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 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.
German American Bancorp, Inc. President & CFO Bradley M. Rust reported three tax-withholding dispositions of Common Stock on March 16, 2026, totaling 2,154 shares at $40.07 per share. These shares were surrendered to cover tax obligations tied to vesting restricted stock awards.
The footnotes state the dispositions relate to vesting of 2,400, 2,551 and 1,807 restricted shares granted in March 2023, 2024 and 2025. After these transactions, Rust directly owns 84,278 shares, including 16,464 shares jointly owned with his spouse.
German American Bancorp, Inc. is soliciting proxies for its April 27, 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the record date March 4, 2026, 37,575,555 common shares were outstanding. Key proposals include election of four directors, advisory votes on executive compensation and auditor, and approval to increase authorized common shares from 45,000,000 to 90,000,000.
The company completed the Heartland merger effective February 1, 2025, issuing approximately 7.74 million shares and paying about $23.1 million in cash. For the year ended December 31, 2025, net income was $112.6 million ($3.06 per share), reflecting an approximate 8% per-share increase versus 2024 and a 10.7% return on average shareholders’ equity. Nonrecurring merger-related, CECL Day 2, and debt extinguishment items are disclosed in the financial overview.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. executive Warren Scott Powell, EVP and Chief Credit Officer, acquired 3,174 shares of common stock through a restricted stock grant under the 2025 Management Incentive Plan. The award was made at no cash cost to him and is subject to vesting.
The restricted shares vest in three approximately equal installments on March 15 in each of 2027, 2028, and 2029. After this grant, Powell directly holds a total of 12,067 common shares, which includes shares previously acquired through the company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. executive Michael F. Beckwith, EVP and Chief Banking Officer, reported acquiring 4,647 shares of common stock as a restricted stock grant under the 2025 Management Incentive Plan. The award was granted for no cash consideration and will vest in three approximately equal installments on March 15 of 2027, 2028, and 2029.
After this grant, Beckwith directly owned 23,729 common shares. He also had indirect holdings of 13,696 common shares held by a revocable trust and 2,010 common shares held in an IRA as of the reported date.