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German American Bancorp Completes Strategic Heartland BancCorp Acquisition

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  • German American Bancorp completed its acquisition of Heartland BancCorp on February 1, 2025.
  • The merger expands German American’s presence in Ohio, enhancing services and maintaining community focus.
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German American Bancorp Completes Strategic Heartland BancCorp Acquisition

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German American Bancorp ( (GABC) ) has provided an announcement.

On February 1, 2025, German American Bancorp completed its acquisition of Heartland BancCorp, merging Heartland Bank into German American Bank. This strategic move is expected to enhance German American’s footprint in the Midwest, particularly in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, offering expanded services and maintaining a community-focused banking model. The merger is anticipated to be accretive to earnings, while maintaining strong capital ratios, and it integrates Heartland’s leadership into German American’s board and management committees.

More about German American Bancorp

German American Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company based in Jasper, Indiana. Through its banking subsidiary German American Bank, it operates 94 banking offices across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, offering financial services including banking and investment brokerage through its subsidiary German American Investment Services, Inc.

YTD Price Performance: 6.38%

Average Trading Volume: 108,334

Technical Sentiment Consensus Rating: Sell

Current Market Cap: $1.23B

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