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):  June 16, 2015

 

Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Indiana

 

0-25766

 

35-1938254

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

101 West Spring Street, New Albany, Indiana 47150

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code (812) 944-2224

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

 

On June 24, 2015, Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. announced that its two banking subsidiaries, Your Community Bank and The Scott County State Bank will merge, with Your Community Bank as the surviving entity.  The Boards of Directors of Your Community Bank and The Scott County State Bank approved the merger on June 16, 2015 and June 18, 2015, respectively.

 

The Company is in the process of obtaining regulatory approval and anticipates completing the merger in the third quarter of 2015.

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

COMMUNITY BANK SHARES OF INDIANA, INC.

 

 

Date: June 24, 2015

By:

/s/ Paul A. Chrisco

 

 

Name:

Paul A. Chrisco

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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