Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  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): August 31, 2020

HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

001-35593

45-5055422

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

10 Woodfin Street, Asheville, North Carolina

28801

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol			Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share			HTBI			The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company			[ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.			[ ]

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 31, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding Company for HomeTrust Bank (the “Bank”), appointed Rebekah M. Lowe as a director of the Company, effective September 1, 2020. Ms. Lowe has been appointed to the Board's Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee and will serve in the class of directors whose terms expire in fiscal 2023. Ms. Lowe also was appointed as a director of the Bank effective September 1, 2020.

Ms. Lowe will generally be entitled to the same compensation arrangement as is provided to the other non-employee directors of the Company and the Bank. This arrangement consists of the following (i) an annual cash retainer of $34,000; (ii) a cash fee of $1,500 for each Board meeting attended in excess of ten meetings during the fiscal year; (iii) a cash fee of $750 for each committee meeting attended lasting one hour or more; (iv) an annual restricted stock award with a grant date value of approximately $30,000; and (v) an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000 for the Lead Director/Vice Chair, $10,000 for the Audit Committee Chair, $7,500 for the Compensation Committee Chair and $5,000 for the Governance and Nominating Committee Chair.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the appointment of Ms. Lowe is attached hereto as Exhibit

99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

									HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: August 31, 2020						By:			/s/ Tony J. VunCannon
									Tony J. VunCannon
									Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer

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