cap the value of their stock appreciation rights (“SARS”) at $14.67 per share and cease any future vesting of the SARS. These agreements with option holders make it more advantageous to exercise an option rather than a SAR whenever Horizon’s stock price exceeds $14.67 per share, therefore the option becomes potentially dilutive at $14.67 per share or higher. The following table shows computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.


	December 31
	2009		2008		2007

Basic earnings per share
Net income	$	9,140	$	8,972	$	8,140
Less: Preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount		1,402		45		—

Net income available to common shareholders	$	7,738	$	8,927	$	8,140

Weighted average common shares outstanding		3,232,033		3,208,658		3,200,440

Basic earnings per share	$	2.39	$	2.78	$	2.54


Diluted earnings per share
Net income available to common shareholders	$	7,738	$	8,927	$	8,140

Weighted average common shares outstanding		3,232,033		3,208,658		3,200,440
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock		32,284		29,889		29,845
Stock options		6,406		7,804		13,280

Weighted average shares outstanding		3,270,723		3,246,351		3,243,565

Diluted earnings per share	$	2.37	$	2.75	$	2.51

At December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 there were 71,514 shares, 59,771 shares, and 32,000 shares that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were non-dilutive. Warrants to purchase 212,104 shares at December 31, 2009 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would be non-dilutive.

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Dividend Restrictions — Regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency limit the amount of dividends that may be paid by a national bank to its parent holding company without prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. At December 31, 2009, $12.7 million was available for payment of dividends from the Bank to Horizon. Additionally, the Federal Reserve Board limits the amount of dividends that may be paid by Horizon to its stockholders under its capital adequacy guidelines. Under the Capital Purchase Program pursuant to which Horizon issued the Preferred Stock, Horizon cannot increase the amount of the dividend it pays on its common shares while the Preferred Stock is outstanding without the prior consent of the Treasury. The preferred Stock qualifies as Tier I capital and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter. This further limits the amount of net income available to the common shareholders.

Due to Horizon participation in the CPP Program in December 2008, Horizon is prohibited from increasing its common stock dividends for the first three years, while Treasury is an investor, without the prior consent of the Treasury.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents are defined to include cash and due from banks, money market investments and federal funds sold with maturities of one day or less. Horizon reports net cash flows for customer loan transactions, deposit transactions, short-term investments and borrowings.

Share-Based Compensation — At December 31, 2009, Horizon has stock option plans, which are described more fully in Note 18. All share-based payments to be recognized as expense, based upon their fair values, in the financial statements over the vesting period of the awards. Horizon has recorded approximately $39,000 and $39,000 for 2009 and 2008, in compensation expense relating to vesting of stock options less estimated forfeitures for the 12 month period ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

Current Economic Conditions — The current economic environment presents financial institutions with unprecedented circumstances and challenges which in some cases have resulted in large declines in the fair values of investments and other assets, constraints on liquidity and significant credit quality problems, including severe volatility in the valuation of real estate and other collateral supporting loans. The financial statements have been prepared using values and information currently available to Horizon.

Given the volatility of current economic conditions, the values of assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements could change rapidly, resulting in material future adjustments in asset values, the allowance for loan losses and capital that could negatively impact Horizon’s ability to meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity.

Reclassifications — Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2008 and 2007 consolidated financial statements to be comparable to 2009. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2009-12, Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share

In September 2009, this ASU was issued and permits, as a practical expedient, a reporting entity to measure the fair value of an investment that is within the scope of the amendments in this ASU on the basis of the net asset value per share of the investment (or its equivalent) if the net asset value of the investment (or its equivalent) is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of Topic 946 as of the reporting entity’s measurement date. The ASU also requires disclosures by major category of investment about the attributes of investments within the scope of the Update. ASU 2009-12 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2009. Horizon is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on our financial condition, results of operations, and disclosures.

ASU No. 2009-05, Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value codified in “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) — Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value”

In August 2009, this ASU provides amendments for fair value measurements of liabilities. It provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is

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required to measure fair value using one or more techniques. ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that when estimating a fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. ASU 2009-05 is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after issuance or fourth quarter 2009. Horizon is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our financial condition, results of operations, and disclosures.

ASU 2009-01 (formerly SFAS No. 168), Topic 105 — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

ASU 2009-01 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the single source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants. ASU 2009-01 was effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Horizon has made the appropriate changes to GAAP references in our financial statements.

FASB ASC 810-10 (formerly SFAS No. 167), Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS 167 which amends the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities. The amendments to the consolidation guidance affect all entities currently within the scope of FIN 46(R), as well as qualifying special-purpose entities (QSPEs) that are currently excluded from the scope of FIN 46(R). SFAS 167 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. Horizon is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our financial condition, results of operations, and disclosures.

FASB ASC topic 860 (formerly SFAS No. 166), Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140

SFAS 166 amends the derecognition accounting and disclosure guidance relating to SFAS 140. SFAS 166 eliminates the exemption from consolidation for QSPEs, it also requires a transferor to evaluate all existing QSPEs to determine whether it must be consolidated in accordance with SFAS 167. SFAS 166 is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009. Horizon is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our financial condition, results of operations, and disclosures.

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 855 (formerly Statement No. 165), Subsequent Events

In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855 which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or available to be issued. ASC 855 was effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. Horizon adopted the provisions of ASC 855 and this change is reflected in Note 27 - Subsequent Events.

ASC 825 (formerly FASB Staff Position (FSP) 107-1 and APB 28-1), Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC 825 which requires a public entity to provide disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial information. ASC 825 is effective for interim and annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. Horizon adopted the provisions of ASC 825 on April 1, 2009 and the impact on our disclosures is more fully discussed in Note 22.

ASC 320 (formerly FSP FAS 115-2, FAS124-2 and EITF 99-20-2), Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment

In April 2009, the FASB issued ASC 320 which (i) changes existing guidance for determining whether an impairment is other than temporary to debt securities and (ii) replaces the existing requirement that the entity’s management assert it has both the intent and ability to hold an impaired security until recovery with a requirement that management assert: (a) it does not have the intent to sell the security; and (b) it is more likely than not it will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis. Under ASC 320, declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses to the extent the impairment is related to credit losses. The amount of impairment related to other factors is recognized in other

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comprehensive income. ASC 320 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. Horizon adopted the provisions of ASC 320 on April 1, 2009. Details related to the adoption of ASC 320 and the impact on our disclosures are more fully discussed in Note 3.

Earnings Per Share (EPS): (formerly FSP EITF 03-6-1), Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Shared-Based Payment Transaction are Participating Securities.

In June 2008, the FASB issued ASC 260 which clarifies that unvested share-based payment awards with a right to receive nonforfeitable dividends are participating securities. ASC 260 also provides guidance on how to allocate earnings to participating securities and compute EPS using the two-class method. ASC 260 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. The provisions of ASC 260 did not have a material impact on our EPS calculation.

ASC 815 (formerly Statement No. 161), Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.

In March 2008, the FASB issued ASC 815 which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. ASC 815 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Horizon adopted the provisions of ASC 815 on January 1, 2009. The required disclosures are included in Note 21.

Note 2 — Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, cash equivalents consisted primarily of deposit accounts with financial institutions.

One or more of the financial institutions holding the Company’s cash accounts are participating in the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program. Under the program, through June 30, 2010, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts at these institutions are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in the account.

For financial institutions opting out of the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program or interest-bearing cash accounts, the FDIC’s insurance limits increased to $250,000, effective October 3, 2008. The increase in federally insured limits is currently set to expire December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2009, the Company’s cash accounts exceeded federally insured limits by approximately $24.6 million.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 3 – Securities

The fair value of securities is as follows:


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
December 31, 2009	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

Available for sale
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	19,612	$	473	$	—		$	20,085
State and municipal		107,160		2,402		(413	)		109,149
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		84,001		1,121		(227	)		84,895
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		113,633		5,028		—			118,661
Corporate notes		355		—		(13	)		342

Total available for sale investment securities	$	324,761	$	9,024	$	(653	)	$	333,132

Held to maturity, State and Municipal	$	11,657	$	30	$	—		$	11,687


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
December 31, 2008	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

Available for sale
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	23,661	$	1,253	$	—		$	24,914
State and municipal		88,282		804		(2,101	)		86,985
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		13,063		223		(335	)		12,951
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		174,227		2,374		(212	)		176,389
Corporate notes		587		—		(188	)		399

Total available for sale investment securities	$	299,820	$	4,654	$	(2,836	)	$	301,638

Held to maturity, State and Municipal	$	1,630	$	4	$	—		$	1,634

Based on evaluation of available evidence, including recent changes in market interest rates, credit rating information, and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these securities are temporary. While these securities are held in the available for sale portfolio, Horizon intends and has the ability to hold them until the earlier of a recovery in fair value or maturity.

Should the impairment of any of these securities become other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified. At December 31, 2009, no individual investment security had an unrealized loss that was determined to be other-than-temporary.

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in securities of state and municipal, federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations, and federal agency mortgage-backed pools were caused by interest rate increases and not a decline in credit quality. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis of the investments or the Company expects to recover the amortized cost basis over the term of the securities. Because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company did not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2009.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held to maturity at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


	December 31, 2009				December 31, 2008
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value

Available for sale
Within one year	$	2,658	$	2,691	$	1,182	$	1,190
One to five years		5,449		5,682		10,569		10,926
Five to ten years		40,557		41,400		28,701		28,664
After ten years		78,463		79,803		72,078		71,518

		127,127		129,576		112,530		112,298
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations	$	84,001	$	84,895		13,063		12,951
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		113,633		118,661		174,227		176,389

Total available for sale investment securities	$	324,761	$	333,132	$	299,820	$	301,638


Held to maturity
Within one year	$	11,462	$	11,484	$	90	$	91
One to five years		195		203		1,540		1,543

Total held to maturity investment securities	$	11,657	$	11,687	$	1,630	$	1,634

The following table shows investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.


	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
December 31, 2009	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

State and municipal	$	14,757	$	(216	)	$	3,791	$	(197	)	$	18,548	$	(413	)
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		12,369		(122	)		1,756		(105	)		14,125		(227	)
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		—		—			42		—			42		—
Corporate notes		9		(13	)		—		—			9		(13	)

Total temporarily impaired securities	$	27,135	$	(351	)	$	5,589	$	(302	)	$	32,724	$	(653	)


	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
December 31, 2008	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

State and municipal	$	47,215	$	(1,973	)	$	2,342	$	(128	)	$	49,557	$	(2,101	)
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		4,026		(335	)		—		—			4,026		(335	)
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		24,753		(161	)		6,145		(51	)		30,898		(212	)
Corporate notes		399		(188	)		—		—			399		(188	)

Total temporarily impaired securities	$	76,393	$	(2,657	)	$	8,487	$	(179	)	$	84,880	$	(2,836	)

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Information regarding security proceeds, gross gains and gross losses are presented below.


	December 31
	2009		2008		2007

Sales of securities available for sale
Proceeds	$	48,859	$	30	$	27,973
Gross gains		1,130		—		164
Gross losses		335		15		162

The Company pledges securities to secure retail and corporate repurchase agreements. At December 31, 2009, the Company had pledged $177.9 million in securities as collateral for $141.2 million in repurchase agreements.

Note 4 – Loans


	December 31		December 31
	2009		2008

Real estate loans
1–4 family	$	128,373	$	160,661
Other		5,519		7,105

Total		133,892		167,766

Commercial loans
Working capital and equipment		167,149		161,848
Real estate, including agriculture		135,639		136,376
Tax exempt		3,247		3,258
Other		8,482		9,360

Total		314,517		310,842

Consumer loans
Auto		146,270		160,685
Recreation		5,321		6,985
Real estate/home improvement		32,009		35,407
Home equity		83,412		72,628
Unsecured		2,222		2,124
Other		1,976		2,243

Total		271,210		280,072

Mortgage warehouse loans
Prime		166,698		115,939
Sub-prime		—		7,348

Total		166,698		123,287

Total loans	$	886,317	$	881,967

Loans to directors and executive officers of Horizon and the Bank, including associates of such persons, amounted to $14.7 million and $15.9 million, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. During 2009, new loans or advances were $1.4 million and loan payments were $2.2 million.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 5 – Allowance for Loan Losses


	December 31			December 31			December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Balances, beginning of period	$	11,410		$	9,791		$	8,738
Provision for losses		13,603			7,568			3,068
Recoveries on loans		1,249			1,037			722
Loans charged off		(10,247	)		(6,986	)		(2,737	)

Balances, end of period	$	16,015		$	11,410		$	9,791

Note 6 – Non-performing Assets and Impaired Loans

The following table shows non-performing loans including loans more than 90 days past due, on non-accrual, and trouble debt restructuring along with other real estate owned and repossessed collateral.


	December 31		December 31
	2009		2008

Non-performing loans
Commercial
More than 90 days past due	$	1,086	$	49
Non-accrual		8,143		5,118
Trouble debt restructuring		—		—
Residential mortgage
More than 90 days past due		296		464
Non-accrual		1,257		1,440
Trouble debt restructuring		3,266		—
Mortgage warehouse
More than 90 days past due		—		—
Non-accrual		—		—
Trouble debt restructuring		—		—
Installment
More than 90 days past due		376		318
Non-accrual		2,515		474
Trouble debt restructuring		206		—

Total non-performing loans		17,145		7,863

Other real estate owned and repossessed collateral
Commercial		544		—
Residential mortgage		1,186		2,772
Mortgage warehouse		—		—
Installment		23		207

Total other real estate owned and repossessed collateral		1,753		2,979

Total non-performing assets	$	18,898	$	10,842

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment. Allowable methods for determining the amount of impairment include estimating fair value using the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans.

If the impaired loan is identified as collateral dependent, then the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value.

Impaired loans that are collateral dependent are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when impairment is determined using the fair value method. The following table shows the Company’s impaired loans.


	Carrying		Average		Specific		Interest
Impaired loans	Value		Balance		Reserves		Collected

December 31, 2009
Commercial	$	9,685	$	11,647	$	1,675	$	389
Residential mortgage		3,472		2,481		84		184
Mortgage warehouse		—		—		—		—
Installment		206		159		—		15

Total	$	13,363	$	14,287	$	1,759	$	588

December 31, 2008
Commercial	$	5,118	$	3,083	$	1,122	$	286
Residential mortgage		—		—		—		—
Mortgage warehouse		—		—		—		—
Installment		—		—		—		—

Total	$	5,118	$	3,083	$	1,122	$	286

December 31, 2007
Commercial	$	1,870	$	1,673	$	345	$	165
Residential mortgage		—		—		—		—
Mortgage warehouse		—		—		—		—
Installment		—		—		—		—

Total	$	1,870	$	1,673	$	345	$	165

There were $4.8 million, $1.4 million, and $0 of impaired loans without a specific reserve in 2009, 2008, or 2007. Interest income not recognized on the non-performing loans totaled approximately $712,000, $283,000, and $122,000 in 2009, 2008, and 2007. Accrued interest on impaired loans is reversed from interest income when a loan is determined to be impaired and is a non-accrual loan.

Note 7 – Premises and Equipment


	December 31			December 31
	2009			2008

Land	$	9,202		$	8,742
Buildings and improvements		30,271			27,562
Furniture and equipment		12,504			11,920

Total cost		51,977			48,224
Accumulated depreciation		(21,443	)		(19,944	)

Net premise and equipment	$	30,534		$	28,280

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 8 – Loan Servicing

Loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of loans serviced for others totaled approximately $313.3 million and $79.5 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008.

The aggregate fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights was approximately $3.5 million, $1.2 million, and $309,000 at December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. Comparable market values and a valuation model that calculates the present value of future cash flows were used to estimate fair value. For purposes of measuring impairment, risk characteristics including product type, investor type and interest rates, were used to stratify the originated mortgage servicing rights.


	2009			2008			2007

Mortgage servicing rights
Balances, January 1	$	732		$	276		$	248
Servicing rights capitalized		2,807			634			79
Amortization of servicing rights		(529	)		(178	)		(51	)

		3,010			732			276
Impairment allowance		(139	)		(4	)		(7	)

Balances, December 31	$	2,871		$	728		$	269

During 2008, the Bank recorded a recovery of the impairment allowance totaling approximately $3,000. During 2009 and 2007, the Bank recorded additional impairment of approximately $135,000 and $4,000.

Note 9 – Intangible Assets

As a result of the acquisition of Alliance Bank Corporation in 2005, the Company has recorded certain amortizable intangible assets related to core deposit intangibles. The Core deposit intangible is being amortized over ten years using an accelerated method. Amortizable intangible assets are summarized as follows:


	December 31, 2009					December 31, 2008
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Gross Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amortization

Amortizable intangible assets Core deposit intangible	$	2,952	$	(1,505	)	$	2,952	$	(1,201	)

Amortization expense for intangible assets totaled $305,000, $317,000, and $344,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007. Estimated amortization for the years ending December 31 are as follows:


2010	$	292
2011		280
2012		269
2013		258
2014		247
Thereafter		101

	$	1,447

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 10 – Deposits


	December 31		December 31
	2009		2008

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	84,357	$	83,642
Interest-bearing demand deposits		395,179		315,005
Money market (variable rate)		79,831		81,477
Savings deposits		35,638		32,449
Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more		186,236		144,966
Other certificates and time deposits		170,467		183,630

Total deposits	$	951,708	$	841,169

Certificates and other time deposits for both retail and brokered maturing in years ending December 31 are as follows:


	Retail		Brokered		Total

2010	$	132,701	$	30,184	$	162,885
2011		80,660		20,414		101,074
2012		19,590		23,500		43,090
2013		9,914		5,000		14,914
2014		3,281		10,729		14,010
Thereafter		17,397		3,333		20,730

	$	263,543	$	93,160	$	356,703

Note 11 – Borrowings


	December 31		December 31
	2009		2008

Federal Home Loan Bank advances, variable and fixed rates ranging from 3.16% to 7.53%, due at various dates through November 15, 2024	$	142,780	$	177,488
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		141,236		89,995
Federal Reserve Bank discount window		—		45,000
Federal funds purchased		—		7,200
Notes payable		—		4,700

Total borrowings	$	284,016	$	324,383

The Federal Home Loan Bank advances are secured by first and second mortgage loans and mortgage warehouse loans totaling approximately $437.1 million. Advances are subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment. In addition, $75.2 million of the advances outstanding at December 31, 2009 contained options with dates ranging from January 12, 2009 to April 29, 2013, whereby the interest rate may be adjusted by the Federal Home Loan Bank, at which time the advances may be repaid at the option of the Company without penalty.

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase consist of obligations of the Bank to other parties. The obligations are secured by U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities and such collateral is held in safekeeping by third parties. The maximum amount of outstanding agreements at any month end during 2009 and 2008 totaled $149.1 million and $103.6 million and the daily average of such agreements totaled $131.8 million and $95.6 million. The agreements at December 31, 2009, mature at various dates through March 30, 2019. Securities sold under repurchase agreements totaling $10.0 million may be cancelled at the discretion of the lender on various dates beginning on February 6, 2010.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Horizon has an unsecured $2.0 million line of credit with no balance at December 31, 2009. The line of credit is from an unrelated financial institution with interest payable quarterly at a rate indexed to LIBOR. The line matures within one year.

At December 31, 2009, the Bank has available approximately $299.9 million in credit lines with various money center banks, including the FHLB.

Contractual maturities in years ending December 31


2010	$	101,399
2011		40,166
2012		41,591
2013		15,095
2014		123
Thereafter		85,642

	$	284,016

Note 12 – Subordinated Debentures

In March of 2002, Horizon formed Horizon Statutory Trust I (Trust I), a wholly owned statutory business trust. Trust I sold $12.4 million of Trust Preferred Capital Securities as a participant in a pooled trust preferred securities offering. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Trust I and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of 90-day LIBOR plus 3.60% and mature on March 26, 2032, and are non-callable for five years. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. These securities have been called and were redeemed on March 26, 2007. Costs associated with the issuance of the securities totaling $362,000 were capitalized and were amortized to the March 26, 2007 first call date of the securities.

In October of 2004, Horizon formed Horizon Statutory Trust II (Trust II), a wholly owned statutory business trust. Trust II sold $10.3 million of Trust Preferred Capital Securities as a participant in a pooled trust preferred securities offering. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Trust II and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of 90 day LIBOR plus 1.95% and mature on October 21, 2034, and are non-callable for five years. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. Costs associated with the issuance of the securities totaling $17,500 were capitalized and were amortized to the October 31, 2009, first call date of the securities.

In December of 2006, Horizon formed Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust III (Trust III), a wholly owned statutory business trust. Trust III sold $12.4 million of Trust Preferred Capital Securities as a participant in a pooled trust preferred securities offering. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Trust III and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of 90 day LIBOR plus 1.65% and mature on January 30, 2037, and are non-callable for five years. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. Costs associated with the issuance of the securities totaling $12,647 were capitalized and are being amortized to the first call date of the securities. The proceeds of this issue were used to redeem the securities issued by Trust I on March 26, 2007.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the acquisition of Alliance Bank Corporation in 2005. In June 2004, Alliance formed Alliance Financial Statutory Trust I a wholly owned business trust (Alliance Trust) to sell $5.2 million in trust preferred securities. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the trust to purchase an equivalent amount of subordinated debentures from Alliance. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Alliance Trust and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the trust preferred securities pay interest and dividends on a quarterly basis. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of 90-day LIBOR plus 2.65%, mature in June 2034, and are non-callable for five years. After that period, the securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par.

Note 13 – Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Effective January 1, 2007, Horizon converted its stock bonus plan to an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”). Prior to that date, Horizon maintained an employee stock bonus plan that covered substantially all employees. The stock bonus plan was noncontributory, and Horizon made matching contributions of amounts contributed by the employees to the Employee Thrift Plan and discretionary contributions. Prior to the establishment of the employee stock bonus plan, Horizon maintained an ESOP that was terminated in 1999. The prior ESOP accounts of active employees and the discretionary accounts of active employees will remain in the new ESOP. The Matching contribution accounts under the Stock Bonus Plan will be transferred to the Horizon Bancorp Employees’ Thrift Plan.

The ESOP exists for the benefit of substantially all employees. Contributions to the ESOP are by Horizon and are determined by the Board of Directors at their discretion. The contributions may be made in the form of cash or common stock. Shares are allocated among participants each December 31 on the basis of each participant’s eligible compensation to total eligible compensation. Eligible compensation is limited to $245,000 for each participant. Dividends on shares held by the plan, at the discretion of each participant, may be distributed to an individual participant or left in the plan to purchase additional shares.

Total cash contributions and expense recorded for the ESOP was $300,000 in 2009, 2008, and 2007.

The ESOP, which is not leveraged, owns a total of 402,644 shares of Horizon’s stock or 12.3% of the outstanding shares.

Note 14 – Employee Thrift Plan

The Employee Thrift Plan (“Plan”) provides that all employees of Horizon with the requisite hours of service are eligible for the Plan. The Plan permits voluntary employee contributions and Horizon may make discretionary matching and profit sharing contributions. Each eligible employee is vested according to a schedule based upon years of service. Employee voluntary contributions are vested at all times and Horizon’s discretionary contributions vest over a six-year period. The Bank’s expense related to the thrift plan totaled approximately $439,000 in 2009 and $348,000 in 2008 and 2007.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 15 – Income Tax


	December 31			December 31			December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Income tax expense
Currently payable
Federal	$	2,818		$	2,404		$	2,671
State		(35	)		(57	)		281
Deferred		(713	)		(485	)		(225	)

Total income tax expense	$	2,070		$	1,862		$	2,727

Reconciliation of federal statutory to actual tax expense
Federal statutory income tax at 34%	$	3,812		$	3,683		$	3,695
Tax exempt interest		(1,377	)		(1,182	)		(1,097	)
Tax exempt income		(245	)		(496	)		(318	)
Nondeductible and other		(120	)		(105	)		261
Effect of state income taxes		—			(38	)		186

Actual tax expense	$	2,070		$	1,862		$	2,727


	December 31			December 31
	2009			2008

Assets
Allowance for loan losses	$	5,849		$	4,516
Director and employee benefits		1,057			1,133
Other		32			—

Total assets		6,938			5,649


Liabilities
Depreciation		(1,241	)		(1,146	)
Difference in expense recognition		(148	)		(130	)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends		(298	)		(319	)
Difference in basis of intangible assets		(1,547	)		(685	)
Difference in basis of assets		—			(91	)
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale		(2,930	)		(338	)
Other		(73	)		(360	)

Total liabilities		(6,237	)		(3,069	)

Net deferred tax asset	$	701		$	2,580

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 16 – Other Comprehensive Income


	December 31, 2009			December 31, 2008			December 31, 2007

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:
Unrealized holding gains arising during the year	$	7,348		$	1,706		$	2,413
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains (losses) realized in net income		795			(15	)		2

		6,553			1,721			2,411
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments		1,279			(851	)		—

Net unrealized gains		7,832			870			2,411
Tax expense		(2,741	)		(305	)		(841	)

Other comprehensive income	$	5,091		$	565		$	1,570


The components of accumulated other comprehensive income included in capital are as follows:

	December 31, 2009			December 31, 2008			December 31, 2008

Unrealized holding gain on securities available for sale	$	5,441		$	1,181		$	63
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments		278			(553	)		—

Total other comprehensive income	$	5,719		$	628		$	63

Note 17 – Commitments, Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Contingencies

Because of the nature of its activities, Horizon is subject to pending and threatened legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. In management’s opinion, after consultation with counsel, none of the litigation to which Horizon or any of its subsidiaries is a party will have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of Horizon.

The Bank was required to have approximately $3.3 million of cash on hand or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank to meet regulatory reserve and clearing balance requirements at December 31, 2009. These balances are included in cash and cash equivalents and do not earn interest.

The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the ordinary course of business to meet financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank follows the same credit policy to make such commitments as is followed for those loans recorded in the financial statements.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, commitments to make loans amounted to approximately $189.5 million and $180.8 million and commitments under outstanding standby letters of credit amounted to approximately $1.5 million and $1.7 million. Since many commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit expire without being used, the amount does not necessarily represent future cash advances. No losses are anticipated as a result of these transactions. Collateral obtained upon exercise of the commitment is determined using management’s credit evaluation.

Note 18 – Regulatory Capital

Horizon and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies and are assigned to a capital category. The assigned capital category is largely determined by three ratios that are calculated according to the regulations: total risk adjusted capital, Tier I capital and Tier I leverage ratios. The ratios are intended to measure capital relative to assets and credit risk associated with those assets and off-balance sheet exposures of the entity. The capital category assigned to an entity can also be affected by qualitative judgments made by regulatory agencies about the risk inherent in the entity’s activities that are not part of the calculated ratios.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

There are five capital categories defined in the regulations, ranging from well capitalized to critically undercapitalized. Classification of a bank in any of the undercapitalized categories can result in actions by regulators that could have a material effect on a bank’s operations. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, Horizon and the Bank are categorized as well capitalized and met all subject capital adequacy requirements.


						For Capital¹					For Well¹
	Actual					Adequacy Purposes					Capitalized Purposes
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio

As of December 31, 2009
Total capital¹ (to risk-weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	142,122		14.74	%	$	77,135		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		126,005		13.10	%		76,950		8.00	%	$	96,187		10.00	%

Tier 1 capital¹ (to risk-weighted assets)
Consolidated		130,052		13.49	%		38,562		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		113,935		11.85	%		38,459		4.00	%		57,689		6.00	%

Tier 1 capital¹ (to average assets)
Consolidated		130,052		9.86	%		52,759		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		113,935		8.64	%		52,748		4.00	%		65,935		5.00	%

As of December 31, 2008

Total capital¹ (to risk-weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	134,546		14.38	%	$	74,852		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		122,538		13.11	%		74,775		8.00	%	$	93,469		10.00	%

Tier 1 capital¹ (to risk-weighted assets)
Consolidated		123,136		13.16	%		37,427		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		111,128		11.89	%		37,385		4.00	%		56,078		6.00	%

Tier 1 capital¹ (to average assets)
Consolidated		123,136		10.45	%		47,133		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		111,128		9.44	%		47,088		4.00	%		58,860		5.00	%


¹		As defined by regulatory agencies

Note 19 — Share-Based Compensation

Under Horizon’s 1997 Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right Plan (1997 Plan), which is accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, Horizon may grant certain officers and employees stock option awards or stock appreciation rights which vest and become fully exercisable at the end of five years of continued employment. SARs entitle eligible employees to receive cash, stock or a combination of cash and stock totaling the excess, on the date of exercise, of the fair market value of the shares of common stock covered by the option over the option exercise price. The underlying stock options are deemed to have been cancelled upon exercise of the SARs. In the third quarter of 2002, Horizon entered into agreements with participants that capped the value of their SARs at $14.67 per share and discontinued any future vesting. No additional compensation expense is recognized when the fair value of Horizon stock exceeds $14.67 per share as there is a presumption that participants will exercise their options rather than the SARs. No compensation expense relating to the SARs was recorded in 2009, 2008, or 2007.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

A summary of option activity under the 1997 Plan as of December 31, 2009 and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:


						Weighted-
				Weighted-		Average		Aggregate
				Average		Remaining		Intrinsic
	Shares			Exercise Price		Term		Value

Outstanding, beginning of year		25,520		$	7.61
Exercised		(7,270	)		7.44

Outstanding, end of year		18,250			7.68		0.98	$	155,892

Exercisable, end of year		18,250			7.68		0.98		155,892

There were no options granted during the years 2009, 2008, and 2007. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, was $61,000, $23,000 and $167,000.

On January 21, 2003, the Board of Directors adopted the Horizon Bancorp 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (2003 Plan), which was approved by stockholders on May 8, 2003. Under the 2003 Plan, Horizon may issue up to 150,000 common shares, plus the number of shares that are tendered to or withheld by Horizon in connection with the exercise of options plus that number of shares that are purchased by Horizon with the cash proceeds received upon option exercises. The 2003 Plan limits the number of shares available to 150,000 for incentive stock options and to 75,000 for the grant of non-option awards. The shares available for issuance under the 2003 Plan may be divided among the various types of awards and among the participants as the Compensation Committee (Committee) determines. The Committee is authorized to grant any type of award to a participant that is consistent with the provisions of the 2003 Plan. Awards may consist of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance units, performance shares or any combination of these awards. The Committee determines the provisions, terms and conditions of each award. The restricted shares vest over a period of time established by the committee at the time of each grant. Holders of restricted shares receive dividends and may vote the shares. The restricted shares are recorded at fair market value (on the date granted) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The cost of these shares is being amortized against earnings using the straight-line method over the vesting period. The options shares granted under the 2003 plan vest at a rate of 20% per year. The restricted shares granted under the 2003 Plan vest at the end of each grant’s vesting period.

The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of the grant using an option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions (there were no options granted during 2009 or 2008 under the 2003 plan):


December 31	2007

Dividend yields		2.18	%
Volatility factors of expected market price of common stock		20.47	%
Risk-free interest rates		5.05	%
Expected life of options	6 years

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

A summary of option activity under the 2003 Plan as of December 31, 2009, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:


					Weighted-
					Average
			Weighted-		Remaining		Aggregate
			Average		Contractual		Intrinsic
	Shares		Exercise Price		Term		Value

Outstanding, beginning and end of year		29,000	$	25.28		5.65	$	—
Exercisable, end of year		22,600		24.82		5.31		—

The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year 2007 was $6.59. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2007 was $4,258. No options were granted under the 2003 Plan during 2009 and 2008. No options granted under the 2003 Plan were exercised in 2009 or 2008.

A summary of the status of Horizon’s non-vested, restricted shares as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 is presented below:


	2009
				Weighted
				Average
				Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value

Non-vested beginning of year		45,000		$	24.37
Granted		19,080			10.50
Exercised		—			—
Vested		(54,080	)		18.95
Forfeited		—			—

Non-vested, end of year		10,000			27.22

Grants vest at the end of four or five years of continuous employment.

Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for option-based payment arrangements during 2009 was $39,000 and the related tax benefit recognized was $15,000. Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for option-based payment arrangements during 2008 was $39,000 and the related tax benefit recognized was $15,000. Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for option-based payment arrangements during 2007 was $53,000 and the related tax benefit recognized was $21,000.

Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for restricted share based payment arrangements during 2009, 2008, and 2007 was $164,000, $233,000, and $240,000. The recognized tax benefit related thereto was $66,000, $92,000, and $96,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007.

Cash received from option exercise under all share-based payment arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007 was 68,000, $35,000, and $135,000. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled 18,000, $8,000, and $68,000, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.

As of December 31, 2009, there was $121,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under all of the plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.9 years.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 20 — FDIC Insurance

Effective November 17, 2006, the FDIC implemented a one-time credit of $4.7 billion to eligible institutions. The purpose of the credit was to recognize contributions made by certain institutions to capitalize the Bank Insurance Fund and Savings Association Insurance Fund, which have now been merged into the Deposit Insurance Fund. The Bank is an eligible institution and has received notice from the FDIC that its share of the credit was $458,000. Horizon utilized $314,000 of this credit during 2007, which reduced the Company’s FDIC insurance expense. The remaining credit of $144,000 was used in the first quarter of 2008. FDIC insurance expense for the full year increased from $99,000 in 2007 to $546,000 in 2008 because of the reduction in the available credit and a premium increase from the FDIC and $2.1 million in 2009.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, the FDIC announced a temporary increase in coverage limits from $100,000 to $250,000. The increase is set to expire June 30, 2010.

Note 21 — Derivative Financial Instruments

Cash Flow Hedges

As a strategy to maintain acceptable levels of exposure to the risk of changes in future cash flow due to interest rate fluctuations, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for a portion of its floating rate debt. The agreements provide for the Company to receive interest from the counterparty at three month LIBOR and to pay interest to the counterparty at a weighted average fixed rate of 5.53% on a notional amount of $27.0 million at December 31, 2009. Under the agreements, the Company pays or receives the net interest amount monthly, with the monthly settlements included in interest expense.

Management has designated the interest rate swap agreement as a cash flow hedging instrument. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings. At December 31, 2009 the Company’s cash flow hedge was effective and is not expected to have a significant impact the Company’s net income over the next 12 months.

Fair Value Hedges

Fair value hedges are intended to reduce the interest rate risk associated with the underlying hedged item. The Company enters into fixed rate loan agreements as part of its lending policy. To mitigate the risk of changes in fair value based on fluctuations in interest rates, the Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements on individual loans, converting the fixed rate loans to a variable rate. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in current earnings. At December 31, 2009 the Company’s fair value hedges were effective and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s net income over the next 12 months.

The change in fair value of both the hedge instruments and the underlying loan agreements are recorded as gains or losses in interest income. The fair value hedges are considered to be highly effective and any hedge ineffectiveness was deemed not material. The notional amounts of the loan agreements being hedged were $30.1 million at December 31, 2009.

Other Derivative Instruments

The Company enters into non-hedging derivatives in the form of mortgage loan forward sale commitments with investors and commitments to originate mortgage loans as part of its mortgage banking business. At December 31, 2009 the Company’s fair value of these derivatives were recorded and over the next 12 months are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s net income.

The change in fair value of both the forward sale commitments and commitments to originate mortgage loans were recorded and the net gains or losses included in the Company’s gain on sale of loans.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

The following tables summarize the fair value of derivative financial instruments utilized by Horizon Bancorp:

Asset Derivative

Liability Derivatives

December 31, 2009

Derivatives designated as

Balance Sheet

hedging instruments

Location

Fair Value

Location

Fair Value

Interest rate contracts

Loans

1,141

Other liabilities

1,141

Interest rate contracts

Other Assets

1,038

Other liabilities

611

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments

2,179

1,752

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

Mortgage loan contracts

Other assets

265

Other liabilities

135

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

265

135

Total derivatives

2,444

1,887

The effect of the derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of income for the twelve month periods ended is as follows:


	Amount of Gain
	Recognized in Other
	Comprehensive
	Income on
	Derivative (Effective
	Portion)
Derivative in cash flow hedging	Year Ended
relationship	December 31, 2009
Interest rate contracts	$	831

Total	$	831

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820-10-20 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820-10-55 establishes a fair value hierarchy that emphasizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.


		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
		on Derivative
Derivative in		Year Ended			Year Ended
fair value hedging	Location of Gain (Loss)	December 31,			December 31,
relationship	Recognized on Derivative	2009			2008

Interest rate contracts	Interest income — loans	$	(565	)	$	1,706
Interest rate contracts	Interest income — loans		565			(1,706	)

Total		$	—		$	—


		Year Ended			Year Ended
Derivative not designated	Location of Gain (Loss)	December 31,			December 31,
as hedging relationship	Recognized on Derivative	2009			2008
Mortgage contract	Other income — gain on sale of loans	$	(101	)	$	231

Total		$	(101	)	$	231

Note 22 — Disclosures about fair value of assets and liabilities

The Fair Value Measurements topic of the FASB ASC defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:


Level 1		Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities


Level 2		Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities


Level 3		Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying financial statements, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Available for sale securities

When quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows. Level 2 securities include, U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities, state and municipal securities, federal agency mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed pools, and corporate notes. Level 2 securities are valued by a third party pricing service commonly used in the banking industry utilizing observable inputs. Observable inputs include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flow analysis, the U.S. Treasury yield

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

curve, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment spreads and available credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions. The pricing provider utilizes evaluated pricing models that vary based on asset class. These models incorporate available market information including quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics and, because many fixed-income securities do not trade on a daily basis, apply available information through processes such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector grouping, and matrix pricing. In addition, model processes, such as an option adjusted spread model is used to develop prepayment and interest rate scenarios for securities with prepayment features.

Hedged loans

Certain fixed rate loans have been converted to variable rate loans through entering into interest rate swap agreements. Fair value of those fixed rate loans is based on discounting estimated cash flows using interest rates determined by a respective interest rate swap agreement. Loans are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy based on the unobservable inputs used.

Interest rate swap agreements

The fair value is estimated by a third party using inputs that are primarily unobservable and cannot be corroborated by observable market data and, therefore, are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities recognized in the accompanying financial statements measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the FASB ASC fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at the following:


				Quoted Prices in		Significant
				Active Markets		Other		Significant
				for Identical		Observable		Unobservable
				Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Fair Value			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)

December 31, 2009
Available-for-sale securities
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	20,085		$	—	$	20,085	$	—
State and municipal		109,149			—		109,149		—
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		84,895			—		84,895		—
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		118,661			—		118,661		—
Corporate notes		342			323		19		—

Total available-for-sale securities		333,132			323		332,809		—

Hedged loans		31,153			—		—		31,153
Forward sale commitments		265			—		—		265
Interest rate swap agreements		(715	)		—		—		(715	)
Commitments to originate loans		(135	)		—		—		(135	)

December 31, 2008
Available-for-sale securities	$	301,638		$	—	$	301,638	$	—
Hedged loans		25,033			—		—		25,033
Forward sale commitments		670			—		—		670
Interest rate swap agreements		(2,557	)		—		—		(2,557	)
Commitments to originate loans		(438	)		—		—		(438	)

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet using significant unobservable (level 3) inputs:


										Commitments
				Forward Sale			Interest Rate			to Originate
	Hedged Loans			Commitments			Swaps			Loans

Beginning balance December 31, 2008	$	25,033		$	670		$	(2,557	)	$	(438	)
Total realized and unrealized gains and losses
Included in net income		(565	)		(405	)		565			303
Included in other comprehensive income, gross		—			—			240			—
Purchases, issuances, and settlements		7,489			—			—			—
Principal payments		(804	)		—			—			—

Ending balance December 31, 2009	$	31,153		$	265		$	(1,752	)	$	(135	)


									Commitments
				Forward Sale		Interest Rate			to Originate
	Hedged Loans			Commitments		Swaps			Loans

Beginning balance December 31, 2007	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—
Total realized and unrealized gains and losses
Included in net income		1,706			670		(1,706	)		(438	)
Included in other comprehensive income, gross		—			—		(851	)		—
Purchases, issuances, and settlements		23,737			—		—			—
Principal payments		(410	)		—		—			—

Ending balance December 31, 2008	$	25,033		$	670	$	(2,557	)	$	(438	)

Realized gains and losses included in net income for the periods are reported in the condensed consolidated statements of income as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
Non Interest Income	2009			2008

Total gains and losses from:
Hedged loans	$	(565	)	$	1,706
Fair value interest rate swap agreements		565			(1,706	)
Derivative loan commitments		(101	)		231

	$	(101	)	$	231

Certain other assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the course of business and are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment):


			Quoted Prices in				Significant
			Active Markets for		Significant Other		Unobservable
			Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs
	Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)

December 31, 2009
Impaired loans	$	11,398	$	—	$	—	$	11,398

December 31, 2008
Impaired loans	$	3,996	$	—	$	—	$	3,996

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Impaired loans: Fair value adjustments for impaired loans typically occur when there is evidence of impairment. Loans are designated as impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. The measurement of loss associated with impaired loans can be based on either the observable market price of the loan or the fair value of the collateral. The Company measures fair value based on the value of the collateral securing the loans. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or personal property including equipment and inventory. The value of the collateral is determined based on internal estimates as well as third party appraisals or non-binding broker quotes. These measurements were classified as Level 3. The fair value of the Company’s other real estate owned is determined using Level 3 inputs, which include current and prior appraisals and estimated costs to sell.

Note 23 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value amounts were determined using available market information, current pricing information applicable to Horizon and various valuation methodologies. Where market quotations were not available, considerable management judgment was involved in the determination of estimated fair values. Therefore, the estimated fair value of financial instruments shown below may not be representative of the amounts at which they could be exchanged in a current or future transaction. Due to the inherent uncertainties of expected cash flows of financial instruments, the use of alternate valuation assumptions and methods could have a significant effect on the derived estimated fair value amounts.

The estimated fair values of financial instruments, as shown below, are not intended to reflect the estimated liquidation or market value of Horizon taken as a whole. The disclosed fair value estimates are limited to Horizon’s significant financial instruments at December 31, 2009 and 2008. These include financial instruments recognized as assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as well as certain off-balance sheet financial instruments. The estimated fair values shown below do not include any valuation of assets and liabilities, which are not financial instruments as defined by the FASB ASC fair value hierarchy.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The carrying amounts approximate fair value.

Interest-Bearing Deposits — The carrying amounts approximate fair value.

Investment Securities — For debt securities held to maturity, fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes. For those securities where a quoted market price is not available, carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value based upon comparison with similar securities.

Loans Held for Sale — The carrying amounts approximate fair value.

Net Loans — The fair value of portfolio loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

Interest Receivable/Payable — The carrying amounts approximate fair value.

FHLB and FRB Stock — Fair value of FHLB and FRB stock is based on the price at which it may be resold to the FHLB and FRB.

Deposits — The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts and money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturity.

Borrowings — Rates currently available to Horizon for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate fair values of existing borrowings.

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Subordinated Debentures — Rates currently available for debentures with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate fair values of existing debentures.

Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letter of Credit — The fair value of commitments is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date. Due to the short-term nature of these agreements, carrying amounts approximate fair value.

The estimated fair values of Horizon’s financial instruments are as follows:


	December 31, 2009				December 31, 2008
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value

Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	63,919	$	63,919	$	36,001	$	36,001
Interest-bearing deposits		4,783		4,783		2,679		2,679
Investment securities available for sale		333,132		333,132		301,638		301,638
Investment securities held to maturity		11,657		11,687		1,630		1,634
Loans held for sale		5,703		5,703		5,955		5,955
Loans, net		870,302		885,625		870,557		870,329
Stock in FHLB and FRB		13,189		13,189		12,625		12,625
Interest receivable		5,986		5,986		5,708		5,708

Liabilities
Non-interest bearing deposits	$	84,357	$	84,357	$	83,642	$	83,642
Interest-bearing deposits		867,351		830,621		757,527		739,867
Borrowings		284,016		304,000		324,383		334,616
Subordinated debentures		27,837		27,817		27,837		28,867
Interest payable		1,135		1,135		1,910		1,910

Note 24 — Capital Purchase Program

On December 19, 2008, Horizon entered into a Letter Agreement (Purchase Agreement) with the U.S. Treasury (Treasury), pursuant to which Horizon agreed to issue and sell (a) 25,000 of Horizon’s fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock and (b) a warrant to purchase 212,104 shares of Horizon’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3,750,000 in cash.

The preferred Stock qualifies as Tier I capital and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter. The preferred Stock is non-voting except with respect to certain matters affecting the rights of the holders thereof, and may be redeemed by Horizon after three years. The Warrant has a ten year term and is immediately exercisable with an exercise price of $17.68 per share of Common Stock. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Treasury has agreed not to exercise voting power with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrant.

In the Purchase Agreement, Horizon agreed that, until such time as Treasury ceases to own any debt or equity securities of the Company, acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Horizon will take all necessary action to ensure that its benefit plans with respect to its senior executive officers comply with Section 111(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) as implemented by any guidance or regulation under EESA that has been issued and is in

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

effect as of the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock and the Warrant, and has agreed to not adopt any benefit plans with respect to, or which cover, its senior executive officers that do not comply with the EESA, and the applicable executives have consented to the foregoing.

Upon issuance of the Preferred Stock on December 19, 2008, the ability of Horizon to declare or pay dividends on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its Common Stock will be subject to restrictions, including Horizon’s restriction against increasing dividends from the last quarterly cash dividend per share of $.17 declared on the Common Stock prior to December 19, 2008. The redemption, purchase or other acquisition of trust preferred securities of Horizon or its affiliates also is restricted. These restrictions will terminate the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock or (b) the date on which the Preferred Stock has been redeemed in whole or Treasury has transferred all of the Preferred Stock to third parties. In addition, the ability of Horizon to declare or pay dividends, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its Common Stock will be subject to restrictions in the event that Horizon fails to declare and pay full dividends on its Preferred Stock.

Note 25 — Condensed Financial Information (Parent Company Only)

Presented below is condensed financial information as to financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Horizon Bancorp:

Condensed Balance Sheets


	December 31		December 31
	2009		2008

Assets
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	11,819	$	7,306
Investment in Bank		126,898		119,921
Other assets		4,973		10,230

Total assets	$	143,690	$	137,457

Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	—	$	4,700
Subordinated debentures		27,837		27,837
Other liabilities		1,248		1,570
Stockholders’ Equity		114,605		103,350

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	143,690	$	137,457

Condensed Statements of Income


	Years Ended December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Operating Income (Expense)
Dividend income from Bank	$	7,750		$	6,200		$	4,250
Investment income		2			10			139
Other income		(129	)		—			—
Interest expense		(1,467	)		(1,705	)		(2,571	)
Employee benefit expense		(503	)		(572	)		(509	)
Other expense		(100	)		(104	)		(97	)

Income Before Undistributed Income of Subsidiaries		5,553			3,829			1,212
Undistributed Income of Subsidiaries		2,717			4,201			5,725

Income Before Tax		8,270			8,030			6,937
Income Tax Benefit		870			942			1,203

Net Income		9,140			8,972			8,140
Preferred stock dividend and discount accretion		(1,402	)		(45	)		—

Net Income Available to Common Shareholders	$	7,738		$	8,927		$	8,140

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows


	Years Ended December 31
	2009			2008			2007

Operating Activities
Net income	$	9,140		$	8,972		$	8,140
Items not requiring (providing) cash
Equity in undistributed net income of Bank		(2,717	)		(4,201	)		(5,725	)
Change in
Income taxes receivable		7,523			(954	)		(1,836	)
Dividends receivable from Bank		(1,500	)		300			400
Share based compensation		39			39			53
Reversal of compensation expense		—			—			(84	)
Amortization of unearned compensation		164			233			240
Other assets		(175	)		48			596
Other liabilities		(82	)		(98	)		(4	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		12,392			4,339			1,780

Investing Activities
Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal repayments of securities available for sale		—			—			12,024
Investment in Bank		—			(20,000	)		—
Redemption of Statutory Trust		—			—			372

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		—			(20,000	)		12,396

Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock		—			25,000			—
Dividends paid on preferred shares		(1,132	)		—			—
Dividends paid on common shares		(2,229	)		(2,147	)		(1,917	)
Change in short-term borrowings		(4,700	)		—			(500	)
Exercise of stock options		68			35			135
Issuance of restricted shares		96			—			—
Tax benefit of stock options		18			8			68
Redemption of trust preferred securities		—			—			(12,372	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(7,879	)		22,896			(14,586	)

Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		4,513			7,235			(410	)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year		7,306			71			481

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	$	11,819		$	7,306		$	71

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

Note 26 — Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the quarterly consolidated results of operations:


Three Months Ended 2009	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31

Interest income	$	18,674	$	18,849	$	17,485	$	17,655
Interest expense		7,258		7,586		6,766		6,284

Net interest income		11,416		11,263		10,719		11,371
Provision for loan losses		3,197		3,290		3,416		3,700
Net income		2,635		2,064		2,357		2,084
Net income available to
common shareholders	$	2,285	$	1,714	$	2,006	$	1,733

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.71	$	0.53	$	0.62	$	0.53
Diluted		0.71		0.52		0.61		0.53

Average shares outstanding:
Basic		3,209,482		3,209,482		3,245,505		3,262,927
Diluted		3,250,424		3,270,178		3,273,742		3,275,588


Three Months Ended 2008	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31

Interest income	$	18,752	$	17,270	$	17,165	$	17,048
Interest expense		9,829		7,935		7,762		7,359

Net interest income		8,923		9,335		9,403		9,689
Provision for loan losses		778		1,490		3,137		2,163
Net income		2,528		2,990		1,332		2,122
Net income available to
common shareholders	$	2,483	$	2,990	$	1,332	$	2,122

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.79	$	0.93	$	0.42	$	0.64
Diluted		0.78		0.92		0.41		0.64

Average shares outstanding:
Basic		3,207,232		3,208,419		3,209,482		3,209,482
Diluted		3,242,471		3,238,331		3,255,409		3,246,664

Note 27 — Subsequent Events

On December 29, 2009 Horizon announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the banking-related assets and assume all deposits and certain other liabilities of American Trust & Savings Bank (“American”) headquartered in Whiting, Indiana and its parent company Am Tru, Inc. (“Am Tru”).

Horizon Bancorp And Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)

subject to approval by the shareholders of American and Am Tru and bank regulators. This transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2010.

Subsequent events have been evaluated through March 10, 2010 which is the date the financial statements were issued.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Audit Committee, Board of Directors and Stockholders
Horizon Bancorp
Michigan City, Indiana

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Horizon Bancorp as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009. The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Our audit included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Horizon Bancorp as of December 31, 2009, and 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

Indianapolis, Indiana
March 10, 2010

Horizon Bancorp

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements and related notes on the preceding pages. The statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America appropriate in the circumstances and include amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Financial information elsewhere in the Annual Report is consistent with that in the consolidated financial statements.

In meeting its responsibility for the accuracy of the consolidated financial statements, management relies on Horizon’s system of internal accounting controls. This system is designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and transactions are properly recorded to permit the preparation of appropriate financial information. The system of internal controls is supplemented by a program of internal audits to independently evaluate the adequacy and application of financial and operating controls and compliance with Company policies and procedures.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors meets periodically with management, the independent accountants and the internal auditors to ensure that each is properly discharging its responsibilities with regard to the consolidated financial statements and internal accounting controls. The independent accountants have full and free access to the Audit Committee and meet with it to discuss auditing and financial reporting matters.

The consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report have been audited by BKD, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, for 2009, 2008, and 2007. Their audits were conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and included consideration of internal accounting controls, tests of accounting records and other audit procedures to the extent necessary to allow them to express their opinion on the fairness of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Horizon Bancorp

Summary of Selected Financial Data

(Dollars in thousands except for per share data)


	2009			2008			2007			2006			2005

Earnings
Net interest income	$	44,769		$	37,350		$	32,808		$	31,545		$	30,873
Provision for loan losses		13,603			7,568			3,068			905			1,521
Other income		17,856			13,831			12,271			10,137			9,813
Other expenses		37,812			32,779			31,144			30,455			29,129
Income tax expense		2,070			1,862			2,727			2,838			2,945

Net income		9,140			8,972			8,140			7,484			7,091
Preferred stock dividend		(1,402	)		(45	)		—			—			—

Net income available to common shareholders	$	7,738		$	8,927		$	8,140		$	7,484		$	7,091


Cash dividend declared	$	2,229		$	2,147		$	1,917		$	1,811		$	1,660


Per Share Data
Basic earnings per share	$	2.39		$	2.78		$	2.54		$	2.36		$	2.31
Diluted earnings per share		2.37			2.75			2.51			2.33			2.24
Cash dividends declared per common share		0.68			0.66			0.59			0.56			0.53
Book value per common share		27.67			24.68			22.03			19.37			17.01

Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic		3,232,033			3,208,658			3,200,440			3,177,272			3,067,632
Diluted		3,270,723			3,246,351			3,243,565			3,217,050			3,162,950

Period End Totals
Loans, net of deferred loan fees and unearned income	$	886,317		$	881,967		$	888,852		$	843,834		$	732,734
Allowance for loan losses		16,015			11,410			9,791			8,738			8,368
Total assets		1,387,020			1,306,857			1,258,874			1,222,430			1,127,875
Total deposits		951,708			841,169			893,664			913,973			855,566
Total borrowings		311,853			352,220			286,689			240,002			211,470

Ratios
Loan to deposit		93.13	%		104.85	%		99.46	%		92.33	%		85.64	%
Loan to total funding		70.14	%		73.90	%		75.30	%		73.12	%		68.67	%
Return on average assets		0.68	%		0.75	%		0.69	%		0.67	%		0.71	%
Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets		8.21	%		6.36	%		5.61	%		5.14	%		5.19	%
Return on average stockholders’ equity		8.92	%		11.81	%		12.29	%		13.03	%		13.67	%
Dividend payout ratio (dividends divided by net income)		24.39	%		23.93	%		23.51	%		24.20	%		21.21	%
Price to book value ratio		58.63	%		50.66	%		118.09	%		143.53	%		166.42	%
Price to earnings ratio		6.85			4.55			10.21			11.77			12.24

Horizon Bancorp

Horizon’s Common Stock and Related Stockholders’ Matters

Horizon common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HBNC.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low prices per share. Also summarized below are the cash dividends declared by quarter for 2009 and 2008.


	2009
					Dividends
	Common Stock Prices				Declared
	High		Low		Per Share

First Quarter	$	13.21	$	10.50	$	0.17
Second Quarter		19.45		11.00		0.17
Third Quarter		17.50		15.00		0.17
Fourth Quarter		17.25		14.31		0.17


	2008
					Dividends
	Common Stock Prices				Declared
	High		Low		Per Share

First Quarter	$	24.50	$	20.86	$	0.15
Second Quarter		23.99		17.53		0.17
Third Quarter		25.87		16.36		0.17
Fourth Quarter		24.52		12.29		0.17

There can be no assurance as to the amount of future dividends on Horizon common stock since future dividends are subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, cash needs, general business conditions and dividends from the bank subsidiary. In addition, as a result of Horizon’s participation in the TARP Capital Purchase Program, Horizon may not increase the quarterly dividends it pays on its common stock above $0.17 per share during the three-year period ending December 19, 2011, without the consent of the U.S. Treasury Department, unless the Treasury Department no longer holds shares of the Series A Preferred Stock Horizon issued in the TARP Capital Purchase Program.

The approximate number of holders of record of Horizon’s outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2009, is 564.

Horizon Bancorp

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None

ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision of and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Office, Horizon has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the evaluation date, Horizon’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by Horizon in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in those reports is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of Horizon Bancorp is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management has determined that Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 is effective based on the specified criteria.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Horizon’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, also have concluded that during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009, there were no changes in Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

Horizon Bancorp

PART III

This information is omitted from this report pursuant to General Instruction G. (3) of Form 10-K as Horizon intends to file with the Commission its definitive Proxy Statement for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, not later than 120 days after December 31, 2009.

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information relating to Horizon’s directors required by this item is found in the Proxy Statement under “Proposal I — Election of Directors” and is incorporated into this report by reference. The information relating to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors required by this item is found in the Proxy Statement under “Corporate Governance — The Audit Committee” and is incorporated into this report by reference.

The information relating to Horizon’s executive officers required by this item is included in Part I of this Form 10-K under “Special Item: Executive Officers” and is incorporated into this item by reference.

The information relating to certain filing obligations of directors and executive officers required by this item is found in the Proxy Statement under “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and is incorporated into this report by reference.

Horizon has a code of ethics that applies to its directors, chief executive officer and chief financial officer. The code is available on Horizon’s website at http://www.accesshorizon.com/.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information on executive and director compensation and compensation committee matters required by this item can be found in the Proxy Statement under “Corporate Governance,” “Compensation Committee Report,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation” and “Compensation of Directors” and is incorporated into this report by reference.

Horizon Bancorp

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The information required by this item can be found in the Proxy Statement under “Common Stock Ownership by Directors and Executive Officers,” “Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and is incorporated by reference into this report.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS; AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this item is found in the Proxy Statement under “Corporate Governance” and “Certain Business Relationships and Transactions” and is incorporated by reference into this report.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement section captioned “Accountant Fees and Services.”

Horizon Bancorp

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Documents Filed As Part of This Annual Report on Form 10-K:

	1.		Financial Statement

			See the Financial Statements included in Item 8.

	2.		Financial Statement Schedules

			Financial statement schedules are omitted for the reason that they are not required or are not applicable, or the required information is included in the financial statements.

	3.		Exhibits

			The exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are identified in the Exhibit Index, which Exhibit Index specifically identifies those exhibits that describe or evidence all management contracts and compensation plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Report. Such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized


	Horizon Bancorp Registrant
Date: March 10, 2010	By:	/s/ Craig M. Dwight
		Craig M. Dwight
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)


Date: March 10, 2010	By:	/s/ Mark E. Secor
		Mark E. Secor
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Date		Signature and Title

March 10, 2010		/s/ Robert C. Dabagia Robert C. Dabagia, Chairman of the Board and Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Craig M. Dwight Craig M. Dwight, President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Susan D. Aaron Susan D. Aaron, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Lawrence E. Burnell Lawrence E. Burnell, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ James B. Dworkin James B. Dworkin, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Charley E. Gillispie Charley E. Gillispie, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Daniel F. Hopp Daniel F. Hopp, Director


Date		Signature and Title

March 10, 2010		/s/ Robert E. McBride Robert E. McBride, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Peter L. Pairitz Peter L. Pairitz, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Larry N. Middleton Larry N. Middleton, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Robert E. Swinehart Robert E. Swinehart, Director

March 10, 2010		/s/ Spero W. Valavanis Spero W. Valavanis, Director

EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are included in this Form 10-K or are incorporated by reference as noted in the following table:


Exhibit
Number	Description	Incorporated by Reference/Attached

2.1	Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated December 29, 2009, by and among Horizon Bank, National Association; American Trust & Savings Bank of Whiting, Indiana; and AmTru, Inc.	Attached

3.1	Articles of Incorporation of Horizon Bancorp, as amended	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 3to Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2007

3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Horizon Bancorp	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 16, 2009

3.3	Certificate of Designations for Series A Preferred Stock (as amended through July 15, 2008)	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2008

4.1	Indenture, dated as of October 21, 2004, between Horizon Bancorp and Wilmington Trust Company related to the issuance of Trust Preferred Securities	Attached

4.2	Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust II, dated as of October 21, 2004, related to the issuance of Trust Preferred Securities	Attached

4.3	Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2006, between Horizon Bancorp and Wilmington Trust Company.	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 21, 2006

4.4	Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Horizon Bancorp Capital Trust III, dated as of December 15, 2006	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 21, 2006

4.5	Form of Certificate for Series A Preferred Stock	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2008

100


Exhibit
Number	Description	Incorporated by Reference/Attached

4.6	Warrant for Purchase of Shares of Common Stock	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2008

10.1*	Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, as amended	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007

10.2*	1997 Key Employees Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007

10.3*	Form of Amendment No. 1 to Horizon Bancorp Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement and Schedule Identifying Material Details of Individual Amendments	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007

10.4*	Horizon Bancorp Amended 2003 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008

10.5*	Directors Deferred Compensation Plan	Attached

10.6*	Form of Change of Control Agreement for certain executive officers	Attached

10.7*	Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under 2003 Omnibus Plan	Attached

10.8*	Form of Option Grant Agreement under 2003 Omnibus Plan	Attached

10.9*	Description of Executive Officer Bonus Plan	Attached

10.10	Guarantee Agreement of Horizon Bancorp, dated as of October 21, 2004, related to the issuance of Trust Preferred Securities	Attached

10.11*	Horizon Bancorp 2005 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006

10.12*	Amendment to Horizon Bancorp Restricted Stock Award Agreement, dated July 19, 2006	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 21, 2006

10.13*	Employment Agreement, dated December 1, 2006, among Horizon Bancorp, Horizon Bank, N.A. and Craig M. Dwight	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 6, 2006

101


Exhibit
Number	Description	Incorporated by Reference/Attached

10.14*	Letter Agreement, dated December 1, 2006, between Horizon Bank, N.A. and Craig M. Dwight	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 6, 2006

10.15*	Guarantee Agreement of Horizon Bancorp, dated as of December 15, 2006	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 21, 2006

10.16*	Employment Agreement, dated July 16, 2007, among Horizon Bancorp, Horizon Bank, N.A. and Thomas H. Edwards	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s form 8-K filed July 19, 2007.

10.17	Letter Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, by and between the Registrant and the United States Department of the Treasury, including the Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms incorporated by reference therein	Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2008

10.18*	Agreement, dated August 28, 2007, between Horizon Bank, N.A., and Mark E. Secor	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008

10.19*	First Amendment of the Agreement between Horizon Bank, N.A., and Mark E. Secor, dated January 1, 2009	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008

10.20*	Second Amendment of the Agreement between Horizon Bank, N.A. and James H. Foglesong, dated January 1, 2009	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008

21	Subsidiaries of Horizon	Attached

23	Consent of BKD, LLP	Attached

31.1	Certification of Craig M. Dwight pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Attached

31.2	Certification of Mark E. Secor pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Attached

32.1	Certification of Craig M. Dwight Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Attached

32.2	Certification of Mark E. Secor Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Attached

99.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 31 C.F.R. §30.15	Attached

99.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 31 C.F.R. §30.15	Attached


*		Indicates exhibits that describe or evidence management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K.

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