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Friday, January 1, 2010

Horizon Bancorp to acquire American Trust & Savings

Horizon Bancorp. will expand its northwest Indiana footprint via the acquisition of local competitor American Trust & Savings Bank for roughly $2.6 million.

Michigan City, Ind.-based Horizon announced late Tuesday, Dec. 29, that it will acquire roughly $110 million in assets and about $112 million in deposits and federal home loan bank advances from privately held Whiting, Ind.-based American Trust. The buyer will pay a roughly 3% premium on the bank's core deposits -- which tend to include checking and savings deposits -- amounting to about $2.1 million plus $500,000 in additional consideration.

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