MainSource Financial Group,Inc. (NASDAQ:MSFG) Files An 8-K Other Events

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MainSource Financial Group,Inc. (NASDAQ:MSFG) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February13, 2018, MainSource Financial Group,Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its wholly owned bank subsidiary, MainSource Bank, entered into a Branch Purchase and Assumption Agreement with German American Bancorp (“GAB”) to sell certain assets to GAB, including four (4)MainSource Bank branch locations in Columbus (Bartholomew County),Indiana, and one (1)MainSource Bank branch location in Greensburg (Decatur County),Indiana. The sale includes all deposits and loans, as well as all real and personal property, associated with the branches. Subject to the receipt of regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018.

Attached hereto as Exhibit99.1 is a press release issued by the Company announcing the branch purchase which is incorporated herein by reference.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this report which are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, certain plans, expectations, goals, projections and benefits relating to the proposed merger (the “Merger”) between the Company and First Financial Bancorp (“First Financial”), which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “likely,” “expected,” “estimated,” “intends” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Please refer to each of the Company’s and First Financial’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December31, 2016, as well as their other filings with the SEC, for a more detailed discussion of risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead express only management’s beliefs regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the management’s control. It is possible that actual results and outcomes may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or outcomes indicated in these forward-looking statements. In addition to factors previously disclosed in reports filed by the Company and First Financial with the SEC, risks and uncertainties for the Company, First Financial and the combined company include, but are not limited to: the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed Merger will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of the Company’s operations with those of First Financial will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to close the Merger in a timely manner; diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the Merger, including receipt of required regulatory and other approvals; the failure of the proposed Merger to close for any other reason; the challenges of integrating and retaining key employees; the effect of the announcement of the Merger on the Company’s, First

Financial’s or the combined company’s respective customer relationships and operating results; the possibility that the Merger may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; and general competitive, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations. All forward-looking statements included in this filing are made as of the date hereof and are based on information available at the time of the filing. Except as required by law, neither the Company nor First Financial assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of MainSource Financial Group,Inc. dated February13, 2018.

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MAINSOURCE FINANCIAL GROUP Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 a18-5959_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1     NEWS RELEASE   Date:   February 13,…
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About MainSource Financial Group,Inc. (NASDAQ:MSFG)

MainSource Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company operates a banking subsidiary: MainSource Bank (the Bank), an Indiana state-chartered bank. Through the Bank, the Company offers a range of financial services, including accepting time and transaction deposits; making consumer, commercial, agribusiness and real estate mortgage loans; renting safe deposit facilities; providing personal and corporate trust services, and providing other corporate services, such as letters of credit and repurchase agreements. The Company operates approximately 80 branch banking offices in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky. Its non-banking subsidiaries include MainSource Insurance, LLC; Insurance Services Marketing, LLC; MainSource Title, LLC; MainSource Risk Management, Inc., and New American Real Estate, LLC. Through its non-bank affiliates, the Company provides services incidental to the business of banking.