UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | February 21, 2019 |
| MUTUALFIRST FINANCIAL, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) |
| Maryland | 000-27905 | 35-2085640 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
| 110 E. Charles Street, Muncie, Indiana | 47305-2419 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (765) 747-2800 |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On February 21, 2019, MutualFirst Financial, Inc. issued a press release announcing its first quarter cash dividend of $.20 per share. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | ||
| 99 | Press release dated February 21, 2019. | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| MUTUALFIRST FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| Date: February 21, 2019 |
By: |
/s/ David W. Heeter |
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David W. Heeter
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99 | Press Release, dated February 21, 2019 | ||
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MutualFirst Financial, Inc. Declares Cash Dividend
MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MutualFirst Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: MFSF), the holding company of MutualBank, has announced the Company will pay a cash dividend of $ .20 per share for the first quarter of 2019. The dividend will be payable on March 22, 2019 to shareholders of record on March 8, 2019.
"MutualFirst continues to enhance shareholder value and increasing the dividend is one avenue to ensure we are doing just that. The increase in dividend reflects the positive momentum in Company performance," CEO David Heeter commented. The Company and its subsidiary MutualBank are well capitalized and strong by all regulatory standards.
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. is the parent company of MutualBank, an Indiana-based financial institution since 1889. MutualBank has thirty-nine full-service retail financial centers throughout Indiana. MutualBank has two offices located in Fishers and Crawfordsville, Indiana specializing in wealth management and trust services and a loan origination office in New Buffalo, Michigan. MutualBank also operates a wholly owned subsidiary named Summit Mortgage which operates out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. MutualBank provides a full range of financial services including commercial and business banking, personal banking, wealth management, trust services, investments and internet banking services. The Company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "MFSF". Additional information can be found online at www.bankwithmutual.com.
Statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
CONTACT: David W. Heeter, President and CEO, (765) 747-2880