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HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/ - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM
10-K
 
(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
Commission file number 0000-10792
 
Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
(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 Street, Michigan City, Indiana
 
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
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common stock, no par value
 
HBNC
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market,
LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act
    
Yes
  
    
No
  
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
    
Yes
  
    
No
  
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
  
    
No
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  
    No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
             
Large Accelerated Filer
 
 
Accelerated Filer
 
             
Non-Accelerated
Filer
 
 
Smaller Reporting Company
 
             
Emerging Growth Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).    Yes  
    No  ☒
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by
non-affiliates
of the registrant, based on the last sale price of such stock as of June 28, 2019, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $633.4 million.
As of February 27, 2020, the registrant had 44,882,894 shares of common stock outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
     
Document
 
Part of Form
10-K
into which
portion of document is incorporated
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement to be filed for its
 
Part III
May 7, 2020 annual meeting of shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
2019 Annual Report on Form
10-K
Table of Contents
 
 
 
             
 
 
Page
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
 
 
4
 
Item 1A
 
 
 
23
 
Item 1B
 
 
 
34
 
Item 2
 
 
 
35
 
Item 3
 
 
 
35
 
Item 4
 
 
 
35
 
Special Item:
 
 
 
35
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5
 
 
 
36
 
Item 6
 
 
 
39
 
Item 7
 
 
 
40
 
Item 7A
 
 
 
63
 
Item 8
 
 
 
64
 
Item 9
 
 
 
139
 
Item 9A
 
 
 
139
 
Item 9B
 
 
 
139
 
 
 
 
 
Item 10
 
 
 
140
 
Item 11
 
 
 
140
 
Item 12
 
 
 
141
 
Item 13
 
 
 
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Item 14
 
 
 
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Item 15
 
 
 
141
 
Item 16
 
 
 
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145
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2019 Annual Report on Form
10-K
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
A cautionary note about forward-looking statements:
In addition to historical information, information included and incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form
10-K
contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (“Horizon”) intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for purposes of invoking those safe-harbor provisions. 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 such as “expect,” “may,” “likely,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “plan,” “goals,” “strategy,” “future” and variations of such words and similar expressions.
Horizon may include forward-looking statements in filings it makes 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. Horizon intends 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.
Although management believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially, whether adversely or positively, from the expectations of Horizon that are expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. Risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause Horizon’s actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement include but are not limited to the following:
  economic conditions and their impact on Horizon and its customers;
 
  changes in the level and volatility of interest rates, spreads on earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and interest rate sensitivity;
 
  rising interest rates and their impact on mortgage loan volumes and the outflow of deposits;
 
  loss of key Horizon personnel;
 
  increases in disintermediation, as new technologies allow consumers to complete financial transactions without the assistance of banks;
 
  loss of fee income, including interchange fees, as new and emerging alternative payment platforms (e.g., Apple Pay or Bitcoin) take a greater market share of the payment systems;
 
  estimates of fair value of certain of Horizon’s assets and liabilities;
 
  volatility and disruption in financial markets;
 
  prepayment speeds, loan originations, credit losses and market values, collateral securing loans and other assets;
 
  sources of liquidity;
 
  potential risk of environmental liability related to lending and acquisition activities;
 
  changes in the competitive environment in Horizon’s market areas and among other financial service providers;
 
  legislation and/or regulation affecting the financial services industry as a whole, and Horizon and its subsidiaries in particular, including the effects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and the adoption of regulations by regulatory bodies under the Dodd-Frank Act;
 
  the impact of whole or partial dismantling of provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act under the current federal administration, including the 2018 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act;
 
  the impact of the Basel III capital rules;
 
  changes in regulatory supervision and oversight, including monetary policy and capital requirements;
 
  changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be adopted and required by regulatory agencies;
 
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  rapid technological developments and changes;
 
  the risks presented by cyber terrorism and data security breaches;
 
  the rising costs of effective cybersecurity;
 
  containing costs and expenses;
 
  the slowing or failure of economic recovery;
 
  the ability of the U.S. federal government to manage federal debt limits;
 
  the potential influence on the U.S. financial markets and economy from the effects of global warming;
 
  the potential influence on the U.S. financial markets and economy from material changes outside the U.S. or in overseas relations, including changes in U.S. trade relations related to imposition of tariffs, Brexit, and the phase out in 2021 of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”);
 
  the risks of expansion through mergers and acquisitions, including unexpected credit quality problems with acquired loans, difficulty integrating acquired operations and material differences in the actual financial results of such transactions compared with Horizon’s initial expectations, including the full realization of anticipated cost savings;
 
You are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” 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. We direct your attention to this discussion.
Other risks and uncertainties that could affect Horizon’s future performance are set forth below in Item 1A, “Risk Factors.”
PART I
ITE
M
 
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 Operations,” and in other cautionary statements set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
General
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (“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 northern and central Indiana and southern and central Michigan through its bank subsidiary, Horizon Bank (“Horizon Bank” or the “Bank”) and other affiliated entities and Horizon Risk Management, Inc. Horizon operates as a single segment, which is commercial banking. Horizon’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HBNC. Horizon Bank (formerly known as “Horizon Bank, N.A.”) was a national association until its conversion to an Indiana commercial bank effective June 23, 2017. Prior to that date, Horizon was chartered as a national banking association founded in 1873. 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. Horizon Risk Management, Inc. is a captive insurance company incorporated in Nevada and was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon.
On March 26, 2019, Horizon completed the acquisition of Salin Bancshares, Inc. (“Salin”), an Indiana corporation, and Horizon Bank’s acquisition of Salin Bank and Trust Company (“Salin Bank”), an Indiana commercial bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Salin, through mergers effective March 26, 2019. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Salin received 23,907.5 shares of Horizon common stock and $87,417.17 in cash for each outstanding share of Salin common stock. Salin shares outstanding at the closing to be exchanged were 275, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Salin shareholders totaled 6,563,697. The Salin shareholders received cash in lieu of fractional shares. Based upon the March 25, 2019 closing price of $15.65 per share of Horizon common stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger, the transaction has an implied valuation of approximately $126.7 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
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On October 17, 2017, Horizon completed the acquisition of Wolverine Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Wolverine”) and Horizon Bank’s acquisition of Wolverine Bank, a federally-chartered savings bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Wolverine, through mergers effective October 17, 2017. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Wolverine received 1.5228 shares of Horizon common stock and $14.00 in cash for each outstanding share of Wolverine common stock. Wolverine shares outstanding at the closing to be exchanged were 2,129,331, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Wolverine shareholders totaled 3,241,045. Based upon the October 16, 2017 closing price of $19.37 per share of Horizon common stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger, less the consideration used to pay off Wolverine Bancorp’s ESOP loan receivable, the transaction has an implied valuation of approximately $93.8 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
On September 1, 2017, Horizon completed the acquisition of Lafayette Community Bancorp, an Indiana corporation (“Lafayette”) and the Bank’s acquisition of Lafayette Community Bank, a state-chartered bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Lafayette, through mergers effective September 1, 2017. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Lafayette received 0.8817 shares of Horizon common stock and $1.73 in cash for each outstanding share of Lafayette common stock. Lafayette shareholders owning fewer than 100 shares of common stock received $17.25 in cash for each common share. Lafayette shares outstanding at the closing to be exchanged were 1,856,679, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Lafayette shareholders totaled 1,636,888. Based upon the August 31, 2017 closing price of $17.45 per share of Horizon common stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger, the transaction has an implied valuation of approximately $34.5 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
On February 3, 2017, Horizon completed the purchase and assumption of certain assets and liabilities of a single branch of First Farmers Bank & Trust Company, in Bargersville, Indiana. Net cash of $11.0 million was received in the transaction, representing the deposit balances assumed at closing, net of amounts paid for loans acquired in the transaction of $3.4 million and a 3.0% premium on deposits. Customer deposit balances were recorded at $14.8 million and a core deposit intangible of $452,000 was recorded in the transaction which will be amortized over ten years on a straight line basis. There was no goodwill generated in the transaction.
On November 7, 2016, Horizon completed the acquisition of CNB Bancorp, an Indiana corporation headquartered in Attica, Indiana (“CNB”) and the Bank’s acquisition of The Central National Bank and Trust Company (“Central National Bank & Trust”), through mergers effective November 7, 2016. Under terms of the acquisition, shareholders of CNB received merger consideration in the form of cash. The total value of the consideration for the acquisition was $5.3 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
On July 18, 2016, Horizon completed the acquisition of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“LaPorte Bancorp”) and the Bank’s acquisition of The LaPorte Savings Bank, a state-chartered savings bank and wholly owned subsidiary of LaPorte Bancorp, through mergers effective July 18, 2016. Under the terms of the merger agreement, shareholders of LaPorte Bancorp had the option to receive $17.50 per share in cash or 1.4153 shares of Horizon common stock for each share of LaPorte Bancorp’s common stock, subject to allocation provisions to assure that in aggregate, LaPorte Bancorp shareholders received total consideration that consisted of 65% stock and 35% cash. As a result of LaPorte Bancorp stockholder stock and cash elections and the related proration provisions of the merger agreement, Horizon issued 5,132,232 shares of its common stock in the merger. Based upon the July 18, 2016 closing price of $12.24 per share of Horizon common stock, less the consideration used to pay off LaPorte Bancorp’s ESOP loan receivable, the transaction had an implied valuation of approximately $98.6 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
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On June 1, 2016, Horizon completed the acquisition of Kosciusko Financial, Inc., an Indiana corporation (“Kosciusko”) and the Bank’s acquisition of Farmers State Bank, a state-chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Kosciusko, through mergers effective June 1, 2016. Under the terms of the merger agreement, shareholders of Kosciusko had the option to receive $81.75 per share in cash or 6.7775 shares of Horizon common stock for each share of Kosciusko’s common stock, subject to allocation provisions to assure that in aggregate, Kosciusko shareholders received total consideration that consisted of 65% stock and 35% cash. Kosciusko shareholders owning fewer than 100 shares of common stock received $81.75 in cash for each common share. As a result of Kosciusko stockholder stock and cash elections and the related proration provisions of the merger agreement, Horizon issued 1,310,145 shares of its common stock in the merger. Based upon the June 1, 2016 closing price of $11.04 per share of Horizon common stock, the transaction had an implied valuation of approximately $23.0 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
On July 1, 2015, Horizon completed the acquisition of Peoples Bancorp, an Indiana corporation (“Peoples”) and the Bank’s acquisition of Peoples Federal Savings Bank of DeKalb County (“Peoples FSB”), through mergers effective July 1, 2015. Under the terms of the acquisition, the exchange ratio was 2.1375 shares of Horizon common stock and $9.75 in cash for each outstanding share of Peoples common stock. Peoples shareholders owning fewer than 100 shares of common stock received $33.14 in cash for each common share. Peoples shares outstanding at the closing were 2,311,858, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Peoples shareholders totaled 4,932,454. Horizon’s stock price was $11.25 per share at the close of business on July 1, 2015. Based upon these numbers, the total value of the consideration for the acquisition was $78.1 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company experienced, and expects to continue to experience, increases in its deposit base, reductions in transaction costs and reduced costs through economies of scale.
The Bank maintains 74 full service offices and 1 loan production office. At December 31, 2019, the Bank had total assets of $5.2 billion and total deposits of $3.9 billion. The Bank has wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries: Horizon Investments, Inc. (“Horizon Investments”), Horizon Properties, Inc. (“Horizon Properties”), Horizon Insurance Services, Inc. (“Horizon Insurance”), Horizon Grantor Trust, The Loan Store, Inc. and Wolverine Commercial Holdings, LLC. Horizon Investments manages the investment portfolio of the Bank. Horizon Properties manages the real estate investment trust. Horizon Insurance is used by the Company’s Wealth Management to sell certain life insurance products through a third party. Horizon Grantor Trust holds title to certain company owned life insurance policies
.
The Loan Store, Inc. does not presently engage in any business activities. Wolverine Commercial Holdings, LLC currently holds one piece of property but does not otherwise engage in significant business activities.
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”). The Company also assumed additional debentures as the result of the acquisition of American Trust & Savings Bank (“American”) in 2010, which formed Am Tru Statutory Trust I (“Am Tru Trust”). The Company also assumed additional debentures as the result of the Heartland transaction, which formed Heartland (IN) Statutory Trust II (“Heartland Trust”). In 2016, the Company also assumed additional debentures as the result of the LaPorte Bancorp transaction. LaPorte Bancorp acquired City Savings Financial Corporation in 2007. City Savings Financial Corporation issued the debentures and formed City Savings Statutory Trust I (“City Savings”) in 2003. The Company also assumed additional debentures as the result of the Salin transaction, which formed Salin Statutory Trust I (“Salin Trust”) in 2003. See Note 16 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included at Item 8 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 which would have a materially adverse effect on the business of Horizon. In 2019, revenues from loans accounted for 73.0% of the total consolidated revenue, and revenues from investment securities accounted for 9.8% of total consolidated revenue.
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Available Information
The Company’s Internet address is www.horizonbank.com. The Company makes available, free of charge through the “About Us—Investor Relations – Documents—SEC Filings” section of its Internet website, copies of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K,
Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q,
Current Reports on Form
8-K
and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Employees
The Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately 839 full and part-time employees as of December 31, 2019.
Competition
Horizon faces a high degree of competition in all of its primary markets. The Bank’s primary market consists of areas throughout the northern and central regions of the state of Indiana along with the southern and central regions of the state of Michigan. The Bank’s primary market is further defined by the Indiana and Michigan counties identified below. The Bank competes with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, consumer finance companies, credit unions and other
non-bank
and digital financial service providers. In addition, Financial Technology, or FinTech,
start-ups
are emerging in key banking areas. 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. Many
non-financial
institution competitors face fewer regulatory restrictions and have greater capital.
The following table estimates the number of financial institution competitors in Horizon’s primary market areas, along with Horizon’s competitive position in these areas, based on the June 30, 2019 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) Deposit Market Share Report (available at
www.fdic.gov
):
                                     
INDIANA
 
MICHIGAN
 
County
 
Number of
Institutions
 
 
Horizon
Market
Share
 
 
County
 
Number of
Institutions
 
 
Horizon
Market
Share
 
Allen
   
21
     
0.68
%  
Berrien
   
9
     
9.21
%
Bartholomew
   
9
     
7.92
%  
Cass
   
5
     
5.84
%
Carroll
   
6
     
27.23
%  
Ingham
   
17
     
2.38
%
Cass
   
6
     
19.91
%  
Kalamazoo
   
15
     
1.58
%
DeKalb
   
11
     
18.69
%  
Kent
   
26
     
0.45
%
Elkhart
   
17
     
0.30
%  
Midland
   
8
     
13.99
%
Fountain
   
4
     
10.40
%  
Ottawa
   
16
     
0.32
%
Grant
   
7
     
9.11
%  
Saginaw
   
13
     
0.89
%
Hamilton
   
27
     
0.29
%  
St. Joseph
   
9
     
5.18
%
Howard
   
10
     
3.83
%  
   
     
 
Johnson
   
19
     
11.92
%  
   
     
 
Kosciusko
   
10
     
5.90
%  
   
     
 
La Porte
   
8
     
59.15
%  
   
     
 
LaGrange
   
4
     
4.79
%  
   
     
 
Lake
   
16
     
1.65
%  
   
     
 
Marion
   
23
     
0.79
%  
   
     
 
Noble
   
6
     
7.17
%  
   
     
 
Porter
   
11
     
11.00
%  
   
     
 
St. Joseph
   
15
     
0.23
%  
   
     
 
Tippecanoe
   
16
     
7.57
%  
   
     
 
Whitley
   
8
     
7.28
%  
   
     
 
 
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At the time of the FDIC report, Horizon was the largest of the 8 bank and thrift institutions in La Porte County, the largest of the 6 institutions in Carroll County, the second largest of the 20 institutions in Johnson County, the third largest of the 11 institutions in DeKalb County, the third largest of the 6 institutions in Cass County, the fifth largest of the 16 institutions in Tippecanoe County, and the fifth largest of the 11 institutions in Porter County.
In Michigan, Horizon was the second largest of the 7 bank and thrift institutions in Midland County and the fourth largest of the 9 institutions in Berrien County.
Regulation and Supervision
General
As a bank holding company and a financial holding company, the Company is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board” or “Federal Reserve”) as its primary federal regulator under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC Act”). The Company is required to file annual reports with the Federal Reserve and provide other information that the Federal Reserve may require. The Federal Reserve may also make examinations and inspections of the Company.
The Bank, as an Indiana-chartered bank, is subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) as its primary state regulator. Also, as to certain matters, the Bank is under the supervision of, and subject to examination by, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) because the FDIC provides deposit insurance to the Bank and is the Bank’s primary federal regulator.
The supervision, regulation and examination of Horizon and the Bank by the bank regulatory agencies are intended primarily for the protection of depositors rather than for the benefit of Horizon’s shareholders.
Horizon is also subject to the disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as administered by the SEC. Horizon’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “HBNC,” and Horizon is subject to the NASDAQ rules applicable to listed companies.
Included below is a brief summary of significant aspects of the laws, regulations and policies applicable to Horizon and the Bank. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the statutes, regulations and policies that are referenced and is not intended to be an exhaustive description of the statutes, regulations and policies applicable to the business of Horizon and the Bank. Also, such statutes, regulations and policies are continually under review by Congress and state legislatures and by federal and state regulatory agencies. A change in statutes, regulations or regulatory policies applicable to Horizon and the Bank could have a material effect on Horizon’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Bank Holding Company Act
The BHC Act generally limits the business in which a bank holding company and its subsidiaries may engage to banking or managing or controlling banks and those activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto. Those closely related activities currently can include such activities as consumer finance, mortgage banking and securities brokerage. Certain well-managed and well-capitalized bank holding companies may elect to be treated as a “financial holding company” and, as a result, will be permitted to engage in a broader range of activities that are financial in nature and in activities that are determined to be incidental or complementary to activities that are financial in nature. Horizon has both qualified as, and elected to be, a financial holding company. Activities that are considered financial in nature include securities underwriting and dealing, insurance underwriting and making merchant banking investments.
To commence any new activity permitted by the BHC Act or to acquire a company engaged in any new activity permitted by the BHC Act, each insured depository institution subsidiary of the financial holding company must have received a rating of at least “satisfactory” in its most recent examination under the Community Reinvestment Act. The Federal
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Reserve Board has the power to order any bank holding company or its subsidiaries to terminate any activity or to terminate its ownership or control of any subsidiary when the Federal Reserve Board has reasonable grounds to believe that continuation of such activity or such ownership or control constitutes a serious risk to the financial soundness, safety or stability of any bank subsidiary of the bank holding company.
Federal Reserve Board policy has historically required bank holding companies to act as a source of financial and managerial strength for their subsidiary banks. The Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, codified this policy. Under this requirement, Horizon is required to act as a source of financial strength to the Bank and to commit resources to support the Bank in circumstances in which Horizon might not otherwise do so. For this purpose, “source of financial strength” means Horizon’s ability to provide financial assistance to the Bank in the event of the Bank’s financial distress.
The BHC Act, the Bank Merger Act (which is the popular name for Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) and other federal and state statutes regulate acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies. The BHC Act requires the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before a bank holding company may acquire more than a 5% voting interest or substantially all the assets of any bank or bank holding company. Banks must also seek prior approval from their primary state and federal regulators for any such acquisitions. In reviewing applications seeking approval for mergers and other acquisition transactions, the bank regulatory authorities will consider, among other things, the competitive effect and public benefits of the transactions, the capital position of the combined organization, the risks to the stability of the U.S. banking or financial system, the applicant’s performance record under the Community Reinvestment Act and the effectiveness of the subject organizations in combating money laundering activities.
Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“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, such as Horizon, and their insured depository institutions, such as the Bank, are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal and state regulators. 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. Recently, the Federal bank regulatory agencies, working jointly, adopted a rule designed to simplify capital requirements for community banks, allowing qualifying community banks to adopt a simple community bank leverage ratio. For an additional discussion of the Company’s regulatory capital ratios and regulatory requirements as of December 31, 2019, please refer to the subsection titled
“Capital Regulation”
in this “Regulation and Supervision” section.
Branching and Acquisitions
Indiana law, the BHC Act and the Bank Merger Act restrict certain types of expansion by the Company and the Bank. The Company and the Bank may be required to apply for prior approval from (or give prior notice and an opportunity for review to) the Federal Reserve, the DFI and the FDIC, and or other regulatory agencies as a condition to the acquisition or establishment of new offices, or the acquisition by merger, purchase or otherwise of the stock, business or assets of other banks or companies.
Under current law, Indiana chartered banks may establish branches throughout the state and in other states, subject to certain limitations. Indiana law also authorizes an Indiana bank to establish one or more branches in states other than Indiana through interstate merger transactions and to establish one or more interstate branches through de novo branching or the acquisition of a branch. The Dodd-Frank Act permits the establishment of de novo branches in states where such branches could be opened by a state bank chartered by that state. The consent of the state in which the new branch will be opened is no longer required.
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Deposit Insurance and Assessments
The Bank’s deposits are insured to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) of the FDIC. Generally, deposits are insured up to the statutory limit of $250,000. Banks are subject to deposit insurance premiums and assessments to maintain the DIF. The FDIC has authority to raise or lower assessment rates on insured banks in order to achieve statutorily required reserve ratios in the DIF and to impose special additional assessments.
The Dodd-Frank Act resulted in significant changes to the FDIC’s deposit insurance system. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the FDIC is authorized to set the reserve ratio for the DIF at no less than 1.35%, and must achieve the 1.35% designated reserve ratio by September 30, 2020. The FDIC must offset the effect of the increase in the minimum designated reserve ratio from 1.15% to 1.35% on insured depository institutions of less than $10 billion and may declare dividends to depository institutions when the reserve ratio at the end of a calendar quarter is at least 1.5%, although the FDIC has the authority to suspend or limit such permitted dividend declarations. The FDIC has set the long term goal for the designated reserve ratio of the deposit insurance fund at 2% of estimated insured deposits.
Also as a consequence of the Dodd-Frank Act, the assessment base for deposit insurance premiums was changed in 2011 from adjusted domestic deposits to average consolidated total assets minus average tangible equity. Tangible equity for this purpose means Tier 1 capital. The initial base assessment rates ranged from
5-35
basis points. For small Risk Category I banks, such as Horizon Bank, the rates ranged from
5-9
basis points. Adjustments are made to the initial assessment rates based on long-term unsecured debt, depository institution debt, and brokered deposits.
Effective as of June 30, 2016, the reserve ratio reached 1.15% and a new assessment rate schedule became effective July 1, 2016, with rates ranging from 3 to 30 basis points instead of 5 to 35 basis points. Assessment rates for all established smaller banks will be determined using financial measures and supervisory ratings derived from a statistical model estimating the probability of failure over three years. The new pricing system eliminates risk categories, but establishes minimum and maximum assessment rates for established small banks based on a bank’s CAMELS composite ratings (
i.e.
, capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity).
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.
FDIC-insured institutions have also been 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 insolvent Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, an early predecessor of the DIF. The FICO bonds were scheduled to be repaid between 2017 and 2019, and the last FICO assessment on institutions like Horizon Bank was collected on the March 29, 2019, FDIC Quarterly Certified Statement Invoice.
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 in order for bank affiliate transactions to be deemed to be consistent with safe and sound banking practices, and it also restricts the types of collateral security permitted in connection with a bank’s extension of credit to an affiliate. In general, extensions of credit (i) must be made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, and subject to credit underwriting procedures that are at least as stringent as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with
non-affiliates,
and (ii) must not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.
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Capital Regulation
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. Generally, to satisfy the capital requirements, the Company must maintain capital sufficient to meet both risk-based asset ratio tests and a leverage ratio test on a consolidated basis. Risk-based capital ratios are determined by allocating assets and specified
off-balance
sheet commitments into various risk-weighted categories, with higher weighting assigned to categories perceived as representing greater risk. A risk-based ratio represents the applicable measure of capital divided by total risk-weighted assets. The leverage ratio is a measure of the Company’s core capital divided by total assets adjusted as specified in the guidelines.
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. The regulations also require 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. 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.
Effective January 1, 2015 (subject to certain
phase-in
provisions through January 1, 2019), the Company became subject to federal banking rules implementing changes arising from Dodd-Frank and the U.S. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, providing a capital framework for all U.S. banks and bank holding companies (“Basel III”). Basel III increased the minimum requirements for both the quantity and quality of capital held by Horizon and the Bank. The rules include a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%, a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.0% (increased from 4.0%), a total capital ratio of 8.0% (unchanged from prior rules) and a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. The rules also require a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets, which is in addition to the other minimum risk-based capital standards in the rule. Institutions that do not maintain the required capital conservation buffer will become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that can be paid out in dividends or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of certain bonuses to senior executive management. The capital conservation buffer requirement was phased in over three years beginning in 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets and increased each year until fully implemented at 2.5% on January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer requirement effectively raises the minimum required common equity Tier 1 capital ratio to 7.0%, the Tier 1 capital ratio to 8.5% and the total capital ratio to 10.5%.
Basel III also introduced other changes, including an increase in the capital required for certain categories of assets, including higher-risk construction real estate loans and certain exposures related to securitizations. Banking organizations with less than $15 billion in assets as of December 31, 2010, such as Horizon, are permitted to retain
non-qualifying
Tier 1 capital trust preferred securities issued prior to May 19, 2010, subject generally to a limit of 25% of Tier 1 capital.
In May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the “Regulatory Relief Act”) was enacted, to modify or remove certain financial reform rules and regulations, including some implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act. As directed by the Regulatory Relief Act, in October 2019, federal banking regulators established a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” to replace the leverage and risk-based regulatory capital ratios for qualifying community banking organizations that choose to opt in to the new framework. Any qualifying depository institution or its holding company that exceeds the “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” of 9% will be considered to have met generally applicable leverage and risk-based regulatory capital ratios, and any qualifying depository institution that exceeds the new ratio will be considered to be “well-capitalized” under the prompt correction action rules.
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The federal banking regulators also adopted additional capital simplification rules effective for 2020. The capital simplifications rules increase the individual regulatory limit for mortgage servicing assets and certain deferred tax assets, remove the aggregate 15% common equity Tier 1 capital threshold deduction, streamline the treatment for investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions, and simplify the calculation for minority interest limitations for non-advanced approaches banking organizations.
Horizon’s management believes that, as of December 31, 2019, Horizon and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements under the Basel III capital rules currently in effect.
The following is a summary of Horizon’s and the Bank’s regulatory capital and capital requirements at December 31, 2019.
                                                                 
 
Actual
   
Required for Capital
1

Adequacy Purposes
   
Required For Capital
1

Adequacy Purposes
with Capital Buffer
   
Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
1

Corrective Action
Provisions
 
December 31, 2019
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
Total capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
  $
548,364
     
13.95
%   $
314,395
     
8.00
%   $
412,644
     
10.50
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
497,227
     
12.65
%    
314,452
     
8.00
%    
412,718
     
10.50
%   $
393,065
     
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
530,643
     
13.50
%    
235,796
     
6.00
%    
334,044
     
8.50
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
479,506
     
12.20
%    
235,823
     
6.00
%    
334,082
     
8.50
%    
314,430
     
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
473,150
     
12.04
%    
176,846
     
4.50
%    
275,094
     
7.00
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
479,506
     
12.20
%    
176,867
     
4.50
%    
275,126
     
7.00
%    
255,475
     
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital
1
(to average assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
530,643
     
10.50
%    
202,111
     
4.00
%    
202,111
     
4.00
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
479,506
     
9.49
%    
202,110
     
4.00
%    
202,110
     
4.00
%    
252,638
     
5.00
%
1
As defined by regulatory agencies
The Dodd-Frank Act also requires the Federal Reserve to set minimum capital levels for bank holding companies that are as stringent as those required for insured depository subsidiaries, except that bank holding companies with less than $1 billion in assets are exempt from these capital requirements.
Dividends
Horizon is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank. The primary source of Horizon’s cash flow, including cash flow to pay dividends on its common stock, is the payment of dividends to Horizon by the Bank. Under Indiana law, the Bank may pay dividends of so much of its undivided profits (generally, earnings less losses, bad debts, taxes and other operating expenses) as is considered appropriate by the Bank’s Board of Directors. However, the Bank must obtain the approval of the DFI for the payment of a dividend if the total of all dividends declared by the Bank during the current year, including the proposed dividend, would exceed the sum of retained net income for the year to date plus its retained net income for the previous two years. For this purpose, “retained net income” means net income as calculated for call report purposes, less all dividends declared for the applicable period. The Bank is generally exempt from this DFI
pre-approval
process for dividends if (i) the Bank has been assigned a composite uniform financial institutions rating of 1 or 2 as a result of the most recent federal or state examination; (ii) the proposed dividend will not result in a Tier 1 leverage ratio below 7.5%; and (iii) the Bank is not subject to any corrective action, supervisory order, supervisory agreement or board approved operating agreement.
The FDIC has the authority to prohibit the Bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion, the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice in light of the financial condition of the Bank.
In addition, under Federal Reserve supervisory policy, a bank holding company generally should not maintain its existing rate of cash dividends on common shares unless (i) the organization’s net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and (ii) the prospective rate of earnings retention appears
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consistent with the organization’s capital needs, assets, quality and overall financial condition. The Federal Reserve issued a letter dated February 24, 2009, to bank holding companies informing them that it expects bank holding companies to consult with it in advance of declaring dividends that could raise safety and soundness concerns (
i.e.
, such as when the dividend is not supported by earnings or involves a material increase in the dividend rate) and in advance of repurchasing shares of common stock or preferred stock. Although the effect of this letter was revised in December 2015 to become inapplicable to certain large U.S. bank holding companies (generally, those with at least $50 billion in average total consolidated assets), the guidance remains effective for bank holding companies like Horizon.
Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action
Under FDICIA, federal banking regulatory authorities are required to take regulatory enforcement actions known as “prompt corrective action” with respect to depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. The extent of the regulators’ powers depends on whether the institution in question is categorized as “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, for critically undercapitalized institutions, appointing a receiver for the institution.
New prompt corrective action requirements that became effective January 1, 2015, increased the capital level requirements necessary to qualify as “well capitalized.” At December 31, 2019, the Bank was categorized as “well capitalized,” meaning that the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio exceeded 10%, the Bank’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio exceeded 8%, the Bank’s common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio exceeded 6.5%, 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.
Banking regulators may change these capital requirements from time to time, depending on the economic outlook generally and the outlook for the banking industry. The Company is unable to predict whether and when any such further capital requirements would be imposed and, if so, to what levels and on what schedule.
Anti-Money Laundering – The USA Patriot Act and the Bank Secrecy 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 to address money laundering, suspicious activities and currency transaction reporting, and currency crimes. The regulations promulgated under the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 require financial institutions such as the Bank to adopt controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing and to verify the identities of their customers.
The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, which was amended to incorporate certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, also focuses on combating money laundering and terrorist financing and requires financial institutions to develop policies, procedures and practices to prevent, detect and deter these activities, including customer identification programs and procedures for filing suspicious activity reports. Banks had until May 2018 at the latest to update their policies with respect to new customer due diligence regulations adopted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Bank Secrecy Act. During 2018, Horizon Bank implemented the Fifth Pillar of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) which focuses on identifying beneficial ownership. The BSA officer and BSA analysts incorporated these enhanced due diligence requirements into the Bank’s policies, procedures and training programs in 2018.
Failure to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or to comply with all of the relevant laws or regulations relating thereto, could have serious legal and reputational consequences for Horizon and the Bank.
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Federal Securities Law and NASDAQ
The shares of common stock of Horizon have been registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act (the “1934 Act”). Horizon is subject to the information, proxy solicitation, insider trading restrictions and other requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Shares of common stock held by persons who are affiliates of Horizon may not be resold without registration unless sold in accordance with the resale restrictions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. If Horizon meets the current public information requirements under Rule 144, each affiliate of Horizon who complies with the other conditions of Rule 144 (including those that require the affiliate’s sale to be aggregated with those of certain other persons) would be able to sell in the public market, without registration, a number of shares not to exceed, in any three-month period, the greater of (i) 1% of the outstanding shares of Horizon or (ii) the average weekly volume of trading in such shares during the preceding four calendar weeks.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, Horizon is required to provide its shareholders an opportunity to vote on the executive compensation payable to its named executive officers and on golden parachute payments in connection with mergers and acquisitions. These votes are
non-binding
and advisory. At least once every six years, Horizon must also permit shareholders to determine, on an advisory basis, whether such votes on executive compensation (called “say on pay” votes) should be held every one, two, or three years. In both 2012 and 2018, Horizon’s shareholders voted in favor of presenting the executive compensation “say on pay” question every year.
Shares of common stock of Horizon are listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol “HBNC,” and Horizon is subject to the rules of NASDAQ for listed companies.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Horizon 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 1934 Act. 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 its directors and executive officers; and (v) new and increased civil and criminal penalties for violation of the securities laws.
Pursuant to the final rules adopted by the SEC to implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Horizon is required to include in each Form
10-K
it files a report of management on Horizon’s internal control over 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 and provide management’s assessment of the effectiveness of Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting. This Annual Report on Form
10-K
also includes an attestation report issued by Horizon’s registered public accounting firm on Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Financial System Reform – The Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB and the 2018 Regulatory Relief Act
The Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law in 2010, significantly changed the regulation of financial institutions and the financial services industry. The Dodd-Frank Act includes provisions affecting large and small financial institutions alike, including several provisions that have profoundly affected how community banks, thrifts, and small bank and thrift holding companies are regulated. Among other things, these provisions eliminated the Office of Thrift Supervision and transferred its functions to the other federal banking agencies, relaxed rules regarding interstate branching, allowed financial institutions to pay interest on business checking accounts, changed the scope of federal deposit insurance coverage and imposed new capital requirements on bank and thrift holding companies.
The Dodd-Frank Act created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System with broad rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement powers under various federal consumer financial protection laws, including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Consumer Financial Privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and certain other statutes. In July 2011, many of the consumer financial protection functions formerly assigned to the federal banking and other designated agencies were transferred to the CFBP. The CFBP has a large budget and staff, and has the authority to implement regulations under federal consumer protection laws and enforce those laws against financial institutions. The CFPB has examination and primary enforcement authority over depository institutions with $10 billion or more in assets. Smaller institutions are subject to rules promulgated by the CFPB but continue to be examined and supervised by the federal banking regulators for consumer compliance purposes. The CFPB also has authority to prevent unfair, deceptive or abusive practices in connection with offering consumer financial products. Additionally, the CFPB is authorized to collect fines and provide consumer restitution in the event of violations, engage in consumer financial education, track consumer complaints, request data, and promote the availability of financial services to underserved consumers and communities.
The CFPB has indicated that mortgage lending is an area of supervisory focus. The CFPB has published several final regulations impacting the mortgage industry, including rules related to
ability-to-repay,
mortgage servicing, escrow accounts, and mortgage loan originator compensation. The
ability-to-repay
rule makes lenders liable if they fail to assess a borrower’s ability to repay under a prescribed test, but also creates a safe harbor for so called “qualified mortgages.” Failure to comply with the
ability-to-repay
rule may result in possible CFPB enforcement action and special statutory damages plus actual, class action, and attorneys’ fees damages, all of which a borrower may claim in defense of a foreclosure action at any time.
The CFPB also amended Regulation C to implement amendments to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act made by the Dodd-Frank Act. The amendment added a significant number of new information collecting and reporting requirements for financial institutions, most of which became effective as of January 1, 2018.
The Dodd-Frank Act contains numerous other provisions affecting financial institutions of all types, many of which may have an impact on the operating environment of Horizon in substantial and unpredictable ways. Horizon has incurred higher operating costs in complying with the Dodd-Frank Act, and expects these higher costs to continue for the foreseeable future.
In May 2018, the Regulatory Relief Act was enacted to modify or remove certain financial reform rules and regulations, including some of those implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act. While the Regulatory Relief Act maintains most of the regulatory structure established by the Dodd-Frank Act, it amends certain aspects of the regulatory framework for small depository institutions with assets of less than $10 billion and for large banks with assets of more than $50 billion. Many of these changes could result in meaningful regulatory relief for community banks such as Horizon Bank.
Rules promulgated in 2019 pursuant to the Regulatory Relief Act will simplify the regulatory capital calculation and have established a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” to replace the leverage and risk-based regulatory capital ratios. In addition, the Regulatory Relief Act includes regulatory relief for community banks regarding regulatory examination cycles, call reports, the Volcker Rule (proprietary trading prohibitions), mortgage disclosures and risk weights for certain high-risk commercial real estate loans.
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Horizon’s management will continue to review the status of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act and the Regulatory Relief Act, particularly the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework, and to assess their probable impact on the business, financial condition and results of operations of Horizon.
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) 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 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.
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.
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, 2019, the Bank’s investment in stock of the FHLB of Indianapolis was $22.4 million. For the year ended December 31, 2019, dividends paid by the FHLB of Indianapolis to the Bank on the FHLB stock totaled approximately $1.1 million, for an annualized rate paid in dividends of 5.0%.
Limitations on Rates Paid for Deposits; Restrictions on Brokered Deposits
FDIC regulations restrict the interest rates that less than well-capitalized insured depository institutions may pay on deposits and also restrict the ability of such institutions to accept brokered deposits. These regulations permit a “well capitalized” depository institution to accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits without restriction, and an “adequately capitalized” depository institution to accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits with a waiver from the FDIC (subject to certain restrictions on payments of rates). The regulations prohibit an “undercapitalized” depository institution from accepting, renewing or rolling over brokered deposits. These regulations contemplate that the definitions of “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized” and “undercapitalized” will be the same as the definitions adopted by the agencies to implement the prompt corrective action provisions of FDICIA. The Bank is a well-capitalized institution, and management does not believe that these regulations have a materially adverse effect on the Bank’s current operations.
Community Reinvestment Act
Under the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”), the Bank has a continuing and affirmative obligation consistent with its safe and sound operation to help meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low and moderate income neighborhoods. The CRA does not establish specific lending requirements or programs for financial institutions nor does it limit an institution’s discretion to develop the types of products and services that it believes are best suited to its particular community, consistent with the CRA. The CRA requires the FDIC in connection with its examination of the Bank, to assess its record of meeting the credit needs of its community and to take that record into account in its evaluation of certain applications by the Bank. For example, the regulations specify that a bank’s CRA performance will be considered in its expansion proposals (e.g., branching and acquisitions of other financial institutions) and may be the basis for approving, denying or conditioning the approval of an application. As of the date of its most recent regulatory examination, the Bank was rated “satisfactory” with respect to its CRA compliance.
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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Financial Privacy
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act adopted in 1999 (“Gramm-Leach”) was intended to modernize the banking industry by removing barriers to affiliation among banks, insurance companies, the securities industry and other financial service providers. Gramm-Leach was responsible for establishing a distinct type of bank holding company, known as a financial holding company, which is allowed to engage in an expanded range of financial services, including banking, securities underwriting, insurance (both agency and underwriting) and merchant banking. As previously discussed, Horizon has qualified as, and elected to become, a financial holding company under the Gramm-Leach amendments to the BHC Act.
Under Gramm-Leach, federal banking regulators adopted rules limiting the ability of banks and other financial institutions to disclose
non-public
information about consumers to
non-affiliated
third parties. The rules require disclosure of privacy policies to consumers and, in some circumstances, allow consumers to prevent disclosure of certain personal information to
non-affiliated
third parties. The privacy provisions of Gramm-Leach affect how consumer information is transmitted through diversified financial services companies and conveyed to outside vendors.
As a financial institution, the Bank handles a significant amount of sensitive data, including personal information. The Company does not disclose any
non-public
information about any current or former customers to anyone except as permitted by law and subject to contractual confidentiality provisions which restrict the release and use of such information.
We are also subject to guidance from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”), an interagency body for five federal banking regulators, with respect to such matters as data privacy, disaster recovery and cybersecurity.
Horizon continues to monitor existing and new privacy and data security laws for their impact on Horizon’s business operations and its customers, including the applicability and effect of laws such as the European Union’s comprehensive 2018 General Data Privacy Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act that went into effect on January 1, 2020.
Interchange Fees for Debit Cards
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, interchange fees for bank card transactions must be reasonable and proportional to the issuer’s incremental cost incurred with respect to the transaction plus certain fraud related costs. Interchange fees are transaction fees between banks for each bank card transaction, designed to reimburse the card-issuing bank for the costs of handling and credit risk inherent in a bank credit or debit card transaction. Although institutions with total assets of less than $10 billion, like the Bank, are exempt from this requirement, competitive pressures are likely to require smaller depository institutions to reduce fees with respect to these bank card transactions.
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 debt collection activities and regulations affecting secondary mortgage market activities. 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.
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.
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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. Horizon cannot predict 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 in particular will be affected.
BANK HOLDING COMPANY STATISTICAL DISCLOSURES
I.
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 of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” 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, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
1,415
    $
1,413
    $
16,815
    $
16,608
    $
19,277
    $
19,052
 
State and municipal
   
396,931
     
405,768
     
210,386
     
209,303
     
148,045
     
149,564
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
267,272
     
269,252
     
187,563
     
185,003
     
132,871
     
130,365
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
145,623
     
146,572
     
183,479
     
178,736
     
211,487
     
208,657
 
Private labeled mortgage-backed pools
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,650
     
1,642
 
Corporate notes
   
10,848
     
11,771
     
10,666
     
10,698
     
272
     
385
 
                                                 
Total available for sale
   
822,089
     
834,776
     
608,909
     
600,348
     
513,602
     
509,665
 
Total held to maturity
   
207,899
     
215,147
     
210,112
     
208,273
     
200,448
     
201,085
 
                                                 
Total investment securities
  $
1,029,988
    $
1,049,923
    $
819,021
    $
808,621
    $
714,050
    $
710,750
 
                                                 
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B. 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, 2019:
                                                                 
 
One Year
or Less
   
After One Year
Through Five
Years
   
After Five Years
Through Ten
Years
   
After Ten Years
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
 
 
Yield
 
 
Amount
 
 
Yield
 
 
Amount
 
 
Yield
 
 
Amount
 
 
Yield
 
Available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
(1)
  $
—  
     
0.00
%   $
1,413
     
1.50
%   $
—  
     
0.00
%   $
—  
     
0.00
%
State and municipal
   
36,006
     
2.04
%    
39,661
     
2.44
%    
112,412
     
3.68
%    
217,689
     
3.39
%
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
(2)
   
—  
     
0.00
%    
—  
     
0.00
%    
48,207
     
2.55
%    
221,045
     
3.42
%
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
(2)
   
—  
     
0.00
%    
5,038
     
2.75
%    
70,750
     
2.48
%    
70,784
     
3.25
%
Corporate notes
   
—  
     
0.00
%    
1,535
     
3.24
%    
9,732
     
2.88
%    
503
     
0.00
%
                                                                 
Total available for sale
   
36,006
     
2.04
%    
47,647
     
2.47
%    
241,101
     
3.07
%    
510,021
     
3.38
%
Total held to maturity
   
7,874
     
3.52
%    
66,048
     
3.52
%    
100,110
     
3.83
%    
41,115
     
3.33
%
                                                                 
Total investment securities
  $
43,880
     
2.30
%   $
113,695
     
3.08
%   $
341,211
     
3.29
%   $
551,136
     
3.38
%
                                                                 
(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 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, 2019.
III.
LOAN PORTFOLIO
     
A.    
 
Types of Loans
-
Total loans on the balance sheet are comprised of the following classifications for the years indicated.
                                         
(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
 
December 31
2016
 
 
December 31
2015
 
Commercial
  $
2,046,651
    $
1,721,590
    $
1,669,934
    $
1,069,956
    $
804,995
 
Real estate
   
770,717
     
668,141
     
609,739
     
531,874
     
437,144
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
150,293
     
74,120
     
94,508
     
135,727
     
144,692
 
Consumer
   
669,180
     
549,481
     
460,999
     
398,429
     
362,300
 
                                         
Total loans
   
3,636,841
     
3,013,332
     
2,835,180
     
2,135,986
     
1,749,131
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(17,667)
     
(17,820)
     
(16,394)
     
(14,837)
     
(14,534)
 
Loans, net
  $
3,619,174
    $
2,995,512
    $
2,818,786
    $
2,121,149
    $
1,734,597
 
                                         
     
B.    
 
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 warehouse and consumer loans, as of December 31, 2019:
                                 
(dollars in thousands)
 
One Year
or Less
 
 
One Through
Five Years
 
 
After
Five Years
 
 
Total
 
Maturing or repricing Commercial, financial, agricultural and commercial
tax-exempt
loans
  $
1,303,544
    $
676,459
    $
66,648
    $
2,046,651
 
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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.)
                 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Fixed
Rate
 
 
Variable
Rate
 
Total commercial, financial, agricultural,
and commercial
tax-exempt
loans
due after one year
  $
479,727
    $
263,380
 
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
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Non-performing loans
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial
   
     
     
     
     
 
More than 90 days past due
  $
—  
    $
208
    $
—  
    $
183
    $
—  
 
Non-accrual
   
4,782
     
6,094
     
6,902
     
2,249
     
5,030
 
Trouble debt restructuring - accruing
   
1,484
     
109
     
1
     
—  
     
60
 
Trouble debt restructuring -
non-accrual
   
1,081
     
492
     
451
     
—  
     
1,915
 
Real estate
   
     
     
     
     
 
More than 90 days past due
   
1
     
180
     
—  
     
—  
     
1
 
Non-accrual
   
7,614
     
2,846
     
3,693
     
2,959
     
4,354
 
Trouble debt restructuring - accruing
   
1,561
     
1,558
     
1,672
     
1,254
     
808
 
Trouble debt restructuring -
non-accrual
   
708
     
423
     
351
     
809
     
1,074
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
     
     
     
     
 
More than 90 days past due
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Non-accrual
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Trouble debt restructuring - accruing
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Trouble debt restructuring -
non-accrual
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Consumer
   
     
     
     
     
 
More than 90 days past due
   
145
     
180
     
167
     
58
     
27
 
Non-accrual
   
3,283
     
2,608
     
2,681
     
2,728
     
2,878
 
Trouble debt restructuring - accruing
   
309
     
335
     
285
     
238
     
350
 
Trouble debt restructuring -
non-accrual
   
217
     
142
     
211
     
205
     
183
 
Total
non-performing
loans
   
21,185
     
15,175
     
16,414
     
10,683
     
16,680
 
Other real estate owned and repossessed collateral
                                       
Commercial
   
3,698
     
1,967
     
578
     
542
     
161
 
Real estate
   
28
     
60
     
200
     
2,648
     
3,046
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Consumer
   
—  
     
48
     
60
     
26
     
—  
 
Total other real estate owned and
repossessed collateral
   
3,726
     
2,075
     
838
     
3,216
     
3,207
 
Total
non-performing
assets
  $
24,911
    $
17,250
    $
17,252
    $
13,899
    $
19,887
 
         
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
Gross interest income that would have been recorded on
non-accrual
loans outstanding as of December 31, 2019, 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.
  $
1,129
 
Interest income actually recorded on
non-accrual
loans outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and included in net income for the period.
   
808
 
         
Interest income not recognized during the period on
non-accrual
loans outstanding as of December 31, 2019.
  $
321
 
         
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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 or management has determined that the borrower’s ability to continue to make payments is in doubt. The officer responsible for the loan, the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking, Officer and the senior commercial loan workout 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 $21.2 million and $15.2 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018. The allowance for impaired and
non-accrual
loans included in the Bank’s allowance for loan losses totaled $459,000 and $1.0 million at those respective dates. The average balance of impaired loans during 2019 and 2018 was $10.4 million and $7.4 million.
  3. Foreign Outstandings:
None.
  4. Loan Concentrations:
As of December 31, 2019, 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, 2019, 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
A. 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
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Loans outstanding at the end of the period
(1)
  $
3,636,841
    $
3,013,332
    $
2,835,180
    $
2,135,986
    $
1,749,131
 
Average loans outstanding during the period
(1)
   
3,500,649
     
2,910,741
     
2,335,126
     
1,948,580
     
1,593,790
 
(1)
Net of unearned income and deferred loan fees
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December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Balance at beginning of the period
  $
17,820
    $
16,394
    $
14,837
    $
14,534
    $
16,501
 
Loans
charged-off:
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial
   
863
     
473
     
629
     
758
     
3,437
 
Real estate
   
93
     
76
     
89
     
213
     
288
 
Consumer
   
2,312
     
2,003
     
1,535
     
1,689
     
2,374
 
                                         
Total loans
charged-off
   
3,268
     
2,552
     
2,253
     
2,660
     
6,099
 
Recoveries of loans previously
charged-off:
   
     
     
     
     
 
Commercial
   
199
     
176
     
298
     
210
     
192
 
Real estate
   
46
     
27
     
44
     
97
     
69
 
Consumer
   
894
     
869
     
998
     
814
     
709
 
                                         
Total loan recoveries
   
1,139
     
1,072
     
1,340
     
1,121
     
970
 
Net loans
charged-off
   
2,129
     
1,480
     
913
     
1,539
     
5,129
 
Provision charged to operating expense
   
1,976
     
2,906
     
2,470
     
1,842
     
3,162
 
                                         
Balance at end of the period
  $
 17,667
    $
17,820
    $
16,394
    $
14,837
    $
14,534
 
                                         
Percent of net charge-offs to average loans
outstanding for the period
   
0.06
%    
0.05
%    
0.04
%    
0.07
%    
0.26
%
 
B. 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.
 
                                                 
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
   
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Allowance
Amount
 
 
% of Loans to
Total Loans
 
 
Allowance
Amount
 
 
% of Loans to
Total Loans
 
 
Allowance
Amount
 
 
% of Loans to
Total Loans
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $
11,996
     
68
%   $
10,495
     
59
%   $
9,093
     
56
%
Real estate
   
923
     
5
%    
1,676
     
9
%    
2,188
     
13
%
Mortgage warehousing
   
1,077
     
6
%    
1,006
     
6
%    
1,030
     
6
%
Consumer
   
3,671
     
21
%    
4,643
     
26
%    
4,083
     
25
%
Unallocated
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                                 
Total
  $
  17,667
     
100
%   $
  17,820
     
100
%   $
  16,394
     
100
%
                                                 
 
                                 
 
December 31, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Allowance
Amount
 
 
% of Loans to
Total Loans
 
 
Allowance
Amount
 
 
% of Loans to
Total Loans
 
Commercial, financial and agricultural
  $
6,579
     
45
%   $
7,195
     
49
%
Real estate
   
2,090
     
14
%    
2,476
     
17
%
Mortgage warehousing
   
1,254
     
8
%    
1,007
     
7
%
Consumer
   
4,914
     
33
%    
3,856
     
27
%
Unallocated
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                 
Total
  $
14,837
     
100
%   $
14,534
     
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 Operations” in Item 7 below and in the Notes to the Consolidated 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 2019, Horizon processed approximately $2.935 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 Operations” 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
 
Information required by this section is found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7 below and in the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes in Item 8 below, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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VII
SHORT TERM BORROWINGS
 
The following is a schedule of statistical information relative to securities sold under agreements to repurchase which are secured by 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% or more of stockholders’ equity at the end of the period.
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Outstanding at
year-end
  $
90,941
    $
52,116
 
Approximate weighted-average interest rate at
year-end
   
0.70
%    
0.64
%
Highest amount outstanding as of any
month-end
during the year
  $
97,301
    $
61,383
 
Approximate average outstanding during the year
   
81,264
     
51,385
 
Approximate weighted-average interest during the year
   
0.84
%    
0.43
%
 
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
An investment in Horizon’s securities is subject to risks inherent to our business. The material risks and uncertainties that management believes currently affect Horizon are described below, categorized as risks related to our business and risks related to our common stock. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as information we include or incorporate by reference in this report and other filings we make with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may affect our business operations.
If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, our results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this report are current only as of the date on which the statements were made. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Risks Related to Our 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 our 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 financial and reputational loss resulting from fraud, inadequate or failed internal processes, cyber-security breaches, people and systems, or external events;
 
 
Economic risk
: the risk that the economy in our markets could decline resulting in increased unemployment, decreased real estate values and increased loan charge-offs;
 
 
Compliance risk
: the risk of additional action by our regulators or additional regulation that could hinder our ability to do business profitably;
 
 
Regulatory risk
: the risk presented by the need to comply with all laws, rules and regulations from multiple regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the FDIC, CFPB, Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, Federal Reserve Bank and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and the Department of Labor; and
 
 
Fiduciary risk:
the risk of failing to act in our fiduciary capacity in the best interests of the grantors and beneficiaries of trust accounts and benefit plans.
 
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The current economic environment poses challenges that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
For many years, we operated in a challenging and uncertain economic environment due to the volatility and disruption caused by the major recession that began in 2008. The housing market was significantly impacted, several major banks collapsed, and the U.S. economy continued to shrink through the third quarter of 2009, representing the longest downturn since the Great Depression. Now, a decade later and through 2019, the U.S. economy continues to recover, but unevenly. The labor market has seen significant recovery and employment levels are returning to
pre-2008
recession levels, but many challenges face the economy going forward, such as elevated pension and medical costs, government budget deficits, looming escalation of trade conflicts with China, threats of escalated foreign conflicts, the global impact of BREXIT, the economic impact related to the Coronavirus, and others. In addition, the Federal Reserve has reduced interest rates three times during 2019, reversing nearly all of the rate increases of 2018, primarily reacting to uncertainty over trade issues and slowing global growth. Global and national economic changes will ultimately have local economic impact, and can impact us directly and indirectly. Financial institutions, such as the Bank, retain direct exposure to the residential and commercial real estate markets, and local declines in real estate values, home sales volumes, and loss of confidence in the U.S. economy or loss of employment by borrowers, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In general, any loss confidence in the U.S. or local economy could cause financial stress on borrowers and their customers, driving losses beyond that which is provided in our allowance for loan losses and potentially resulting in the following additional consequences: increases in loan delinquencies, problem assets and foreclosures; declining demand for our products and services; decreased deposits, which would negatively impact our liquidity position; and declining asset and collateral values associated with our existing loans, reducing a customer’s borrowing power and our security for the loans.
An economic slowdown in our primary market areas could affect our business.
Our primary market area for deposits and loans consists of northern and central Indiana and southern and central Michigan. An economic slowdown could hurt our business and the possible consequences of such a downturn could include the following:
  increases in loan delinquencies and foreclosures;
 
  declines in the value of real estate and other collateral securing loans;
 
  an increase in loans charged off;
 
  an increase in the Company’s expense to fund loan loss reserves;
 
  an increase in collection costs;
 
  a decline in the demand for our products and services; and
 
  an increase in
non-accrual
loans and other real estate owned.
 
We face intense competition in all phases of our business from other banks, financial institutions and
non-banks.
The banking and financial services business in most of our markets is highly competitive. Our competitors include large regional banks, local community banks, savings and loan associations, securities and brokerage companies, mortgage companies, insurance companies, finance companies, money market mutual funds, credit unions,
neo-banks
(a digital or mobile-only bank that exists without any physical bank branches), and other
non-bank
financial and digital service providers, many of which have greater financial, marketing and technological resources than us. Many of these competitors are not subject to the same regulatory restrictions that we are and may be able to compete more effectively as a result.
Also, technology and other changes have lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for customers to complete financial transactions using
neo-banks,
non-banks
and financial technology (“FinTech”) companies that historically have involved banks at one or both ends of the transaction. These entities now offer products and services traditionally provided by community banks and often at lower costs. The wide acceptance of Internet-based commerce has resulted in a number of alternative payment processing systems, deposit and lending platforms in which banks play only minor roles. For example, consumers can maintain funds that would have historically been held as bank deposits in brokerage accounts or mutual funds. Consumers can also complete transactions such as paying bills and/or transferring funds directly without the assistance of banks. Use of emerging alternative payment platforms, such as Apple Pay or Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, can alter consumer credit card behavior and consequently impact our interchange fee income.
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The process of eliminating banks as intermediaries, known as “disintermediation,” could result in the loss of fee income, as well as the loss of customer deposits and the related income generated from those deposits. The effects of disintermediation can also impact the lending business because of the fast growing body of FinTech companies that use software to deliver mortgage lending and other financial services. A related risk is the migration of bank personnel away from the traditional bank environments into
neo-banks,
FinTech companies and other
non-banks.
Increased competition in our market may result in a decrease in the amounts of our loans and deposits, reduced spreads between loan rates and deposit rates or loan terms that are more favorable to the borrower. Any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our ability to maintain our earnings record, grow our loan portfolios and obtain
low-cost
funds. If increased competition causes us to significantly discount the interest rates we offer on loans or increase the amount we pay on deposits, our net interest income could be adversely impacted. If increased competition causes us to relax
our underwriting standards, we could be exposed to higher losses from lending activities. Additionally, many of our competitors are larger in total assets and capitalization, have greater access to capital markets and offer a broader range of financial services than we can offer.
Annually, the number of banks and the number of bank branches continues to decrease, which decreases the opportunities to expand through acquisitions. Horizon is also experiencing an increase in competition to acquire other banks, due to the overall strength of financial institutions and their high capital levels. In addition, credit unions and FinTech companies are now actively pursuing small bank acquisitions. Increased competition for bank acquisitions may slow Horizon’s ability to grow earning assets at comparable historical growth rates.
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. We can neither predict with certainty nor control changes in interest rates. These changes can occur at any time and are affected by many factors, including international, national, regional and local economic conditions, competitive pressures and monetary policies of the Federal Reserve.
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 flow funds away from us into direct investments, such as U.S. Government bonds, corporate securities and other investment vehicles, including mutual funds, which, because of the absence of federal insurance premiums and reserve requirements, generally pay higher rates of return than those offered by financial institutions such as ours. These consequences and consumer reactions may be more likely to occur during a future rise in interest rates as a result of, and in reaction to, the historically low interest rates that persisted for an extended period of time from 2008 until the rates started to rise again slowly in late 2015. In other words, historical consumer behavior may not be a reliable predictor of future consumer behavior in a period of rising interest rates (such as 2018 and 2019), resulting in a larger outflow of deposits or a higher level of loan prepayments than we would expect. In either case, our deposit costs may increase and our loan interest income may decline, either or both of which may have an adverse effect on our financial results.
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 (and other loans), which could result in a significant decline in our revenue stream.
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.
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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.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future, and such capital may not be available when needed or at all.
We may need to raise additional capital in the future to fund acquisitions and to provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments, regulatory capital requirements and business needs, particularly if our asset quality or earnings were to deteriorate significantly. Although we are currently, and have historically been, “well capitalized” for regulatory purposes, in the past we have been required to maintain increased levels of capital in connection with certain acquisitions. Additionally, we periodically explore acquisition opportunities with other financial institutions, some of which are in distressed financial condition. Any future acquisition, particularly the acquisition of a significantly troubled institution or an institution of comparable size to us, may require us to raise additional capital in order to obtain regulatory approval and/or to remain well capitalized.
Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on, among other things, conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of our control, and our financial performance. Economic conditions and the loss of confidence in financial institutions may increase our cost of funding and limit access to certain customary sources of capital, including inter-bank borrowings, repurchase agreements and borrowings from the discount window of the Federal Reserve.
We cannot guarantee that such capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Any occurrence that may limit our access to the capital markets, such as a decline in the confidence of debt purchasers, our depositors or counterparties participating in the capital markets, may adversely affect our capital costs and our ability to raise capital and, in turn, our liquidity. Moreover, if we need to raise capital in the future, we may have to do so when many other financial institutions are also seeking to raise capital and would have to compete with those institutions for investors. An inability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms when needed could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and may restrict our ability to grow.
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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Our commercial, residential mortgage and consumer loans expose us to increased credit risks.
We have a large percentage of commercial, residential mortgage 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 these types of loans, there can be no guarantee that we will not suffer unexpected losses. Residential mortgage loans are at risk due to rising unemployment rates and increasing interest rates, which may adversely affect the underlying real estate value.
Our holdings of construction, land and home equity loans may pose more credit risk than other types of mortgage loans.
Construction loans, loans secured by commercial real estate and home equity loans generally entail more risk than other types of mortgage loans. When real estate values decrease, the developers to whom we lend are likely to experience a decline in sales of new homes from their projects. Land and construction loans are more likely to 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) are unable to keep up with their payments. We strive to establish what we believe are 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 would 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.
In addition, Horizon is adopting FASB’s new current expected credit loss (“CECL”) accounting standard, which will change the process by which we account for our Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss Reserve. As a new standard, it is subject to possible change and uncertainty about how the new process may impact Horizon’s financial statements.
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 mortgage companies 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.
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Our mortgage lending profitability could be significantly reduced if we are not able to resell mortgages at a reasonable gain on sale or experience other problems with the secondary market process or we are unable to retain our mortgage loan sales force due to regulatory changes.
Currently, we sell a substantial portion of the mortgage loans we originate. The profitability of our mortgage banking operations depends in large part upon our ability to aggregate a high volume of loans and to sell them in the secondary market at a gain. Thus, we are dependent upon the existence of an active secondary market and our ability to profitably sell loans into that market.
Our ability to sell mortgage loans readily is dependent upon the availability of an active secondary market for single-family mortgage loans, which in turn depends in part upon the continuation of programs currently offered by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae (the “Agencies”) and other institutional and
non-institutional
investors. These entities account for a substantial portion of the secondary market in residential mortgage loans. Some of the largest participants in the secondary market, including the Agencies, are government-sponsored enterprises whose activities are governed by federal law. Any future changes in laws that significantly affect the activity of such government-sponsored enterprises could, in turn, adversely affect our operations.
In September 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship by the U.S. government. Although to date, the conservatorship has not had a significant or adverse effect on our operations, and during 2010 and 2012 the Federal Housing Finance Agency indicated that the Treasury Department is committed to fund Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to levels needed in order to sufficiently meet their funding needs, it is currently unclear whether further changes would significantly and adversely affect our operations. Members of the present federal administration have expressed an intent to seek an end to the conservatorship and to privatize the Agencies, and it is unclear how that might impact us. In addition, our ability to sell mortgage loans readily is dependent upon our ability to remain eligible for the programs offered by the Agencies and other institutional and
non-institutional
investors. Our ability to remain eligible may also depend on having an acceptable peer-relative delinquency ratio for the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) and maintaining a delinquency rate with respect to Ginnie Mae pools that are below Ginnie Mae guidelines. In the case of Ginnie Mae pools, we have repurchased delinquent loans from them in the past to maintain compliance with the minimum required delinquency ratios. Although these loans are typically insured as to principal by the FHA, such repurchases increase our capital and liquidity needs, and there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient capital or liquidity to continue to purchase such loans out of the Ginnie Mae pools if required to do so.
Any significant impairment of our eligibility with any of the Agencies could materially and adversely affect our operations. Further, the criteria for loans to be accepted under such programs may be changed from
time-to-time
by the sponsoring entity which could result in a lower volume of corresponding loan originations. The profitability of participating in specific programs may vary depending on a number of factors, including our administrative costs of originating and purchasing qualifying loans and our costs of meeting such criteria.
Our mortgage lending profitability could be significantly reduced as changes in interest rates could affect mortgage origination volume and pricing for selling mortgages on the secondary market.
Currently, we sell a substantial portion of the mortgage loans we originate. The profitability of our mortgage banking operations depends in large part upon our ability to originate and sell mortgages to the secondary market at a gain. A higher interest rate environment can negatively affect the volume of loan originations and refinanced loans reducing the dollar amount of loans available to be sold to the secondary market. Higher interest rates can also negatively affect the premium received on loans sold to the secondary market as competitive pressures to originate loans can reduce pricing.
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We may be exposed to risk of environmental liabilities with respect to real property to which we take title.
In the course of our business, we may own or foreclose and take title to real estate, and could be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to these properties (including liabilities for property damage, personal injury, investigation and
clean-up
costs incurred by these parties in connection with environmental contamination), or may be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or toxic substances, or chemical releases at a property.
We are exposed to intangible asset risk in that our goodwill may become impaired.
As of December 31, 2019, we had $177.9 million of goodwill and other intangible assets. 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 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 11, “Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Goodwill and Intangible Assets,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Our role as a fiduciary trustee for corporate employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) may expose us to increased risk of litigation due to heightened scrutiny of this role by the U.S. Department of Labor and the plaintiffs’ bar.
The U.S. Department of Labor and the plaintiffs’ bar have been aggressively targeting ESOP trustees and transactions on a variety of fronts, including valuations and the amount that ESOP trustees pay to buy back stock from selling shareholders, as well as the indemnity agreements commonly used by ESOP companies to protect ESOP fiduciaries from undue risk and exposure. We act as an independent trustee for corporate ESOP plans throughout the U.S., which may expose us to an increased risk of litigation from the U.S. Department of Labor and the plaintiffs’ bar.
We may be adversely impacted by the discontinuance of LIBOR as a short-term interest rate utilized for loans and other financing agreements.
In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the authority that regulates LIBOR) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”) has proposed that the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) is the rate that represents best practice as the alternative to
USD-LIBOR
for use in derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently indexed to
USD-LIBOR.
ARRC has proposed a paced market transition plan to SOFR from
USD-LIBOR
and organizations are currently working on industry wide and company specific transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to
USD-LIBOR.
The Company has material contracts that are indexed to
USD-LIBOR
and is monitoring this activity and evaluating the related risks.
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 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.
We are subject to extensive regulation and changes in laws and regulatory policies could adversely affect our business.
Our operations are subject to extensive regulation by federal agencies. See “Regulation and Supervision” in the description of our Business in Item 1 of Part I of this report for detailed information on the laws and regulations to which we are subject. 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. As an example, the Bank could experience higher credit losses because of federal or state legislation or by regulatory or bankruptcy court action that reduces the amount the Bank’s borrowers are otherwise contractually required to pay under existing loan contracts. Also, the 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.
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We face other risks from recent actions of the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. In November 2016, these agencies issued a Notice making captive insurance company activities “transactions of interest” due to the potential for tax avoidance or evasion. We have a captive insurance company and it is not certain at this point how the Notice may impact us on our operation of the captive insurance company as a risk management tool.
Legislation enacted in recent years, together with additional actions announced by the U.S. Treasury and other regulatory agencies, continue to develop. It is not clear at this time what impact legislation and liquidity and funding initiatives of the U.S. Treasury and other bank regulatory agencies, and additional programs that may be initiated in the future, will have on the financial markets and the financial services industry.
We may also face compliance risks arising from the new and growing body of privacy and data security laws enacted by foreign governments, such as the European Union’s comprehensive 2018 General Data Privacy Regulation, and by U.S. state governments, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act that went into effect on January 1, 2020.
The full impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on us and our customers continues to be uncertain.
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”), which introduced broad and complex tax reforms. Among other changes, the Tax Reform Act reduced the corporate tax rate for 2018 and limited the utilization of net operating losses to offset taxable income. As a result, during the fourth quarter of 2017, Horizon recognized an increase in income tax expense because of a $2.4 million adjustment of Horizon’s net deferred tax assets to the new corporate rate. Many aspects of the Tax Reform Act were clarified during 2018 by the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, but many others remain unclear. As recently as December 2019, these agencies released proposed regulations on the tax deductibility of officers’ compensation by publicly held corporations. As additional clarification and implementation guidance is issued on the Tax Reform Act, we may need to make further adjustments, which could have an impact on our earnings.
In short, the Tax Reform Act may have wide-ranging, unexpected and material effects on our business practices, financial condition and results of operations, and we are not able to predict all of these effects at this time.
In the long-term, U.S. corporate tax rates may increase and therefore would have an adverse impact on earnings.
Our inability to continue to process large volumes of transactions accurately could adversely impact our business and financial results.
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 Horizon, 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. Accordingly, 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 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. If these systems fail, significant losses could result.
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.
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Our information systems may experience cyber-attacks or an interruption or breach in security. Our cybersecurity systems could be inadequate or fail.
We rely heavily on internal and outsourced technologies, communications, and information systems to conduct our business. Additionally, in the normal course of business, we collect, process and retain sensitive and confidential information regarding our customers. As our reliance on technology has increased, so have the potential risks of a technology-related operation interruption (such as disruptions in our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, loan, or other systems) or the occurrence of cyber-attacks (such as unauthorized access to our systems, computer viruses or other malicious code). These risks have increased for all financial institutions as new technologies, including the use of the Internet and telecommunications technologies (including mobile devices), have become commonly used to conduct financial and other business transactions, during a time of increased technological sophistication of organized crime, perpetrators of fraud, hackers, terrorists and others. In addition to cyber-attacks or other security breaches involving the theft of sensitive and confidential information, hackers recently have engaged in attacks against large financial institutions, particularly denial of service attacks, which are designed to disrupt key business services, such as customer-facing web sites. We are not able to anticipate or implement effective preventive measures against all security breaches of these types, especially because the techniques used change frequently and because attacks can originate from a wide variety of sources, both domestic and foreign. However, we have analyzed and will continue to analyze security related to device-specific considerations, user access topics, transaction-processing and network integrity.
We also face risks related to cyber-attacks and other security breaches in connection with credit card and debit card transactions that typically involve the transmission of sensitive information regarding our customers through various third parties, including merchant acquiring banks, payment processors, payment card networks and our processors. Some of these parties have in the past been the target of security breaches and cyber-attacks, and because the transactions involve third parties and environments such as the point of sale that we do not control or secure, future security breaches or cyber-attacks affecting any of these third parties could impact us through no fault of our own, and in some cases we may have exposure and suffer losses for breaches or attacks relating to them. Further cyber-attacks or other breaches in the future, whether affecting us or others, could intensify consumer concern and regulatory focus and result in reduced use of payment cards and increased costs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
To the extent we are involved in any future cyber-attacks or other breaches, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify our protective measures or to investigate and remediate vulnerabilities or other exposures, and we may be subject to litigation and financial losses that are either not insured against or not fully covered through any insurance we maintain. We could also suffer significant damage to our reputation. Although we are insured against many of these risks, including privacy breach response costs, notification expenses, breach support and credit monitoring expenses, cyber extortion and cyber terrorism, there can be no assurances that such insurance will be sufficient to cover all costs arising from a data or information technology breach and our exposure may exceed our coverage.
We continually encounter technological changes.
The financial services industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers and to reduce costs. Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. Many of our competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements, and we may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry could have a material adverse impact on our business and, in turn, our financial condition and results of operations.
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We rely on other companies to provide key components of our business infrastructure.
Third-party vendors provide key components of our business infrastructure, including Internet connections, mobile and internet banking, statement processing, loan document preparation, network access and transaction and other processing services. Although we have selected these third-party vendors carefully, we do not control their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including as a result of inadequate or interrupted service or breach of customer information, could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to our customers and otherwise to conduct our business. In addition, any breach in customer information could affect our reputation and cause a loss of business. Replacing these third-party vendors also could result in significant delay and expense.
Damage to our reputation could damage our business.
Our business depends upon earning and maintaining the trust and confidence of our customers, investors and employees. Damage to our reputation could cause significant harm to our business and prospects. Harm to our reputation can arise from numerous sources, including, among others, employee misconduct, compliance failures, litigation or regulatory outcomes or governmental investigations. In addition, a failure to deliver appropriate standards of service and quality, or a failure or perceived failure to treat customers and clients fairly, can result in customer dissatisfaction, litigation, privacy breach and heightened regulatory scrutiny, all of which can lead to lost revenue, higher operating costs and harm to our reputation. Adverse publicity about Horizon, whether or not true, may result in harm to our existing business, customer relationships and prospects. Should any events or factors that can undermine our reputation occur, there is no assurance that the additional costs and expenses that we may need to incur to address the issues giving rise to the reputational harm would not adversely affect our earnings and results of operations.
The loss of key members of our senior management team and our lending teams could affect our ability to operate effectively.
We depend heavily on the services of our existing senior management team, particularly our CEO Craig M. Dwight, to carry out our business and investment strategies. As we continue to grow and expand our business and our locations, products and services, we will increasingly need to rely on Mr. Dwight’s experience, judgment and expertise as well as that of the other members of our senior management team. We also depend heavily on our experienced and effective lending teams and their respective special market insights, including, for example, our agricultural lending specialists. In addition to the importance of retaining our lending team, we will also need to continue to attract and retain qualified banking personnel at all levels. Competition for such personnel is intense in our geographic market areas. If we are unable to attract and retain an effective lending team and other talented people, our business could suffer. The loss of the services of any senior management personnel, particularly Mr. Dwight, or the inability to recruit and retain qualified lending and other personnel in the future, could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
Potential acquisitions may disrupt our business and dilute stockholder value.
We periodically evaluate merger and acquisition opportunities and conduct due diligence activities related to possible transactions with other financial institutions and financial services companies. We generally seek merger or acquisition partners that are culturally similar and possess either significant market presence or have potential for improved profitability through financial management, economies of scale or expanded services. Acquiring other banks, businesses, or branches involves various risks commonly associated with acquisitions, including, among other things:
  potential exposure to unknown or contingent liabilities of the target company;
  exposure to potential asset quality issues of the target company;
  potential disruption to our business;
  potential diversion of our management’s time and attention away from
day-to-day
operations;
  the possible loss of key employees, business and customers of the target company;
  difficulty in estimating the value of the target company; and
  potential problems in integrating the target company’s data processing and ancillary systems, customers and employees with ours.
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As a result, merger or acquisition discussions and, in some cases, negotiations may take place and future mergers or acquisitions involving the payment of cash or the issuance of our debt or equity securities may occur at any time. Acquisitions typically involve the payment of a premium over book and market values, and, therefore, some dilution of our tangible book value and net income per common share may occur in connection with any future transaction. To the extent we were to issue additional shares of common stock in any such transaction, our current shareholders would be diluted and such an issuance may have the effect of decreasing our stock price, perhaps significantly. Furthermore, failure to realize the expected revenue increases, cost savings, increases in geographic or product presence, and/or other projected benefits from an acquisition could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, merger and acquisition costs incurred by Horizon may temporarily increase operating expenses.
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 Select Market, our stock price constantly changes, 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;
  increases in loan losses,
non-performing
loans and other real estate owned;
  changes in the U.S. corporate tax rates;
  changes in expectations as to our future financial performance;
  announcements of new products, strategic developments, new technology, acquisitions and other material events by us or our competitors;
  ability to fund Horizon’s assets through core deposits and/or wholesale funding;
  the operating and securities price performance of other companies that investors believe are comparable to us;
  our inclusion on the Russell 3000 or other indices;
  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, and 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 experienced 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 moderately 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 moderately traded. The prices of moderately traded stocks, such as ours, can be 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. Moderately 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.
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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 that have certain anti-takeover effects. While the purpose of these provisions is to strengthen the negotiating position of the board of directors 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.
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 maximum age for new directors and 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.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The main office and full service branch of Horizon and the Bank is located at 515 Franklin Street, Michigan City, Indiana. The building located across the street from the main office of Horizon and the Bank, at 502 Franklin Street, houses the credit administration, operations, facilities and purchasing, and information technology departments of the Bank. In addition to these principal facilities, the Bank has 73 sales offices and one loan production office located in various cities and towns in northern and central Indiana and southern and central Michigan. Horizon maintains such branches and offices as it believes are necessary for the convenience of its customers and the community, and Horizon frequently assesses the suitability of all its business locations.
Horizon owns all of its facilities except for leased offices in East Lansing, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan . The Bank also leases one loan production office in Troy, Michigan.
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. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
SPECIAL ITEM: INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
             
Craig M. Dwight
   
63
   
Chairman of Horizon since July 2014; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank since January 2003; Chief Executive Officer of Horizon and the Bank since July 2001; President of the Bank from 1998 to January 2003.
             
James D. Neff
   
60
   
President of Horizon and the Bank since January 2018; Executive Vice President – Consumer and Mortgage Banking of the Bank from 2016 to January 2018; Executive Vice President – Mortgage Banking of the Bank from January 2004 to 2016; Senior Vice President of the Bank from October 1999 to January 2004; Corporate Secretary of Horizon from 2007 to 2017.
             
Mark E. Secor
   
53
   
Executive Vice President of Horizon since January 2014
;
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Horizon and the Bank since January 2009; Vice President, Chief Investment and Asset Liability Manager from June 2007 to January 2009; Chief Financial Officer of St. Joseph Capital Corp., Mishawaka, Indiana from 2004 to 2007.
             
Kathie A. DeRuiter
   
58
   
Executive Vice President of Horizon and Senior Bank Operations Officer since January 2014; Senior Vice President, Senior Bank Operations Officer from January 2003 to January 2014; Vice President, Senior Bank Operations Officer from January 2000 to January 2003.
             
Dennis J. Kuhn
   
60
   
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer since October 2017; Regional Market President for Michigan and Northeast Indiana from February 2014 to October 2017; Chair of the Regional Loan Committee; Market President for Kalamazoo, Michigan from May 2010 to October 2017.
             
Todd A. Etzler
   
53
   
Senior Vice President and General Counsel since July 2018; Vice President and General Counsel since March 2017; Corporate Secretary since January 2018. General Counsel of Family Express Corporation from July 2011 to March 2017.
 
All officers are appointed annually by the Board of Directors of Horizon and the Bank, as applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
Horizon common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “HBNC.”
The approximate number of holders of record of Horizon’s outstanding common stock as of February 27, 2020 was 1,509.
The Equity Compensation Plan Information table appears under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in Item 12 below and is incorporated herein by reference.
Repurchases of Securities
There were no purchases by the Company of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Performance Graph
The SEC 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. S&P Global Market Intelligence prepared the following graph. The return represented in the graph assumes the investment of $100 on December 31, 2014, and further assumes reinvestment of all dividends. The Company’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on February 1, 2007, and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 2, 2014. Prior to that date, the common stock was traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
 
                                                 
Index
 
December 31
2014
 
 
December 31
2015
 
 
December 31
2016
 
 
December 31
2017
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2019
 
Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
   
100.00
     
108.88
     
167.30
     
169.07
     
146.83
     
181.60
 
Russell 2000 Index
   
100.00
     
95.59
     
115.95
     
132.94
     
118.30
     
148.49
 
SNL Bank
$1B-$5B
Index
   
100.00
     
111.94
     
161.04
     
171.69
     
150.42
     
182.85
 
SNL Micro Cap Bank Index
   
100.00
     
111.20
     
136.72
     
167.25
     
158.70
     
177.22
 
 
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence
©
2020
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The following chart compares the change in market price of Horizon’s common stock since December 31, 2014 to that of publicly traded banks in Indiana and Michigan with assets greater than $500 million, excluding the reinvestment of dividends.
                                                 
Index
 
December 31
2014
 
 
December 31
2015
 
 
December 31
2016
 
 
December 31
2017
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2019
 
Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
   
100.00
     
106.96
     
160.67
     
159.53
     
135.83
     
163.54
 
Indiana Banks 
(1)
   
100.00
     
111.81
     
156.16
     
186.91
     
190.71
     
201.38
 
Michigan Banks 
(1)
   
100.00
     
110.52
     
130.62
     
140.61
     
157.23
     
179.68
 
 
 
(1)
excludes merger targets
 
 
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence
©
2020
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ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
                                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
  $
160,791
    $
134,569
    $
112,100
    $
85,992
    $
74,734
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,976
     
2,906
     
2,470
     
1,842
     
3,162
 
Non-interest
income
   
43,058
     
34,413
     
33,136
     
35,455
     
30,402
 
Non-interest
expense
   
122,032
     
102,516
     
94,813
     
86,892
     
74,193
 
Income tax expense
   
13,303
     
10,443
     
14,836
     
8,801
     
7,232
 
                                         
Net income
   
66,538
     
53,117
     
33,117
     
23,912
     
20,549
 
Preferred stock dividend
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(42
)    
(125
)
                                         
Net income available to common shareholders
  $
66,538
    $
53,117
    $
33,117
    $
23,870
    $
20,424
 
                                         
Cash dividends declared
  $
20,835
    $
15,418
    $
11,720
    $
8,382
    $
6,216
 
                                         
Per Share Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
(1)
  $
1.53
    $
1.39
    $
0.96
    $
0.79
    $
0.87
 
Diluted earnings per share
(1)
   
1.53
     
1.38
     
0.95
     
0.79
     
0.84
 
Cash dividends declared per common share
(1)
   
0.46
     
0.40
     
0.33
     
0.27
     
0.26
 
Book value per common share
(1)
   
14.59
     
12.82
     
11.93
     
10.25
     
9.47
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
   
     
     
     
     
 
Basic
(1)
   
43,493,316
     
38,347,059
     
34,553,736
     
29,981,592
     
23,648,166
 
Diluted
(1)
   
43,597,595
     
38,495,231
     
34,760,439
     
30,123,615
     
24,295,968
 
Period End Totals
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans, net of deferred loan fees and unearned
income
  $
3,636,841
    $
3,013,332
    $
2,831,995
    $
2,135,986
    $
1,749,131
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
17,667
     
17,820
     
16,394
     
14,837
     
14,534
 
Total assets
   
5,246,829
     
4,246,688
     
3,964,303
     
3,141,156
     
2,652,401
 
Total deposits
   
3,931,002
     
3,139,376
     
2,881,003
     
2,471,210
     
1,880,153
 
Total borrowings
   
606,052
     
588,221
     
601,810
     
304,945
     
482,144
 
Ratios
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan to deposit
   
92.62
%    
96.02
%    
98.30
%    
86.43
%    
93.03
%
Loan to total funding
   
80.25
%    
80.87
%    
81.31
%    
76.94
%    
74.04
%
Return on average assets
   
1.35
%    
1.31
%    
0.97
%    
0.81
%    
0.87
%
Average stockholders’ equity to average total assets
   
12.28
%    
11.65
%    
11.15
%    
10.22
%    
9.30
%
Return on average stockholders’ equity
   
10.98
%    
11.22
%    
8.74
%    
7.92
%    
9.87
%
Dividend payout ratio (dividends divided by basic earnings per share)
   
31.31
%    
29.03
%    
34.78
%    
34.33
%    
29.85
%
Price to book value ratio
   
130.27
%    
123.09
%    
155.28
%    
182.13
%    
131.26
%
Price to earnings ratio
   
12.42x
     
11.35x
     
19.45x
     
23.56x
     
14.78x
 
 
 
(1) Adjusted for 3:2 stock splits on June 15, 2018 and November 14, 2016.
 
 
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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 OPERATIONS
Overview
Horizon is a registered bank holding company incorporated in Indiana and headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana. Horizon provides a broad range of banking services in northern and central Indiana and southern and central Michigan through its bank subsidiary. Horizon operates as a single segment, which is commercial banking. Horizon’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HBNC. The Bank was chartered as a national banking association in 1873, until its conversion to an Indiana commercial bank effective June 23, 2017, and has operated continuously since 1873. 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. All share data included below has been adjusted to reflect Horizon’s
three-for-two
stock split paid on June 15, 2018.
2019 Highlights
Following are some highlights of Horizon’s financial performance during 2019:
  Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $66.5 million, or $1.53 diluted earnings per share, compared to $53.1 million, or $1.38 diluted earnings per share, for the year ended December 31, 2018. This represents the highest annual net income and diluted earnings per share in the Company’s history.
 
 
  Core net income for the year 2019 increased 31.6% to $70.7 million, or $1.63 diluted earnings per share, compared to $53.7 million, or $1.40 diluted earnings per share, for the year 2018. (See the
“Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share” table under the heading “Use of
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” below for the definition of core net income.)
 
 
  Return on average assets was 1.35% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 1.31% for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 
 
  Core return on average assets for the year ended December 31, 2019 was 1.43% compared to 1.33% for the year ended December 31, 2018. (See the
“Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Return on Average Assets and Return on Average Common Equity” table under the heading “Use of
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” below for the definition of core return on average assets.)
 
 
  Consumer loans increased at a rate of 21.8%, or $119.7 million, during the year ended December 31, 2019. Excluding acquired loans, consumer loans increased at a rate of 6.3%, or $34.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
 
  Net interest income increased $26.2 million, or 19.5%, to $160.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $134.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 
 
  Net interest margin was 3.69% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 3.71% for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 
 
  Horizon’s tangible book value per share increased to $10.63 at December 31, 2019, compared to $9.43 at December 31, 2018.
 
 
  On March 26, 2019, Horizon announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Salin Bancshares, Inc. (“Salin”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Salin Bank and Trust Company (“Salin Bank”), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
 
  On June 18, 2019, Horizon’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $0.10 to $0.12 per share.
 
 
  On July 16, 2019, Horizon’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program for up to 2,250,000 shares of Horizon’s issued and outstanding common stock, no par value. As of December 31, 2019, Horizon had repurchased a total of 99,407 shares at an average price per share of $16.04.
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Critical Accounting Policies
The Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form
10-K
for 2019 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, goodwill and intangible assets, mortgage servicing rights, derivative instruments and valuation measurements as critical accounting policies.
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.
Acquired credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (FASB ASC
310-30)
and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loans. Accordingly, allowances for credit losses related to these loans are not carried over and recorded at the acquisition dates. Loans acquired through business combinations that do not meet the specific criteria of FASB ASC
310-30,
but for which a discount is attributable, at least in part to the credit quality, are also accounted for under this guidance. As a result, related discounts are recognized subsequently through accretion based on the expected cash flows of the acquired loans. For purposes of applying FASB ASC
310-30,
loans acquired in business combinations are aggregated into pools of loans with common risk characteristics.
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, 2019, Horizon had core deposit intangibles of $26.7 million subject to amortization and $151.2 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, 2019 was $19.00 per share compared to a tangible book value of $10.63 per common share. Horizon’s return on average assets was 135 basis points for the year ending December 31, 2019.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
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, accelerated loan prepayment 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 negatively.
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. In addition, on a quarterly basis Horizon engages a third party to independently test the value of its servicing asset.
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.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
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 speeds and other factors. The use of different discount 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 $5.2 billion as of December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.0 billion from December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily in net loans of $623.7 million, investment securities available for sale of $234.4 million, cash and due from banks of $40.3 million, goodwill of $31.4 million, other intangible assets of $16.3 million and premises and equipment of $17.9 million primarily due to the acquisition of Salin Bancshares, Inc.
Investment Securities
Investment securities carrying values totaled $1.0 billion at December 31, 2019, and consisted of Treasury and federal agency securities of $1.4 million (0.1%); state and municipal securities of $596.5 million (57.2%); federal agency mortgage-backed pools of $159.1 million and federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations of $273.8 million (41.5%); and corporate securities of $11.8 million (1.1%).
As indicated above, 41.5% of the investment portfolio consists of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. 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, 2019, the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations in the investment portfolio had an average duration of 3.62 years. Securities that have interest rates above current market rates are purchased at a premium. Management monitors these investments periodically for other than temporary impairment by obtaining and reviewing the underlying collateral details and has concluded at December 31, 2019, any unrealized loss is temporary and that the Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments to maturity.
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 other than temporary deterioration in market value. A credit review is performed annually on the municipal securities portfolio.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
At December 31, 2019 and 2018, 80.1% and 74.1%, respectively, 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 $12.7 million, which resulted in a balance of $10.0 million, net of tax, included in stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2019. This compared to net depreciation on securities which totaled $6.8 million, net of tax, included in stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2018.
Fair value is defined 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. A fair value hierarchy is also established which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. 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.
 
When quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. There are no Level 1 securities. 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 collateralized mortgage obligations, Federal agency mortgage-backed pools and corporate notes. 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.”
As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, Horizon is required to maintain an investment in the common stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank. The investment in common stock is based on a predetermined formula. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, Horizon had investments in the common stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank totaling $22.4 million and $18.1 million, respectively.
At December 31, 2019, Horizon did not maintain a trading account.
For more information about securities, see Note 4 – Securities to the Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Total Loans
Total loans, net of deferred fees/costs, the principal earning asset of the Bank, were $3.637 billion at December 31, 2019. The current level of total loans increased 20.7% from the December 31, 2018, level of $3.013 billion primarily due to the acquisition of Salin Bancshares, Inc. The table below provides comparative detail on the loan categories.
                                 
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
Dollar
Change
 
 
Percent
Change
 
Commercial
   
     
     
     
 
Working capital and equipment
 
$
938,317
 
  $
804,083
    $
134,234
     
16.7
%
Real estate, including agriculture
 
 
978,891
 
   
834,037
     
144,854
     
17.4
%
Tax exempt
 
 
63,571
 
   
48,975
     
14,596
     
29.8
%
Other
 
 
65,872
 
   
34,495
     
31,377
     
91.0
%
                                 
Total
 
 
2,046,651
 
   
1,721,590
     
325,061
     
18.9
%
Real estate
   
     
     
     
 
1-4
family
 
 
762,571
 
   
659,754
     
102,817
     
15.6
%
Other
 
 
8,146
 
   
8,387
     
(241
)    
-2.9
%
                                 
Total
 
 
770,717
 
   
668,141
     
102,576
     
15.4
%
Consumer
   
     
     
     
 
Auto
 
 
362,729
 
   
327,413
     
35,316
     
10.8
%
Recreation
 
 
16,262
 
   
13,975
     
2,287
     
16.4
%
Real estate/home improvement
 
 
43,585
 
   
39,587
     
3,998
     
10.1
%
Home equity
 
 
237,979
 
   
163,209
     
74,770
     
45.8
%
Unsecured
 
 
7,286
 
   
4,043
     
3,243
     
80.2
%
Other
 
 
1,339
 
   
1,254
     
85
     
6.8
%
                                 
Total
 
 
669,180
 
   
549,481
     
119,699
     
21.8
%
Mortgage warehouse
 
 
150,293
 
   
74,120
     
76,173
     
102.8
%
                                 
Total loans
 
 
3,636,841
 
   
3,013,332
     
623,509
     
20.7
%
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(17,667
)
   
(17,820
)    
153
     
-0.9
%
                                 
Loans, net
 
$
3,619,174
 
  $
2,995,512
    $
623,662
     
20.8
%
                                 
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.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Changes in the mix of the loan portfolio averages are shown in the following table.
                         
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
Commercial
  $
1,980,948
    $
1,676,013
    $
1,227,698
 
Real estate
   
778,844
     
641,161
     
567,581
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
107,259
     
82,240
     
89,212
 
Consumer
   
633,598
     
511,327
     
450,635
 
                         
Total average loans
  $
3,500,649
    $
2,910,741
    $
2,335,126
 
                         
Commercial Loans
Commercial loans totaled $2.047 billion, or 56.3% of total loans as of December 31, 2019, compared to $1.722 billion, or 57.1% as of December 31, 2018. The increase during 2019 was primarily due to the acquisition of Salin which added $352.8 million in commercial loans, offset by principal reductions from payments.
Commercial loans consisted of the following types of loans at December 31:
                                                 
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
 
Number
 
 
Amount
 
 
Percent of
Portfolio
 
 
Number
 
 
Amount
 
 
Percent of
Portfolio
 
SBA guaranteed
   
325
    $
65,661
     
3.2
%    
322
    $
68,849
     
4.0
%
Municipal government
   
73
     
63,572
     
3.1
%    
2
     
11,600
     
0.7
%
Lines of credit
   
1,328
     
407,558
     
19.9
%    
1,239
     
306,935
     
17.8
%
Real estate and equipment
   
4,456
     
1,509,860
     
73.8
%    
4,022
     
1,334,206
     
77.5
%
                                                 
Total
   
6,182
    $
2,046,651
     
100.0
%    
5,585
    $
1,721,590
     
100.0
%
                                                 
Fixed rate term loans with a book value of $350.8 million and a fair value of $363.0 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 2019 equally offset each other. Fair values are determined by the counterparty 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, 2019, the commercial loan portfolio held $112.0 million of adjustable rate loans that had interest rate floors in the terms of the note. Of the commercial loans with interest rate floors, loans totaling $63.0 million were at their floor at December 31, 2019.
Residential Real Estate Loans
Residential real estate loans totaled $770.7 million, or 21.2% of total loans as of December 31, 2019, compared to $668.1 million, or 22.2% of total loans as of December 31, 2018. 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. The increase during 2019 was primarily due to the acquisition of Salin which added $131.0 million in residential real estate loans, offset by principal reductions from payments.
In addition to the customary real estate loans described above, the Bank also had outstanding on December 31, 2019, $238.0 million in home equity lines of credit compared to $163.2 million at December 31, 2018. Credit lines normally limit the loan to collateral value to no more than 89%. Home equity credit lines are primarily not combined with a first mortgage and are therefore evaluated in the allowance for loan losses as a separate pool. These loans are classified as consumer loans in the Loans table above and in Note 5 of the Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Residential real estate lending is a highly competitive business. As of December 31, 2019, the real estate loan portfolio reflected a wide range of interest rates and repayment patterns, but could generally be categorized as follows:
                                                 
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
 
Amount
 
 
Percent of
Portfolio
 
 
Yield
 
 
Amount
 
 
Percent of
Portfolio
 
 
Yield
 
Fixed rate
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Monthly payment
  $
160,742
     
20.9
%    
4.33
%   $
116,102
     
17.4
%    
4.38
%
Biweekly payment
   
—  
     
0.0
%    
0.00
%    
3
     
0.0
%    
7.13
%
Adjustable rate
   
     
     
     
     
     
 
Monthly payment
   
609,975
     
79.1
%    
3.96
%    
552,036
     
82.6
%    
3.90
%
Biweekly payment
   
—  
     
0.0
%    
0.00
%    
—  
     
0.0
%    
0.00
%
                                                 
Subtotal
   
770,717
     
100.0
%    
4.06
%    
668,141
     
100.0
%    
3.99
%
                                                 
Loans held for sale
   
4,088
     
     
     
1,038
     
     
 
                                                 
Total real estate loans
  $
774,805
     
     
    $
669,179
     
     
 
                                                 
The increase in fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans during 2019 was primarily due to the real estate loans acquired in the Salin acquisition. In addition to the real estate loan portfolio, the Bank originates and sells real estate loans and retains the servicing rights. During 2019 and 2018, approximately $269.7 million and $188.8 million, respectively, of residential mortgages were sold into the secondary market. Loans serviced for others are not included in the consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of loans serviced for others totaled approximately $1.447 billion and $1.299 billion at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
The aggregate fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights at December 31, 2019, totaled approximately $14.4 million compared to the carrying value of $14.3 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
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
     
     
 
Balances, January 1
  $
12,876
    $
12,189
    $
11,681
 
Servicing rights capitalized
   
3,547
     
1,883
     
2,109
 
Amortization of servicing rights
   
(1,377
)    
(1,196
)    
(1,601
)
                         
Balances, December 31
   
15,046
     
12,876
     
12,189
 
                         
Impairment allowance
   
     
     
 
Balances, January 1
   
(527
)    
(587
)    
(507
)
Additions
   
(234
)    
(78
)    
(85
)
Reductions
   
42
     
138
     
5
 
                         
Balances, December 31
   
(719
)    
(527
)    
(587
)
                         
Mortgage servicing rights, net
  $
14,327
    $
12,349
    $
11,602
 
                         
 
Mortgage Warehouse Loans
Horizon’s mortgage warehousing lending has specific mortgage companies as customers of Horizon Bank. Individual mortgage loans originated by these mortgage companies are funded as a secured borrowing with a pledge of collateral under Horizon’s agreement with the mortgage company. Each mortgage loan funded by Horizon undergoes an underwriting review by Horizon to the end investor guidelines and 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 reacquires the loan under its option within the agreement. Due to the reacquire feature contained in the agreement, the transaction does not qualify as a sale and therefore is accounted for as a secured
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
borrowing with a 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 pay off 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, which is typically less than 30 days.
Based on the agreements with each mortgage company, at any time a mortgage company can reacquire from Horizon its 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 reacquire 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 purchase commitment and the mortgage company would not be able to reacquire its loan on an individual mortgage, Horizon would be able to exercise its rights under the agreement.
At December 31, 2019, the mortgage warehouse loan balance was $150.3 million compared to $74.1 million as of December 31, 2018. The increase in mortgage warehouse loans reflected a decrease in long-term interest rates in 2019 and higher refinance volume.
Consumer Loans
Consumer loans totaled $669.2 million, or 18.4% of total loans as of December 31, 2019, compared to $549.5 million, or 18.2% as of December 31, 2018. The increase during 2019 was due to $85.1 million acquired through the acquisition of Salin and organic growth of $34.6 million net of principal reductions from payments. This organic growth is a result of placing additional focus on consumer lending, in addition to recent merger activity providing entry into new market areas.
Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses
At December 31, 2019, the allowance for loan losses was $17.7 million, or 0.49% of total loans outstanding, compared to $17.8 million, or 0.59%, at December 31, 2018. During 2019, the expense for provision for loan losses totaled $2.0 million compared to $2.9 million in 2018. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans, excluding loans with credit-related purchase accounting adjustments, was 0.61% as of December 31, 2019 compared to 0.72% as of December 31, 2018. The decrease in the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans, excluding loans with credit-related purchase accounting adjustments was due to all-time low historical loss rates and stable economic factors. Loan loss reserves and credit-related loan discounts on acquired loans as a percentage of total loans was 1.04% as of December 31, 2019 compared to 0.98% as of December 31, 2018. (See the
“Non-GAAP
Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss Detail” table under the heading “Use of
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” below.)
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.
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, 2019.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
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
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
Non-performing
loans
  $
21,185
    $
15,175
    $
16,414
 
 
Non-performing
loans total 119.9%, 85.2% and 100.1% of the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Non-performing
loans at December 31, 2019 totaled $21.2 million, an increase from a balance of $15.2 million as of December 31, 2018 and an increase from the balance of $16.4 million as of December 31, 2017. The increase in
non-performing
loans in 2019 was primarily due to the Salin acquisition.
Non-performing
loans as a percentage of total loans was 0.58% as of December 31, 2019, an increase from 0.50% as of December 31, 2018 and 0.58% from December 31, 2017.
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 8 of the Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8 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 were as follows:
                         
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
Other real estate owned
  $
3,726
    $
2,027
    $
778
 
 
OREO totaled $3.7 million on December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.7 million from December 31, 2018 and $2.9 million from December 31, 2017. On December 31, 2019, OREO was comprised of 12 properties. Of these properties, 10 totaling $3.7 million were commercial real estate and two totaling $28,000 were residential real estate. The majority of the increase in OREO during 2019 was because several bank owned properties acquired through acquisitions and listed for sale were
re-classified
to other real estate owned and recorded at fair value during the second quarter of 2019.
No mortgage warehouse loans were
non-performing
or OREO as of December 31, 2019, 2018 or 2017.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Deferred Tax
Horizon had a net deferred tax liability totaling $3.5 million as of December 31, 2019 and a net deferred tax asset of $4.4 million as of December 31, 2018. The following table shows the major components of deferred tax:
                 
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
  $
4,120
    $
3,831
 
Net operating loss and tax credits (from acquisitions)
   
54
     
1,038
 
Director and employee benefits
   
1,890
     
2,392
 
Unrealized loss on AFS securities and fair value hedge
   
—  
     
2,165
 
Accrued pension
   
775
     
801
 
Fair value adjustment on acquisitions
   
—  
     
—  
 
Other
   
2,145
     
670
 
                 
Total assets
   
8,984
     
10,897
 
                 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
   
(4,456
)    
(1,850
)
State tax
   
(10
)    
(137
)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends
   
(368
)    
(330
)
Difference in basis of intangible assets
   
(3,427
)    
(2,919
)
Fair value adjustment on acquisitions
   
(2,488
)    
(62
)
Unrealized gain on AFS securities and fair value hedge
   
(1,710
)    
—  
 
Other
   
(63
)    
(119
)
                 
Total liabilities
   
(12,522
)    
(5,417
)
Valuation allowance
   
—  
     
(1,038
)
                 
Net deferred tax asset/(liability)
  $
 (3,538
)   $
4,442
 
                 
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 more favorable than those required for deposited funds or loan demand is greater than the ability to grow deposits. Total deposits were $3.931 billion at December 31, 2019, compared to $3.139 billion at December 31, 2018. Average deposits and rates by category for the three years ended December 31 are as follows:
                                                 
 
Average Balance Outstanding for the
Years Ended December 31
   
Average Rate Paid for the
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Non-interest
bearing demand deposits
  $
757,389
    $
624,576
    $
533,852
     
     
     
 
Interest bearing demand deposits
   
1,024,099
     
827,255
     
831,292
     
0.68
%    
0.30
%    
0.14
%
Savings deposits
   
552,101
     
416,404
     
388,953
     
0.32
%    
0.08
%    
0.07
%
Money market
   
483,187
     
403,475
     
310,310
     
1.09
%    
0.72
%    
0.35
%
Time deposits
   
948,550
     
771,853
     
515,341
     
2.07
%    
1.55
%    
1.04
%
                                                 
Total deposits
  $
3,765,326
    $
3,043,563
    $
2,579,748
     
     
     
 
                                                 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
The $1.0 billion increase in average deposits during 2019 was primarily the result of an increase in the depositor base due to the Salin acquisition. The transactional accounts average balances, as the lower cost funding sources, increased $132.8 million and the average balances for higher cost time deposits increased $220.8 million. Horizon continually 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.
Certificates of deposit of $250,000 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, 2019:
         
Due in three months or less
  $
186,089
 
Due after three months through six months
   
85,555
 
Due after six months through one year
   
115,967
 
Due after one year
   
73,824
 
         
  $
461,435
 
         
 
Interest expense on time certificates of $100,000 or more was approximately $10.7 million, $6.8 million, and $3.2 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017. Interest expense on time certificates of $250,000 or more was approximately $7.4 million, $4.6 million and $1.2 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2019, Horizon did 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 and 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 payments as of December 31, 2019:
                                         
 
Total
 
 
Within
One Year
 
 
One to
Three Years
 
 
Three to
Five Years
 
 
After Five
Years
 
Certificates of deposit
  $
975,612
    $
 747,022
    $
 204,313
    $
 22,995
    $
 1,282
 
Borrowings
(1)
   
549,741
     
276,970
     
67,324
     
80,299
     
125,148
 
Subordinated debentures
(2)
   
56,311
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
56,311
 
(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 13 in Horizon’s Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8.
(2)
Includes Trust Preferred Capital Securities issued by Horizon Statutory Trusts II and III and those assumed in the acquisitions of Alliance Bank in 2005, American Trust in 2009, Heartland in 2012, LaPorte/City Savings in 2016 and Salin in 2019.
See Note 15 in Horizon’s Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8.
                 
 
Expiration by Period
 
 
Within
One Year
 
 
Greater
Than One
Year
 
Letters of credit
  $
7,053
    $
10,199
 
Unfunded loan commitments
   
310,025
     
648,665
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Capital Resources
Horizon has no material commitments for capital expenditures as of December 31, 2019. Horizon’s sources of funds and liquidity are discussed below in the section captioned “Liquidity” in this Item 7.
Results of Operations
Net Income
Consolidated net income was $66.5 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, in 2019, $53.1 million or $1.38 per diluted share in 2018, and $33.1 million or $0.95 per diluted share in 2017. The increase in net income from the previous year reflects an increase in net interest income of $26.2 million, an increase in
non-interest
income of $8.6 million and a decrease in provision for loan losses of $930,000, partially offset by an increase in
non-interest
expenses of $19.5 million and income tax expense of $2.9 million. The increase in diluted earnings per share compared to the previous year reflects an increase in net income, partially offset by an increase in diluted shares due to the Salin acquisition. Core net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $70.7 million, or $1.63 diluted earnings per share, compared to $53.7 million, or $1.40 diluted earnings per share, for the year ended December 31, 2018. (See the
“Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share” table under the heading “Use of
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures” below for the definition of core net income.)
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.
Net interest income during 2019 was $160.8 million, an increase of $26.2 million, or 19.5%, over the $134.6 million earned in 2018. Yields on the Company’s interest-earning assets increased by 19 basis points to 4.75% during 2019 from 4.56% in 2018. Interest income increased $42.2 million to $208.3 million for 2019 from $166.2 million in 2018. This increase was due to increased volume in interest-earning assets primarily due to the Salin acquisition, offset by a decrease in the recognition of interest income from the acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments of approximately $499,000 from $6.1 million in 2018 to $5.6 million in 2019.
Interest expense increased $15.9 million from $31.6 million in 2018 to $47.5 million in 2019. This increase was due to increased volume in interest-bearing liabilities primarily due to the Salin acquisition. The increase in the yield on the Company’s interest-earning assets combined with the increase in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities resulted in a decrease in the net interest margin of two basis points from 3.71% for 2018 to 3.69% in 2019. Excluding interest income recognized from acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments, the margin would have been 3.57% for 2019 compared to 3.54% for 2018. 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.
Net interest income during 2018 was $134.6 million, an increase of $22.5 million, or 20.0%, over the $112.1 million earned in 2017. Yields on the Company’s interest-earning assets increased by 27 basis points to 4.56% during 2018 from 4.29% in 2017. Interest income increased $37.7 million to $166.2 million for 2018 from $128.5 million in 2017. This increase was due to increased volume in interest-earning assets, an increase in the recognition of interest income from the acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments of approximately $2.6 million from $3.5 million in 2017 to $6.1 million in 2018 and an increase in overall interest rates in 2018.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Interest expense increased $15.2 million from $16.4 million in 2017 to $31.6 million in 2018. This increase was due to increased volume in interest-bearing liabilities and an increase in overall interest rates in 2018. The increase in the yield on the Company’s interest-earning assets combined with the increase in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities resulted in a decrease in the net interest margin of four basis points from 3.75% for 2017 to 3.71% in 2018. Excluding interest income recognized from acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments, the margin would have been 3.54% for 2018 compared to 3.64% for 2017. 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.
                                                                         
 
Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2019
   
Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2018
   
Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2017
 
 
Average Balance
 
 
Interest
 
 

Average Rate
 
 

Average Balance
 
 
Interest
 
 

Average Rate
 
 

Average Balance
 
 
Interest
 
 

Average Rate
 
Assets
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Interest-earning assets
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Federal funds sold
  $
21,301
    $
511
     
2.40
%   $
4,696
    $
115
     
2.45
%   $
5,450
    $
80
     
1.47
%
Interest-earning deposits
   
19,601
     
342
     
1.74
%    
24,491
     
393
     
1.60
%    
23,865
     
301
     
1.26
%
Investment securities - taxable
   
474,833
     
11,753
     
2.48
%    
431,970
     
10,113
     
2.34
%    
417,993
     
8,705
     
2.08
%
Investment securities - non-taxable
(1)
   
454,066
     
12,095
     
3.34
%    
326,040
     
8,069
     
3.13
%    
292,030
     
7,068
     
3.39
%
Loans receivable
(2)(3)(4)
   
3,500,649
     
183,631
     
5.27
%    
2,910,741
     
147,478
     
5.08
%    
2,335,126
     
112,329
     
4.83
%
                                                                         
Total interest-earning assets
(1)
   
4,470,450
     
208,332
     
4.75
%    
3,697,938
     
166,168
     
4.56
%    
3,074,464
     
128,483
     
4.29
%
Non-interest-earning assets
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Cash and due from banks
   
62,920
     
     
     
44,645
     
     
     
42,578
     
     
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(18,019
)    
     
     
(16,964
)    
     
     
(15,226
)    
     
 
Other assets
   
417,707
     
     
     
337,016
     
     
     
295,057
     
     
 
                                                                         
Total average assets
  $
4,933,058
     
     
    $
4,062,635
     
     
    $
3,396,873
     
     
 
                                                                         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Interest-bearing liabilities
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Interest-bearing deposits
  $
3,007,937
    $
33,690
     
1.12
%   $
2,418,987
    $
18,225
     
0.75
%   $
2,045,896
    $
7,901
     
0.39
%
Borrowings
   
468,159
     
10,672
     
2.28
%    
492,830
     
11,009
     
2.23
%    
381,488
     
6,178
     
1.62
%
Subordinated debentures
   
50,134
     
3,179
     
6.34
%    
36,547
     
2,365
     
6.47
%    
36,362
     
2,304
     
6.34
%
                                                                         
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
3,526,230
     
47,541
     
1.35
%    
2,948,364
     
31,599
     
1.07
%    
2,463,746
     
16,383
     
0.66
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Demand deposits
   
757,389
     
     
     
624,576
     
     
     
533,852
     
     
 
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
   
43,720
     
     
     
16,275
     
     
     
20,566
     
     
 
Stockholders’ equity
   
605,719
     
     
     
473,420
     
     
     
378,709
     
     
 
                                                                         
Total average liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $
4,933,058
     
     
    $
4,062,635
     
     
    $
3,396,873
     
     
 
                                                                         
Net interest income/spread
   
    $
160,791
     
3.40
%    
    $
134,569
     
3.49
%    
    $
112,100
     
3.63
%
                                                                         
Net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets
(1)
   
     
     
3.69
%    
     
     
3.71
%    
     
     
3.75
%
 
(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, 2019.
 
(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 loan fees.
 
(4)
Loan fees and late fees included in interest on loans aggregated $9.8 million, $7.7 million and $7.1 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
                                                 
 
2019 - 2018
   
2018 - 2017
 
 
Total
Change
 
 
Change
Due To
Volume
 
 
Change
Due To
Rate
 
 
Total
Change
 
 
Change
Due To
Volume
 
 
Change
Due To
Rate
 
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold
  $
396
    $
398
    $
(2
)   $
35
    $
(12
)   $
47
 
Interest-earning deposits
   
(51
)    
(83
)    
32
     
92
     
8
     
84
 
Investment securities - taxable
   
1,640
     
1,040
     
600
     
1,408
     
298
     
1,110
 
Investment securities -
non-taxable
   
4,026
     
4,239
     
(213
)    
1,001
     
1,100
     
(99
)
Loans receivable
   
36,153
     
30,914
     
5,239
     
35,149
     
28,991
     
6,158
 
                                                 
Total interest income
   
42,164
     
36,508
     
5,656
     
37,685
     
30,385
     
7,300
 
                                                 
Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
   
15,465
     
5,137
     
10,328
     
10,324
     
1,677
     
8,647
 
Borrowings
   
(337
)    
(559
)    
222
     
4,831
     
2,101
     
2,730
 
Subordinated debentures
   
814
     
862
     
(48
)    
61
     
12
     
49
 
                                                 
Total interest expense
   
15,942
     
5,440
     
10,502
     
15,216
     
3,790
     
11,426
 
                                                 
Net interest income
  $
26,222
    $
31,068
    $
(4,846
)   $
22,469
    $
26,595
    $
(4,126
)
                                                 
 
Provision for Loan Losses
Horizon assesses the adequacy of its ALLL by regularly reviewing the performance of its loan portfolios. The provision for loan losses totaled $2.0 million in 2019 compared to $2.9 million in 2018. Total loan net charge-offs were $2.1 million, which included commercial loan net charge-offs of $664,000, residential mortgage loan net charge-offs of $47,000 and consumer loan net charge-offs of $1.4 million for the year ending December 31, 2019. The lower level of provision for loan losses in 2019 was due to all-time low historical loss rates and stable economic factors.
The provision for loan losses totaled $2.9 million in 2018 compared to $2.5 million in 2017. The higher provision for loan losses in 2018 compared to the previous year was due to an increase in specific allocations for loan growth in new markets, higher than anticipated growth of the indirect loan portfolio and an increase in allocation for other economic factors, offset by improving credit trends and a continued low level of charge-offs. Total loan net charge-offs were $1.5 million, which included commercial loan net charge-offs of $297,000, residential mortgage loan net charge-offs of $49,000 and consumer loan net charge-offs of $1.1 million for the year ending December 31, 2018.
Non-interest
Income
The following is a summary of changes in
non-interest
income:
                                                                 
 
Twelve Months Ended
   
2018 - 2019
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
2017 - 2018
 
Non-interest
Income
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
Amount
Change
 
 
Percent
Change
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
 
Amount
Change
 
 
Percent
Change
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
  $
9,959
    $
7,762
    $
2,197
     
28.3
%   $
7,762
    $
6,383
    $
1,379
     
21.6
%
Wire transfer fees
   
653
     
612
     
41
     
6.7
%    
612
     
658
     
(46
)    
-7.0
%
Interchange fees
   
7,655
     
5,715
     
1,940
     
33.9
%    
5,715
     
5,104
     
611
     
12.0
%
Fiduciary activities
   
8,580
     
7,827
     
753
     
9.6
%    
7,827
     
7,894
     
(67
)    
-0.8
%
Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities
   
(75
)    
(443
)    
368
     
-83.1
%    
(443
)    
38
     
(481
)    
-1265.8
%
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
   
9,208
     
6,613
     
2,595
     
39.2
%    
6,613
     
7,906
     
(1,293
)    
-16.4
%
Mortgage servicing net of impairment
   
1,914
     
2,120
     
(206
)    
-9.7
%    
2,120
     
1,583
     
537
     
33.9
%
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance
   
2,190
     
1,912
     
278
     
14.5
%    
1,912
     
1,797
     
115
     
6.4
%
Death benefit on officer life insurance
   
580
     
154
     
426
     
276.6
%    
154
     
—  
     
154
     
100.0
%
Other income
   
2,394
     
2,141
     
253
     
11.8
%    
2,141
     
1,773
     
368
     
20.8
%
                                                                 
Total non-interest income
  $
43,058
    $
34,413
    $
8,645
     
25.1
%   $
34,413
    $
33,136
    $
1,277
     
3.9
%
                                                                 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
During 2019, the Company originated approximately $269.7 million of mortgage loans to be sold on the secondary market, compared to $188.8 million in 2018. This increase in volume offset by a decrease in the percentage earned on the sale of mortgage loans, resulted in an increase in the overall gain on sale of mortgage loans of $2.6 million compared to the prior year. Gain on the sale of investment securities increased $368,000 in 2019. Mortgage servicing net of impairment increased by $206,000 during 2019 compared to 2018. The increase in service charges on deposit accounts and interchange fee income in 2019 compared to 2018 was the result of the deposits acquired from Salin, in addition to organic growth in transactional deposit accounts and volume during 2019.
During 2018, the Company originated approximately $188.8 million of mortgage loans to be sold on the secondary market, compared to $218.5 million in 2017. This decrease in volume and a decrease in the percentage earned on the sale of mortgage loans, resulted in a decrease in the overall gain on sale of mortgage loans of $1.3 million compared to the prior year. Gain on the sale of investment securities decreased $481,000 in 2018. Mortgage servicing net of impairment increased by $537,000 during 2018 compared to 2017. The increase in service charges on deposit accounts and interchange fee income in 2018 compared to 2017 was the result of growth in transactional deposit accounts and volume during 2018.
Non-interest
Expense
The following is a summary of changes in
non-interest
expense:
                                                                 
 
Twelve Months Ended
   
2018 - 2019
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
2017 - 2018
 
Non-interest
Expense
 
December 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
Amount
Change
 
 
Percent
Change
 
 
December 31
2018
 
 
December 31
2017
 
 
Amount
Change
 
 
Percent
Change
 
Salaries
  $
46,319
    $
40,857
    $
5,462
     
13.4
%   $
40,857
    $
36,503
    $
4,354
     
11.9
%
Commission and bonuses
   
6,861
     
5,547
     
1,314
     
23.7
%    
5,547
     
6,225
     
(678
)    
-10.9
%
Employee benefits
   
12,026
     
10,219
     
1,807
     
17.7
%    
10,219
     
8,647
     
1,572
     
18.2
%
Net occupancy expenses
   
12,157
     
10,482
     
1,675
     
16.0
%    
10,482
     
9,535
     
947
     
9.9
%
Data processing
   
8,480
     
6,816
     
1,664
     
24.4
%    
6,816
     
5,914
     
902
     
15.3
%
Professional fees
   
1,946
     
1,926
     
20
     
1.0
%    
1,926
     
2,490
     
(564
)    
-22.7
%
Outside services and consultants
   
8,152
     
5,271
     
2,881
     
54.7
%    
5,271
     
7,018
     
(1,747
)    
-24.9
%
Loan expense
   
8,633
     
6,341
     
2,292
     
36.1
%    
6,341
     
4,970
     
1,371
     
27.6
%
FDIC deposit insurance
   
252
     
1,444
     
(1,192
)    
-82.5
%    
1,444
     
1,046
     
398
     
38.0
%
Other losses
   
740
     
665
     
75
     
11.3
%    
665
     
368
     
297
     
80.7
%
Other expenses
   
16,466
     
12,948
     
3,518
     
27.2
%    
12,948
     
12,097
     
851
     
7.0
%
                                                                 
Total
non-interest
expense
  $
122,032
    $
102,516
    $
19,516
     
19.0
%   $
102,516
    $
94,813
    $
7,703
     
8.1
%
                                                                 
 
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, salaries, commission and bonuses, and employee benefits expense increased by $5.5 million, $1.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, reflecting the acquisition of Salin, overall company growth and an increase of approximately 123 full and part-time employees. Outside services and consultants expense increased $2.9 million, primarily due to $2.5 million in merger related expenses during 2019. Loan expense increased $2.3 million primarily due to the increased volume in consumer lending and the timing of related origination and amortization costs. The increase in other expenses of $3.5 million, net occupancy expenses of $1.7 million and data processing of $1.7 million reflect the acquisition of Salin during the first quarter of 2019 and overall company growth. Offsetting these increases was a decrease of $1.2 million in FDIC deposit insurance. FDIC insurance decreased due to the assessment credits the Bank received during the third quarter of 2019 as the FDIC reserve is currently overfunded.
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $4.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively, reflecting overall company growth and an increase in health insurance expenses. Loan expense increased $1.4 million primarily due to the increased volume in indirect lending and the timing of related origination and amortization costs. The increase in net occupancy expenses of $947,000, data processing of $902,000, other expense of $851,000, FDIC insurance expense of $398,000 and other losses of $297,000 reflect overall company growth and the acquisitions of Lafayette and Wolverine during the third and fourth quarters of 2017. Offsetting these increases was a decrease of $1.7 million and $564,000 in outside services and consultants expense and professional fees, respectively, primarily due to lower acquisition-related expenses in 2018.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Income Taxes
Income tax expense totaled $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $2.9 million when compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily due to an increase in income before income tax expense of $16.3 million when comparing 2019 to the prior year.
Income tax expense totaled $10.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $4.4 million when compared to the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the impact of the new corporate tax rate established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which was signed into law at the end of 2017 and the benefits from the exercising of stock options. In addition to a lower corporate tax rate being applied to 2018 income, a revaluation to Horizon’s net deferred tax asset of $2.4 million was recorded to income tax expense during the fourth quarter of 2017. Partially offsetting these decreases to income tax expense was an increase in income before income tax expense of $15.6 million when comparing 2018 to the prior year.
Expected Replacement of London Interbank Offered Rate
The ARRC continues its work to the goal of finding suitable replacements for LIBOR. It is expected that a transition away from the widespread use of LIBOR to alternative reference rates and other potential interest rate benchmark reforms will occur over the course of the next few years. Although the full impact of such reforms and actions, together with any transition away from LIBOR remains unclear, we are preparing to transition from the LIBOR to an alternative reference rate.
Our transition plan includes a number of key steps, including continued engagement with central bank and industry working groups and regulators, active client engagement, internal operational readiness, and risk management, among other things, to promote the transition to alternative reference rates. We are identifying
on-balance
sheet and
off-balance
sheet references to LIBOR, determining appropriate language to replace the LIBOR index language, and determining disclosures necessary for customers, with appropriate procedures and schedules to complete the LIBOR transition.
There remain, however, a number of unknown factors regarding the transition from LIBOR or interest rate benchmark reforms that could impact our business, including, for example, the pace of the transition to replacement or reformed rates, the specific terms and parameters for and market acceptance of the alternative reference rates, prices of and the liquidity of trading markets for products based on the alternative reference rates, and our ability to transition to and develop appropriate systems and analytics for one or more alternative reference rates. For a further discussion of the various risks we face in connection with the expected replacement of LIBOR and reform of interest rate benchmarks on our operations, see “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business.”
Use of
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
Certain information set forth in this report on Form
10-K
refers to financial measures determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, we have included
non-GAAP
financial measures relating to net income, diluted earnings per share, net interest margin, total loans and loan growth, the allowance for loan and lease losses, tangible stockholders’ equity, tangible book value per share and the return on average assets and average common equity. In each case, we have identified special circumstances that we consider to be
non-recurring
and have excluded them, in order to show the impact of such matters as acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments, prepayment penalties on borrowings and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, among other matters we have identified in our reconciliations. Horizon believes these
non-GAAP
financial measures are helpful to investors and provide a greater understanding of our business without giving effect to the purchase accounting impacts and
one-time
costs of acquisitions and
non-core
items. These measures are not necessarily comparable to similar measures that may be presented by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measure. See the following tables for reconciliations of the
non-GAAP
measures identified in this Form
10-K
to their most comparable GAAP measures.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Net Interest Margin
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Net Interest Margin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income as reported
  $
160,791
    $
134,569
    $
112,100
 
Average interest-earning assets
   
4,470,450
     
3,697,938
     
3,074,464
 
Net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets (“Net Interest Margin”)
   
3.69
%    
3.71
%    
3.75
%
Acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments (“PAUs”)
   
(5,590
)    
(6,089
)    
(3,484
)
                         
Core net interest income
   
155,201
     
128,480
     
108,616
 
                         
Core net interest margin
   
3.57
%    
3.54
%    
3.64
%
                         
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Tangible Stockholders’ Equity and Tangible Book Value per Share
(Dollars in Thousands Except per Share Data, Unaudited)
                                         
 
December 31
2019
 
 
September 30
2019
 
 
June 30
2019
 
 
March 31
2019
 
 
December 31
2018
 
Total stockholders’ equity
  $
656,023
    $
642,711
    $
626,461
    $
609,468
    $
491,992
 
Less: Intangible assets
   
177,917
     
178,896
     
179,776
     
176,864
     
130,270
 
                                         
Total tangible stockholders’ equity
  $
478,106
    $
463,815
    $
446,685
    $
432,604
    $
361,722
 
                                         
Common shares outstanding
   
44,975,771
     
44,969,021
     
45,061,372
     
45,052,747
     
38,375,407
 
Tangible book value per common share
  $
10.63
    $
10.31
    $
9.91
    $
9.60
    $
9.43
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share
(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data, Unaudited)
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Net Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income as reported
  $
66,538
    $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
Merger expenses
   
5,650
     
487
     
3,656
 
Tax effect
   
(987
)    
(102
)    
(1,003
)
                         
Net income excluding merger expenses
   
71,201
     
53,502
     
35,770
 
(Gain)/loss on sale of investment securities
   
75
     
443
     
(38
)
Tax effect
   
(16
)    
(93
)    
13
 
                         
Net income excluding loss on sale of investment securities
   
71,260
     
53,852
     
35,745
 
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)
   
(580
)    
(154
)    
—  
 
                         
Net income excluding death benefit on BOLI
   
70,680
     
53,698
     
35,745
 
                         
Core Net Income
  $
70,680
    $
53,698
    $
37,719
 
                         
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) as reported
  $
1.53
    $
1.38
    $
0.95
 
Merger expenses
   
0.13
     
0.01
     
0.11
 
Tax effect
   
(0.02
)    
—  
     
(0.03
)
                         
Diluted EPS excluding merger expenses
   
1.64
     
1.39
     
1.03
 
(Gain)/loss on sale of investment securities
   
—  
     
0.01
     
—  
 
Tax effect
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                         
Diluted EPS excluding loss on sale of investment securities
   
1.64
     
1.40
     
1.03
 
Death benefit on BOLI
   
(0.01
)    
—  
     
—  
 
                         
Diluted EPS excluding death benefit on BOLI
   
1.63
     
1.40
     
1.03
 
                         
Core Diluted EPS
  $
1.63
    $
1.40
    $
1.09
 
                         
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Return on Average Assets and Return on Average Common Equity
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Return on Average Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average assets
  $
4,933,058
    $
4,062,635
    $
3,396,873
 
Return on average assets (“ROAA”) as reported
   
1.35
%    
1.31
%    
0.97
%
Merger expenses
   
0.11
%    
0.01
%    
0.11
%
Tax effect
   
-0.02
%    
0.00
%    
-0.03
%
                         
ROAA excluding merger expenses
   
1.44
%    
1.32
%    
1.05
%
(Gain)/loss on sale of investment securities
   
0.00
%    
0.01
%    
0.00
%
Tax effect
   
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%
                         
ROAA excluding loss on sale of investment securities
   
1.44
%    
1.33
%    
1.05
%
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)
   
-0.01
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%
                         
ROAA excluding death benefit on BOLI
   
1.43
%    
1.33
%    
1.05
%
                         
Core ROAA
   
1.43
%    
1.33
%    
1.10
%
                         
Non-GAAP
Reconciliation of Return on Average Common Equity
 
Average Common Equity
  $
605,719
    $
473,420
    $
378,709
 
Return on average common equity (“ROACE”) as reported
   
10.98
%    
11.22
%    
8.74
%
Merger expenses
   
0.93
%    
0.10
%    
0.97
%
Tax effect
   
-0.16
%    
-0.02
%    
-0.26
%
                         
ROACE excluding merger expenses
   
11.75
%    
11.30
%    
9.45
%
(Gain)/loss on sale of investment securities
   
0.01
%    
0.09
%    
-0.01
%
Tax effect
   
0.00
%    
-0.02
%    
0.00
%
                         
ROACE excluding loss on sale of investment securities
   
11.76
%    
11.37
%    
9.44
%
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)
   
-0.10
%    
-0.03
%    
0.00
%
                         
ROACE excluding death benefit on BOLI
   
11.66
%    
11.34
%    
9.44
%
                         
Core ROACE
   
11.66
%    
11.34
%    
9.96
%
                         
Non-GAAP Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss Detail
As of December 31, 2019
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
                                                                 
 
Loan Balance
 
 
Allowance for Loan Losses (ALLL)
 
 


Acquired Loan Discount
 
 



ALLL + Acquired Loan Discount
 
 
Loans, net
 
 


ALLL/ Loan Balance
 
 


Acquired Loan Discount/ Loan Balance
 
 



ALLL+ Acquired Loan Discount/ Loan Balance
 
Horizon Legacy
  $
2,881,650
    $
17,534
     
N/A
    $
17,534
    $
2,864,116
     
0.61
%    
0.00
%    
0.61
%
Heartland
   
4,863
     
—  
     
549
     
549
     
4,314
     
0.00
%    
11.29
%    
11.29
%
Summit
   
14,309
     
—  
     
835
     
835
     
13,474
     
0.00
%    
5.84
%    
5.84
%
Peoples
   
66,983
     
—  
     
1,550
     
1,550
     
65,433
     
0.00
%    
2.31
%    
2.31
%
Kosciusko
   
28,249
     
—  
     
417
     
417
     
27,832
     
0.00
%    
1.48
%    
1.48
%
LaPorte
   
62,580
     
—  
     
2,229
     
2,229
     
60,351
     
0.00
%    
3.56
%    
3.56
%
CNB
   
3,210
     
—  
     
78
     
78
     
3,132
     
0.00
%    
2.43
%    
2.43
%
Lafayette
   
57,003
     
—  
     
496
     
496
     
56,507
     
0.00
%    
0.87
%    
0.87
%
Wolverine
   
120,654
     
—  
     
699
     
699
     
119,955
     
0.00
%    
0.58
%    
0.58
%
Salin
   
401,428
     
133
     
13,375
     
13,508
     
387,920
     
0.03
%    
3.33
%    
3.36
%
                                                                 
Total
  $
3,640,929
    $
17,667
    $
20,228
    $
37,895
    $
3,603,034
     
0.49
%    
0.56
%    
1.04
%
                                                                 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
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.
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, cashflows and maturities, sale of real estate loans and borrowing relationships with correspondent banks, including the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”). At December 31, 2019, Horizon had available approximately $517.1 million in available credit from various money center banks, including the FHLB and the FRB Discount Window. The following factors could impact Horizon’s funding needs in the future:
  Horizon had outstanding borrowings of over $392.0 million with the FHLB and total borrowing capacity with the FHLB of $701.6 million. Generally, the loan terms from the FHLB are better than the terms Horizon can receive from other sources, making it less expensive to borrow money from the FHLB. Financial difficulties at the FHLB could reduce or eliminate Horizon’s additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB or the FHLB could change collateral requirements, which could lower the Company’s borrowing availability.
 
 
 
 
 
  If residential mortgage loan rates remain low, Horizon’s mortgage warehouse loans could create an additional need for funding.
 
 
 
 
 
  Horizon had a total of $112.0 million of unused Federal Fund lines from various money center banks. These are uncommitted lines and could be withdrawn at any time by the correspondent banks.
 
 
 
 
 
  Horizon had a total of $95.6 million of available collateral at the FRB secured by municipal securities. These securities may mature, call, or be sold, which would reduce the available collateral.
 
 
 
 
 
  Horizon had approximately $807.4 million of unpledged investment securities at December 31, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
  A downgrade in Horizon’s ability to obtain credit 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 could impact the availability of funding sources.
 
 
 
 
 
  An act of terrorism or war, natural disasters, political events, or the default or bankruptcy of a major corporation, mutual fund, hedge fund or a government agency could affect the cost and availability of funding sources.
 
 
 
 
 
  Market speculation or rumors about Horizon or the banking industry in general may adversely affect the cost and availability of normal funding sources.
 
 
 
 
 
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.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
During 2019, cash flows were generated primarily from net cash received in the Salin acquisition of $128.7 million, sales, maturities, and prepayments of investment securities of $219.7 million and an increase in deposits of $50.3 million. Cash flows were used to purchase investments totaling $390.8 million, to fund an increase in loans of $59.4 million and a decrease in borrowings of $71.0 million. The net cash and cash equivalent position increased by $40.3 million during 2019.
The following table sets forth contractual obligations and other commitments representing required and potential cash outflows as of December 31, 2019. Interest on subordinated debentures and long-term borrowed funds is calculated based on current contractual interest rates.
                                         
 
Total
 
 
Within
One Year
 
 
After one
but within
three years
 
 
After three
but within
five years
 
 
After
five
years
 
Remaining contractual maturities of time deposits
  $
975,612
    $
 747,022
    $
  204,313
    $
 22,995
    $
 1,282
 
Borrowings
   
549,741
     
276,970
     
67,324
     
80,299
     
125,148
 
Subordinated debentures
   
56,311
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
56,311
 
Loan commitments
   
958,690
     
310,025
     
648,665
     
—  
     
—  
 
Letters of credit
   
17,252
     
7,053
     
10,199
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total
  $
2,557,606
    $
1,340,728
    $
930,844
    $
103,189
    $
182,845
 
                                         
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate 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 a model that assumes a lag in repricing, at December 31, 2019, the amount of assets that reprice within one year was 161% of liabilities that reprice within one year. At December 31, 2018, this same model reported that the amount of assets that reprice within one year was approximately 148% of the amount of liabilities that reprice within the same time period. During the year 2019, the increase in the cost of funding outpaced the increase in the yield of interest-earning assets resulting in a decrease in net interest margin.
                                         
 
3 Months
or Less
 
 
> 3 Months
&
</= 6 Months
 
 
> 6 Months
&
</= 1 Year
 
 
Greater
Than
1 Year
 
 
Total
 
Loans
  $
  1,429,780
    $
  213,752
    $
  350,923
    $
  1,646,474
    $
  3,640,929
 
Federal funds sold
   
5,646
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
5,646
 
Interest-earning balances with banks
   
17,343
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
17,343
 
Investment securities and FHLB stock
   
49,549
     
36,893
     
84,662
     
894,018
     
1,065,122
 
Other assets
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
517,789
     
517,789
 
                                         
Total assets
  $
1,502,318
    $
250,645
    $
435,585
    $
 3,058,281
    $
 5,246,829
 
                                         
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $
16,786
    $
16,786
    $
33,572
    $
642,616
    $
709,760
 
Interest-bearing deposits
   
376,119
     
292,509
     
399,566
     
2,153,048
     
3,221,242
 
Borrowed funds
   
117,874
     
98,950
     
6,086
     
383,142
     
606,052
 
Other liabilities
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
53,752
     
53,752
 
Stockholders’ equity
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
656,023
     
656,023
 
                                         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $
510,779
    $
408,245
    $
439,224
    $
 3,888,581
    $
 5,246,829
 
                                         
GAP
  $
991,539
    $
(157,600
)   $
(3,639
)   $
(830,300
)    
 
Cumulative GAP
  $
991,539
    $
833,939
    $
830,300
     
     
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
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 arises from 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 arises 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 were sensitive to changes in interest rates as of December 31, 2019. 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 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.
                                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2025
 
 
 
 
Fair Value
December 31
 
 
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2022
 
 
2023
 
 
2024
 
 
& Beyond
 
 
Total
 
 
2019
 
Rate-sensitive assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed interest rate loans
  $
689,022
    $
367,287
    $
215,722
    $
131,021
    $
69,181
    $
109,563
    $
1,581,796
    $
1,420,685
 
Average interest rate
   
4.89
%    
4.83
%    
4.96
%    
5.01
%    
4.97
%    
4.78
%    
4.89
%    
 
Variable interest rate loans
   
1,319,167
     
148,803
     
133,360
     
107,601
     
99,296
     
250,906
     
2,059,133
     
2,138,354
 
Average interest rate
   
4.70
%    
4.36
%    
4.46
%    
4.52
%    
4.27
%    
3.87
%    
4.53
%    
 
                                                                 
Total loans
   
2,008,189
     
516,090
     
349,082
     
238,622
     
168,477
     
360,469
     
3,640,929
     
3,559,039
 
Average interest rate
   
4.76
%    
4.69
%    
4.77
%    
4.79
%    
4.56
%    
4.15
%    
4.68
%    
 
Securities, including FHLB stock
   
177,407
     
106,642
     
83,685
     
69,485
     
62,792
     
565,111
     
1,065,122
     
1,071,425
 
Average interest rate
   
2.47
%    
3.17
%    
3.18
%    
3.08
%    
3.16
%    
3.54
%    
3.24
%    
 
Other interest-earning assets
   
22,989
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
22,989
     
22,989
 
Average interest rate
   
5.61
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
5.61
%    
 
                                                                 
Total earning assets
  $
2,208,585
    $
622,732
    $
432,767
    $
308,107
    $
231,269
    $
925,580
    $
4,729,040
    $
4,653,453
 
                                                                 
Average interest rate
   
4.59
%    
4.43
%    
4.46
%    
4.40
%    
4.18
%    
3.77
%    
4.36
%    
 
Rate-sensitive liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $
67,145
    $
60,792
    $
55,041
    $
49,834
    $
45,120
    $
431,828
    $
709,760
    $
709,760
 
NOW accounts
   
77,857
     
67,689
     
58,849
     
51,163
     
44,481
     
296,109
     
596,148
     
574,709
 
Average interest rate
   
0.15
%    
0.15
%    
0.15
%    
0.15
%    
0.15
%    
0.15
%    
0.15
%    
 
Savings and money market accounts
   
243,331
     
206,992
     
176,134
     
149,924
     
127,656
     
745,445
     
1,649,482
     
1,627,824
 
Average interest rate
   
0.82
%    
0.81
%    
0.80
%    
0.80
%    
0.79
%    
0.74
%    
0.78
%    
 
Certificates of deposit
   
747,006
     
122,957
     
48,181
     
33,175
     
22,995
     
1,298
     
975,612
     
978,235
 
Average interest rate
   
2.05
%    
2.15
%    
1.90
%    
2.28
%    
1.93
%    
0.76
%    
2.06
%    
 
                                                                 
Total deposits
   
1,135,339
     
458,430
     
338,205
     
284,096
     
240,252
     
1,474,680
     
3,931,002
     
3,890,528
 
Average interest rate
   
1.53
%    
0.96
%    
0.71
%    
0.71
%    
0.63
%    
0.40
%    
0.86
%    
 
Fixed interest rate borrowings
   
174,015
     
26,692
     
127,933
     
80
     
80,047
     
50,033
     
458,800
     
460,631
 
Average interest rate
   
1.04
%    
2.21
%    
1.80
%    
3.32
%    
1.66
%    
2.69
%    
1.60
%    
 
Variable interest rate borrowings
   
147,252
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
147,252
     
138,172
 
Average interest rate
   
2.35
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
0.00
%    
2.35
%    
 
                                                                 
Total funds
  $
1,456,606
    $
485,122
    $
466,138
    $
284,176
    $
320,299
    $
1,524,713
    $
4,537,054
    $
4,489,331
 
                                                                 
Average interest rate
   
1.56
%    
1.03
%    
1.01
%    
0.71
%    
0.89
%    
0.48
%    
0.98
%    
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Table dollars in thousands except per share data)
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 Operations” included in Item 7.
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ITEM
 
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
Table of Contents
         
 
Page
 
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
 
         
   
65
 
         
   
66
 
         
   
67
 
         
   
68
 
         
   
69
 
         
   
70
 
         
   
133
 
         
   
138
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
98,831
 
  $
58,492
 
Interest-earning time deposits
 
 
8,455
 
   
15,744
 
Investment securities, available for sale
 
 
834,776
 
   
600,348
 
Investment securities, held to maturity (fair value of $215,147 and $208,273)
 
 
207,899
 
   
210,112
 
Loans held for sale
 
 
4,088
 
   
1,038
 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $17,667 and $17,820
 
 
3,619,174
 
   
2,995,512
 
Premises and equipment, net
 
 
92,209
 
   
74,331
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 
 
22,447
 
   
18,073
 
Goodwill
 
 
151,238
 
   
119,880
 
Other intangible assets
 
 
26,679
 
   
10,390
 
Interest receivable
 
 
18,828
 
   
14,239
 
Cash value of life insurance
 
 
95,577
 
   
88,062
 
Other assets
 
 
66,628
 
   
40,467
 
                 
Total assets
   
5,246,829
 
  $
4,246,688
 
                 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
   
     
 
Non-interest
bearing
 
$
709,760
 
  $
642,129
 
Interest bearing
 
 
3,221,242
 
   
2,497,247
 
                 
Total deposits
 
 
3,931,002
 
   
3,139,376
 
Borrowings
 
 
549,741
 
   
550,384
 
Subordinated debentures
 
 
56,311
 
   
37,837
 
Interest payable
 
 
3,062
 
   
2,031
 
Other liabilities
 
 
50,690
 
   
25,068
 
                 
Total liabilities
 
 
4,590,806
 
   
3,754,696
 
                 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, Authorized, 1,000,000 shares, Issued 0 shares
 
 
—  
 
   
—  
 
Common stock, no par value, Authorized 99,000,000 shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issued 45,000,840 and 38,400,476 shares, Outstanding 44,975,771 and 38,375,407 shares
   
—  
     
—  
 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
 
379,853
 
   
276,101
 
Retained earnings
 
 
269,738
 
   
224,035
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
6,432
 
   
(8,144
)
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
 
 
656,023
 
   
491,992
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
   
5,246,829
 
  $
4,246,688
 
                 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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5

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans receivable
 
$
183,631
 
  $
147,478
    $
112,329
 
Investment securities
   
     
     
 
Taxable
 
 
12,606
 
   
10,621
     
9,086
 
Tax exempt
 
 
12,095
 
   
8,069
     
7,068
 
                         
Total interest income
 
 
208,332
 
   
166,168
     
128,483
 
                         
Interest Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
 
33,690
 
   
18,225
     
7,901
 
Borrowed funds
 
 
10,672
 
   
11,009
     
6,178
 
Subordinated debentures
 
 
3,179
 
   
2,365
     
2,304
 
                         
Total interest expense
 
 
47,541
 
   
31,599
     
16,383
 
                         
Net Interest Income
 
 
160,791
 
   
134,569
     
112,100
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
1,976
 
   
2,906
     
2,470
 
                         
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
 
 
158,815
 
   
131,663
     
109,630
 
                         
Non-interest
Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
 
 
9,959
 
   
7,762
     
6,383
 
Wire transfer fees
 
 
653
 
   
612
     
658
 
Interchange fees
 
 
7,655
 
   
5,715
     
5,104
 
Fiduciary activities
 
 
8,580
 
   
7,827
     
7,894
 
Gains (losses) on sale of investment securities (includes $(75), $(443) and $38 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings reclassificiations)
   
(75
)
   
(443
)    
38
 
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
 
 
9,208
 
   
6,613
     
7,906
 
Mortgage servicing income net of impairment
 
 
1,914
 
   
2,120
     
1,583
 
Increase in cash value of bank owned life insurance
 
 
2,190
 
   
1,912
     
1,797
 
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance
 
 
580
 
   
154
     
—  
 
Other income
 
 
2,394
 
   
2,141
     
1,773
 
                         
Total
non-interest
income
 
 
43,058
 
   
34,413
     
33,136
 
                         
Non-interest
Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
 
65,206
 
   
56,623
     
51,375
 
Net occupancy expenses
 
 
12,157
 
   
10,482
     
9,535
 
Data processing
 
 
8,480
 
   
6,816
     
5,914
 
Professional fees
 
 
1,946
 
   
1,926
     
2,490
 
Outside services and consultants
 
 
8,152
 
   
5,271
     
7,018
 
Loan expense
 
 
8,633
 
   
6,341
     
4,970
 
FDIC insurance expense
 
 
252
 
   
1,444
     
1,046
 
Other losses
 
 
740
 
   
665
     
368
 
Other expense
 
 
16,466
 
   
12,948
     
12,097
 
                         
Total
non-interest
expense
 
 
122,032
 
   
102,516
     
94,813
 
                         
Income Before Income Taxes
 
 
79,841
 
   
63,560
     
47,953
 
Income tax expense (includes $(16), $(93) and $13 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to income tax expense (benefit) from reclassification items)
   
13,303
     
10,443
     
14,836
 
                         
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
 
$
66,538
 
  $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
                         
Basic Earnings Per Share
 
$
1.53
 
  $
1.39
    $
0.96
 
Diluted Earnings Per Share
 
 
1.53
 
   
1.38
     
0.95
 
 
 
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
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6
 

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Net Income
 
$
66,538
 
  $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
                         
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments:
   
     
     
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments for the period
 
 
(2,680
)
   
(32
)    
1,404
 
Income tax effect
 
 
563
 
   
7
     
(491
)
                         
Changes from derivative instruments
 
 
(2,117
)
   
(25
)    
913
 
                         
Change in securities:
   
     
     
 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the period on AFS securities
 
 
21,173
 
   
(5,067
)    
2,110
 
Amortization from transfer of securities from available for sale to held to maturity securities
 
 
(117
)
   
(190
)    
(256
)
Reclassification adjustment for securities (gains) losses realized in income
 
 
75
 
   
443
     
(38
)
Income tax effect
 
 
(4,438
)
   
1,012
     
(636
)
                         
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities
 
 
16,693
 
   
(3,802
)    
1,180
 
                         
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
 
 
14,576
 
   
(3,827
)    
2,093
 
                         
Comprehensive Income
 
$
81,114
 
  $
49,290
    $
35,210
 
                         
 
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
6
7

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                                                 
 
Preferred
Stock
 
 
Common
Stock
 
 
Additional
Paid-in

Capital
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 
Total
 
Balances, January 1, 2017
 
$
—  
 
 
$
—  
 
 
$
182,326
 
 
$
164,173
 
 
$
(5,644
)
 
$
340,855
 
Net income
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
33,117
     
—  
     
33,117
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
2,093
     
2,093
 
Amortization of unearned compensation
   
—  
     
—  
     
135
     
—  
     
—  
     
135
 
Exercise of stock options
   
—  
     
—  
     
1,604
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,604
 
Stock option expense
   
—  
     
—  
     
325
     
—  
     
—  
     
325
 
Stock issued in Lafayette acquisition
   
—  
     
—  
     
28,558
     
—  
     
—  
     
28,558
 
Stock issued in Wolverine acquisition
   
—  
     
—  
     
62,111
     
—  
     
—  
     
62,111
 
Cash dividends on common stock
($0.33 per share) (Restated - See Note 1)
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(11,720
)    
—  
     
(11,720
)
                                                 
Balances, December 31, 2017
 
$
—  
 
 
$
—  
 
 
$
275,059
 
 
$
185,570
 
 
$
(3,551
)
 
$
457,078
 
Net income
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
53,117
     
—  
     
53,117
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(3,827
)    
(3,827
)
Amortization of unearned compensation
   
—  
     
—  
     
169
     
—  
     
—  
     
169
 
Exercise of stock options
   
—  
     
—  
     
493
     
—  
     
—  
     
493
 
Stock option expense
   
—  
     
—  
     
251
     
—  
     
—  
     
251
 
Stock issued stock plans
   
—  
     
—  
     
129
     
—  
     
—  
     
129
 
Reclassification of tax adjustment on accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
766
     
(766
)    
—  
 
Cash dividends on common stock
($0.40 per share) (Restated - See Note 1)
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(15,418
)    
—  
     
(15,418
)
                                                 
Balances, December 31, 2018
 
$
—  
 
 
$
—  
 
 
$
276,101
 
 
$
224,035
 
 
$
(8,144
)
 
$
491,992
 
Net income
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
66,538
     
—  
     
66,538
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
14,576
     
14,576
 
Amortization of unearned compensation
   
—  
     
—  
     
705
     
—  
     
—  
     
705
 
Exercise of stock options
   
—  
     
—  
     
236
     
—  
     
—  
     
236
 
Stock option expense
   
—  
     
—  
     
215
     
—  
     
—  
     
215
 
Stock issued stock plans
   
—  
     
—  
     
1,469
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,469
 
Stock issued in Salin acquisition
   
—  
     
—  
     
102,722
     
—  
     
—  
     
102,722
 
Repurchase of outstanding stock
   
—  
     
—  
     
(1,595
)    
—  
     
—  
     
(1,595
)
Cash dividends on common stock
($0.46 per share)
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
(20,835
)    
—  
     
(20,835
)
                                                 
Balances, December 31, 2019
 
$
—  
 
 
$
—  
 
 
$
379,853
 
 
$
269,738
 
 
$
6,432
 
 
$
656,023
 
                                                 
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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8

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
66,538
 
  $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
Items not requiring (providing) cash
   
     
     
 
Provision for loan losses
 
 
1,976
 
   
2,906
     
2,470
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
9,688
 
   
6,813
     
5,936
 
Share based compensation
 
 
215
 
   
251
     
325
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net impairment
 
 
192
 
   
(60
)    
80
 
Premium amortization on securities, net
 
 
5,929
 
   
5,798
     
6,024
 
Loss (gain) on sale of investment securities
 
 
75
 
   
443
     
(38
)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
 
 
(9,208
)
   
(6,613
)    
(7,906
)
Proceeds from sales of loans
 
 
275,809
 
   
197,492
     
231,410
 
Loans originated for sale
 
 
(269,651
)
   
(188,823
)    
(218,511
)
Change in cash value life insurance
 
 
(2,190
)
   
(1,912
)    
(1,797
)
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance
 
 
580
 
   
154
     
—  
 
Loss (gain) on other real estate owned
 
 
(126
)
   
(209
)    
(4
)
Net change in:
   
     
     
 
Interest receivable
 
 
(2,101
)
   
(1,180
)    
(2,591
)
Interest payable
 
 
205
 
   
1,145
     
152
 
Other assets
 
 
97,629
 
   
2,460
     
6,173
 
Other liabilities
 
 
(608
)
   
658
     
(5,776
)
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
174,952
 
   
72,440
     
49,064
 
                         
Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
 
 
(425,879
)
   
(214,706
)    
(149,376
)
Proceeds from sales, maturities, calls and principal repayments of securities available for sale
 
 
248,422
 
   
123,377
     
85,587
 
Purchases of securities held to maturity
 
 
—  
 
   
(28,374
)    
(31,794
)
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity
 
 
8,384
 
   
8,301
     
13,376
 
Net change in interest-earning time deposits
 
 
7,289
 
   
717
     
950
 
Change in Federal Reserve and FHLB stock
 
 
(803
)
   
32
     
8,987
 
Net change in loans
 
 
(59,420
)
   
(182,637
)    
(251,821
)
Proceeds on the sale of OREO and repossessed assets
 
 
4,744
 
   
3,258
     
4,238
 
Change in premises and equipment, net
 
 
(4,612
)
   
(3,434
)    
(2,689
)
Purchases of bank owned life insurance
 
 
—  
 
   
(10,450
)    
—  
 
Net cash received in acquisition of branch
 
 
—  
 
   
—  
     
11,000
 
Net cash received in acquisition, Lafayette
 
 
—  
 
   
—  
     
20,425
 
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest in Lafayette
 
 
—  
 
   
—  
     
(530
)
Net cash received in acquisition, Wolverine
 
 
—  
 
   
—  
     
12,723
 
Net cash received in acquisition, Salin
 
 
128,745
 
   
—  
     
—  
 
Repurchase of outstanding stock
 
 
(1,595
)
   
—  
     
—  
 
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
 
(94,725
)
   
(303,916
)    
(278,924
)
                         
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in:
   
     
     
 
Deposits
 
 
50,282
 
   
258,373
     
(13,360
)
Borrowings
 
 
(71,040
)
   
(13,589
)    
259,895
 
Proceeds from issuance of stock
 
 
1,705
 
   
622
     
1,604
 
Dividends paid on common stock
 
 
(20,835
)
   
(15,418
)    
(11,720
)
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
 
(39,888
)
   
229,988
     
236,419
 
                         
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 
40,339
 
   
(1,488
)    
6,559
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
 
 
58,492
 
   
59,980
     
53,421
 
                         
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
 
$
98,831
 
  $
58,492
    $
59,980
 
                         
Additional Supplemental Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
$
46,510
 
  $
30,454
    $
15,969
 
Income taxes paid
 
 
13,219
 
   
6,819
     
10,350
 
Transfer of loans to other real estate and repossessed assets
 
 
2,700
 
   
3,005
     
2,411
 
Transfer of premises to other real estate
 
 
1,705
 
   
—  
     
—  
 
Right-of-use assets exchanged for lease obligations
 
 
3,411
 
   
—  
     
—  
 
Sale of securities available for sale not yet settled
 
 
6,303
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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9

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. 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, Inc. (“Horizon”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Horizon Bank (“Bank”) and Horizon Risk Management, Inc., together referred to as “Horizon” conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reporting practices followed by the banking industry. Horizon Risk Management, Inc. is a captive insurance company incorporated in Nevada and was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon.
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 maintains 74 full service offices. The Bank has wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries: Horizon Investments, Inc. (“Horizon Investments”), Horizon Properties, Inc. (“Horizon Properties”), Horizon Insurance Services, Inc. (“Horizon Insurance”) and Horizon Grantor Trust. Horizon Investments manages the investment portfolio of the Bank. Horizon Properties manages the real estate investment trust. Horizon Insurance is used by the Company’s Wealth Management to sell certain insurance products. Horizon Grantor Trust holds title to certain company owned life insurance policies. Horizon conducts no business except that incident to its ownership of the subsidiaries.
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 following acquisitions: Alliance Financial Corporation in 2005, which formed Alliance Financial Statutory Trust I (“Alliance Trust”); American Trust & Savings Bank in 2010, which formed Am Tru Statutory Trust I (“Am Tru Trust”); Heartland Bancshares, Inc. in 2013, which formed Heartland (IN) Statutory Trust II (“Heartland Trust”); LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. in 2016, which acquired City Savings Statutory Trust I (“City Savings Trust”) in 2007; and Salin Bancshares, Inc. in 2003, which formed Salin Statutory Trust I (“Salin Trust”). See Note 1
6
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.
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.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, valuation of other real estate owned, goodwill and intangible assets, mortgage servicing rights, other-than-temporary impairments and fair values of financial instruments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
— Cash and cash equivalents includes cash, deposits with other financial institutions with original maturities under 90 days, and federal funds sold.
Fair Value Measurements
— Horizon uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments, to certain assets, and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Horizon has 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.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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 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 Company 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.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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. Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are recorded as interest income from securities. 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 amortized cost.
Loans Held for Sale
— Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or fair value in the aggregate. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to noninterest income. Gains and losses on loan sales are recorded in noninterest income, and direct loan origination costs and fees are deferred at origination of the loan and are recognized in noninterest income upon sale of the loan.
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 collectability 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. Discounts and premiums on purchased loans are amortized to income using the interest method over the remaining period to contractual maturity, adjusted for anticipated prepayments.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
— The Bank grants commercial, real estate, and consumer loans to customers located primarily in the
n
orthern and
cent
ral
regions of Indiana and the
s
outhern and
c
entral regions of Michigan and provides mortgage warehouse lines to mortgage companies in the United States. Commercial loans make up approximately 56% 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 21% of the loan portfolio and are secured by residential real estate. Installment loans make up approximately 19% of the loan portfolio and are primarily secured by consumer assets. Mortgage warehouse loans make up approximately 4% of the loan portfolio and are secured by residential real estate.
Mortgage Warehouse Loans
— Horizon’s mortgage warehousing has specific mortgage companies as customers of the 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 reacquires the loan under its option within 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 pay off 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, which is typically less than 30 days.
Based on the agreements with each mortgage company, at any time a mortgage company can reacquire from Horizon its 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 reacquire 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 reacquire its loan on an individual mortgage, Horizon would be able to exercise its rights under the agreement.
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2

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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 collectability 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. 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 90 or more days past due.
Loans are considered impaired if the borrower does not exhibit the ability to pay or the full principal or interest payments are not expected or 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.
Loans Acquired in Business Combinations
— Loans acquired in business combinations with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of purchase dates may include information such as
past-due
and nonaccrual status, borrower credit scores and recent loans to value percentages. Acquired credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (FASB ASC
310-30)
and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loans. Accordingly, allowances for credit losses related to these loans are not carried over and recorded at the acquisition dates. As a result, related discounts are recognized subsequently through accretion based on the expected cash flows
,
including loan prepayment considerations, 
of the acquired loans. For purposes of applying FASB ASC
310-30,
loans acquired in business combinations are aggregated into pools of loans with common risk characteristics. Acquired loans not accounted for under ASC
310-30
are accounted for under ASC
310-20,
which allows the fair value adjustment to be accreted to income over the remaining life of the loans.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The expected cash flows of the acquired loan pools in excess of the fair values recorded is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income over the remaining estimated lives of the loan pools. The Company continues to evaluate the fair value of the loans including cash flows expected to be collected. Increases in the Company’s cash flow expectation are recognized as increases to the accretable yield while decreases are recognized as impairments through the allowance for loan losses.
Performing loans acquired (FASB ASC
310-20)
with credit impairment subsequent to the acquisition date are evaluated individually and charged down to the fair value of the underlying collateral in the period the uncollectible loss is reasonably determined.
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 (“FHLB”) systems. The required investment in the common stock is based on a predetermined formula.
Mortgage Servicing Rights
—Mortgage servicing assets are recognized separately when rights are acquired through purchase or through sale of financial assets. Under the servicing assets and liabilities accounting guidance (ASC
 860-50),
servicing rights resulting from the sale or securitization of loans originated by the Company are initially measured at fair value at the date of transfer. Amortized mortgage servicing rights include commercial mortgage servicing rights. Under the amortization method, servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income. The amortized assets are assessed for impairment or increased obligation based on fair value at each reporting date.
Fair value is based on market prices for comparable mortgage servicing contracts, when available, or alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the cost to service, the discount rate, the custodial earnings rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses. These variables change from quarter to quarter as market conditions and projected interest rates change, and may have an adverse impact on the value of the mortgage servicing right and may result in a reduction to noninterest income.
Each class of separately recognized servicing assets subsequently measured using the amortization method are evaluated and measured for impairment. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights into tranches based on predominant characteristics, such as interest rate, loan type and investor type. Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual tranche, to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount of the servicing assets for that tranche. The valuation allowance is adjusted to reflect changes in the measurement of impairment after the initial measurement of impairment. Changes in valuation allowances are reported with mortgage servicing income net of impairment on the income statement. Fair value in excess of the carrying amount of servicing assets for that stratum is not recognized.
Servicing fee income is recorded for fees earned for servicing loans. The fees are based on a contractual percentage of the outstanding principal or a fixed amount per loan and are recorded as income when earned. The amortization of mortgage servicing rights is netted against loan servicing fee income.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Intangible Assets
— Goodwill is tested annually for impairment. At December 31, 2019, Horizon had core deposit intangibles of $26.7 million subject to amortization and $151.2 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. A large majority of the goodwill relates to the acquisitions of Heartland, Summit, Peoples, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Lafayette, Wolverine and Salin.
Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI)
– BOLI has been purchased on certain employees and directors of the Company. The Company records the life insurance at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or amounts due that are probable at settlement.
Income Taxes
—The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with income tax accounting guidance (ASC 740,
Income Taxes
). The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense: current and deferred. Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues. The Company determines deferred income taxes using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which they occur. Deferred income tax expense results from changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between periods. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Uncertain tax positions are recognized if it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be realized or sustained upon examination. The term more likely than not means a likelihood of more than 50 percent; the terms examined and upon examination also include resolution of the related appeals or litigation processes, if any. A tax position that meets the more-
likely-than-not
recognition threshold is initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The determination of whether or not a tax position has met the
more-likely-than-not
recognition threshold considers the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date and is subject to management’s judgment.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties on income taxes as a component of income tax expense.
The Company files consolidated income tax returns with its subsidiaries.
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.
Transfer of Financial Assets
The transfer of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company and put presumptively beyond the reach of the transferor and its creditors, even in bankruptcy or other receivership, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity or the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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. The following table shows computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Basic earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
66,538
 
  $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
(1)
 
 
43,493,316
 
   
38,347,059
     
34,553,736
 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
1.53
 
  $
1.39
    $
0.96
 
                         
Diluted earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
66,538
 
  $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
(1)
 
 
43,493,316
 
   
38,347,059
     
34,553,736
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
   
     
     
 
Restricted stock
 
 
23,006
 
   
36,185
     
46,981
 
Stock options
 
 
81,273
 
   
111,987
     
159,721
 
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
 
43,597,595
 
   
38,495,231
     
34,760,438
 
 
$
1.53
 
  $
1.38
    $
0.95
 
                         
 
 
 
 
(1)
Adjusted for 3:2 stock split on June 15, 2018
 
 
 
 
There were 120,341, 102,138 and zero shares for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were
non-dilutive.
On May 15, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a
three-for-two
stock split of the Company’s authorized common stock, no par value. All share and per share amounts in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted, where necessary, to reflect this
three-for-two
stock split. The effect of the
three-for-two
stock split on the outstanding common shares is that shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 31, 2018, the record date, received an additional half share for each share of common stock held, with shareholders receiving cash in lieu of any fractional shares. The additional shares issued in the stock split were payable and issued on June 15, 2018, and the common shares began trading on a split-adjusted basis on June 19, 2018.
On July 16, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a stock repurchase program for up to 2,250,000 shares of Horizon’s issued and outstanding common stock, no par value. As of December 31, 2019, Horizon had repurchased a total of 99,407 shares at an average price per share of $16.04.
Dividend Restrictions
— Horizon’s principal source of funds for dividend payments is dividends received from the Bank. Banking regulations limit the amount of dividends that may be paid without prior approval of regulatory agencies. Under these regulations, the amount of dividends that may be paid in any calendar year is limited to the current year’s net profits combined with the retained net profits of the preceding two years, subject to the capital requirements described in Note 2
2
. At December 31, 2019, the Bank could, without prior approval, declare dividends of approximately $43.7 million 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.
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.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Comprehensive Income
— Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable income taxes. Other comprehensive income (loss) includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities, unrealized and realized gains and losses in derivative financial instruments and amortization of available-for-sale securities transferred to held-to-maturity.
Share-Based Compensation
— At December 31, 2019, Horizon had share-based compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 2
3
. All share-based payments are 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 $920,000, $626,000, and $460,000 in compensation expense relating to vesting of stock options less estimated forfeitures for the
12-month
periods ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Derivative Financial Instruments
— The Company occasionally enters into derivative financial instruments as part of its interest rate risk management strategies. These derivative financial instruments consist primarily of interest rate swaps. All derivative instruments are recorded on the Statements of Financial Condition, as either an asset or liability, at their fair value. The accounting for the gain or loss resulting from the change in fair value depends on the intended use of the derivative. For a derivative used to hedge changes in fair value of a recognized asset or liability, or an unrecognized firm commitment, the gain or loss on the derivative will be recognized in earnings together with the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item. This results in an earnings impact only to the extent that the hedge is ineffective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value. If it is determined that the derivative instrument is not highly effective as a hedge, hedge accounting is discontinued and the adjustment to fair value of the derivative instrument is recorded in earnings. For a derivative used to hedge changes in cash flows associated with forecasted transactions, the gain or loss of the effective portion of the derivative will be deferred, and reported as accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity, until such time the hedged transaction affects earnings. For derivative instruments not accounted for as hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in
non-interest
income or
non-interest
expense. Deferred gains and losses from derivatives that are terminated and were in a cash flow hedge are amortized over the shorter of the original remaining term of the derivative or the remaining life of the underlying asset or liability.
Reclassifications
— Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2018 and 2017 consolidated financial statements to be comparable to 2019. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
FASB ASU No.
 2018-03,
Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
The FASB has issued ASU No.
 2018-03,
Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
, to clarify certain aspects of the guidance issued in ASU No.
 2016-01,
including aspects of equity securities without a readily determinable fair value. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. As these clarifications did not have a material impact on Horizon’s consolidated financial statements, Horizon elected to early adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2018.
FASB ASU No.
 2018-02,
Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The FASB has issued ASU No.
 2018-02,
Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
. The amendments in this ASU allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Consequently, the amendments eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and will improve the usefulness of information reported to financial statement users. The amendments in this ASU also require certain disclosures about stranded tax effects. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the amendments
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
in this ASU is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, (1) for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) for all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The amendments in this ASU should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized. At December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $766,000 stranded tax effects included in AOCI and reclassified to retained earnings at January 1, 2018.
FASB ASU No.
 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842)
The FASB has issued ASU No.
 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842).
Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases, at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a
right-of-use
asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. 
As of January 1, 2019, the Company recorded a
right-of-use
asset and an operating lease liability of $3.4 million.
FASB ASU No.
 2016-01,
Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
The FASB has issued ASU No.
 2016-01,
Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.
The new guidance is intended to improve the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The ASU affects public and private companies,
not-for-profit
organizations, and employee benefit plans that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities.
The new guidance makes targeted improvements to existing U.S. GAAP by:
 
Requiring equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income;
 
Requiring public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes;
 
Requiring separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (i.e., securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements;
 
Eliminating the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for organizations that are not public business entities;
 
Eliminating the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; and
 
Requiring a reporting organization to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk (also referred to as “own credit”) when the organization has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new guidance permits early adoption of the own credit provision. In addition, the new guidance permits early adoption of the provision that exempts private companies and
not-for-profit
organizations from having to disclose fair value information about financial instruments measured at amortized cost. Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
— Accounting Standards Codification 606,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers”
(ASC 606) provides that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance enumerates five steps that entities should follow in achieving this core principle. Revenue generated from financial instruments, including loans and investment securities, are not included in the scope of ASC 606. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in a change to the accounting of any of the Company’s revenue streams that are within the scope of the amendments. Revenue-gathering activities that are within the scope of ASC 606 and that are presented as
non-interest
income in the Company’s consolidated statements of income include:
  Service charges and fees on deposit accounts – these include general service fees charged for deposit account maintenance and activity and transaction-based fees charged for certain services, such as debit card, wire transfer and overdraft activities. Revenue is recognized when the performance obligation is completed, which is generally after a transaction is completed or monthly for account maintenance services.
  Fiduciary activities – this includes periodic fees due from trust and wealth management customers for managing the customers’ financial assets. Fees are charged based on a standard agreement and are recognized as they are earned.
Note 2 – Acquisitions
Salin Bancshares, Inc.
On March 26, 2019, Horizon completed the acquisition of Salin Bancshares, Inc. (“Salin”), an Indiana corporation, and Horizon Bank’s acquisition of Salin Bank and Trust Company (“Salin Bank”), an Indiana commercial bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Salin, through mergers effective March 26, 2019. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Salin received 23,907.5 shares of Horizon common stock and $87,417.17 in cash for each outstanding share of Salin common stock. Salin shares outstanding at the closing to be exchanged were 275, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Salin shareholders totaled 6,563,697. The Salin shareholders received cash in lieu of fractional shares. Based upon the March 25, 2019 closing price of $15.65 per share of Horizon common stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger the transaction has an implied valuation of approximately $126.7 million.
The Company incurred approximately $5.6 million in costs related to the acquisition. These expenses are classified in the
non-interest
expense section of the income statement and are primarily located in the data processing, professional fees, outside services and consultants and other expense line items. As a result of the acquisition, the Company was able to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible and intangible assets based on their current estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. Based on preliminary valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to change, the final purchase price for the Salin acquisition is detailed in the following table. Prior to the end of the
one-year
measurement period for finalizing the purchase price allocation, if information becomes available which would indicate adjustments are required to the purchase price allocation, such adjustments will be included in the purchase price allocation prospectively. The measurement period adjustments will be calculated as if the accounting had been completed as of the acquisition date.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
 
                     
Assets
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
  $
152,745
   
Deposits
   
 
Investment securities, available for sale
   
54,319
   
Non-interest
bearing
  $
188,744
 
 
 
 
NOW accounts
 
207,567
 
Loans
   
   
Savings and money market
   
274,504
 
Commercial
   
352,798
   
Certificates of deposit
   
70,529
 
                     
Residential mortgage
   
131,008
   
Total deposits
   
741,344
 
Consumer
   
85,112
   
   
 
                     
Total loans
   
568,918
   
   
 
 
 
 
Borrowings
 
70,495
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
20,425
   
Subordinated debentures
   
18,376
 
FRB and FHLB stock
   
3,571
   
Interest payable
   
826
 
Goodwill
   
31,358
   
Other liabilities
   
8,759
 
Core deposit intangible
   
19,818
   
   
 
Interest receivable
   
2,488
   
   
 
Other assets
   
112,880
   
   
 
                     
   
   
Total liabilities assumed
  $
839,800
 
                     
Total assets purchased
  $
966,522
   
   
 
                     
Common shares issued
  $
102,722
   
   
 
Cash paid
   
24,000
   
   
 
                     
Total purchase price
  $
126,722
   
   
 
                     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Of the total purchase price of $126.7 million, $19.8 million has been allocated to core deposit intangible. Additionally, $31.2 million has been allocated to goodwill and none of the purchase price is deductible. The core deposit intangible is being amortized over 10 years on straight line basis.
The Company acq
u
ired various loans in the acquisition that had evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.
Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include information such as
past-due
and
non-accr
u
al
status, borrower credit scores and recent
loan-to-value
percentages. Purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for the under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (ASC
310-30)
and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Accordingly, an allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over and recorded at the acquisition date. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition using our internal risk models, which incorporate the estimate of current assumptions, such as a default rates, severity and prepayment speeds.
The following table details an estimate of the acquired loans that are accounted for in accordance with ASC
310-30
as of March 26, 2019. Final valuation estimates have not yet been determined for acquired loans as of December 31, 2019. If information becomes available which would indicate adjustments to the purchase price allocation, such adjustments would be made prospectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
         
Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition
  $
22,672
 
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable differences)
   
6,694
 
         
Expected cash flows at acquisition
   
15,978
 
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable discount)
   
735
 
         
Fair value of acquired loans accounted for under ASC
310-30
  $
15,243
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimates of certain loans, those for which specific credit-related deterioration has occurred since origination, are recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition of these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected.
Wolverine Bancorp, Inc.
On October 17, 2017, Horizon completed the acquisition of Wolverine Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Wolverine”) and Horizon Bank’s acquisition of Wolverine Bank, a federally chartered savings bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Wolverine, through mergers effective October 17, 2017. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Wolverine received 1.5228 shares of Horizon common stock and $14.00 in cash for each outstanding share of Wolverine common stock. Wolverine shares outstanding at the closing to be exchanged were 2,129,331, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Wolverine shareholders totaled 3,241,045. Based upon the October 16, 2017 closing price of $19.37 per share of Horizon common stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger, less the consideration used to pay off Wolverine Bancorp’s ESOP loan receivable, the transaction has an implied valuation of approximately $93.8 million. The Company incurred approximately $1.9 million in costs related to the acquisition as of December 31, 2017. These expenses are classified in the
non-interest
section of the income statement and are primarily located in the salaries and employee benefits, professional services and other expense line items. As a result of the acquisition, the Company will have an opportunity to increase
its
loan and deposit base and expects to reduce costs through economies of scale.
Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible and intangible assets based on their current estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. Based on preliminary valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to change, the final purchase price for the Wolverine acquisition is allocated as follows:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
                     
Assets
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
  $
44,450
   
Deposits
   
 
   
   
Non-interest
bearing
  $
25,221
 
Loans
   
   
NOW accounts
   
8,026
 
Commercial
   
276,167
   
Savings and money market
   
129,044
 
Residential mortgage
   
30,603
   
Certificates of deposit
   
94,688
 
                     
Consumer
   
3,897
   
Total deposits
   
256,979
 
                     
Total loans
   
310,667
   
   
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
2,941
   
Borrowings
   
36,970
 
FRB and FHLB stock
   
2,700
   
Interest payable
   
214
 
Goodwill
   
26,827
   
Other liabilities
   
6,154
 
Core deposit intangible
   
2,024
   
   
 
Interest receivable
   
584
   
   
 
Other assets
   
3,897
   
   
 
                     
Total assets purchased
  $
394,090
   
Total liabilities assumed
  $
300,317
 
                     
Common shares issued
  $
62,111
   
   
 
Cash paid
   
31,662
   
   
 
                     
Total purchase price
  $
93,773
   
   
 
                     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Of the total purchase price of $93.8 million, $2.0 million has b
e
en allocated to core deposit intangible. Additionally, $26.8 million has been allocated to goodwill and none of the purchase price is deductible. The core deposit intangible will be amortized over 10 years on a straight line basis.
The Company acquired various loans in the acquisition that had evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.
Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include information such as
past-due
and
non-accrual
status, borrower credit scores and recent
loan-to-value
percentages. Purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (ASC
310-30)
and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Accordingly, an allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over and recorded at the acquisition date. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition using our internal risk models, which incorporate the estimate of current assumptions, such as default rates, severity and prepayment speeds.
Loans with specific credit-related deterioration, since origination, are recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition of these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected.
The following table details the acquired loans that are accounted for in accordance with ASC
310-30
as of October 17, 2017.
         
Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition
  $
21,912
 
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable differences)
   
1,832
 
         
Expected cash flows at acquisition
   
20,080
 
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable discount)
   
2,267
 
         
Fair value of acquired loans accounted for under ASC
310-30
  $
17,813
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Final estimates of certain loans, those for which specific credit-related deterioration, since origination, are recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition of these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected.
Lafayette Community Bancorp
On September 1, 2017, Horizon completed the acquisition of Lafayette Community Bancorp, an Indiana corporation (“Lafayette”) and Horizon Bank’s acquisition of Lafayette Community Bank, a state-chartered bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Lafayette, through mergers effective September 1, 2017. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, shareholders of Lafayette received 0.8817 shares of Horizon common stock and $1.73 in cash for each outstanding share of Lafayette common stock. Lafayette shareholders owning fewer than 100 shares of common stock received $17.25 in cash for each common share. Lafayette shares outstanding at the closing to be exchanged were 1,856,679, and the shares of Horizon common stock issued to Lafayette shareholders totaled 1,636,888. Based upon the August 31, 2017 closing price of $17.45 per share of Horizon common stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger, the transaction has an implied valuation of approximately $34.5 million. The Company incurred approximately $1.7 million in costs related to the acquisition as of December 31, 2017.
These expenses are classified in the
non-interest
expense section of the income statement and are primarily located in the salaries and employee benefits, professional services and other expense line items. As a result of the acquisition, the Company will have an opportunity to increase its loan and deposit base and expects to reduce cost through economies of scale.
Horizon held 5% ownership in Lafayette immediately preceding the merger date. In accordance with ASC
805-10
– Business Combinations, Horizon was required to remeasure the equity interest in Lafayette’s common stock and recognize the resulting gain or loss, if any, in earnings. Since Lafayette was traded in the OTC market, the remeasurement was based on the closing price of Lafayette’s common stock immediately prior to the acquisition announcement and immediately prior to Horizon taking control of Lafayette. This remeasurement resulted in a gain of $530,000.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to net tangible and intangible assets based on their current estimated fair values on the date of the acquisition. Based on preliminary valuations of the fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which are based on assumptions that are subject to change, the purchase price for the Lafayette acquisition is detailed in the following table.
                         
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
  $
24,846
   
 
 
Deposits
   
 
Investment securities, available for sale
   
6
   
 
 
Non-interest
bearing
  $
34,990
 
   
   
 
 
NOW accounts
   
30,174
 
Loans
   
   
 
 
Savings and money market
   
53,663
 
Commercial
   
116,258
   
 
 
Certificates of deposit
   
32,520
 
           
 
 
         
Residential mortgage
   
12,761
   
 
 
Total deposits
   
151,347
 
Consumer
   
5,280
   
 
 
   
 
           
 
 
         
Total loans
   
134,299
   
 
 
   
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
7,818
   
 
 
Interest payable
   
42
 
FHLB stock
   
395
   
 
 
Other liabilities
   
990
 
Goodwill
   
15,408
   
 
 
   
 
Core deposit intangible
   
2,085
   
 
 
   
 
Interest receivable
   
338
   
 
 
   
 
Other assets
   
1,649
   
 
 
   
 
           
 
 
         
Total assets purchased
  $
186,844
   
 
 
Total liabilities assumed
  $
152,379
 
           
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common shares issued
  $
30,044
(1)
 
 
 
 
   
 
Cash paid
   
4,421
   
 
 
   
 
           
 
 
         
Total purchase price
  $
34,465
   
 
 
   
 
           
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
(1)
This includes $955,000 of common shares previously held by Horizon.
 
 
 
 
Of the total estimated purchase price of $34.5 million, $2.1 million has been allocated to core deposit intangible. Additionally, $15.4 million has been allocated to goodwill and none of the purchase price is deductible. The core deposit intangible will be amortized over 10 years on a straight-line basis.
The Company acquired various loans in the acquisition that had evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.
Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include information such as
past-due
and
non-accrual
status, borrower credit scores and recent
loan-to-value
percentages. Purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (ASC
310-30)
and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Accordingly, an allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over and recorded at the acquisition date. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition using our internal risk models, which incorporate the estimate of current key assumptions, such as default rates, severity and prepayment speeds.
Loans with specific credit-related deterioration, since origination, are recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition of these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The following table details an estimate of the acquired loans that are accounted for in accordance with ASC
310-30
as of September 1, 2017.
         
Contractually required principal and interest at acquisition
  $
6,128
 
Contractual cash flows not expected to be collected (nonaccretable differences)
   
1,326
 
         
Expected cash flows at acquisition
   
4,802
 
Interest component of expected cash flows (accretable discount)
   
933
 
         
Fair value of acquired loans accounted for under ASC
310-30
  $
3,869
 
         
 
 
 
 
Final estimates of certain loans, those for which specific credit-related deterioration, since origination, are recorded at fair value, reflecting the present value of the amounts expected to be collected. Income recognition of these loans is based on reasonable expectation about the timing and amount of cash flows to be collected.
Bargersville Branch Purchase
On February 3, 2017, Horizon completed the purchase and assumption of certain assets and liabilities of a single branch of First Farmers Bank & Trust Company, in Bargersville, Indiana. Net cash of $11.0 million was received in the transaction, representing the deposit balances assumed at closing, net of amounts paid for loans acquired in the transaction of $3.4 million and a 3.0% premium on deposits. Customer deposit balances were recorded at $14.8 million and a core deposit intangible of $452,000 was recorded in the transaction, which will be amortized over 10 years on a straight line basis. There was no goodwill generated in the transaction.
The results of operations of Salin, Wolverine and Lafayette have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the acquisition dates. The following schedule includes
pro-forma
results for the periods ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 as if the Salin, Wolverine and Lafayette acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior reporting periods.
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Summary of Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Interest Income
  $
168,693
    $
157,194
    $
153,376
 
Provision for Loan Losses
   
2,276
     
3,706
     
3,438
 
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses
   
166,417
     
153,488
     
149,938
 
Non-interest
Income
   
43,472
     
39,918
     
42,456
 
Non-interest
Expense
   
134,446
     
124,944
     
138,752
 
Income before Income Taxes
   
75,443
     
68,462
     
53,642
 
Income Tax Expense
   
13,246
     
10,216
     
15,978
 
Net Income
  $
62,197
    $
58,246
    $
37,664
 
Basic Earnings per Share
  $
1.43
    $
1.52
    $
1.09
 
Diluted Earnings per Share
  $
1.43
    $
1.51
    $
1.08
 
 
 
 
 
The
pro-forma
information includes adjustments for interest income on loans, amortization of intangibles arising from the transaction, interest expense on deposits acquired, premises expense for the banking centers acquired and the related income tax effects.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The
pro-forma
financial information is presented for information purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated as of that time, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
Note 3 – Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, cash equivalents consisted primarily of money market accounts with brokers and certificates of deposit.
At December 31, 2019, the Company’s cash accounts exceeded federally insured limits by approximately $22.2 million. Approximately $6.7 million of this amount was held by either the Federal Reserve Bank or the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, which is not federally insured.
Note 4 – Securities
The fair value of securities is as follows:
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
1,415
    $
—  
    $
 (2
)   $
1,413
 
State and municipal
   
396,931
     
11,288
     
(2,451
)    
405,768
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
267,272
     
2,543
     
(563
)    
269,252
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
145,623
     
1,207
     
(258
)    
146,572
 
Corporate notes
   
10,848
     
923
     
—  
     
11,771
 
                                 
Total available for sale investment securities
  $
822,089
    $
 15,961
    $
 (3,274
)   $
834,776
 
                                 
Held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal
  $
190,767
    $
7,129
    $
 (54
)   $
197,842
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
4,560
     
13
     
(5
)    
4,568
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
12,572
     
194
     
(29
)    
12,737
 
                                 
Total held to maturity investment securities
  $
207,899
    $
7,336
    $
 (88
)   $
215,147
 
                                 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
16,815
    $
1
    $
 (208
)   $
16,608
 
State and municipal
   
210,386
     
1,495
     
(2,578
)    
209,303
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
187,563
     
625
     
(3,185
)    
185,003
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
183,479
     
80
     
(4,823
)    
178,736
 
Corporate notes
   
10,666
     
107
     
(75
)    
10,698
 
                                 
Total available for sale investment securities
  $
608,909
    $
 2,308
    $
 (10,869
)   $
600,348
 
                                 
Held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and municipal
  $
191,269
    $
 1,773
    $
 (3,366
)   $
189,676
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
5,144
     
6
     
(120
)    
5,030
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
13,699
     
74
     
(206
)    
13,567
 
                                 
Total held to maturity investment securities
  $
210,112
    $
 1,853
    $
 (3,692
)   $
208,273
 
                                 
 
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 and
held-to-maturity,
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, 2019, 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 governmental agencies, U.S. Treasury and federal agencies, federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations, and federal agency mortgage-backed pools were caused by interest rate volatility 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. 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 at maturity, the Company did not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019.
The Company elected to transfer 319
available-for-sale
(“AFS”) securities with an aggregate fair value of $167.1 million to a classification of
held-to-maturity
(“HTM”) on April 1, 2014. In accordance with FASB ASC
320-10-55-24,
the transfer from AFS to HTM must be recorded at the fair value of the AFS securities at the time of transfer. The net unrealized holding gain of $1.3 million, net of tax, at the date of transfer was retained in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), with the associated
pre-tax
amount retained in the carrying value of the HTM securities. Such amounts will be amortized to comprehensive income over the remaining life of the securities. The fair value of the transferred AFS securities became the book value of the HTM securities at April 1, 2014, with no unrealized gain or loss at this date. Future reporting periods, with potential changes in market value for these securities, would likely record an unrealized gain or loss for disclosure purposes.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. 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, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 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, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Amortized
Cost
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Within one year
  $
37,386
    $
37,321
    $
20,532
    $
20,448
 
One to five years
   
41,230
     
41,293
     
42,476
     
41,705
 
Five to ten years
   
117,004
     
122,145
     
107,839
     
107,107
 
After ten years
   
213,574
     
218,193
     
67,020
     
67,349
 
                                 
   
409,194
     
418,952
     
237,867
     
236,609
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
267,272
     
269,252
     
187,563
     
185,003
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
145,623
     
146,572
     
183,479
     
178,736
 
                                 
Total available for sale investment securities
  $
822,089
    $
834,776
    $
608,909
    $
600,348
 
                                 
Held to maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Within one year
  $
7,811
    $
7,874
    $
70
    $
70
 
One to five years
   
56,037
     
57,048
     
48,732
     
49,324
 
Five to ten years
   
94,756
     
98,480
     
101,809
     
101,533
 
After ten years
   
32,163
     
34,440
     
40,658
     
38,749
 
                                 
   
190,767
     
197,842
     
191,269
     
189,676
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
4,560
     
4,568
     
5,144
     
5,030
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
12,572
     
12,737
     
13,699
     
13,567
 
                                 
Total held to maturity investment securities
  $
207,899
    $
215,147
    $
210,112
    $
208,273
 
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and the fair value of the Company’s investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
                                                 
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
1,413
    $
(2
)   $
—  
    $
—  
    $
1,413
    $
(2
)
State and municipal
   
129,942
     
(2,374
)    
6,279
     
(131
)    
136,221
     
(2,505
)
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
68,043
     
(308
)    
23,301
     
(260
)    
91,344
     
(568
)
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
24,740
     
(104
)    
37,822
     
(183
)    
62,562
     
(287
)
                                                 
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $
224,138
    $
(2,788
)   $
67,402
    $
(574
)   $
291,540
    $
(3,362
)
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Investment Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
—  
    $
—  
    $
9,707
    $
(208
)   $
9,707
    $
(208
)
State and municipal
   
75,163
     
(1,628
)    
106,335
     
(4,316
)    
181,498
     
(5,944
)
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
6,450
     
(25
)    
106,257
     
(3,280
)    
112,707
     
(3,305
)
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
5,739
     
(39
)    
175,865
     
(4,990
)    
181,604
     
(5,029
)
Corporate notes
   
5,263
     
(75
)    
—  
     
—  
     
5,263
     
(75
)
                                                 
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $
92,615
    $
(1,767
)   $
398,164
    $
(12,794
)   $
490,779
    $
(14,561
)
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
U.S. Treasury, federal agency, state and municipal
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in U.S. Treasury, federal agency and state and municipals were caused by interest rate changes. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost bases of the investments. Because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019.
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools and collateralized mortgage obligations
The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in federal agency mortgage backed pools and collateralized mortgage obligations securities were caused by interest rate changes. The Company expects to recover the amortized cost basis over the term of the securities. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019.
Information regarding security proceeds, gross gains and gross losses are presented below.
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Sales of securities available for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds
  $
98,425
    $
38,519
    $
5,490
 
Gross gains
   
168
     
37
     
151
 
Gross losses
   
(243
)    
(480
)    
(113
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The tax effect of the proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale was $(16,000), $(93,000) and $13,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The Company pledges securities to secure retail and corporate repurchase agreements to the Federal Reserve for borrowing availability and as settlements for the fair value of swap agreements. At December 31, 2019, the Company had pledged $106.8 million of fair value or $106.4 million of amortized cost, in securities as collateral for $90.9 million in repurchase agreements, $98.7 million of fair value or $94.7 million of amortized cost, in securities as collateral for borrowing availability at the Federal Reserve with $0 current outstanding borrowings and $33.4 million of fair value or $33.1 million of amortized cost, in securities as collateral for $14.8 million in settlements on the fair value of swap agreements.
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9

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 5
Loans
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Commercial
   
     
 
Working capital and equipment
 
$
938,317
 
  $
804,083
 
Real estate, including agriculture
 
 
978,891
 
   
834,037
 
Tax exempt
 
 
63,571
 
   
48,975
 
Other
 
 
65,872
 
   
34,495
 
                 
Total
 
 
2,046,651
 
   
1,721,590
 
Real estate
 
 
 
   
 
1-4
family
 
 
762,571
 
   
659,754
 
Other
 
 
8,146
 
   
8,387
 
                 
Total
 
 
770,717
 
   
668,141
 
Consumer
   
     
 
Auto
 
 
362,729
 
   
327,413
 
Recreation
 
 
16,262
 
   
13,975
 
Real estate/home improvement
 
 
43,585
 
   
39,587
 
Home equity
 
 
237,979
 
   
163,209
 
Unsecured
 
 
7,286
 
   
4,043
 
Other
 
 
1,339
 
   
1,254
 
                 
Total
 
 
669,180
 
   
549,481
 
Mortgage warehouse
 
 
150,293
 
   
74,120
 
                 
Total loans
 
 
3,636,841
 
   
3,013,332
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(17,667
)
   
(17,820
)
                 
Loans, net
 
$
3,619,174
 
  $
2,995,512
 
                 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
Commercial loans are primarily based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The cash flows of borrowers, however, may not be as expected, and the collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in value. Most commercial loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable or inventory and may incorporate a personal guarantee; however, some short-term loans may be made on an unsecured basis. In the case of loans secured by accounts receivable, the availability of funds for the repayment of these loans may be substantially dependent on the ability of the borrower to collect amounts due from its customers.
Commercial real estate loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Commercial real estate lending typically involves larger loan principal amounts and the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets, the general economy or fluctuations in interest rates. The properties securing the Company’s commercial real estate portfolio are diverse in terms of property type, and are monitored for concentrations of credit. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral, cash flow and risk grade criteria. As a general rule, the Company avoids financing single purpose projects unless other underwriting factors are present to help mitigate risk. In addition, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans versus
non-owner
occupied loans.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Real Estate and Consumer
With respect to residential loans that are secured by
1-4
family residences and are generally owner occupied, the Company generally establishes a maximum
loan-to-value
ratio and requires private mortgage insurance if that ratio is exceeded. Home equity loans are typically secured by a subordinate interest in
1-4
family residences, and consumer loans are secured by consumer assets such as automobiles or recreational vehicles. Some consumer loans are unsecured such as small installment loans and certain lines of credit. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by economic conditions in their market areas such as unemployment levels. Repayment can also be impacted by changes in property values on residential properties. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts and spread over a large number of borrowers.
Mortgage Warehousing
Horizon’s mortgage warehouse lending has specific mortgage companies as customers of Horizon Bank. Individual mortgage loans originated by these mortgage companies are funded as a secured borrowing with a pledge of collateral under Horizon’s agreement with the mortgage company. Each mortgage loan funded by Horizon undergoes an underwriting review by Horizon to the end investor guidelines and 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 reacquires the loan under its option within the agreement. Due to the reacquire feature contained in the agreement, the transaction does not qualify as a sale and therefore is accounted for as a secured borrowing with a 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 pay off 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, which is typically less than 30 days.
Based on the agreements with each mortgage company, at any time a mortgage company can reacquire from Horizon its 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 reacquire 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 purchase commitment and the mortgage company would not be able to reacquire its loan on an individual mortgage, Horizon would be able to exercise its rights under the agreement.
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1

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The following table shows the recorded investment of individual loan categories.
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Loan
Balance
 
 
Interest
Due
 
 
Deferred
Costs/
(Fees)
 
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
519,577
    $
784
    $
(148
)   $
520,213
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
973,331
     
1,752
     
(763
)    
974,320
 
Residential spec homes
   
12,925
     
15
     
(2
)    
12,938
 
Development & spec land
   
35,954
     
101
     
(14
)    
36,041
 
Commercial and industrial
   
505,859
     
4,600
     
(68
)    
510,391
 
                                 
Total commercial
   
2,047,646
     
7,252
     
(995
)    
2,053,903
 
Residential mortgage
   
751,019
     
2,245
     
12
     
753,276
 
Residential construction
   
19,686
     
40
     
—  
     
19,726
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
150,293
     
242
     
—  
     
150,535
 
                                 
Total real estate
   
920,998
     
2,527
     
12
     
923,537
 
Direct installment
   
41,079
     
148
     
678
     
41,905
 
Indirect installment
   
348,658
     
911
     
—  
     
349,569
 
Home equity
   
276,215
     
1,304
     
2,550
     
280,069
 
                                 
Total consumer
   
665,952
     
2,363
     
3,228
     
671,543
 
                                 
Total loans
   
3,634,596
     
12,142
     
2,245
     
3,648,983
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(17,667
)    
—  
     
—  
     
(17,667
)
                                 
Net loans
  $
3,616,929
    $
12,142
    $
2,245
    $
3,631,316
 
                                 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Loan
Balance
 
 
Interest
Due
 
 
Deferred
Costs/
(Fees)
 
 
Recorded
Investment
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
444,834
    $
931
    $
(130
)   $
445,635
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
852,855
     
1,436
     
(747
)    
853,544
 
Residential spec homes
   
5,195
     
13
     
—  
     
5,208
 
Development & spec land
   
50,706
     
153
     
(15
)    
50,844
 
Commercial and industrial
   
368,962
     
3,063
     
(70
)    
371,955
 
                                 
Total commercial
   
1,722,552
     
5,596
     
(962
)    
1,727,186
 
Residential mortgage
   
644,094
     
1,861
     
17
     
645,972
 
Residential construction
   
24,030
     
42
     
—  
     
24,072
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
74,120
     
132
     
—  
     
74,252
 
                                 
Total real estate
   
742,244
     
2,035
     
17
     
744,296
 
Direct installment
   
35,103
     
108
     
593
     
35,804
 
Indirect installment
   
314,177
     
738
     
—  
     
314,915
 
Home equity
   
197,494
     
968
     
2,114
     
200,576
 
                                 
Total consumer
   
546,774
     
1,814
     
2,707
     
551,295
 
                                 
Total loans
   
3,011,570
     
9,445
     
1,762
     
3,022,777
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(17,820
)    
—  
     
—  
     
(17,820
)
                                 
Net loans
  $
2,993,750
    $
9,445
    $
1,762
    $
3,004,957
 
                                 
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2

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 6 – Accounting for Certain Loans Acquired in a Transfer
The Company acquired loans in acquisitions with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.
Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include information such as
past-due
and
non-accrual
status, borrower credit scores and recent
loan-to-value
percentages. Purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (ASC
310-30)
and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Accordingly, an allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over and recorded at the acquisition date. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition using our internal risk models, which incorporate the estimate of current key assumptions, such as default rates, severity and prepayment speeds. Interest marks are accreted to income over the remaining life of the loan. Credit marks are evaluated using the practical expedient method.
The carrying amounts of those loans included in the balance sheet amounts of loans receivable are as follows:
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Commercial
 
 
Real
Estate
 
 
Consumer
 
 
Outstanding
Balance
 
 
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Heartland
  $
197
    $
99
    $
 —  
    $
296
    $
 —  
    $
296
 
Summit
   
88
     
473
     
—  
     
561
     
—  
     
561
 
Peoples
   
229
     
35
     
—  
     
264
     
—  
     
264
 
Kosciusko
   
244
     
131
     
—  
     
375
     
—  
     
375
 
LaPorte
   
353
     
793
     
20
     
1,166
     
—  
     
1,166
 
Lafayette
   
1,867
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,867
     
—  
     
1,867
 
Wolverine
   
2,289
     
—  
     
—  
     
2,289
     
—  
     
2,289
 
Salin
   
4,938
     
1,912
     
962
     
7,812
     
133
     
7,679
 
                                                 
Total
  $
 10,205
    $
3,443
    $
 982
    $
 14,630
    $
 133
    $
14,497
 
                                                 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Commercial
 
 
Real
Estate
 
 
Consumer
 
 
Outstanding
Balance
 
 
Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Heartland
  $
232
    $
175
    $
 —  
    $
407
    $
 —  
    $
407
 
Summit
   
323
     
555
     
—  
     
878
     
—  
     
878
 
Peoples
   
270
     
58
     
—  
     
328
     
—  
     
328
 
Kosciusko
   
746
     
155
     
—  
     
901
     
—  
     
901
 
LaPorte
   
753
     
947
     
27
     
1,727
     
60
     
1,667
 
Lafayette
   
3,080
     
—  
     
—  
     
3,080
     
—  
     
3,080
 
Wolverine
   
7,841
     
—  
     
—  
     
7,841
     
—  
     
7,841
 
                                                 
Total
  $
 13,245
    $
1,890
    $
27
    $
 15,162
    $
60
    $
15,102
 
                                                 
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3

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Accretable yield, or income expected to be collected are as follows:
                                                 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
Beginning
balance
 
 
Additions
 
 
Accretion
 
 
Reclassification
from
nonaccretable
difference
 
 
Disposals
 
 
Ending
balance
 
Heartland
  $
174
    $
—  
    $
 (32
)   $
 —  
    $
—  
    $
142
 
Summit
   
42
     
—  
     
(9
)    
—  
     
(11
)    
22
 
Kosciusko
   
300
     
—  
     
(63
)    
—  
     
(2
)    
235
 
LaPorte
   
829
     
—  
     
(111
)    
—  
     
4
     
722
 
Lafayette
   
609
     
—  
     
(126
)    
—  
     
(193
)    
290
 
Wolverine
   
698
     
—  
     
(272
)    
—  
     
(306
)    
120
 
Salin
   
  
     
2,002
     
(590
)    
  
     
(37
)    
1,375
 
                                                 
Total
  $
 2,652
    $
 2,002
    $
 (1,203
)   $
 —  
    $
 (545
)   $
2,906
 
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
Beginning
balance
 
 
Additions
 
 
Accretion
 
 
Reclassification
from
nonaccretable
difference
 
 
Disposals
 
 
Ending
balance
 
Heartland
  $
452
    $
—  
    $
 (85
)   $
 —  
    $
 (193
)   $
174
 
Summit
   
147
     
—  
     
(54
)    
—  
     
(51
)    
42
 
Kosciusko
   
386
     
—  
     
(78
)    
—  
     
(8
)    
300
 
LaPorte
   
980
     
—  
     
(144
)    
—  
     
(7
)    
829
 
Lafayette
   
933
     
—  
     
(275
)    
—  
     
(49
)    
609
 
Wolverine
   
2,267
     
—  
     
(812
)    
—  
     
(757
)    
698
 
                                                 
Total
  $
 5,165
    $
—  
    $
 (1,448
)   $
 —  
    $
(1,065
)   $
2,652
 
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company increased the allowance for loan losses by a charge to the income statement of $133,000 and $60,000, respectively. No allowance for loan losses were reversed for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
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4

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 7 – Allowance for Loan Losses
The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experienced by the Company over the prior one to five years. Management believes using the highest of the one, two or five-year historical loss experience is an appropriate methodology in the current economic environment, as it captures loss rates that are comparable to the current period being analyzed. The actual allowance for loan loss activity is provided below.
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Balance at beginning of the period
  $
 
17,820
    $
16,394
    $
14,837
 
Loans
charged-off:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
   
41
     
109
     
12
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
64
     
—  
     
75
 
Residential spec homes
   
3
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
—  
     
—  
     
1
 
Commercial and industrial
   
755
     
364
     
541
 
                         
Total commercial
   
863
     
473
     
629
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
93
     
76
     
89
 
Residential construction
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                         
Total real estate
   
93
     
76
     
89
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
208
     
154
     
137
 
Indirect installment
   
1,785
     
1,673
     
1,193
 
Home equity
   
319
     
176
     
205
 
                         
Total consumer
   
2,312
     
2,003
     
1,535
 
                         
Total loans
charged-off
   
3,268
     
2,552
     
2,253
 
Recoveries of loans previously
charged-off:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
   
—  
     
55
     
8
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
15
     
33
     
32
 
Residential spec homes
   
5
     
8
     
8
 
Development & spec land
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
179
     
80
     
250
 
                         
Total commercial
   
199
     
176
     
298
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
46
     
27
     
44
 
Residential construction
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                         
Total real estate
   
46
     
27
     
44
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
97
     
53
     
501
 
Indirect installment
   
661
     
505
     
497
 
Home equity
   
136
     
311
     
—  
 
                         
Total consumer
   
894
     
869
     
998
 
                         
Total loan recoveries
   
1,139
     
1,072
     
1,340
 
                         
Net loans
charged-off
   
2,129
     
1,480
     
913
 
                         
Provision charged to operating expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
   
2,165
     
1,699
     
2,164
 
Real estate
   
(635
)    
(487
)    
(81
)
Consumer
   
446
     
1,694
     
387
 
                         
Total provision charged to operating expense
   
1,976
     
2,906
     
2,470
 
                         
Balance at the end of the period
  $
17,667
    $
17,820
    $
16,394
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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5

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Certain loans are individually evaluated for impairment, and the Company’s general practice is to proactively charge down impaired loans to the fair value, which is the appraised value less estimated selling costs, of the underlying collateral.
Consistent with regulatory guidance, charge-offs on all loan segments are taken when specific loans, or portions thereof, are considered uncollectible. The Company’s policy is to promptly charge these loans off in the period the uncollectible loss is reasonably determined.
For all loan portfolio segments except
1-4
family residential properties and consumer, the Company promptly
charges-off
loans, or portions thereof, when available information confirms that specific loans are uncollectible based on information that includes, but is not limited to, (1) the deteriorating financial condition of the borrower, (2) declining collateral values, and/or (3) legal action, including bankruptcy, that impairs the borrower’s ability to adequately meet its obligations. For impaired loans that are considered to be solely collateral dependent, a partial
charge-off
is recorded when a loss has been confirmed by an updated appraisal or other appropriate valuation of the collateral.
The Company
charges-off
1-4
family residential and consumer loans, or portions thereof, when the Company reasonably determines the amount of the loss. The Company adheres to timeframes established by applicable regulatory guidance which provides for the charge-down or specific allocation of
1-4
family first and junior lien mortgages to the net realizable value less costs to sell when the value is known but no later than when a loan is 180 days past due. Pursuant to such guidelines, the Company also
charges-off
unsecured
open-end
loans when the loan is contractually 90 days past due, and charges down to the net realizable value other secured loans when they are contractually 90 days past due. Loans at these respective delinquency thresholds for which the Company can clearly document that the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection, such that collection in full will occur regardless of delinquency status, are not charged off.
The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment analysis:
                                         
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Commercial
 
 
Real
Estate
 
 
Mortgage
Warehousing
 
 
Consumer
 
 
Total
 
Allowance For Loan Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $
541
    $
    $
    $
    $
541
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
11,455
     
923
     
1,077
     
3,671
     
17,126
 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
   
     
     
     
     
 
                                         
Total ending allowance balance
  $
11,996
    $
923
    $
1,077
    $
3,671
    $
17,667
 
                                         
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $
7,347
    $
    $
    $
    $
7,347
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
2,040,299
     
770,705
     
150,293
     
665,952
     
3,627,249
 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total ending loans balance
  $
2,047,646
    $
770,705
    $
150,293
    $
665,952
    $
3,634,596
 
                                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Commercial
 
 
Real
Estate
 
 
Mortgage
Warehousing
 
 
Consumer
 
 
Total
 
Allowance For Loan Losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $
1,035
    $
    $
    $
    $
1,035
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
9,460
     
1,676
     
1,006
     
4,643
     
16,785
 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total ending allowance balance
  $
10,495
    $
1,676
    $
1,006
    $
4,643
    $
17,820
 
                                         
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $
6,696
    $
    $
    $
    $
6,696
 
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
1,715,856
     
668,124
     
74,120
     
546,774
     
3,004,874
 
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total ending loans balance
  $
1,722,552
    $
668,124
    $
74,120
    $
546,774
    $
3,011,570
 
                                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
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6

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 8 –
Non-performing
Assets and Impaired Loans
The following table presents the nonaccrual, loans past due over 90 days still on accrual, and troubled debt restructured (“TDRs”) by class of loans:
                                         
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Non-accrual
 
 
Loans Past
Due Over 90
Days Still
Accruing
 
 
Non-peforming

TDRs
 
 
Performing
TDRs
 
 
Total
Non-performing

Loans
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
2,424
    $
 —  
    $
629
    $
139
    $
3,192
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
682
     
—  
     
374
     
—  
     
1,056
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
73
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
73
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,603
     
—  
     
78
     
1,345
     
3,026
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
4,782
     
—  
     
1,081
     
1,484
     
7,347
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
7,614
     
1
     
708
     
1,561
     
9,884
 
Residential construction
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total real estate
   
7,614
     
1
     
708
     
1,561
     
9,884
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
30
     
5
     
—  
     
—  
     
35
 
Indirect installment
   
1,234
     
135
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,369
 
Home equity
   
2,019
     
5
     
217
     
309
     
2,550
 
                                         
Total consumer
   
3,283
     
145
     
217
     
309
     
3,954
 
                                         
Total
  $
 15,679
    $
 146
    $
 2,006
    $
 3,354
    $
 21,185
 
                                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                         
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Non-accrual
 
 
Loans Past
Due Over 90
Days Still
Accruing
 
 
Non-peforming

TDRs
 
 
Performing
TDRs
 
 
Total
Non-performing

Loans
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
3,531
    $
208
    $
—  
    $
109
    $
3,848
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
554
     
—  
     
492
     
—  
     
1,046
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
68
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
68
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,941
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,941
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
6,094
     
208
     
492
     
109
     
6,903
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
2,846
     
180
     
423
     
1,558
     
5,007
 
Residential construction
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total real estate
   
2,846
     
180
     
423
     
1,558
     
5,007
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
35
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
35
 
Indirect installment
   
916
     
173
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,089
 
Home equity
   
1,657
     
7
     
142
     
335
     
2,141
 
                                         
Total consumer
   
2,608
     
180
     
142
     
335
     
3,265
 
                                         
Total
  $
 11,548
    $
 568
    $
 1,057
    $
 2,002
    $
 15,175
 
                                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
Included in the $15.7 million of
non-accrual
loans and the $2.0 million of
non-performing
TDRs at December 31, 2019 were $2.3 million and $182,000, respectively, of loans acquired for which there were accretable yields recognized.
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7

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
From time to time, the Bank obtains information that may lead management to believe that the collection of payments may be doubtful on a particular loan. In recognition of this, it is management’s policy to convert the loan from an “earning asset” to a
non-accruing
loan. The entire balance of a loan is considered delinquent if the minimum payment contractually required to be made is not received by the specified due date. Further, it is management’s policy to generally place a loan on a
non-accrual
status when the payment is delinquent in excess of 90 days or the loan has had the accrual of interest discontinued by management. The officer responsible for the loan and the
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer and/or the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer must review all loans placed on non-accrual status. Subsequent payments on
non-accrual
loans are recorded as a reduction of principal, and interest income is recorded only after principal recovery is reasonably assured.
Non-accrual
loans are returned to accrual status when, in the opinion of management, the financial position of the borrower indicates there is no longer any reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal in accordance with the loan terms. The Company requires a period of satisfactory performance of not
less than six months before returning a
non-accrual
loan to accrual status.
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 for its collateral, 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. Interest income on loans individually classified as impaired is recognized on a cash basis after all past due and current principal payments have been made.
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 they are 90 days or more past due. These loans are often considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.
Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms, including TDRs, are measured for impairment. Allowable methods for determining the amount of impairment include the three methods described above.
The Company’s TDRs are considered impaired loans and included in the allowance methodology using the guidance for impaired loans. At December 31, 2019, the type of concessions the Company has made on restructured loans has been temporary rate reductions and/or reductions in monthly payments and there have been no restructured loans with modified recorded balances. Any modification to a loan that is a concession and is not in the normal course of lending is considered a restructured loan. A restructured loan is returned to accruing status after six consecutive payments but is still reported as TDR unless the loan bears interest at a market rate. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had $5.4 million in TDRs and $3.4 million were performing according to the restructured terms and no TDRs were returned to accrual status during 2019. There was $133,000 of specific reserves allocated to TDRs at December 31, 2019 based on the collateral deficiencies.
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8

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The following table presents commercial loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans:
                                         
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
 
Recorded
Investment
 
 
Allowance for
Loan Loss
 Allocated
 
 
Average
Balance in
Impaired
Loans
 
 
Cash/Accrual
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
3,192
    $
3,193
    $
 —  
    $
3,608
    $
246
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
937
     
937
     
—  
     
2,810
     
98
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
73
     
73
     
—  
     
158
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,859
     
1,861
     
—  
     
2,464
     
100
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
6,061
     
6,064
     
—  
     
9,040
     
444
 
With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
119
     
119
     
25
     
130
     
—  
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,167
     
1,168
     
516
     
1,225
     
46
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
1,286
     
1,287
     
541
     
1,355
     
46
 
                                         
Total
  $
7,347
    $
7,351
    $
541
    $
10,395
    $
490
 
                                         
 
 
 
                                         
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
 
Recorded
Investment
 
 
Allowance for
Loan Loss
Allocated
 
 
Average
Balance in
Impaired
Loans
 
 
Cash/Accrual
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
2,814
    $
2,815
    $
—  
    $
3,168
    $
77
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
860
     
860
     
—  
     
1,096
     
12
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
68
     
68
     
—  
     
71
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,226
     
1,226
     
—  
     
1,119
     
21
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
4,968
     
4,969
     
—  
     
5,454
     
110
 
With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
   
827
     
827
     
145
     
864
     
—  
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
186
     
186
     
30
     
180
     
4
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
715
     
715
     
860
     
870
     
14
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
1,728
     
1,728
     
1,035
     
1,914
     
18
 
                                         
Total
  $
6,696
    $
6,697
    $
1,035
    $
7,368
    $
128
 
                                         
 
 
 
9
9

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
 
Recorded
Investment
 
 
Allowance for
Loan Loss
Allocated
 
 
Average
Balance in
Impaired
Loans
 
 
Cash/Accrual
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
With no recorded allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
1,255
    $
1,270
    $
 —  
    $
1,168
    $
4
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
3,123
     
3,139
     
—  
     
850
     
7
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
176
     
176
     
—  
     
233
     
4
 
Commercial and industrial
   
1,656
     
1,656
     
—  
     
1,445
     
25
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
6,210
     
6,241
     
—  
     
3,696
     
40
 
With an allowance recorded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
   
704
     
704
     
78
     
59
     
33
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
227
     
227
     
106
     
19
     
13
 
Residential spec homes
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Development & spec land
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
Commercial and industrial
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
931
     
931
     
184
     
78
     
46
 
                                         
Total
  $
7,141
    $
7,172
    $
184
    $
3,774
    $
86
 
                                         
The following table presents the payment status by class of loans:
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Current
 
 
30-59
 Days
Past Due
 
 
60-89
 Days
Past Due
 
 
90 Days or
Greater
Past Due
 
 
Non-accrual

&
Non-peforming

TDRs
 
 
Total Past Due
&
Non-accrual

Loans
 
 
Total
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
515,604
    $
920
    $
    $
    $
3,053
    $
3,973
    $
519,577
 
Non-owner
occupied real
estate
   
972,195
     
80
     
     
     
1,056
     
1,136
     
973,331
 
Residential spec homes
   
12,925
     
     
     
     
     
     
12,925
 
Development & spec land
   
35,881
     
     
     
     
73
     
73
     
35,954
 
Commercial and industrial
   
503,348
     
819
     
11
     
     
1,681
     
2,511
     
505,859
 
                                                         
Total commercial
   
2,039,953
     
1,819
     
11
     
     
5,863
     
7,693
     
2,047,646
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
740,712
     
1,984
     
     
1
     
8,322
     
10,307
     
751,019
 
Residential construction
   
19,686
     
     
     
     
     
     
19,686
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
150,293
     
     
     
     
     
     
150,293
 
                                                         
Total real estate
   
910,691
     
1,984
     
     
1
     
8,322
     
10,307
     
920,998
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
40,864
     
175
     
5
     
5
     
30
     
215
     
41,079
 
Indirect installment
   
344,478
     
2,407
     
404
     
135
     
1,234
     
4,180
     
348,658
 
Home equity
   
273,050
     
904
     
20
     
5
     
2,236
     
3,165
     
276,215
 
                                                         
Total consumer
   
658,392
     
3,486
     
429
     
145
     
3,500
     
7,560
     
665,952
 
                                                         
Total
  $
3,609,036
    $
7,289
    $
440
    $
146
    $
17,685
    $
25,560
    $
3,634,596
 
                                                         
Percentage of total loans
   
99.30
%    
0.20
%    
0.01
%    
0.00
%    
0.49
%    
0.70
%    
100.00
%
100
 

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Current
 
 
30-59
 Days
Past Due
 
 
60-89
 Days
Past Due
 
 
90 Days or
Greater
Past Due
 
 
Non-accrual

&
Non-peforming

TDRs
 
 
Total Past Due
&
Non-accrual

Loans
 
 
Total
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
439,542
    $
537
    $
1,016
    $
208
    $
3,531
    $
5,292
    $
444,834
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
851,587
     
203
     
19
     
—  
     
1,046
     
1,268
     
852,855
 
Residential spec homes
   
4,703
     
492
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
492
     
5,195
 
Development & spec land
   
50,638
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
68
     
68
     
50,706
 
Commercial and industrial
   
365,817
     
487
     
717
     
—  
     
1,941
     
3,145
     
368,962
 
                                                         
Total commercial
   
1,712,287
     
1,719
     
1,752
     
208
     
6,586
     
10,265
     
1,722,552
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
639,458
     
1,131
     
56
     
180
     
3,269
     
4,636
     
644,094
 
Residential construction
   
24,030
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
24,030
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
74,120
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
74,120
 
                                                         
Total real estate
   
737,608
     
1,131
     
56
     
180
     
3,269
     
4,636
     
742,244
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
34,957
     
93
     
18
     
—  
     
35
     
146
     
35,103
 
Indirect installment
   
311,494
     
1,396
     
198
     
173
     
916
     
2,683
     
314,177
 
Home equity
   
194,890
     
761
     
37
     
7
     
1,799
     
2,604
     
197,494
 
                                                         
Total consumer
   
541,341
     
2,250
     
253
     
180
     
2,750
     
5,433
     
546,774
 
                                                         
Total
  $
2,991,236
    $
5,100
    $
2,061
    $
568
    $
12,605
    $
20,334
    $
3,011,570
 
                                                         
Percentage of total loans
   
99.32
%    
0.17
%    
0.07
%    
0.02
%    
0.42
%    
0.68
%    
100.00
%
The entire balance of a loan is considered delinquent if the minimum payment contractually required to be made is not received by the specified due date.
Horizon Bank’s processes for determining credit quality differ slightly depending on whether a new loan or a renewed loan is being underwritten, or whether an existing loan is being
re-evaluated
for credit quality. The latter usually occurs upon receipt of current financial information or other pertinent data that would trigger a change in the loan grade.
 
For new and renewed commercial loans, the Bank’s Credit Department, which acts independently of the loan officer, assigns the credit quality grade to the loan. Loan grades for loans with an aggregate credit exposure that exceeds the authorities in the respective regions (ranging from $1,500,000 to $3,500,000) are validated by the Loan Committee, which is chaired by the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Banking Officer (EVP/CCBO). 
 
Commercial loan officers are responsible for reviewing their loan portfolios and reporting any adverse material change to the EVP/CCBO or Loan Committee. When circumstances warrant a change in the credit quality grade, loan officers are required to notify the EVP/CCBO and the Credit Department of the change in the loan grade. Downgrades are accepted immediately by the EVP/CCBO, however, lenders must present their factual information to either the Loan Committee or the EVP/CCBO when recommending an upgrade.
 
The EVP/CCBO, or a designee, meets periodically with loan officers to discuss the status of
past-due
loans and classified loans. These meetings are also designed to give the loan officers an opportunity to identify an existing loan that should be downgraded to a classified grade.
 
Monthly, senior management meets as members of the Watch Committee, which reviews all of the past due, classified, and impaired loans and the relative trends of these assets. This committee also reviews the actions taken by management regarding foreclosure mitigation, loan extensions, troubled debt restructures, other real estate owned and personal property repossessions. The information reviewed in this meeting acts as a precursor for developing management’s analysis of the adequacy of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses.
For residential real estate and consumer loans, Horizon uses a grading system based on delinquency. Loans that are 90 days or more past due, on
non-accrual,
or are classified as a TDR are graded “Substandard.” After being 90 to 120 days delinquent a loan is charged off unless it is well secured and in the process of collection. If the latter case exists, the loan is placed on
non-accrual.
Occasionally a mortgage loan may be graded as “Special Mention.” When this situation arises, it is because the characteristics of the loan and the borrower fit the definition of a Risk Grade 5 described below, which is normally used for grading commercial loans. Loans not graded Substandard are considered Pass.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Horizon Bank employs a nine-grade rating system to determine the credit quality of commercial loans. The first five grades represent acceptable quality, and the last four grades mirror the criticized and classified grades used by the bank regulatory agencies (special mention, substandard, doubtful, and loss). The loan grade definitions are detailed below.
Risk Grade 1: Excellent (Pass)
Loans secured by liquid collateral, such as certificates of deposit, reputable bank letters of credit, or other cash equivalents; loans that are guaranteed or otherwise backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government or an agency thereof, such as the Small Business Administration; or loans to any publicly held company with a current long-term debt rating of A or better.
Risk Grade 2: Good (Pass)
Loans to businesses that have strong financial statements containing an unqualified opinion from a CPA firm and at least three consecutive years of profits; loans supported by unaudited financial statements containing strong balance sheets, five consecutive years of profits, a five-year satisfactory relationship with the Bank, and key balance sheet and income statement trends that are either stable or positive; loans secured by publicly traded marketable securities where there is no impediment to liquidation; loans to individuals backed by liquid personal assets and unblemished credit history; or loans to publicly held companies with current long-term debt ratings of Baa or better.
Risk Grade 3: Satisfactory (Pass)
Loans supported by financial statements (audited or unaudited) that indicate average or slightly below average risk and having some deficiency or vulnerability to changing economic conditions; loans with some weakness but offsetting features of other support are readily available; loans that are meeting the terms of repayment, but which may be susceptible to deterioration if adverse factors are encountered. Loans may be graded Satisfactory when there is no recent information on which to base a current risk evaluation and the following conditions apply:
 
At inception, the loan was properly underwritten, did
not
possess an unwarranted level of credit risk, and the loan met the above criteria for a risk grade of Excellent, Good, or Satisfactory;
 
At inception, the loan was secured with collateral possessing a loan value adequate to protect the Bank from loss.
 
The loan has exhibited two or more years of satisfactory repayment with a reasonable reduction of the principal balance.
 
During the period that the loan has been outstanding, there has been no evidence of any credit weakness. Some examples of weakness include slow payment, lack of cooperation by the borrower, breach of loan covenants, or the borrower is in an industry known to be experiencing problems. If any of these credit weaknesses is observed, a lower risk grade may be warranted.
Risk Grade 4 Satisfactory/Monitored:
Loans in this category are considered to be of acceptable credit quality, but contain greater credit risk than Satisfactory loans. Borrower displays acceptable liquidity, leverage, and earnings performance within the Bank’s minimum underwriting guidelines. The level of risk is acceptable but conditioned on the proper level of loan officer supervision. Loans that normally fall into this grade include acquisition, construction and development loans and income producing properties that have not reached stabilization.
Risk Grade 4W Management Watch:
Loans in this category are considered to be of acceptable quality, but with above normal risk. Borrower displays potential indicators of weakness in the primary source of repayment resulting in a higher reliance on secondary sources of repayment. Balance sheet may exhibit weak liquidity and/or high leverage. There is inconsistent earnings performance without the ability to sustain adverse economic conditions. Borrower may be operating in a declining industry or the property type, as for a commercial real estate loan, may be high risk or in decline. These loans require an increased level of loan officer supervision and monitoring to assure that any deterioration is addressed in a timely fashion.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Risk Grade 5: Special Mention
Loans which possess some credit deficiency or potential weakness which deserves close attention. Such loans pose an unwarranted financial risk that, if not corrected, could weaken the loan by adversely impacting the future repayment ability of the borrower. The key distinctions of a Special Mention classification are that (1) it is indicative of an unwarranted level of risk and (2) weaknesses are considered “potential,” not “defined,” impairments to the primary source of repayment. These loans may be to borrowers with adverse trends in financial performance, collateral value and/or marketability, or balance sheet strength.
Risk Grade 6: Substandard
One or more of the following characteristics may be exhibited in loans classified Substandard:
 
Loans which possess a defined credit weakness. The likelihood that a loan will be paid from the primary source of repayment is uncertain. Financial deterioration is under way and very close attention is warranted to ensure that the loan is collected without loss.
 
Loans are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor.
 
The primary source of repayment is gone, and the Bank is forced to rely on a secondary source of repayment, such as collateral liquidation or guarantees.
 
Loans have a distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if deficiencies are not corrected.
 
Unusual courses of action are needed to maintain a high probability of repayment.
 
The borrower is not generating enough cash flow to repay loan principal; however, it continues to make interest payments.
 
The lender is forced into a subordinated or unsecured position due to flaws in documentation.
 
Loans have been restructured so that payment schedules, terms, and collateral represent concessions to the borrower when compared to the normal loan terms.
 
The lender is seriously contemplating foreclosure or legal action due to the apparent deterioration in the loan.
 
There is a significant deterioration in market conditions to which the borrower is highly vulnerable.
Risk Grade 7: Doubtful
One or more of the following characteristics may be present in loans classified Doubtful:
 
Loans have all of the weaknesses of those classified as Substandard. However, based on existing conditions, these weaknesses make full collection of principal highly improbable.
 
The primary source of repayment is gone, and there is considerable doubt as to the quality of the secondary source of repayment.
 
The possibility of loss is high but because of certain important pending factors which may strengthen the loan, loss classification is deferred until the exact status of repayment is known.
Risk Grade 8: Loss
Loans are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuing to carry them as assets is not feasible. Loans will be classified Loss when it is neither practical nor desirable to defer writing off or reserving all or a portion of a basically worthless asset, even though partial recovery may be possible at some time in the future.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The following table presents loans by credit grades.
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Pass
 
 
Special
Mention
 
 
Substandard
 
 
Doubtful
 
 
Total
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
492,386
    $
8,328
    $
 18,863
    $
—  
    $
519,577
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
957,990
     
7,824
     
7,517
     
—  
     
973,331
 
Residential spec homes
   
12,925
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
12,925
 
Development & spec land
   
35,815
     
—  
     
139
     
—  
     
35,954
 
Commercial and industrial
   
468,893
     
18,652
     
18,314
     
—  
     
505,859
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
1,968,009
     
34,804
     
44,833
     
—  
     
2,047,646
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
741,136
     
—  
     
9,883
     
—  
     
751,019
 
Residential construction
   
19,686
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
19,686
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
150,293
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
150,293
 
                                         
Total real estate
   
911,115
     
—  
     
9,883
     
—  
     
920,998
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
41,044
     
—  
     
35
     
—  
     
41,079
 
Indirect installment
   
347,289
     
—  
     
1,369
     
—  
     
348,658
 
Home equity
   
273,665
     
—  
     
2,550
     
—  
     
276,215
 
                                         
Total consumer
   
661,998
     
—  
     
3,954
     
—  
     
665,952
 
                                         
Total
  $
3,541,122
    $
34,804
    $
 58,670
    $
—  
    $
3,634,596
 
                                         
Percentage of total loans
   
97.43
%    
0.96
%    
1.61
%    
0.00
%    
100.00
%
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Pass
 
 
Special
Mention
 
 
Substandard
 
 
Doubtful
 
 
Total
 
Commercial
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Owner occupied real estate
  $
426,887
    $
3,664
    $
 14,283
    $
—  
    $
444,834
 
Non-owner
occupied real estate
   
834,582
     
9,682
     
8,591
     
—  
     
852,855
 
Residential spec homes
   
5,195
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
5,195
 
Development & spec land
   
47,523
     
3,115
     
68
     
—  
     
50,706
 
Commercial and industrial
   
354,630
     
6,591
     
7,741
     
—  
     
368,962
 
                                         
Total commercial
   
1,668,817
     
23,052
     
30,683
     
—  
     
1,722,552
 
Real estate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential mortgage
   
639,267
     
—  
     
4,827
     
—  
     
644,094
 
Residential construction
   
24,030
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
24,030
 
Mortgage warehouse
   
74,120
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
74,120
 
                                         
Total real estate
   
737,417
     
—  
     
4,827
     
—  
     
742,244
 
Consumer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct installment
   
35,068
     
—  
     
35
     
—  
     
35,103
 
Indirect installment
   
313,088
     
—  
     
1,089
     
—  
     
314,177
 
Home equity
   
195,353
     
—  
     
2,141
     
—  
     
197,494
 
                                         
Total consumer
   
543,509
     
—  
     
3,265
     
—  
     
546,774
 
                                         
Total
  $
2,949,743
    $
23,052
    $
 38,775
    $
—  
    $
3,011,570
 
                                         
Percentage of total loans
   
97.95
%    
0.76
%    
1.29
%    
0.00
%    
100.00
%
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 9 – Premises and Equipment
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Land
  $
27,292
    $
21,604
 
Buildings and improvements
   
83,669
     
69,590
 
Furniture and equipment
   
27,482
     
24,596
 
                 
Total cost
   
138,443
     
115,790
 
Accumulated depreciation
   
(46,234
)    
(41,459
)
                 
Net premises and equipment
  $
92,209
    $
74,331
 
                 
Note 10 – 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 $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
The aggregate fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights was approximately $14.4 million, $13.9 million and $12.8 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, compared to the carrying values of $14.3 million, $12.3 million and $11.6 million, respectively. The fair value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights was approximately $11.7 million on January 1, 2017. 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
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Mortgage servicing rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balances, January 1
  $
 12,876
    $
 12,189
    $
 11,681
 
Servicing rights capitalized
   
3,547
     
1,883
     
2,109
 
Amortization of servicing rights
   
(1,377
)    
(1,196
)    
(1,601
)
                         
Balances, December 31
   
15,046
     
12,876
     
12,189
 
                         
Impairment allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balances, January 1
   
(527
)    
(587
)    
(507
)
Additions
   
(234
)    
(78
)    
(85
)
Reductions
   
42
     
138
     
5
 
                         
Balances, December 31
   
(719
)    
(527
)    
(587
)
                         
Mortgage servicing rights, net
  $
 14,327
    $
 12,349
    $
 11,602
 
                         
During 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Bank recorded additional impairment of approximately $192,000, $60,000 and $80,000, respectively.
Note 11 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets
On March 26, 2019, the Salin acquisition resulted in goodwill of $31.2 million.
 
On October 
17
,
2017
, the Wolverine acquisition resulted in goodwill of $
26.8
 million. On September 
1
,
2017
, the Lafayette acquisition resulted in goodwill of $
15.4
 million. 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
No impairment loss was recorded in 2019 or 2018. The Company tested goodwill for impairment during 2019 and 2018. In both valuations, the fair value exceeded the Company’s carrying value, therefore, it was concluded goodwill is not impaired. For additional details related to impairment testing, see the “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included as Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10K.
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Balance, January 1
  $
 119,880
    $
 119,880
 
Goodwill acquired
   
31,358
     
—  
 
                 
Balance, December 31
  $
 151,238
    $
 119,880
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As a result of the acquisition of American Trust & Savings Bank in 2010; Heartland in 2012; Summit in 2014; Peoples in 2015; Kosciusko, LaPorte and CNB in 2016; Lafayette and Wolverine in 2017; and Salin in 2019; the Company has recorded certain amortizable intangible assets related to core deposit intangibles. These core deposit intangibles are being amortized over seven to ten years using an accelerated method. Amortizable intangible assets are summarized as follows:
                                 
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Amortizable intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core deposit intangible
  $
 40,590
    $
 (13,911
)   $
 20,711
    $
 (10,321
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization expense for inta
n
gible assets totaled $3.5 million, $2.0 million, and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. Estimated amortization for the years ending December 31 is as
follows
:
 
         
2020
  $
3,723
 
2021
   
3,591
 
2022
   
3,516
 
2023
   
3,430
 
2024
   
3,225
 
Thereafter
   
9,194
 
         
  $
26,679
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 12 – Leases
As of January 1, 2019, when the Company adopted ASU
2016-02
prospectively, the Company began recording operating leases as a
right-of-use
(“ROU”) asset in other assets and operating lease liability in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate that represents our incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. Operating lease expense, which is comprised of amortization of the ROU asset and the implicit interest accreted on the operating liability, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and is recorded primarily in net occupancy expense in the consolidated statements of income.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
When the Company adopted the guidance on January 1, 2019, it elected the optional alternative transition method permitted by ASU
2018-11
allowing for recognition of applicable leases as of January 1, 2019. Additionally, the Company elected the following accounting policies:
 
The practical expedient package that forgoes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reassessment of any expired or existing contracts for a lease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reassessment of lease classification for expired or existing leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reassessment of initial direct costs for existing leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The hindsight practical expedient to determine lease term and impairment of ROU assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other practical expedients regarding combination of lease and
non-lease
components and the exclusion of short-term leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company did not elect to follow the practical expedients for land easements and the portfolio approach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating leases relate primarily to bank branches and office space with remaining average lease terms of seven years. The weighted average discount rate utilized to calculate the ROU asset and operating lease liability was approximately 2.57%, which represents the incremental borrowing rate. At inception, the Company recorded a ROU asset and operating lease liability of $3.5 million. At December 31, 2019, a ROU asset of $2.7 million is included in other assets and an operating lease liability of $2.7 million is included in other liabilities. Options to extend a lease were considered in the remaining lease term determination. The lease expense for operating leases was $591,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
The weighted average remaining life of leases was 6.4 years at December 31, 2019.
Future minimum operating lease payments under
non-cancellable
leases with initial or remaining lease terms at December 31, 2019 were as follows:
         
Year
 
Amount
 
2020
  $
476
 
2021
   
476
 
2022
   
504
 
2023
   
504
 
2024 and thereafter
   
1,105
 
         
Total lease payments
  $
3,065
 
         
Less: Interest
   
(51
)
         
Present value of lease liabilities
  $
3,014
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 13 – Deposits
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
  $
709,760
    $
642,129
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits
   
1,159,296
     
864,026
 
Money market (variable rate)
   
522,382
     
420,123
 
Savings deposits
   
563,952
     
400,187
 
Certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more
   
461,435
     
371,824
 
Other certificates and time deposits
   
514,177
     
441,087
 
                 
Total deposits
  $
3,931,002
    $
3,139,376
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Certificates and other time deposits for both re
t
ail and brokered maturing in years ending December 31 are as follows:
                         
 
Retail
 
 
Brokered
 
 
Total
 
2020
  $
722,672
    $
24,350
    $
747,022
 
2021
   
102,449
     
20,508
     
122,957
 
2022
   
32,925
     
15,256
     
48,181
 
2023
   
16,527
     
16,648
     
33,175
 
2024
   
22,995
     
—  
     
22,995
 
Thereafter
   
1,282
     
—  
     
1,282
 
                         
  $
898,850
    $
76,762
    $
975,612
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 14 – Borrowings
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, variable and fixed rates ranging from 0.68% to 7.53%, due at various dates through August 20, 2029
  $
 390,800
    $
 356,579
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
   
90,941
     
52,116
 
Federal funds purchased
   
68,000
     
141,689
 
                 
Total borrowings
  $
 549,741
    $
 550,384
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Federal Home Loan Bank advances are secured by first and second mortgage loans and mortgage warehouse loans totaling approximately $905.9 million. Advances are subject to restrictions or penalties in the event of prepayment.
 
At December 31, 2019, the Bank had a total of $125.0 million in putable advances. The call dates for these advances range from February 20, 2020 to October 24, 2022 even though maturity dates extend beyond those dates.
At December 31, 2019, the Bank had available approximately $517.1 million in credit lines with various money center banks, including the FHLB.
Contractual maturities in years ending December 31 are as follows:
         
2020
  $
276,970
 
2021
   
15,102
 
2022
   
52,222
 
2023
   
183
 
2024
   
80,116
 
Thereafter
   
125,148
 
         
  $
549,741
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 15 – Repurchase Agreements
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase consist of obligations of the Bank to other parties. The obligations are secured by federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations and federal agency mortgage-backed pools and such collateral is held in safekeeping by third parties. The maximum amount of outstanding agreements at any month end during 2019 and 2018 totaled $97.3 million and $61.4 million and the daily average of such agreements totaled $81.3 million and $51.4 million. The agreements at December 31, 2019 are overnight agreements.
The following table shows repurchase agreements accounted for as secured borrowings:
                                                         
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
 
 
Overnight
and
Continuous
 
 
Up to one
year
 
 
One to three
years
 
 
Three to five
years
 
 
Five to ten
years
 
 
Beyond ten
years
 
 
Total
 
Repurchase Agreements and
repurchase-to-maturity
transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repurchase Agreements
  $
90,941
    $
—  
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
    $
90,941
 
Securities pledged for
Repurchase Agreements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal agency collateralized
mortgage obligations
  $
35,537
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
35,537
 
Federal agency
mortgage-backed pools
   
71,234
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
71,234
 
                                                         
Total
  $
106,771
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
106,771
 
                                                         
 
 
 
 
Note 16 – Subordinated Debentures
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% (3.86% at December 31, 2019) and mature on November 23, 2034, and 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 October 31, 2009, 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 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%
(
3.56% at December 31, 2019) and mature on January 30, 2037, and 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.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. 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% (4.56% at December 31, 2019) and mature in June 2034, and securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par.
The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the American Trust & Savings Bank purchase and assumption in 2010. In March 2004, Am Tru Inc., the holding company for American Trust & Savings Bank, formed Am Tru Statutory Trust I a wholly owned business trust (“Am Tru Trust”), to sell $3.5 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 Am Tru Inc. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Am Tru 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 2.85% (4.76% at December 31, 2019) and mature in December 2033, and securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. The carrying value was $3.5 million, net of the remaining purchase discount, at December 31, 2019.
The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the Heartland merger in July 2012. In December 2006, Heartland formed Heartland (IN) Statutory Trust II a wholly owned business trust (“Heartland Trust”), to sell $3.0 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 Heartland. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Heartland 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 1.67% (3.58% at December 31, 2019) and mature in December 2036, and securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. The carrying value was $1.9 million, net of the remaining purchase discount, at December 31, 2019.
The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the LaPorte merger in July 2016. In October 2007, LaPorte assumed debentures as the result of its acquisition of City Savings Financial Corporation (“City Savings”). In June 2003, City Savings formed City Savings Statutory Trust I a wholly owned business trust (“City Savings Trust”), to sell $5.0 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 City Savings. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of City Savings 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 3.10% (5.01% at December 31, 2019) and mature in June 2033, and securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. The carrying value was $4.4 million, net of the remaining purchase discount, at December 31, 2019.
The Company assumed additional debentures as the result of the Salin merger in March 2019. In October 2003, Salin Bancshares, Inc. (“Salin”) formed Salin Statutory Trust I (“Salin Trust”), to sell $20.0 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 Salin. The junior subordinated debentures are the sole assets of Salin Trust and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Horizon. The junior subordinated debentures and the securities bear interest at a rate of
90-day
LIBOR plus 2.95% (4.86% at December 31, 2019) and mature in October 2033, and securities may be called at any quarterly interest payment date at par. The carrying value was $17.7 million, net of the remaining purchase discount, at December 31, 2019.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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.
Note 17 – 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 remain in the new ESOP. The Matching contribution accounts under the stock bonus plan were transferred to the Employee 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 its 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 $265,000 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 $719,000 in 2019, $750,000 in 2018 and $600,000 in 2017.
The ESOP, which is not leveraged, owns a total of 1,344,625 shares of Horizon’s stock or 3.0% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2019.
Note 18 – Employee Thrift and Defined Benefit 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. The Bank’s expense related to the Plan totaled approximately $1.2 million in 2019, $1.2 million in 2018 and $942,000 in 2017.
The Plan owns a total of 741,650 shares of Horizon’s stock or 1.6% of the outstanding shares as of December 31, 2019.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The Company acquired a pension fund known as the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan (“Pentegra Plan”) in the Peoples acquisition. Prior to August 1, 2007, Peoples provided pension benefits for substantially all of its employees through its participation in the Pentegra Plan. Peoples chose to freeze the Pentegra Plan effective August 1, 2007. The trustees of the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund administer the Pentegra Plan, employer identification number 13-5645888 and plan number 333. This plan operates as a multi-employer plan for accounting purposes and as a multiple-employer plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code. There are no collective bargaining agreements in place that require contributions to the Pentegra Plan. The Pentegra Plan is a single plan under Internal Revenue Code 413(c) and, as a result, all of the assets stand behind all of the liabilities.
The risks of participating in these multiemployer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects:
  Assets contributed to the multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.
  If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.
  If the Company chooses to stop participating in the multiemployer plan, the Company may be required to pay the plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There was no expense to the Company in 2019 and 2018 for this Pentegra Plan. The Company intends on terminating this Pentegra Plan during 20
20
and has recorded a $3.1 million withdrawal liability for the termination of the Pentegra Plan.
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 19 – Income Tax 
                         
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Income tax expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currently payable
   
     
     
 
Federal
  $
11,143
    $
9,166
    $
12,079
 
State
 
 
140
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
   
     
     
 
Federal
   
1,787
     
1,277
     
331
 
State
 
 
233
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revaluation of deferred tax assets
   
     
     
2,426
 
                         
Total income tax expense
  $
13,303
    $
10,443
    $
14,836
 
                         
Reconciliation of federal statutory to actual tax expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal statutory income tax at 21% in 201
9
and
2
018
35% in 2017
  $
16,767
    $
13,348
    $
16,783
 
Tax exempt interest
   
(2,977
)
   
(1,982
)    
(2,699
)
Tax exempt income
   
(587
)
   
(448
)    
(638
)
Stock compensation
   
(324
)
   
(384
)    
(546
)
Revaluation of deferred tax assets
   
     
     
2,426
 
Other tax exempt income
   
(313
)
 
   
(260
)    
(456
)
State tax
 
 
295
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nondeductible and other
   
442
     
169
     
(34
)
                         
Actual tax expense
  $
13,303
    $
10,443
    $
14,836
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
  $
4,120
    $
3,831
 
Net operating loss and tax credits (from acquisitions)
   
54
     
1,038
 
Director and employee benefits
   
1,890
     
2,392
 
Unrealized loss on AFS securities and fair value hedge
   
     
2,165
 
Accrued pension
   
775
     
801
 
Fair value adjustment on acquisitions
   
     
 
Other
   
2,145
     
670
 
                 
Total assets
   
8,984
     
10,897
 
                 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
   
(4,456
)
   
(1,850
)
State tax
   
(10
)
   
(137
)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends
   
(368
)
   
(330
)
Difference in basis of intangible assets
   
(3,427
)
   
(2,919
)
Fair value adjustment on acquisitions
   
(2,488
)
   
(62
)
Unrealized gain on AFS securities and fair value hedge
 
 
(1,710
)
 
 
 
Other
   
(63
)
   
(119
)
                 
Total liabilities
   
(12,522
)
   
(5,417
)
Valuation allowance
   
     
(1,038
)
                 
Net deferred tax asset/(liability)
  $
(3,538
)
  $
4,442
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $900,000 of state tax loss available to offset future franchise taxable income. The state loss carryforward begins to expire in 2031. 
Due to the
s
e losses being incurred by acquired institutions, prior to the acquisitions by Horizon, the annual losses which can be used are subject to an annual limitation. Management believes that the Company will be able to fully utilize the state loss carryforwards within the allotted time periods, and has reversed the valuation allowance previously recorded for the possible inability to use a portion of the carryforwards.
Retained earnings of the Bank include approximately $12.8 million for which no deferred income tax liability has been recognized. This amount represents an allocation of previously acquired institutions income to bad debt deductions as of December 31, 1987 for tax purposes only. Reductions of amounts so allocated for purposes other than tax bad debt losses including redemption of bank stock or excess dividends, or loss of “bank” status would create income for tax purposes only, which would be subject to the then-current corporate income tax rate. The unrecorded deferred income tax liability on the above amount for the Company was approximately $2.7 million at December 31, 2019.
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 2016.
Note 20 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss included in capital are as follows:
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
  $
12,687
    $
(8,561
)
Unamortized gain (loss) on securities held to maturity, previously transferred from AFS
   
(107
)    
10
 
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
   
(4,440
)    
(1,760
)
Tax effect
   
(1,708
)    
2,167
 
                 
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
  $
6,432
    $
(8,144
)
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 21 – Commitments,
Off-Balance
Sheet Risk and Contingencies
The Bank was not required to have any cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank to meet regulatory reserve and clearing balance requirements at December 31, 2019. These balances would be included in cash and cash equivalents and would 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, 2019 and 2018, commitments to make loans amounted to approximately $958.7 million and $873.8 million and commitments under outstanding standby letters of credit amounted to approximately $17.3 million and $4.8 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.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 22 – 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. Failure to meet the minimum regulatory capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators, which if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective actions, the Company and Bank must meet specific capital guidelines involving quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain
off-balance-
sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s and Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier I capital to average assets, or leverage ratio. For December 31, 2019 and 2018, Basel III rules require the Company and Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of common equity Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets. Additionally, under Basel III rules, the decision was made to
opt-out
of including accumulated other comprehensive income in regulatory capital.
To be categorized as well capitalized, the Company and Bank must maintain minimum Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, common equity Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to be considered well capitalized. There have been no conditions or events since the year ending December 31, 2019 that management believes have changed the Bank’s classification as well capitalized. There is no threshold for well-capitalized status for bank holding companies. Horizon and the Bank’s actual and required capital ratios as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
 
Actual
   
Required for Capital
1

Adequacy Purposes
   
Required For Capital
1

Adequacy Purposes
with Capital Buffer
   
Well Capitalized Under
Prompt
1

Corrective Action
Provisions
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
 
Amount
 
 
Ratio
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
  $
548,364
     
13.95
%   $
314,395
     
8.00
%   $
412,644
     
10.50
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
497,227
     
12.65
%    
314,452
     
8.00
%    
412,718
     
10.50
%   $
393,065
     
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
530,643
     
13.50
%    
235,796
     
6.00
%    
334,044
     
8.50
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
479,506
     
12.20
%    
235,823
     
6.00
%    
334,082
     
8.50
%    
314,430
     
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
473,150
     
12.04
%    
176,846
     
4.50
%    
275,094
     
7.00
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
479,506
     
12.20
%    
176,867
     
4.50
%    
275,126
     
7.00
%    
255,475
     
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital
1
(to average assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
530,643
     
10.50
%    
202,111
     
4.00
%    
202,111
     
4.00
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
479,506
     
9.49
%    
202,110
     
4.00
%    
202,110
     
4.00
%    
252,638
     
5.00
%
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
  $
427,616
     
13.39
%   $
255,419
     
8.00
%   $
315,283
     
9.875
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
396,755
     
12.43
%    
255,419
     
8.00
%    
315,283
     
9.875
%   $
319,274
     
10.00
%
Tier 1 capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
409,760
     
12.83
%    
191,565
     
6.00
%    
251,429
     
7.875
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
378,899
     
11.87
%    
191,565
     
6.00
%    
251,429
     
7.875
%    
255,420
     
8.00
%
Common equity tier 1 capital
1
(to risk-weighted assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
371,297
     
11.63
%    
143,673
     
4.50
%    
203,537
     
6.375
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
378,899
     
11.87
%    
143,674
     
4.50
%    
203,537
     
6.375
%    
207,528
     
6.50
%
Tier 1 capital
1
(to average assets)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
Consolidated
   
409,760
     
10.12
%    
162,033
     
4.00
%    
162,033
     
4.000
%    
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank
   
378,899
     
9.34
%    
162,327
     
4.00
%    
162,327
     
4.000
%    
202,908
     
5.00
%
The above minimum capital requirements exclude the capital conservation buffer required to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer 
was
phased
in
b
y
 
increments starting with the 2016 calculations and was fully implemented
 by
 
2019. The capital conservation buffer was 2.50% at December 31, 2019. The net unrealized gain or loss on available for sale securities is not included in computing regulatory capital.
Note 23 – Share-Based Compensation
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 could issue up to 759,375 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 limited the number of shares available to 759,375 for incentive stock options and to 379,687 for the grant of
non-option
awards. The shares available for issuance under the 2003 Plan could be divided among the various types of awards and among the participants as the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) determined. The Committee was authorized to grant any type of award to a participant that was consistent with the provisions of the 2003 Plan. Awards could 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 determined 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
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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 designated per the individual agreements. The restricted shares granted under the 2003 Plan vest at the end of each grant’s vesting period. On March 8, 2010, the Board of Directors adopted, and on May 6, 2010, the stockholders approved, an amendment to the 2003 Plan making an additional 885,937
common shares available for issuance. All share data has been adjusted for the 3:2 stock split on June 15, 2018 (and for four additional stock splits in 2003, 2011, 2012 and 2016 after the 2003 Plan was adopted).
A summary of option activity under the 2003 Plan as of December 31, 2019, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
 
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, beginning of year
   
21,300
    $
 5.03
     
     
 
Granted
   
—  
     
—  
     
     
 
Exercised
   
(8,625
)    
4.45
     
     
 
Forfeited
   
—  
     
—  
     
     
 
                                 
Outstanding, end of year
   
12,675
     
5.42
     
1.04
    $
172,096
 
                                 
Exercisable, end of year
   
12,675
     
5.42
     
1.04
     
172,096
 
On June 18, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted the Horizon Bancorp 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”), which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on May 8, 2014. Under the 2013 Plan, Horizon may issue up to 1,556,325 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 2013 Plan limits the number of shares available to 225,000 for incentive stock options and to 900,000 for the grant of
non-option
awards. The shares available for issuance under the 2013 Plan may be divided among the various types of awards and among the participants as the Committee determines. The Committee is authorized to grant any type of award to a participant that is consistent with the provisions of the 2013 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 2013 Plan was amended on May 3, 2018, upon shareholder approval, primarily to allow grants of other types of stock-based awards, such as awards valued in whole or in part by reference to the value of shares of Horizon common stock.
All share data has been adjusted for the
3:2
stock split on June 15, 2018 and November 14, 2016.
The restricted shares can vest over a period of time established by the Committee at the time of each grant, but the restricted shares already granted under the 2013 Plan generally vest at the end of
three, four or five years of continuous employment
. 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 performance shares that are awarded become earned and vested based on the achievement of certain performance goals during a performance period as established by the Committee at the time of each grant. The performance goals under the presently-awarded grant agreements are based on a comparison of the Company’s average performance over the performance period for the return on common equity, compounded annual growth rate of total assets, and return on average assets, all as relative to the average performance for publicly traded banks with total assets between $1 billion and $5 billion on the SNL Bank Index. Holders of performance share awards receive pass-through dividends but do not have any voting rights before the performance shares are earned and vested.
The options shares granted under the 2013 Plan vest at a rate designated per the individual agreements.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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:
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Dividend yields
   
2.39
%    
1.99
%    
1.75
%
Volatility factors of expected market price of common stock
   
28.67
%    
28.60
%    
28.52
%
Risk-free interest rates
   
2.61
%    
2.85
%    
2.42
%
Expected life of options
   
8 years
     
8 years
     
8 years
 
A summary of option activity under the 2013 Plan as of December 31, 2019, and changes during the year then ended, is presented below:
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
 
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
 
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, beginning of year
   
307,317
    $
 12.28
     
     
 
Granted
   
35,966
     
16.74
     
     
 
Exercised
   
(24,256
)    
9.75
     
     
 
Forfeited
   
(2,250
)    
10.38
     
     
 
                                 
Outstanding, end of year
   
316,777
     
12.99
     
6.37
    $
1,822,924
 
                                 
Exercisable, end of year
   
242,814
     
11.58
     
5.74
     
1,802,010
 
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $4.44, $5.54 and $4.83.
A summary of the status of Horizon’s
non-vested
restricted and performance shares as of December 31, 2019 are presented below:
 
Shares
 
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Non-vested,
beginning of year
   
176,538
    $
 16.90
 
Vested
   
(43,358
)    
11.17
 
Granted
   
84,526
     
16.74
 
Forfeited
   
(4,137
)    
18.23
 
                 
Non-vested,
end of year
   
213,569
     
17.97
 
                 
Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for option-based payment arrangements during 2019 was $215,000 and the related tax benefit recognized was approximately $45,000. Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for option-based payment arrangements during 2018 and 2017 was $251,000 and $325,000 and the related tax benefit recognized was $53,000 and $114,000, respectively.
Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for restricted share and performance share based payment arrangements during 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $705,000, $376,000, and $135,000. The recognized tax benefit related thereto was approximately $148,000, $79,000, and $47,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Cash received from option exercise under all share-based payment arrangements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $236,000, $493,000, and $1.6 million. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $104,000, $213,000, and $522,000, for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
As of December 31, 2019, there was $1.5 million 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 1.1 years. Under all plans, forfeitures of share-based compensation grants are recognized as they occur.
Note 24 – 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
 
4.03% on a notional amount of $15.5 million at December 31, 2019 and at a weighted average fixed rate of
3.76% on a notional amount of $30.5 million at December 31, 2018. Under the agreements, the Company pays or receives the net interest amount monthly, with the monthly settlements included in interest expense.
The Company assumed additional interest rate swap agreements as the result of the LaPorte acquisition in July 2016. The agreements provide for the Company to receive interest from the counterparty at one month LIBOR and to pay interest to the counterparty at a weighted average fixed rate of 2.31% on a notional amount of $30.0 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018. Under the agreements, the Company pays or receives the net interest amount monthly, with the monthly settlements included in interest expense.
On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement for an additional portion of its floating rate debt. The agreement provides for the Company to receive interest from the counterparty at one month LIBOR and to pay interest to the counter party at a rate of 2.81% on a notional amount of $50.0 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018. Under the agreement, 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 agreements as cash flow hedging instruments. 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. At December 31, 201
9
, the Company’s cash flow hedge was effective and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s net income over the next 12 months.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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. At December 31, 2019, 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
 and security
agreements being hedged were $361.0 million at December 31, 2019 and $209.2 million at December 31, 2018.
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, 2019, the Company’s fair values 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.
The following tables summarize the fair value of derivative financial instruments utilized by Horizon:
 
Asset Derivatives
   
Liability Derivatives
 
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2019
 
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
   
Other 
a
ssets
   
$
11,422
     
Other liabilities
   
$
 
15,861
 
                                 
Total derivatives desginated as hedging instruments
   
     
11,422
     
     
15,861
 
                                 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loan contracts
   
Other assets
     
264
     
Other liabilities
     
38
 
                                 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
   
     
264
     
     
38
 
                                 
Total derivatives
   
    $
11,686
     
    $
3,745
 
                                 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
 
Asset Derivatives
 
 
Liability Derivatives
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
 
Fair
Value
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
 
Other
a
ssets
 
 
$
42
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
 
$
1,802
 
Total derivatives desginated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
42
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,802
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loan contracts
 
 
Other assets
 
 
 
135
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
 
 
—  
 
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
135
 
 
 
 
 
 
—  
 
Total derivatives
 
 
 
 
$
177
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,802
 
The effect of the derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of income for the
12-month
periods ended December 31 is as follows:
 
Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive
Income on Derivative (Effective Portion) 
 
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
  $
(2,117
)   $
(25
)   $
913
 
FASB ASC
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. ASC
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.
 
Location of gain
(loss)
 recognized on
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivative
Years Ended December 31
 
 
derivative
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Derivative in fair value hedging relationship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest income
-
loans
  $
(11,380
)   $
(852
)   $
(817
)
Interest rate contracts
 
Interest
income
 
-
loans
   
11,380
     
852
     
817
 
                             
Total
 
  $
—  
    $
—  
    $
—  
 
                             
 
Location of gain
(loss)
 recognized on
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivative
Years Ended December 31
 
 
derivative
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Derivative not designated as hedging relationship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage contracts
 
Other income - gain on sale of loans
  $
91
    $
(5
)   $
(439
)
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 25 – 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 consolidated financial statements, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. There have been no significant changes in the valuation techniques during the period ended December 31, 2019.
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, private-label 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 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 by entering into interest rate swap agreements. The fair value of those fixed rate loans is based on discounting the estimated cash flows using interest rates determined by the respective interest rate swap agreement. Loans are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy based on the unobservable inputs used.
Interest rate swap agreements
The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements is estimated by a third party using inputs that are primarily unobservable including a yield curve, adjusted for liquidity and credit risk, contracted terms and discounted cash flow analysis, and therefore, are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
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:
                                 
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Available for sale securities
   
     
     
     
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
1,413
    $
—  
    $
1,413
    $
—  
 
State and municipal
   
405,768
     
—  
     
405,768
     
—  
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
269,252
     
—  
     
269,252
     
—  
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
146,572
     
—  
     
146,572
     
—  
 
Corporate notes
   
11,771
     
—  
     
11,771
     
—  
 
                                 
Total available for sale securities
   
834,776
     
—  
     
834,776
     
—  
 
Interest rate swap agreements asset
   
11,422
     
—  
     
11,422
     
—  
 
Forward sale commitments
   
264
     
—  
     
264
     
—  
 
Interest rate swap agreements liability
   
(15,861
)    
—  
     
(15,861
)    
—  
 
Commitments to originate loans
   
(38
)    
—  
     
(38
)    
—  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Available for sale securities
   
     
     
     
 
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies
  $
16,608
    $
—  
    $
16,608
    $
—  
 
State and municipal
   
209,303
     
—  
     
209,303
     
—  
 
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations
   
185,003
     
—  
     
185,003
     
—  
 
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools
   
178,736
     
—  
     
178,736
     
—  
 
Corporate notes
   
10,698
     
—  
     
10,698
     
—  
 
                                 
Total available for sale securities
   
600,348
     
—  
     
600,348
     
—  
 
Interest rate swap agreements asset
   
42
     
—  
     
42
     
—  
 
Forward sale commitments
   
135
     
—  
     
135
     
—  
 
Interest rate swap agreements liability
   
(1,801
)    
—  
     
(1,801
)    
—  
 
Commitments to originate loans
   
—  
     
—  
     
—  
     
—  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized gains and losses included in net inc
o
me for the periods are reported in the consolidated statements of income as follows:
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
Non-interest
Income
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Total gains and losses from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedged loans
  $
(11,380
)   $
(852
)   $
(817
)
Fair value interest rate swap agreements
   
11,380
     
852
     
817
 
Derivative loan commitments
   
91
     
(5
)    
(439
)
                         
  $
91
    $
(5
)   $
(439
)
                         
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Certain other assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the ordinary course of business and are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment):
                                 
 
Fair
Value
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans
  $
6,806
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
6,806
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
14,327
     
—  
     
—  
     
14,327
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans
  $
5,661
    $
—  
    $
—  
    $
5,661
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
12,349
     
—  
     
—  
     
12,349
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired (collateral dependent):
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.
Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs):
MSRs do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, the fair value of these assets is classified as Level 3. The Company determines the fair value of MSRs using an income approach model based upon the Company’s
month-end
interest rate curve and prepayment assumptions. The model utilizes assumptions to estimate future net servicing income cash flows, including estimates of time decay, payoffs and changes in valuation inputs and assumptions. The Company reviews the valuation assumptions against this market data for reasonableness and adjusts the assumptions if deemed appropriate. The carrying amount of the MSRs were reduced by $719,000 in 2019 and $527,000 in 2018 for the fair value.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
The following table presents qualitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements, other than goodwill, at December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Fair
 
 
Valuation
 
Unobservable
 
Range
 
 
Value
 
 
Technique
 
Inputs
 
(Weighted Average)
 
Impaired loans
  $
6,806
   
Collateral based measurement
 
Discount to reflect current market
conditions and ultimate
collectability
   
0%-100%
 (7.4%)
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
14,327
   
Discounted cash flows
 
Discount rate,
Constant prepayment rate, Probability of default
   
8.7%-9.0%
 (8.7%),
 
10.2%-19.8%
 
(
12.2
%),
 
0.1%-2.9%
(0.7%)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Fair
 
 
Valuation
 
Unobservable
 
Range
 
 
Value
 
 
Technique
 
Inputs
 
(Weighted Average)
 
Impaired loans
  $
5,661
   
Collateral based measurement
 
Discount to reflect current market
conditions and ultimate
collectability
   
0%-100%
 (15.5%)
 
Mortgage servicing rights
   
12,349
   
Discounted cash flows
 
Discount rate,
Constant prepayment rate, Probability of default
   
10.2%-11.0%
 
(
10.3%),
9.1%-21.9%
 (9.3%),
0.1%-2.8%
(0.6%)
 
Note 26 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The estimated fair value amounts of the Company’s financial instruments 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 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, 2019 and December 31, 2018. 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 Due from Banks
— The carrying amounts approximate fair value.
Held-to-Maturity 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.
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Net Loans
— The fair value of net loans are estimated on an exit price basis incorporating discounts for credit, liquidity and marketability factors.
FHLB Stock
— Fair value of FHLB stock is based on the price at which it may be resold to the FHLB
Interest Receivable/Payable
— The carrying amounts approximate fair value.
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.
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 Letters 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 following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall.
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
  $
98,831
    $
98,831
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
 
Interest-earning time deposits
   
8,455
     
—  
     
8,537
     
—  
 
Investment securities, held to maturity
   
207,899
     
—  
     
215,147
     
—  
 
Loans held for sale
   
4,088
     
—  
     
—  
     
4,088
 
Loans (excluding loan level hedges), net
   
3,619,174
     
—  
     
—  
     
3,554,951
 
Stock in FHLB
   
22,447
     
—  
     
22,447
     
—  
 
Interest receivable
   
18,828
     
—  
     
18,828
     
—  
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest
bearing deposits
  $
709,760
    $
 709,760
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
 
Interest bearing deposits
   
3,221,242
     
—  
     
3,180,768
     
—  
 
Borrowings
   
549,741
     
—  
     
546,995
     
—  
 
Subordinated debentures
   
56,311
     
—  
     
51,809
     
—  
 
Interest payable
   
3,062
     
—  
     
3,062
     
—  
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
                                 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
Carrying
Amount
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
 
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
  $
58,492
    $
58,492
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
 
Interest-earning time deposits
   
15,744
     
—  
     
15,542
     
—  
 
Investment securities, held to maturity
   
210,112
     
—  
     
208,273
     
—  
 
Loans held for sale
   
1,038
     
—  
     
—  
     
1,038
 
Loans (excluding loan level hedges), net
   
2,786,351
     
—  
     
—  
     
2,681,741
 
Stock in FHLB
   
18,073
     
—  
     
18,073
     
—  
 
Interest receivable
   
14,239
     
—  
     
14,239
     
—  
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest
bearing deposits
  $
642,129
    $
 642,129
    $
 —  
    $
 —  
 
Interest bearing deposits
   
2,497,247
     
—  
     
2,377,274
     
—  
 
Borrowings
   
550,384
     
—  
     
542,311
     
—  
 
Subordinated debentures
   
37,837
     
—  
     
35,711
     
—  
 
Interest payable
 
 
2,031
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
2,031
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 27 – General Litigation
The Company is subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. It is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate resolution of such claims and lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the C
o
mpany.
Note 28 – 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, Inc.:
Condensed Balance Sheets
                 
 
December 31
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $
50,961
    $
30,653
 
Investment in subsidiaries
   
666,639
     
502,844
 
Other assets
   
3,882
     
1,186
 
                 
Total assets
  $
 721,482
    $
 534,683
 
                 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subordinated debentures
 
$
56,311
   
$
37,837
 
Other liabilities
   
9,148
     
4,854
 
Stockholders’ Equity
   
656,023
     
491,992
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $
 721,482
    $
 534,683
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Condensed Statements of Income
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Operating Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend income from subsidiaries
  $
46,150
    $
46,950
    $
27,000
 
Other income
   
—  
     
—  
     
540
 
Interest expense
   
(3,209
)    
(2,475
)    
(2,791
)
Employee benefit expense
   
(1,687
)    
(1,423
)    
(1,094
)
Other expense
   
(416
)    
(357
)    
(326
)
                         
Income Before Undistributed Income of Subsidiaries
   
40,838
     
42,695
     
23,329
 
Undistributed Income of Subsidiaries
   
25,053
     
9,643
     
8,804
 
                         
Income Before Tax
   
65,891
     
52,338
     
32,133
 
Income Tax Benefit
   
647
     
779
     
984
 
                         
Net Income Available to Common Shareholders
  $
66,538
    $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
                         
 
 
 
 
Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
                         
 
Years Ended December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Net Income
  $
66,538
    $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of taxes
   
(2,117
)    
(25
)    
913
 
Unrealized appreciation for the period on held to maturity securities, net of taxes
   
(92
)    
(150
)    
(166
)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available for sale securities, net of taxes
   
16,727
     
(4,003
)    
1,371
 
Less: reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income, net of
taxes
   
59
     
351
     
(25
)
                         
   
14,576
     
(3,827
)    
2,093
 
                         
Comprehensive Income
  $
81,114
    $
49,290
    $
35,210
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
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8

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. 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
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
  $
66,538
    $
53,117
    $
33,117
 
Items not requiring (providing) cash
   
     
     
 
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries
   
(25,053
)    
(9,643
)    
(8,804
)
Change in:
   
     
     
 
Share based compensation
   
215
     
251
     
325
 
Amortization of unearned compensation
   
705
     
169
     
135
 
Other assets
   
(5,449
)    
132
     
388
 
Other liabilities
   
1,629
     
378
     
(1,675
)
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
38,585
     
44,404
     
23,486
 
                         
Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repurchase of outstanding stock
   
(1,595
)    
—  
     
—  
 
Acquisition of Lafayette
   
—  
     
—  
     
(1,254
)
Acquisition of Wolverine
   
—  
     
—  
     
(7,688
)
Acquisition of Salin
   
2,350
     
—  
     
—  
 
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
   
755
     
—  
     
(8,942
)
                         
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in borrowings
   
98
     
(12,316
)    
(6,803
)
Dividends paid on common shares
   
(20,835
)    
(15,418
)    
(11,720
)
Proceeds from issuance of stock
   
1,705
     
622
     
1,604
 
                         
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(19,032
)    
(27,112
)    
(16,919
)
                         
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
20,308
     
17,292
     
(2,375
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
   
30,653
     
13,361
     
15,736
 
                         
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year
  $
50,961
    $
30,653
    $
13,361
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
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9

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 29 – Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
The following is a summary of the quarterly consolidated results of operations:
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31
 
 
June 30
 
 
September 30
 
 
December 31
 
 
2019
 
 
2019
 
 
2019
 
 
2019
 
Interest income
  $
45,373
    $
53,850
    $
55,711
    $
53,398
 
Interest expense
   
11,093
     
12,321
     
12,248
     
11,879
 
                                 
Net interest income
   
34,280
     
41,529
     
43,463
     
41,519
 
Provision for loan losses
   
364
     
896
     
376
     
340
 
Gain (loss) on sale of securities
   
15
     
(100
)    
—  
     
10
 
Net income
  $
10,816
    $
16,642
    $
20,537
    $
18,543
 
Earnings per share:
   
     
     
     
 
Basic
  $
0.28
    $
0.37
    $
0.46
    $
0.41
 
Diluted
   
0.28
     
0.37
     
0.46
     
0.41
 
Average shares outstanding:
   
     
     
     
 
Basic
   
38,822,543
     
45,055,117
     
45,038,021
     
44,971,676
 
Diluted
   
38,906,172
     
45,130,408
     
45,113,730
     
45,103,065
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31
 
 
June 30
 
 
September 30
 
 
December 31
 
 
2018
 
 
2018
 
 
2018
 
 
2018
 
Interest income
  $
39,426
    $
40,741
    $
42,271
    $
43,730
 
Interest expense
   
6,015
     
7,191
     
8,499
     
9,894
 
                                 
Net interest income
   
33,411
     
33,550
     
33,772
     
33,836
 
Provision for loan losses
   
567
     
635
     
1,176
     
528
 
Gain (loss) on sale of securities
   
11
     
—  
     
(122
)    
(332
)
Net income
  $
12,804
    $
14,115
    $
13,065
    $
13,133
 
Earnings per share:
   
     
     
     
 
Basic
  $
0.33
    $
0.37
    $
0.34
    $
0.35
 
Diluted
   
0.33
     
0.37
     
0.34
     
0.34
 
Average shares outstanding:
   
     
     
     
 
Basic
   
38,306,395
     
38,347,612
     
38,365,379
     
38,367,972
 
Diluted
   
38,468,810
     
38,519,401
     
38,534,970
     
38,488,861
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
Note 30 – Future Accounting Matters
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.
 2018-13,
Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
The FASB has issued ASU No.
 2018-13,
Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
. These amendments modify the disclosure requirements in Topic 820 as follows:
Removals
: the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements.
Modifications
: for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value, an entity is required to disclose the timing of liquidation of an investee’s assets and the date when restrictions from redemption might lapse only if the investee has communicated the timing to the entity or announced the timing publicly; and the amendments clarify that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurement as of the reporting date.
Additions
: the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period; and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements.
The guidance is effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should all be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. Early adoption is permitted. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of ASU No.
 2018-13
and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU
2018-13
and the impact on our accounting and disclosures.
FASB ASU No.
 2017-04,
Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
The FASB has issued ASU No.
 2017-04,
Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
. The new guidance is intended to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. In addition, the income tax effects of tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The amendments also eliminate the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the qualitative impairment test is necessary. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. The nature of a reason for the change in accounting principle should be disclosed upon transition. The amendments in this update should be adopted for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted on testing dates after January 1, 2017. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements, but it is not expected to have a material impact.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Table dollars in thousands except for per share data)
FASB ASU No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
The FASB has issued ASU No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
. The main objective of this amendment is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The amendment requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to enhance their credit loss estimates. The amendment requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The amendments in this update become effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
Our Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) task force has been meeting on a monthly basis, at a minimum, to review implementation matters related to the completeness and accuracy of historical data, model development and corporate governance documentation. Specifically regarding model development, the task force has analyzed results from parallel model runs for each portfolio segment and evaluated assumptions related to unfunded commitments, acquired performing loans, and economic and forecast factors. Our task force has also reviewed new corporate governance documentation, such as our new CECL Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) policy, procedure manuals and internal control documentation.
Horizon has completed data and model validation testing, determined qualitative adjustments, established additional supporting analytics, and developed related internal controls over model inputs (data and assumptions) and model operations. While the model is operational, approval of certain governance related matters, procedures and policies are being finalized.
The final year-end estimate for CECL has not been determined and the required financial reporting disclosures are being completed for review. Internal controls over financial reporting specifically related to CECL have been designed and are being evaluated, however, all internal controls related to CECL implementation are not operational. The final step of completing the formal governance and approval process is in its final stages.
We expect the one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the ACL will be between $16.2 million and $20.8 million upon adoption as of January 1, 2020. The majority of the increase is related to including our acquired loan portfolios in the model and the addition of using economic forecasts in estimating future losses. As we continue to evaluate and refine our CECL model during the first quarter of 2020, the estimated range of impact to the ACL as of January 1, 2020 could change.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Audit Committee, Board of Directors and Stockholders
Horizon Bancorp
Michigan City, Indiana
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Horizon Bancorp (Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in
the Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)
 issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated February 28, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in
Government Auditing Standards
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Allowance for Loan Losses
As described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) was $17.7 million at December 31, 2019. The ALLL is an estimate of probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans and for losses inherent in the portfolio that have been incurred as of the balance sheet date. The determination of the ALLL requires management to exercise significant judgment and consider numerous subjective factors, including determining qualitative factors utilized to adjust historical loss rates, risk grading loans, identifying loan impairments, among others. As disclosed by management, different assumptions and conditions could result in a materially different amount for the ALLL.
We identified the valuation of the ALLL as a critical audit matter. Auditing the allowance for loan losses involves a high degree of subjectivity in evaluating management’s estimates, such as evaluating management’s assessment of economic conditions and other environmental factors used to adjust historical loss rates, evaluating the adequacy of specific allowances associated with impaired loans and assessing the appropriateness of loan grades.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
  Testing the effectiveness of controls over the Company’s inputs and processes utilized in calculating the ALLL including classifications of loans by loan segment, historical loss data, the calculation of a loss rate, the establishment of qualitative adjustments, grading and risk classification of loans and establishment of specific reserves on impaired loans including purchased loans that have experienced further credit deterioration and management’s review controls over the ALLL balance as a whole including attending internal Company credit quality discussions and analysis;
 
 
 
 
  Testing the design and operating effectiveness of controls, including those related to technology, over the allowance for credit losses including data completeness and accuracy, classifications of loans by loan segment, verification of historical net loss data and calculated net loss rates, the establishment of qualitative adjustments, credit ratings and risk classification of loans and establishment of specific reserves on impaired loans and management’s review and disclosure controls over the allowance for credit losses;
 
 
 
 
  Testing of completeness and accuracy of the information utilized in the allowance for credit losses;
 
 
 
 
  Evaluating the qualitative adjustment to the historical loss rates, including assessing the basis for the adjustments and the reasonableness of the significant assumptions;
 
 
 
 
  Computing an independent calculation of acceptable range and comparing it to the Company’s estimate;
 
 
 
 
  Testing the internal loan review functions and evaluating the accuracy of loan grades by utilizing internal specialists to assist us;
 
 
 
 
  Evaluating the appropriateness of loan grades and assessing the reasonableness of specific reserves on impaired loans;
 
 
 
 
  Evaluating the overall reasonableness of qualitative factors and appropriateness of their direction and magnitude and the Company’s support for the direction and magnitude compared to previous years.
 
 
 
 
 
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Acquisition Accounting and Related Valuation of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination
As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company completed the acquisition of Salin Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary of Salin Bank and Trust Company during the year ended December 31, 2019 with an acquisition price of $126.7 million, including the recognition of $31.3 million of goodwill. As part of the acquisition, management determined that the acquisition qualified as a business and accordingly all identifiable assets and liabilities acquired were valuated at fair value as part of the purchase price allocation as of the acquisition date. The identification and valuation of such acquired assets and assumed liabilities required management to exercise significant judgment and consider the use of outside vendors to estimate the fair value allocations.
We identified the acquisition and the valuation of acquired assets and assumed liabilities a critical audit matter. Auditing the acquisition transaction involved a high degree of subjectivity in evaluating management’s operational assumptions, fair value estimates, purchase price allocations and assessing the appropriateness of outside vendor valuation models.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
  Obtaining and reviewing executed Plan and Agreement of Merger documents to gain an understanding of the underlying terms of the consummated acquisition;
 
 
 
  Obtaining and reviewing management’s reconciliation procedures of significant accounts and testing of completion procedures performed and asset/liability identification considerations made;
 
 
 
  Testing management’s computation of purchase price and determination of goodwill recognized focusing on the completeness and accuracy of the balance sheet acquired and related fair value purchase price allocations made to identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed;
 
 
 
  Obtaining and reviewing significant outside vendor valuation estimates and challenging management’s review of the appropriateness of the valuations assessed/allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed; including but not limited to, testing all critical inputs, including assumptions applied and valuation models utilized by the outside vendors;
 
 
 
  Utilization of our Forensics & Valuation Services group to assist with testing and challenging the related fair value purchase price allocations made to identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed;
 
 
 
  Reviewing and evaluating the adequacy of the disclosures made in the footnotes of the Company’s SEC filings.
 
 
 
Other Reporting Required by
Government Auditing Standards
In accordance with
Government Auditing Standards
, we have also issued our reports dated February 28, 2020, on our consideration of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of those reports is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over compliance. Those reports are an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards
and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit.
BKD,
llp
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1998.
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 28, 2020
Name of Engagement Executive: Michael A. Ososki
Federal Employer Identification Number:
44-0160260
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Audit Committee, Board of Directors and Stockholders
Horizon Bancorp
Michigan City, Indiana
Opinion on the Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Horizon Bancorp’s (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements of the Company and our report dated February 28, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Financial Statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definitions and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
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accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
BKD,
llp
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 28, 2020
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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 2019, 2018 and 2017. 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.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None
ITEM 9A. 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 Officer, 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 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, 2019. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) 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, 2019 is effective based on the specified criteria.
Attestation Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm
BKD, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of Horizon’s internal control over financial reporting. This report appears in Item 8, following BKD, LLP’s audit report.
Changes in 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, 2019, 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.
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PART III
Certain 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 2020 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, 2019.
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 and item 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 — Audit Committee” and is incorporated into this report and item 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: Information about our 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 “Delinquent Section 16(a)Reports” and is incorporated into this report and item by reference.
Horizon’s “Code of Ethics for Executive Officers and Directors” applies to its directors, chief executive officer and chief financial officer. The code is available on Horizon’s website at http://www.horizonbank.com/ in the section headed “About Us – Investor Relations” under the caption “Corporate Information – Corporate Governance.”
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 and item by reference.
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ITEM
 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table presents information regarding grants under all equity compensation plans of Horizon through December 31, 2019.
                         
Plan Category
 
Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon Exercise
of Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
 
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
 
 
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in the First
Column)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
   
329,452
    $
  12.70
     
657,612
 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
   
—  
    $
—  
     
—  
 
                         
   
329,452
    $
12.70
     
657,612
 
                         
 
 
The other information required by this item can be found in the Proxy Statement under “Common Share Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners” and is incorporated by reference into this report and item.
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 and item.
ITEM
 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference into this report and item from the Proxy Statement section captioned “Auditor Fees and Services.”
PART IV
ITEM
 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Documents Filed As Part of This Annual Report on Form
10-K:
  1. Financial Statements
 
 
     
                  
 
The following financial statements are filed as part of this document under Item 8:
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
Consolidated Statements of Income, years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
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  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 report and exhibits incorporated herein by reference to other documents are as follows:
             
Exhibit
Number
   
Description
 
Incorporated by Reference/Attached
             
 
  3.1
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on May 16, 2018
             
 
  3.2
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 22, 2020
             
 
  4.1
     
Attached
             
 
  4.2
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009
             
 
  4.3
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009
             
 
  4.4
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on December 21, 2006
             
 
  4.5
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on December 21, 2006
             
 
10.1*
     
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
             
 
10.2*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009
             
 
10.3*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009
             
 
10.4*
     
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
             
 
10.5*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on June 18, 2013
 
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Exhibit
Number
   
Description
 
Incorporated by Reference/Attached
             
 
10.6*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on June 18, 2013
             
 
10.7*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on March 27, 2017
             
 
10.8*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on March 27, 2017
             
 
10.9*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Registrant’s Form
10-K
filed on February 28, 2018
             
 
10.10*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Registrant’s Form
10-K
filed on February 28, 2018
             
 
10.11*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed on December 28, 2017 (Registration No.
 333-222329)
             
 
10.12*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed on December 28, 2017 (Registration No.
 333-222329)
             
 
10.13*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed on December 28, 2017 (Registration No.
 333-222330)
             
 
10.14*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed on December 28, 2017 (Registration No.
 333-222330)
             
 
10.15*
     
Attached
             
 
10.16*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
10.17*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
10.18*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
10.19*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
10.20*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
10.21*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
 
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Horizon Bancorp
, Inc.
             
Exhibit
Number
   
Description
 
Incorporated by Reference/Attached
             
 
10.22*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
10.23*
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on January 7, 2020
             
 
14
     
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to Registrant’s Form
8-K
filed on December 21, 2017
             
 
21
     
Attached
             
 
23
     
Attached
             
 
31.1
     
Attached
             
 
31.2
     
Attached
             
 
32.1
     
Attached
             
 
32.2
     
Attached
             
 
101
   
Inline Interactive Data Files
 
Attached
             
 
104
   
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
 
Embedded Within the Inline XBRL Document
 
* Indicates exhibits that describe or evidence management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Form
10-K.
 
ITEM
 
16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
Not included.
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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, Inc.
Registrant
             
Date: February 28, 2020
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Craig M. Dwight
 
 
Craig M. Dwight
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
             
Date: February 28, 2020
 
 
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
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Craig M. Dwight
Craig M. Dwight, Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer and Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Susan D. Aaron
Susan D. Aaron, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Eric P. Blackhurst
Eric P. Blackhurst, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Lawrence E. Burnell
Lawrence E. Burnell, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ James B. Dworkin
James B. Dworkin, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Julie Scheck Freigang
Julie Scheck Freigang, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Daniel F. Hopp
Daniel F. Hopp, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Michele M. Magnuson
Michele M. Magnuson, Director
 
 
 
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Date
 
 
Signature and Title
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Peter L. Pairitz
Peter L. Pairitz, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Steven W. Reed
Steven W. Reed, Director
         
February 28, 2020
 
 
/s/ Spero W. Valavanis
Spero W. Valavanis, Director
 
 
 
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