[Form 4] GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. director Christina M. Ryan acquired additional common stock through a compensation election. On June 15, 2026, she made an open-market purchase of 21.9539 shares at $45.55 per share, increasing her direct holdings to 17,519.7109 shares. The footnotes explain that this transaction reflects a prior decision to use a portion of her director compensation to buy stock under the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, indicating this is a structured, plan-based accumulation rather than a one-time discretionary trade.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 21.954 shares ($1,000)

Net Buy 1 txn

Insider Ryan Christina M

Role null

Bought 21.954 shs ($1K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Common Stock	21.954	$45.55	$1K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 17,519.711 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

1. The reported transaction was effected pursuant to a prior election made by the Reporting Person to use a portion of her director compensation to purchase shares of common stock through participation in the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Dividend Reinvestment Plan"). Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Key Figures

Shares purchased: 21.9539 shares Purchase price: $45.55 per share Shares owned after transaction: 17,519.7109 shares +2 more

5 metrics

Shares purchased 21.9539 shares Open-market common stock purchase on June 15, 2026

Purchase price $45.55 per share Price paid for GABC common stock in reported trade

Shares owned after transaction 17,519.7109 shares Director’s direct GABC holdings following the purchase

Net buy shares 21.9539 shares Net change in buy/sell activity in this Form 4

Buy transaction count 1 transaction Number of buy trades reported in this filing

Key Terms

open-market purchase, Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, director compensation, non-derivative

4 terms

open-market purchase financial

"she made an open-market purchase of 21.9539 shares at $45.55 per share"

An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.

Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan financial

"to purchase shares of common stock through participation in the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan"

A dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan lets investors automatically use cash dividends to buy additional shares and often make extra share purchases directly from the company, usually at low or no commission. Think of it as an automatic savings plan for stock: dividends and optional contributions are turned into more shares, helping ownership grow through compounding and making regular investing simple and low-cost—key for long-term investors.

director compensation financial

"use a portion of her director compensation to purchase shares of common stock"

non-derivative financial

"The Form 4 only shows a non-derivative transaction in GABC common stock"

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ryan Christina M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

711 MAIN STREET

P O BOX 810

(Street)

JASPER INDIANA 47546

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. [ GABC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/15/2026	06/16/2026	P		21.9539(1)	A	$45.55	17,519.7109(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transaction was effected pursuant to a prior election made by the Reporting Person to use a portion of her director compensation to purchase shares of common stock through participation in the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the "Dividend Reinvestment Plan").

2. Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

	/s/ Bradley C. Arnett, Attorney-in-Fact	06/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)