# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000706129
**File Stem:** 0000905729-25-000188
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2510
**Document Hash:** 8015c48748af419faca1b6b0a60e6c37
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000905729-25-000188.hdr.sgml**: 20260401

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000905729-25-000188

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251203

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HORIZON BANCORP INC /IN/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000706129
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 351562417
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 515 FRANKLIN STREET
- **CITY:** MICHIGAN CITY
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46360
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2198790211

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 515 FRANKLIN STREET
- **CITY:** MICHIGAN CITY
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46360

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HORIZON BANCORP /IN/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CITIZENS MICHIANA FINANCIAL CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19861021

**HORIZON BANCORP, INC.**<br> 515 Franklin Street

Michigan City, Indiana 46360<br>

(219) 879-0211

December 3, 2025

**VIA EDGAR**

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Financial Services

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Robert Arzonetti, Staff Attorney

Re: Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (the "Registrant")<br> <u>Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-291029)</u>

Dear Mr. Arzonetti:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the Registrant hereby requests that the effective date for the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective under the Securities Act at 9:00 a.m., Washington, D.C. time, on December 5, 2025, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.

The Registrant authorizes Charlie Goode of Warner Norcross + Judd LLP to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.

Please contact Charlie Goode of Warner Norcross + Judd LLP at (616) 752-2176 or cgoode@wnj.com when this request for acceleration has been granted and with any questions or concerns regarding this matter.

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| HORIZON BANCORP, INC. | HORIZON BANCORP, INC. |
| By | /s/ Todd A. Etzler |
|  | Todd A. Etzler<br> EVP, Chief Legal and Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary |

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