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German American Bancorp, Inc. files SEC reports that document its banking operations, Nasdaq-listed common stock, governance matters, capital actions, and financial results. Its Form 8-K filings include quarterly and annual earnings releases, cash dividend declarations, investor presentation materials, and other current reports tied to its community banking and wealth management business.
Proxy and governance filings cover annual meeting proposals, director elections, advisory executive compensation votes, auditor appointment matters, executive incentive plans, and authorized-share proposals. Other filings disclose capital-structure actions, including subordinated note redemption activity, and provide formal records for shareholder votes and board-approved compensation arrangements.
German American Bancorp, Inc. is asking shareholders to vote at its April 27, 2026 annual meeting on four items: electing four directors, approving executive pay on an advisory basis, ratifying Crowe LLP as 2025 auditor, and amending its Articles to raise authorized common shares from 45,000,000 to 90,000,000.
The company highlights its February 1, 2025 acquisition of Heartland BancCorp, for which it issued about 7.74 million shares and paid roughly $23.1 million in cash. For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income was $112.6 million, or $3.06 per share, up from $83.8 million, or $2.83 per share, with a 10.7% return on average shareholders’ equity and a 21-year streak of double-digit returns.
The board currently has 14 members and will shrink to 12 as two directors retire at the mandatory age 69. Governance features include a lead independent director, fully independent key committees, stock ownership guidelines, anti-hedging policies, a clawback program, and a newly created Risk Committee to oversee enterprise risk and cybersecurity. The company also reports 2025 CRA investments and donations above $106 million, over $123 million in CRA-qualified community development loans, and strong customer and employee satisfaction metrics.
German American Bancorp, Inc. Chairman & CEO D. Neil Dauby reported routine share dispositions related to tax withholding. On March 16, 2026, he surrendered a total of 4,887 shares of common stock at $40.07 per share to cover tax obligations on vesting restricted stock awards. These were not open-market sales, but shares withheld to satisfy taxes as 2023, 2024, and 2025 restricted stock grants vested. After these transactions, Dauby directly held 71,623 shares of German American Bancorp common stock.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. director Jack Sheidler reported an open-market style purchase of common stock tied to his director compensation. He acquired 24.7027 shares at a price of $40.8414 per share through the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, based on a prior election to receive part of his director fees in stock. Following this transaction, he directly holds a total of 66,904.8867 common shares, including shares previously acquired under the same dividend reinvestment plan.
German American Bancorp director Christina M. Ryan reported an open-market style purchase of common stock. She acquired 49.4054 shares at an average price of $40.8414 per share and now directly holds 17,382.0848 shares in total.
The filing notes this transaction resulted from a prior election to use a portion of her director compensation to buy stock through the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, rather than a discretionary cash purchase in the market.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. director Susan J. Ellspermann reported an open-market style purchase of common stock. She acquired 49.4054 shares on March 17, 2026 at an average price of $40.4814 per share, through a prior election to use a portion of her director compensation in the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
Following this transaction, she directly holds a total of 11,788.0597 common shares, which includes additional shares acquired through the same dividend reinvestment plan.
German American Bancorp director Zachary W. Bawel increased his holdings through a planned stock purchase. He bought 24.7027 shares of common stock at $40.4814 per share in an open-market transaction, executed under a prior election to use part of his director compensation in the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
After this transaction, he directly owns 24,485.4621 common shares and also has 2,748 shares held indirectly through a revocable trust, which includes additional shares acquired under the same dividend reinvestment plan.
German American Bancorp director Andrew M. Seger increased his stake through a small open-market purchase tied to a compensation plan. He acquired 51.8757 shares of common stock at an average price of $40.4814 per share via the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
Following this transaction, Seger directly holds 18,344.5915 common shares. He is also a shareholder and the Chief Financial Officer of Wabash Valley Produce, Inc., which indirectly holds 125,826 common shares.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. executive Amy D. Jackson reported routine tax-withholding transactions in company common stock. On the reported date, she surrendered 530, 623, and 474 shares at $40.07 per share, totaling 1,627 shares, to cover tax obligations.
According to the footnotes, these shares were surrendered upon the vesting of restricted stock awards granted on March 15 of 2023, 2024, and 2025. After these dispositions, Jackson directly holds 17,826 shares of German American Bancorp common stock.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. executive Michael F. Beckwith reported a routine tax-withholding transaction in company stock. On the reported date, 509 shares of Common stock were surrendered at $40.07 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to the vesting of 1,248 restricted shares from a March 15, 2025 award. After this non-market disposition, he directly holds 23,220 Common shares, with additional indirect holdings of 13,696 shares in a revocable trust and 2,010 shares in an IRA.