Edgar Filing: GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2013

Commission File Number 001-15877

German American Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana		35-1547518
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

711 Main Street, Jasper, Indiana 47546

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 482-1314

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company:

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer ¨

Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

YES ¨ NO x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class		Outstanding at May 1, 2013
Common Shares, no par value		12,665,826

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

Information included in or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and our press releases or other public statements, contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please refer to the discussions of our forward-looking statements and associated risks in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, in Item 1, “Business – Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks” and our discussion of risk factors in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of that annual report on Form 10-K, as updated from time to time in our subsequent SEC filings, including by Item 2 of Part I of this Report (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) at the conclusion of that Item 2 under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks.”

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INDEX

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	4

Item 1.	Financial Statements	4

	Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	4

	Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012	6

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – March 31, 2013	7-30

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31-40

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	40-41

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	41

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	42

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42

Item 6.	Exhibits	43

SIGNATURES		43

INDEX OF EXHIBITS		44

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2013			2012

ASSETS
Cash and Due from Banks	$	22,045		$	41,624
Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments		6,917			7,463
Cash and Cash Equivalents		28,962			49,087

Interest-bearing Time Deposits with Banks		2,703			2,707
Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value		630,881			587,602
Securities Held-to-Maturity, at Cost (Fair value of $271 and $351 on March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)		268			346

Loans Held-for-Sale, at Fair Value		25,280			16,641

Loans		1,196,618			1,207,901
Less: Unearned Income		(2,871	)		(3,035	)
Allowance for Loan Losses		(15,734	)		(15,520	)
Loans, Net		1,178,013			1,189,346

Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis and Other Restricted Stock, at Cost		8,340			8,340
Premises, Furniture and Equipment, Net		36,527			36,554
Other Real Estate		1,738			1,645
Goodwill		18,865			18,865
Intangible Assets		2,325			2,692
Company Owned Life Insurance		30,487			30,223
Accrued Interest Receivable and Other Assets		14,633			62,252
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,979,022		$	2,006,300

LIABILITIES
Non-interest-bearing Demand Deposits	$	344,027		$	349,174
Interest-bearing Demand, Savings, and Money Market Accounts		983,170			962,574
Time Deposits		332,712			329,183
Total Deposits		1,659,909			1,640,931

FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings		114,223			161,006
Accrued Interest Payable and Other Liabilities		18,102			19,337
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,792,234			1,821,274

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock, no par value; 500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued		—			—
Common Stock, no par value, $1 stated value; 30,000,000 shares authorized		12,666			12,637
Additional Paid-in Capital		95,673			95,617
Retained Earnings		70,334			66,421
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		8,115			10,351

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		186,788			185,026
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	1,979,022		$	2,006,300

End of period shares issued and outstanding		12,665,826			12,636,656

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and Fees on Loans	$	14,885		$	15,785
Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments		10			33
Interest and Dividends on Securities:
Taxable		2,841			3,326
Non-taxable		634			583
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME		18,370			19,727

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on Deposits		1,234			2,046
Interest on FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings		911			1,069
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE		2,145			3,115

NET INTEREST INCOME		16,225			16,612
Provision for Loan Losses		350			690
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		15,875			15,922

NON-INTEREST INCOME
Trust and Investment Product Fees		817			696
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts		955			935
Insurance Revenues		1,784			1,391
Company Owned Life Insurance		266			244
Interchange Fee Income		430			431
Other Operating Income		291			373
Net Gains on Sales of Loans		754			713
Net Gains on Securities		613			18
TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME		5,910			4,801

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and Employee Benefits		7,784			7,320
Occupancy Expense		1,105			1,092
Furniture and Equipment Expense		745			680
FDIC Premiums		255			297
Data Processing Fees		353			114
Professional Fees		661			605
Advertising and Promotion		490			373
Intangible Amortization		367			442
Other Operating Expenses		1,702			1,670
TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE		13,462			12,593

Income before Income Taxes		8,323			8,130
Income Tax Expense		2,514			2,528
NET INCOME	$	5,809		$	5,602

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Changes in Unrealized Gain on Securities Available-for-Sale, Net		(2,236	)		475
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	(2,236	)	$	475

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	3,573		$	6,077

Basic Earnings Per Share	$	0.46		$	0.44
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$	0.46		$	0.44

Dividends Per Share	$	0.15		$	0.14

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$	5,809		$	5,602
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operating Activities:
Net Amortization on Securities		939			1,117
Depreciation and Amortization		1,099			1,256
Loans Originated for Sale		(51,090	)		(45,416	)
Proceeds from Sales of Loans Held-for-Sale		43,299			54,996
Provision for Loan Losses		350			690
Gain on Sale of Loans, net		(754	)		(713	)
Gain on Securities, net		(613	)		(18	)
Loss on Sales of Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets		142			34
Gain on Disposition and Impairment of Premises and Equipment		(70	)		(1	)
Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Company Owned Life Insurance		(264	)		(240	)
Equity Based Compensation		85			168
Change in Assets and Liabilities:
Interest Receivable and Other Assets		1,722			3,118
Interest Payable and Other Liabilities		(23	)		(803	)
Net Cash from Operating Activities		631			19,790
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from Maturity of Other Short-term Investments		—			995
Proceeds from Maturities, Calls, Redemptions of Securities Available-for-Sale		43,537			30,677
Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available-for-Sale		74,749			42,148
Purchase of Securities Available-for-Sale		(119,536	)		(98,980	)
Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Held-to-Maturity		78			344
Purchase of Loans		(712	)		—
Loans Made to Customers, net of Payments Received		13,158			26,265
Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate		308			118
Property and Equipment Expenditures		(693	)		(538	)
Proceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment		88			1
Net Cash from Investing Activities		10,977			1,030
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Change in Deposits		18,982			48,671
Change in Short-term Borrowings		(47,274	)		(15,798	)
Advances in Long-term Debt		30,000			—
Repayments of Long-term Debt		(31,545	)		(42	)
Issuance of Common Stock		—			4
Dividends Paid		(1,896	)		(1,763	)
Net Cash from Financing Activities		(31,733	)		31,072
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(20,125	)		51,892
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year		49,087			61,103
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	28,962		$	112,995

Cash Paid During the Period for
Interest	$	2,608		$	3,617
Income Taxes		4			—

Supplemental Non Cash Disclosures
Loans Transferred to Other Real Estate	$	543		$	781
Reclassification of Loan to Secured Borrowing		2,006			—
Accounts Receivable Transferred to Securities		(45,803	)		(43,167	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

German American Bancorp, Inc. operates primarily in the banking industry. The accounting and reporting policies of German American Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiaries conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. All adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods reported have been included in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year classifications. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements and notes be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto in the German American Bancorp, Inc. December 31, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Note 2 – Per Share Data

The computations of Basic Earnings per Share and Diluted Earnings per Share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
Basic Earnings per Share:
Net Income	$	5,809	$	5,602
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding		12,641,842		12,600,435
Basic Earnings per Share	$	0.46	$	0.44

Diluted Earnings per Share:
Net Income	$	5,809	$	5,602

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding		12,641,842		12,600,435
Potentially Dilutive Shares, Net		19,850		19,479
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding		12,661,692		12,619,914
Diluted Earnings per Share	$	0.46	$	0.44

There were no anti-dilutive shares as of March 31, 2013 or 2012.

Note 3 – Securities

The amortized cost, unrealized gross gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and fair value of Securities Available-for-Sale at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
Securities Available-for-Sale:	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

March 31, 2013
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities	$	23,263	$	31	$	(130	)	$	23,164
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions		71,408		4,744		(34	)		76,118
Mortgage-backed Securities - Residential		522,430		9,470		(1,073	)		530,827
Equity Securities		684		88		—			772
Total	$	617,785	$	14,333	$	(1,237	)	$	630,881
December 31, 2012
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities	$	23,570	$	40	$	(138	)	$	23,472
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions		71,352		5,145		(12	)		76,485
Mortgage-backed Securities - Residential		475,452		11,505		(45	)		486,912
Equity Securities		684		49		—			733
Total	$	571,058	$	16,739	$	(195	)	$	587,602

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 3 – Securities (continued)

Equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values are included in the above totals, are carried at historical cost and are evaluated for impairment on a periodic basis. All mortgage-backed securities in the above table are residential mortgage-backed securities and guaranteed by government sponsored entities.

The carrying amount, unrecognized gains and losses and fair value of Securities Held-to-Maturity at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, were as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Carrying		Unrecognized		Unrecognized		Fair
Securities Held-to-Maturity:	Amount		Gains		Losses		Value

March 31, 2013
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions	$	268	$	3	$	—	$	271

December 31, 2012
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions	$	346	$	5	$	—	$	351

The amortized cost and fair value of Securities at March 31, 2013 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some issuers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Mortgage-backed and Equity Securities are not due at a single maturity date and are shown separately.

	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
Securities Available-for-Sale:
Due in one year or less	$	4,588	$	4,640
Due after one year through five years		12,427		12,785
Due after five years through ten years		52,458		54,692
Due after ten years		25,198		27,165
Mortgage-backed Securities - Residential		522,430		530,827
Equity Securities		684		772
Totals	$	617,785	$	630,881

	Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value
Securities Held-to-Maturity:
Due in one year or less	$	—	$	—
Due after one year through five years		268		271
Due after five years through ten years		—		—
Due after ten years		—		—
Totals	$	268	$	271

Proceeds from the sales of Available-for-Sale Securities are summarized below:

	Three Months		Three Months
	Ended		Ended
	March 31, 2013		March 31, 2012

Proceeds from Sales and Calls	$	74,749	$	42,148
Gross Gains on Sales and Calls		613		18
Income Taxes on Gross Gains		215		6

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 3 – Securities (continued)

Below is a summary of securities with unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, presented by length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Loss			Value		Loss		Value		Loss
March 31, 2013
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities	$	19,870	$	(130	)	$	—	$	—	$	19,870	$	(130	)
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions		1,663		(34	)		—		—		1,663		(34	)
Mortgage-backed Securities - Residential		155,693		(1,073	)		—		—		155,693		(1,073	)
Equity Securities		—		—			—		—		—		—
Total	$	177,226	$	(1,237	)	$	—	$	—	$	177,226	$	(1,237	)

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Loss			Value		Loss		Value		Loss
December 31, 2012
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities	$	19,862	$	(138	)	$	—	$	—	$	19,862	$	(138	)
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions		1,042		(12	)		—		—		1,042		(12	)
Mortgage-backed Securities - Residential		18,323		(45	)		—		—		18,323		(45	)
Equity Securities		—		—			—		—		—		—
Total	$	39,227	$	(195	)	$	—	$	—	$	39,227	$	(195	)

Securities are written down to fair value when a decline in fair value is not considered temporary. In estimating other-than-temporary losses, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The Company doesn’t intend to sell or expect to be required to sell these securities, and the decline in fair value is largely due to changes in market interest rates, therefore, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired. All mortgage-backed securities in the Company’s portfolio are guaranteed by government sponsored entities, are investment grade, and are performing as expected.

Note 4 – Derivatives

The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. The notional amounts of these interest rate swaps and the offsetting counterparty derivative instruments were $6.0 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. These interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions with approved, reputable, independent counterparties with substantially matching terms. The agreements are considered stand alone derivatives and changes in the fair value of derivatives are reported in earnings as non-interest income.

Credit risk arises from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Company’s exposure is limited to the replacement value of the contracts rather than the notional, principal or contract amounts. There are provisions in the agreements with the counterparties that allow for certain unsecured credit exposure up to an agreed threshold. Exposures in excess of the agreed thresholds are collateralized. In addition, the Company minimizes credit risk through credit approvals, limits, and monitoring procedures.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 4 – Derivatives (continued)

The following table reflects the fair value hedges included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

	March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Notional				Notional
	Amount		Fair Value		Amount		Fair Value

Included in Other Assets:
Interest Rate Swaps	$	6,017	$	115	$	6,051	$	187

Included in Other Liabilities:
Interest Rate Swaps	$	6,017	$	103	$	6,051	$	178

The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Income for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2013		2012
Interest Rate Swaps:
Included in Interest Income / (Expense)	$	—	$	—
Included in Other Income / (Expense)		—		—

Note 5 – Loans

Loans were comprised of the following classifications at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2013			2012
Commercial:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	332,142		$	335,373
Commercial Real Estate Loans		498,582			488,496
Agricultural Loans		164,903			179,906
Retail:
Home Equity Loans		72,935			74,437
Consumer Loans		41,780			41,103
Residential Mortgage Loans		86,276			88,586
Subtotal		1,196,618			1,207,901
Less: Unearned Income		(2,871	)		(3,035	)
Allowance for Loan Losses		(15,734	)		(15,520	)
Loans, Net	$	1,178,013		$	1,189,346

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio class for the three months ending March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	Commercial
	and
	Industrial		Commercial						Home						Residential
	Loans and		Real Estate			Agricultural			Equity			Consumer			Mortgage
	Leases		Loans			Loans			Loans			Loans			Loans			Unallocated		Total
March 31, 2013
Beginning Balance	$	4,555	$	8,931		$	989		$	141		$	214		$	186		$	504	$	15,520
Provision for Loan Losses		195		6			(223	)		41			(7	)		113			225		350
Recoveries		3		51			—			—			55			2			—		111
Loans Charged-off		—		(109	)		—			(64	)		(73	)		(1	)		—		(247	)
Ending Balance	$	4,753	$	8,879		$	766		$	118		$	189		$	300		$	729	$	15,734

	Commercial
	and
	Industrial			Commercial						Home						Residential
	Loans and			Real Estate			Agricultural			Equity			Consumer			Mortgage
	Leases			Loans			Loans			Loans			Loans			Loans			Unallocated			Total
March 31, 2012
Beginning Balance	$	3,493		$	9,297		$	926		$	258		$	190		$	402		$	746		$	15,312
Provision for Loan Losses		961			58			(175	)		(13	)		46			79			(266	)		690
Recoveries		45			19			—			1			31			2			—			98
Loans Charged-off		(39	)		(140	)		—			(42	)		(71	)		(42	)		—			(334	)
Ending Balance	$	4,460		$	9,234		$	751		$	204		$	196		$	441		$	480		$	15,766

In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan loss, general allocations are made for other pools of loans, including non-classified loans, homogeneous portfolios of consumer and residential real estate loans, and loans within certain industry categories believed to present unique risk of loss. General allocations of the allowance are primarily made based on a three-year historical average for loan losses for these portfolios, judgmentally adjusted for economic factors and portfolio trends. For 2012, the Company utilized a 4 quarter rolling historical loan loss average. Beginning in 2013, management deemed a rolling 12 quarter historical loan loss average to be more indicative of the inherent losses in the Company’s loan portfolio in the current economic environment than the 4 quarter average. This change in methodology resulted in an increase to the required loan loss allowance of approximately $280.

Loan impairment is reported when full repayment under the terms of the loan is not expected. This methodology is used for all loans, including loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality. For purchased loans, the assessment is made at the time of acquisition as well as over the life of loan. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate, or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, and agricultural loans are evaluated individually for impairment. Smaller balance homogeneous loans are evaluated for impairment in total. Such loans include real estate loans secured by one-to-four family residences and loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures. Individually evaluated loans on non-accrual are generally considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio class and based on impairment method as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

			Commercial
			and
			Industrial		Commercial				Home				Residential
			Loans and		Real Estate		Agricultural		Equity		Consumer		Mortgage
	Total		Leases		Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		Unallocated
March 31, 2013
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Ending Allowance Balance
Attributable to Loans:
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	4,974	$	1,016	$	3,958	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		10,680		3,677		4,901		766		118		189		300		729
Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		80		60		20		—		—		—		—		—
Total Ending Allowance Balance	$	15,734	$	4,753	$	8,879	$	766	$	118	$	189	$	300	$	729

Loans:
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	12,202	$	2,443	$	7,344	$	2,415	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,178,919		328,495		484,238		164,870		73,175		41,747		86,394		—
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		10,477		2,049		8,135		—		—		144		149		—
Total Ending Loans Balance ⁽¹⁾	$	1,201,598	$	332,987	$	499,717	$	167,285	$	73,175	$	41,891	$	86,543	$	—

⁽¹⁾ Total recorded investment in loans includes $4,980 in accrued interest.

			Commercial
			and
			Industrial		Commercial				Home				Residential
			Loans and		Real Estate		Agricultural		Equity		Consumer		Mortgage
	Total		Leases		Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		Loans		Unallocated
December 31, 2012
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Ending Allowance Balance
Attributable to Loans:
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	5,323	$	1,279	$	3,894	$	150	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		10,109		3,208		5,017		839		141		214		186		504
Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		88		68		20		—		—		—		—		—
Total Ending Allowance Balance	$	15,520	$	4,555	$	8,931	$	989	$	141	$	214	$	186	$	504

Loans:
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	12,520	$	2,547	$	7,550	$	2,423	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		1,189,729		331,920		473,209		180,152		74,699		41,083		88,666		—
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		11,174		1,840		9,037		—		—		148		149		—
Total Ending Loans Balance ⁽¹⁾	$	1,213,423	$	336,307	$	489,796	$	182,575	$	74,699	$	41,231	$	88,815	$	—

⁽¹⁾ Total recorded investment in loans includes $5,522 in accrued interest.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Unpaid				Allowance for
	Principal		Recorded		Loan Losses
	Balance⁽¹⁾		Investment		Allocated
March 31, 2013
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	87	$	84	$	—
Commercial Real Estate Loans		3,552		1,630		—
Agricultural Loans		2,397		2,414		—
Subtotal		6,036		4,128		—
With An Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases		2,545		2,480		1,076
Commercial Real Estate Loans		5,755		5,736		3,978
Agricultural Loans		—		—		—
Subtotal		8,300		8,216		5,054
Total	$	14,336	$	12,344	$	5,054

Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With No Related Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	38	$	35	$	—
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With An Additional Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	146	$	107	$	80

⁽¹⁾ Unpaid Principal Balance is the remaining contractual payments inclusive of partial charge-offs.

	Unpaid				Allowance for
	Principal		Recorded		Loan Losses
	Balance⁽¹⁾		Investment		Allocated
December 31, 2012
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	108	$	87	$	—
Commercial Real Estate Loans		4,312		2,154		—
Agricultural Loans		2,126		2,137		—
Subtotal		6,546		4,378		—
With An Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases		2,642		2,581		1,347
Commercial Real Estate Loans		5,579		5,418		3,914
Agricultural Loans		285		286		150
Subtotal		8,506		8,285		5,411
Total	$	15,052	$	12,663	$	5,411

Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With No Related Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	45	$	25	$	—
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With An Additional Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	155	$	118	$	88

⁽¹⁾ Unpaid Principal Balance is the remaining contractual payments inclusive of partial charge-offs.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	Average		Interest		Cash
	Recorded		Income		Basis
	Investment		Recognized		Recognized
March 31, 2013
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	110	$	—	$	1
Commercial Real Estate Loans		2,170		—		—
Agricultural Loans		2,422		48		16
Subtotal		4,702		48		17
With An Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases		2,533		1		1
Commercial Real Estate Loans		5,809		6		5
Agricultural Loans		—		—		—
Subtotal		8,342		7		6
Total	$	13,044	$	55	$	23

Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With No Related Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	57	$	—	$	1
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With An Additional Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	112	$	1	$	1

	Average		Interest		Cash
	Recorded		Income		Basis
	Investment		Recognized		Recognized
March 31, 2012
With No Related Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	655	$	1	$	1
Commercial Real Estate Loans		5,550		4		4
Agricultural Loans		—		—		—
Subtotal		6,205		5		5
With An Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases		2,841		1		1
Commercial Real Estate Loans		7,283		6		4
Agricultural Loans		—		—		—
Subtotal		10,124		7		5
Total	$	16,329	$	12	$	10

Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With No Related Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality With An Additional Allowance Recorded (Included in the Total Above)	$	205	$	—	$	—

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

All classes of loans, including loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality, are generally placed on non-accrual status when scheduled principal or interest payments are past due for 90 days or more or when the borrower’s ability to repay becomes doubtful. For purchased loans, the determination is made at the time of acquisition as well as over the life of the loan. Uncollected accrued interest for each class of loans is reversed against income at the time a loan is placed on non-accrual. Interest received on such loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. All classes of loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. Loans are typically charged-off at 180 days past due, or earlier if deemed uncollectible. Exceptions to the non-accrual and charge-off policies are made when the loan is well secured and in the process of collection.

The following table presents the recorded investment in non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more still on accrual by class of loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

					Loans Past Due
					90 Days or More
	Non-Accrual				& Still Accruing
	2013		2012		2013		2012

Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	2,504	$	2,480	$	—	$	—
Commercial Real Estate Loans		7,084		7,275		—		—
Agricultural Loans		14		—		—		—
Home Equity Loans		73		178		—		—
Consumer Loans		152		167		—		—
Residential Mortgage Loans		117		257		—		—
Total	$	9,944	$	10,357	$	—	$	—
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	262	$	148	$	—	$	—

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class of loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

							90 Days
			30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or More		Total		Loans Not
	Total		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
March 31, 2013
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	332,987	$	285	$	356	$	566	$	1,207	$	331,780
Commercial Real Estate Loans		499,717		560		23		2,364		2,947		496,770
Agricultural Loans		167,285		2,415		—		—		2,415		164,870
Home Equity Loans		73,175		364		232		73		669		72,506
Consumer Loans		41,891		184		28		9		221		41,670
Residential Mortgage Loans		86,543		1,774		—		117		1,891		84,652
Total ⁽¹⁾	$	1,201,598	$	5,582	$	639	$	3,129	$	9,350	$	1,192,248
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	10,477	$	—	$	—	$	118	$	118	$	10,359

⁽¹⁾ Total recorded investment in loans includes $4,980 in accrued interest.

							90 Days
			30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or More		Total		Loans Not
	Total		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
December 31, 2012
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	336,307	$	436	$	133	$	448	$	1,017	$	335,290
Commercial Real Estate Loans		489,796		1,352		—		2,063		3,415		486,381
Agricultural Loans		182,575		42		14		—		56		182,519
Home Equity Loans		74,699		177		48		178		403		74,296
Consumer Loans		41,231		431		23		18		472		40,759
Residential Mortgage Loans		88,815		2,070		495		257		2,822		85,993
Total ⁽¹⁾	$	1,213,423	$	4,508	$	713	$	2,964	$	8,185	$	1,205,238
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	11,174	$	—	$	120	$	—	$	120	$	11,054

⁽¹⁾ Total recorded investment in loans includes $5,522 in accrued interest.

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

In certain instances, the Company may choose to restructure the contractual terms of loans. A troubled debt restructuring occurs when the Bank grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider due to a borrower’s financial difficulty. In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy. The Company uses the same methodology for loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality as for all other loans when determining whether the loan is a troubled debt restructuring.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were no loans modified as troubled debt restructurings. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the terms of certain loans were modified as troubled debt restructurings. The modification of the terms of such loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan. There were no troubled debt restructurings for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012 for loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality at the time of acquisition.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The following table presents the recorded investment of troubled debt restructurings by class of loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Total		Performing		Non-Accrual⁽¹⁾
March 31, 2013
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	2,361	$	57	$	2,304
Commercial Real Estate Loans		5,284		291		4,993
Total	$	7,645	$	348	$	7,297

	Total		Performing		Non-Accrual⁽¹⁾
December 31, 2012
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	2,461	$	66	$	2,395
Commercial Real Estate Loans		6,031		304		5,727
Total	$	8,492	$	370	$	8,122

⁽¹⁾The non-accrual troubled debt restructurings are included in the Non-Accrual Loan table presented on previous page.

The Company has not committed to lending any additional amounts as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as troubled debt restructurings.

The following table presents loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings that occurred during the three months ending March 31, 2013 and 2012:

Pre-Modification

Post-Modification

Number of

Outstanding Recorded

Loans

Investment

March 31, 2013

Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases

—

Commercial Real Estate Loans

—

Total

—

Pre-Modification

Post-Modification

Number of

Outstanding Recorded

Loans

Investment

March 31, 2012

Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases

—

Commercial Real Estate Loans

—

Total

—

The troubled debt restructurings described above increased the allowance for loan losses by $0 and resulted in charge-offs of $0 during the three months ending March 31, 2013 and 2012.

The following table presents loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three months ending March 31, 2013 and 2012:

Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:	Number of Loans		Recorded Investment
March 31, 2013
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases		—	$	—
Commercial Real Estate Loans		—		—
Total		—	$	—

The troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted described above resulted in no change to the allowance for loan losses and no charge-offs during the three months ending March 31, 2013.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

Troubled Debt Restructurings That Subsequently Defaulted:	Number of Loans		Recorded Investment
March 31, 2012
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases		1	$	565
Commercial Real Estate Loans		1		292
Total		2	$	857

The troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted described above resulted in no change to the allowance for loan losses and charge-offs of $108 during the three months ending March 31, 2012.

A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 30 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

Credit Quality Indicators:

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company classifies loans as to credit risk by individually analyzing loans. This analysis includes commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, and agricultural loans with an outstanding balance greater than $100. This analysis is typically performed on at least an annual basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention. Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard. Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful. Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans. Loans listed as not rated are either less than $100 or are included in groups of homogeneous loans. Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
March 31, 2013
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	304,247	$	14,732	$	14,008	$	—	$	332,987
Commercial Real Estate Loans		458,396		21,617		19,704		—		499,717
Agricultural Loans		161,556		2,780		2,949		—		167,285
Total	$	924,199	$	39,129	$	36,661	$	—	$	999,989
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	318	$	3,406	$	6,460	$	—	$	10,184

			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
December 31, 2012
Commercial and Industrial Loans and Leases	$	307,997	$	14,441	$	13,869	$	—	$	336,307
Commercial Real Estate Loans		446,639		21,338		21,819		—		489,796
Agricultural Loans		176,730		2,855		2,990		—		182,575
Total	$	931,366	$	38,634	$	38,678	$	—	$	1,008,678
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	319	$	3,220	$	7,338	$	—	$	10,877

The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for loan losses. For home equity, consumer and residential mortgage loan classes, the Company also evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity. The following table presents the recorded investment in home equity, consumer and residential mortgage loans based on payment activity as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Home Equity		Consumer		Residential
	Loans		Loans		Mortgage Loans
March 31, 2013
Performing	$	73,102	$	41,739	$	86,426
Nonperforming		73		152		117
Total	$	73,175	$	41,891	$	86,543
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	—	$	144	$	149

	Home Equity		Consumer		Residential
	Loans		Loans		Mortgage Loans
December 31, 2012
Performing	$	74,521	$	41,064	$	88,558
Nonperforming		178		167		257
Total	$	74,699	$	41,231	$	88,815
Loans Acquired With Deteriorated Credit Quality (Included in the Total Above)	$	—	$	148	$	149

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 5 – Loans (continued)

The Company has purchased loans, for which there was, at acquisition, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected. The recorded investment of those loans is as follows:

	March 31, 2013

Commercial and Industrial Loans	$	2,049
Commercial Real Estate Loans		8,135
Home Equity Loans		—
Consumer Loans		144
Residential Mortgage Loans		149
Total	$	10,477

Carrying amount, Net of Allowance	$	10,397

	December 31, 2012

Commercial and Industrial Loans	$	1,840
Commercial Real Estate Loans		9,037
Home Equity Loans		—
Consumer Loans		148
Residential Mortgage Loans		149
Total	$	11,174

Carrying amount, Net of Allowance	$	11,086

Accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, is as follows:

	March 31, 2013			March 31, 2012

Balance at January 1	$	170		$	967
New Loans Purchased		—			—
Accretion of Income		(212	)		(543	)
Reclassifications from Non-accretable Difference		250			206
Charge-off of Accretable Yield		—			—
Balance at March 31	$	208		$	630

For those purchased loans disclosed above, the Company decreased the allowance for loan losses by $8 during the three months ended March 31, 2013. For those purchased loans disclosed above, the Company did not increase the allowance for loan losses during the three months ended March 31, 2012. No allowances for loan losses were reversed during the same periods.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 6 – Segment Information

The Company’s operations include three primary segments: core banking, trust and investment advisory services, and insurance operations. The core banking segment involves attracting deposits from the general public and using such funds to originate consumer, commercial and agricultural, commercial and agricultural real estate, and residential mortgage loans, primarily in the Company’s local markets. The core banking segment also involves the sale of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. The trust and investment advisory services segment involves providing trust, investment advisory, and brokerage services to customers. The insurance segment offers a full range of personal and corporate property and casualty insurance products, primarily in the Company’s banking subsidiary’s local markets.

The core banking segment is comprised by the Company’s banking subsidiary, German American Bancorp, which operated through 35 banking offices at March 31, 2013. Net interest income from loans and investments funded by deposits and borrowings is the primary revenue for the core-banking segment. The trust and investment advisory services segment’s revenues are comprised primarily of fees generated by German American Financial Advisors & Trust Company. These fees are derived by providing trust, investment advisory, and brokerage services to its customers. The insurance segment primarily consists of German American Insurance, Inc., which provides a full line of personal and corporate insurance products. Commissions derived from the sale of insurance products are the primary source of revenue for the insurance segment.

The following segment financial information has been derived from the internal financial statements of German American Bancorp, Inc., which are used by management to monitor and manage the financial performance of the Company. The accounting policies of the three segments are the same as those of the Company. The evaluation process for segments does not include holding company income and expense. Holding company amounts are the primary differences between segment amounts and consolidated totals, and are reflected in the column labeled “Other” below, along with amounts to eliminate transactions between segments.

			Trust and
			Investment
	Core		Advisory								Consolidated
Three Months Ended	Banking		Services			Insurance		Other			Totals
March 31, 2013
Net Interest Income	$	16,764	$	5		$	7	$	(551	)	$	16,225
Net Gains on Sales of Loans		754		—			—		—			754
Net Gains on Securities		613		—			—		—			613
Trust and Investment Product Fees		3		815			—		(1	)		817
Insurance Revenues		9		13			1,762		—			1,784
Noncash Items:
Provision for Loan Losses		350		—			—		—			350
Depreciation and Amortization		950		7			105		37			1,099
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		2,744		(2	)		147		(375	)		2,514
Segment Profit (Loss)		5,848		(8	)		211		(242	)		5,809
Segment Assets at March 31, 2013		1,983,625		11,535			8,394		(24,532	)		1,979,022

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

NOTE 6 – Segment Information (continued)

			Trust and
			Investment
	Core		Advisory								Consolidated
Three Months Ended	Banking		Services			Insurance		Other			Totals
March 31, 2012
Net Interest Income	$	17,141	$	3		$	7	$	(539	)	$	16,612
Net Gains on Sales of Loans		713		—			—		—			713
Net Gains on Securities		18		—			—		—			18
Trust and Investment Product Fees		1		696			—		(1	)		696
Insurance Revenues		10		18			1,363		—			1,391
Noncash Items:
Provision for Loan Losses		690		—			—		—			690
Depreciation and Amortization		1,109		5			105		37			1,256
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		2,875		(48	)		40		(339	)		2,528
Segment Profit (Loss)		5,932		(77	)		56		(309	)		5,602
Segment Assets at December 31, 2012		2,006,992		11,551			8,333		(20,576	)		2,006,300

Note 7 – Stock Repurchase Plan

On April 26, 2001 the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program for up to 607,754 of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company. Shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market and in large block privately negotiated transactions. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under the program, and the program may be discontinued at any time before the maximum number of shares specified by the program is purchased. The Board of Directors established no expiration date for this program. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had purchased 334,965 shares under the program. No shares were purchased under the program during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Note 8 – Equity Plans and Equity Based Compensation

The Company maintains three equity incentive plans under which stock options, restricted stock, and other equity incentive awards can be granted. At March 31, 2013, the Company has reserved 481,791 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends and subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments) for the purpose of issuance pursuant to outstanding and future grants of options, restricted stock, and other equity awards to officers, directors and other employees of the Company.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company granted no options, and accordingly, recorded no stock option expense related to option grants during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The Company recorded no other stock compensation expense applicable to options during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 because all outstanding options were fully vested prior to 2007. In addition, there was no unrecognized option expense as all outstanding options were fully vested prior to March 31, 2013 and 2012.

During the periods presented, awards of long-term incentives were granted in the form of restricted stock. Awards that were granted to management under a management incentive plan were granted in tandem with cash credit entitlements (typically in the form of 50% restricted stock grants and 50% cash credit entitlements). The management restricted stock grants and tandem cash credit entitlements awarded in 2013 will vest in three equal installments of 33.3% with the first annual vesting on December 5^th of the year of the grant and on December 5^thof the next two succeeding years. The management restricted stock grants and tandem cash credit entitlements awarded in 2012 were subject to forfeiture in the event that the recipient of the grant did not continue employment with the Company through December 5th of the year of grant, at which time they generally vest 100 percent. Awards that were granted to directors as additional retainer for their services in December 2012 do not include any cash credit entitlement. These director restricted stock grants are subject to forfeiture in the event that the recipient of the grant does not continue in service as a director of the Company through December 5th of the year after grant or do not satisfy certain meeting attendance requirements, at which time they generally vest 100 percent. For measuring compensation costs, restricted stock awards are valued based upon the market value of the common shares on the date of grant. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company granted awards of 29,170 shares of restricted stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company granted awards of 32,641 shares of restricted stock, respectively.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 8 – Equity Plans and Equity Based Compensation (continued)

The following table presents expense recorded for restricted stock and cash entitlements as well as the related tax effect for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013			2012
Restricted Stock Expense	$	85		$	168
Cash Entitlement Expense		54			159
Tax Effect		(56	)		(132	)
Net of Tax	$	83		$	195

Unrecognized expense associated with the restricted stock grants and cash entitlements totaled $1,251 and $981 as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan whereby eligible employees have the option to purchase the Company’s common stock at a discount. The purchase price of the shares under this Plan has been set at 95% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock as of the last day of the plan year. The plan provides for the purchase of up to 500,000 shares of common stock, which the Company may obtain by purchases on the open market or from private sources, or by issuing authorized but unissued common shares. Funding for the purchase of common stock is from employee and Company contributions.

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is not considered compensatory. There was no expense recorded for the employee stock purchase plan during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, nor was there any unrecognized compensation expense as of March 31, 2013 and 2012 for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Note 9 – Fair Value

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:

Investment Securities: The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3). Level 3 pricing is obtained from a third-party based upon similar trades that are not traded frequently without adjustment by the Company. At March 31, 2013, the Company held $12.1 million in Level 3 securities which consist of $11.7 million of non-rated Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions and $353 thousand of equity securities that are not actively traded. Absent the credit rating, significant assumptions must be made such that the credit risk input becomes an unobservable input and thus these securities are reported by the Company in a Level 3 classification.

Derivatives: The fair values of derivatives are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2).

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 9 – Fair Value (continued)

Impaired Loans: Fair values for impaired collateral dependent loans are generally based on appraisals obtained from licensed real estate appraisers and in certain circumstances consideration of offers obtained to purchase properties prior to foreclosure. Appraisals for commercial real estate generally use three methods to derive value: cost, sales or market comparison and income approach. The cost method bases value in the cost to replace the current property. Value of market comparison approach evaluates the sales price of similar properties in the same market area. The income approach considers net operating income generated by the property and an investors required return. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Comparable sales adjustments are based on known sales prices of similar type and similar use properties and duration of time that the property has been on the market to sell. Such adjustments made in the appraisal process are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company. Once received, a member of the Company’s Risk Management Area reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal. In determining the value of impaired collateral dependent loans and other real estate owned, significant unobservable inputs may be used which include: physical condition of comparable properties sold, net operating income generated by the property and investor rates of return.

Other Real Estate: Nonrecurring adjustments to certain commercial and residential real estate properties classified as other real estate (ORE) are measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell. Fair values are generally based on third party appraisals of the property utilizing similar techniques as discussed above for Impaired Loans, resulting in a Level 3 classification. In cases where the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, less costs to sell, impairment loss is recognized.

Loans Held-for-Sale: The fair values of loans held for sale are determined by using quoted prices for similar assets, adjusted for specific attributes of that loan resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including financial assets and liabilities for which the Company has elected the fair value option, are summarized below:

	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2013 Using
	Quoted Prices in
	Active Markets for		Significant Other		Significant
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets:
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities	$	—	$	23,164	$	—	$	23,164
Corporate Securities		—		—		—		—
Obligations of State and
Political Subdivisions		—		64,390		11,728		76,118
Mortgage-backed Securities-Residential		—		530,827		—		530,827
Equity Securities		419		—		353		772
Total Securities	$	419	$	618,381	$	12,081	$	630,881

Loans Held-for-Sale	$	—	$	25,280	$	—	$	25,280

Derivatives	$	—	$	115	$	—	$	115

Financial Liabilities Derivatives	$	—	$	103	$	—	$	103

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 9 – Fair Value (continued)

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012 Using
	Quoted Prices in
	Active Markets for		Significant Other		Significant
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets:
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities	$	—	$	23,472	$	—	$	23,472
Corporate Securities		—		—		—		—
Obligations of State and
Political Subdivisions		—		64,316		12,169		76,485
Mortgage-backed Securities-Residential		—		486,912		—		486,912
Equity Securities		380		—		353		733
Total Securities	$	380	$	574,700	$	12,522	$	587,602

Loans Held-for-Sale	$	—	$	16,641	$	—	$	16,641

Derivatives	$	—	$	187	$	—	$	187

Financial Liabilities Derivatives	$	—	$	178	$	—	$	178

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the periods ended March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

At March 31, 2013, the aggregate fair value of the Loans Held-for-Sale was $25,280, aggregate contractual principal balance was $24,986 with a difference of $294. At December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair value of the Loans Held-for-Sale was $16,641, aggregate contractual principle balance was $16,413 with a difference of $228.

The table below presents a reconciliation of all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:

	Obligations of State
	and Political
	Subdivisions						Equity Securities				Corporate Securities
	2013			2012			2013		2012		2013		2012

Balance of Recurring Level 3 Assets at December 31	$	12,169		$	4,772		$	353	$	353	$	—	$	1,005
Total Gains or Losses (realized/unrealized)
Included in Earnings		(21	)		—			—		—		—		—
Maturities / Calls		(420	)		(697	)		—		—		—		(1,005	)
Purchases		—			—			—		—		—		—
Balance of Recurring Level 3 Assets at March 31	$	11,728		$	4,075		$	353	$	353	$	—	$	—

Of the total gain/loss included in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2013, $21 was attributable to other changes in fair value. The three months ended March 31, 2013 included no gain/loss attributable to interest income on securities. No gain/loss was included in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 9 – Fair Value (continued)

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:

	Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2013 Using
	Quoted Prices in
	Active Markets for		Significant Other		Significant
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Impaired Loans with Specific Allocations
Commercial and Industrial Loans	$	—	$	—	$	1,406	$	1,406
Commercial Real Estate Loans		—		—		1,753		1,753
Agricultural Loans		—		—		—		—
Other Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate		—		—		376		376

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012 Using
	Quoted Prices in
	Active Markets for		Significant Other		Significant
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Total
Assets:
Impaired Loans with Specific Allocations
Commercial and Industrial Loans	$	—	$	—	$	1,231	$	1,231
Commercial Real Estate Loans		—		—		1,497		1,497
Agricultural Loans		—		—		135		135
Other Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate		—		—		150		150

Impaired loans, which are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans, had a carrying amount of $8,212 with a valuation allowance of $5,053, resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of $50 for the three months ended March 31, 2013. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, impaired loans resulted in an additional provision for loan losses of $828. Impaired loans, which are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans, had a carrying amount of $8,274 with a valuation allowance of $5,411, resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of $2,230 for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Other Real Estate which is measured at the lower of carrying or fair value less costs to sell had a carrying value of $376 at March 31, 2013. A charge to earnings through Other Operating Income of $207 was included in the three months ended March 31, 2013. No charge to earnings was included in the three months ended March 31, 2012. Other Real Estate which is measured at the lower of carrying or fair value less costs to sell had a carrying value of $150 at December 31, 2012.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 9 – Fair Value (continued)

The following table presents quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2013:

Range

Valuation

(Weighted

Fair Value

Technique(s)

Unobservable Input(s)

Average)

Impaired Loans - Commercial

1,406

Sales comparison

Adjustment for differences

10%-90

and Industrial Loans

approach

between the comparable

(18

sales

Impaired Loans - Commercial

1,753

Sales comparison

Adjustment for physical

15%-78

Real Estate Loans

approach

condition of comparable

(50

Income approach

properties sold

Cost approach

Adjustment for net operating

income generated by the

property

Adjustment for investor rates of return

Other Real Estate - Commercial

376

Sales comparison

Adjustment for physical

Real Estate Loans

approach

condition of comparable

(36

Income approach

properties sold

Cost approach

Adjustment for net operating

income generated by the

property

Adjustment for investor rates of return

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not previously presented are provided in the table below for the periods ending March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Not all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments, and therefore are not included in the table. Because no active market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates were based on subjective judgments, and therefore cannot be determined with precision.

				Fair Value Measurements at
				March 31, 2013 Using
	Carrying Value			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Financial Assets:
Cash and Short-term Investments	$	31,665		$	22,045		$	9,620		$	—		$	31,665
Securities Held-to-Maturity		268			—			271			—			271
FHLB Stock and Other Restricted Stock		8,340			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A
Loans, Net		1,174,854			—			—			1,183,445			1,183,445
Accrued Interest Receivable		7,328			—			1,911			5,417			7,328
Financial Liabilities:
Demand, Savings, and Money Market Deposits		(1,327,197	)		(1,327,197	)		—			—			(1,327,197	)
Time Deposits		(332,712	)		—			(336,276	)		—			(336,276	)
Short-term Borrowings		(26,266	)		—			(26,266	)		—			(26,266	)
Long-term Debt		(87,957	)		—			(65,373	)		(23,986	)		(89,359	)
Accrued Interest Payable		(812	)		—			(685	)		(127	)		(812	)
Unrecognized Financial Instruments:
Commitments to Extend Credit		—			—			—			—			—
Standby Letters of Credit		—			—			—			—			—
Commitments to Sell Loans		—			—			—			—			—

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 9 – Fair Value (continued)

				Fair Value Measurements at
				December 31, 2012 Using
	Carrying Value			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Financial Assets:
Cash and Short-term Investments	$	51,794		$	41,624		$	10,170		$	—		$	51,794
Securities Held-to-Maturity		346			—			351			—			351
FHLB Stock and Other Restricted Stock		8,340			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A
Loans, Net		1,186,483			—			—			1,199,566			1,199,566
Accrued Interest Receivable		7,419			—			1,893			5,526			7,419
Financial Liabilities:
Demand, Savings, and Money Market Deposits		(1,311,748	)		(1,311,748	)		—			—			(1,311,748	)
Time Deposits		(329,183	)		—			(333,170	)		—			(333,170	)
Short-term Borrowings		(71,534	)		—			(71,534	)		—			(71,534	)
Long-term Debt		(89,472	)		—			(66,892	)		(28,872	)		(95,764	)
Accrued Interest Payable		(1,275	)		—			(829	)		(446	)		(1,275	)
Unrecognized Financial Instruments:
Commitments to Extend Credit		—			—			—			—			—
Standby Letters of Credit		—			—			—			—			—
Commitments to Sell Loans		—			—			—			—			—

Cash and Short-Term Investments:

The carrying amount of cash and short-term investments approximate fair values and are classified as Level 1 or Level 2.

Securities Held-to-Maturity:

The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2).

FHLB Stock and Other Restricted Stock:

It is not practical to determine the fair values of FHLB stock and other restricted stock due to restrictions placed on their transferability.

Loans:

Fair values of loans, excluding loans held for sale and collateral dependent impaired loans having a specific allowance allocation, are estimated as follows: For variable rate loans that reprice frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values resulting in a Level 3 classification. Fair values for other loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality resulting in a Level 3 classification. Impaired loans are valued as described previously. The methods utilized to estimate fair value of loans do not necessarily represent an exit price.

Accrued Interest Receivable:

The carrying amount of accrued interest approximates fair value resulting in a Level 2 or Level 3 classification consistent with the asset they are associated with.

Deposits:

The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g., interest and non-interest checking, savings and certain types of money market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amount) resulting in a Level 1 classification. Fair values for fixed rate time deposits are estimated using a discounted cash flows calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits resulting in a Level 2 classification.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 9 – Fair Value (continued)

Short-term Borrowings:

The carrying amounts of federal funds purchased, borrowings under repurchase agreements, and other short-term borrowings, generally maturing within ninety days, approximate their fair values resulting in a Level 2 classification.

Long-Term Debt:

The fair values of the Company’s long-term borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements resulting in a Level 2 classification.

The fair values of the Company’s subordinated debentures are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements resulting in a Level 3 classification.

Accrued Interest Payable:

The carrying amount of accrued interest approximates fair value resulting in a Level 2 or Level 3 classification consistent with the liability they are associated with.

Off-balance Sheet Instruments:

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are generally short-term or variable rate with minimal fees charged. These instruments have no carrying value, and the fair value is not material. The fair value of commitments to sell loans is the cost or benefit of settling the commitments with the counter-party at the reporting date. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, none of the Company’s commitments to sell loans were mandatory, and there is no cost or benefit to settle these commitments.

NOTE 10 – Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The table below summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component, net of tax:

	Unrealized
	Gains and			Defined
	Losses on			Benefit
	Available-for-			Pension			Postretirement
	Sale Securities			Items			Benefit Items			Total
Beginning Balance	$	10,643		$	(231	)	$	(61	)	$	10,351
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before
Reclassification		(1,890	)		—			—			(1,890	)
Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income		(346	)		—			—			(346	)
Net Current Period Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(2,236	)		—			—			(2,236	)
Ending Balance	$	8,407		$	(231	)	$	(61	)	$	8,115

The table below summarizes the classifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component:

	Amount Reclassified From
Details about Accumulated Other	Accumulated Other		Affected Line Item in the Statement
Comprehensive Income Components	Comprehensive Income		Where Net Income is Presented

Unrealized Gains and Losses on
Available-for-Sale Securities	$	613	Realized Gain on Sale of Securities
		267	Tax Expense
		346	Net of Tax

Total Reclassifications for Period	$	346

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2013

(unaudited, dollars in thousands except share and per share data)

Note 11 – Subsequent Events

The Company announced that it would redeem effective April 1, 2013, all $19.3 million of its 8% subordinated debentures that were scheduled to mature in 2019 at a redemption price of 100% of principal, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the redemption date. The redemption of these subordinated debentures was completed on April 1, 2013 and was funded through existing cash balances on hand at the parent company as of March 31, 2013. The entire principal amount was includable in the parent company’s consolidated Tier 2 regulatory capital under banking agency regulatory standards at March 31, 2013.

Note 12 – Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued an update (ASU No. 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) impacting FASB ASC 220, Comprehensive Income. This update requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. An entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about these amounts. This update became effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

German American Bancorp, Inc. is a financial services holding company based in Jasper, Indiana. The Company’s Common Stock is traded on NASDAQ’s Global Select Market, under the symbol GABC. The principal subsidiary of German American Bancorp, Inc. is its banking subsidiary, German American Bancorp, which operates through 35 banking offices in 13 Southern Indiana counties. German American Bancorp owns a trust, brokerage, and financial planning subsidiary, which operates from its banking offices, and a full line property and casualty insurance agency with seven insurance agency offices throughout its market area.

Throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, as elsewhere in this report, when we use the term “Company,” we will usually be referring to the business and affairs (financial and otherwise) of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates as a whole. Occasionally, we will refer to the term “parent company” or “holding company” when we mean to refer to only German American Bancorp, Inc.

This section presents an analysis of the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and other financial data presented elsewhere herein and with the financial statements and other financial data, as well as the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in the Company’s December 31, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

This updated discussion should be read in conjunction with the Management Overview that was included in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s December 31, 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company’s first quarter of 2013 net income totaled $5,809,000, or $0.46 per share, as compared to the $5,602,000, or $0.44 per share, recorded during the first quarter of 2012. The improvement in the first quarter 2013 earnings from the first quarter of 2012 represented an increase of approximately 4% and approximately 5% on a per share basis.

As compared to the same quarter prior year results, first quarter 2013 earnings were positively affected by a $1,109,000, or 23%, increase in total non-interest income, driven primarily by increased insurance revenues, increased trust fees, as well as net gains on the sales of securities in the current year. Further enhancing the level of the Company’s first quarter of 2013 earnings was a $340,000, or 49%, reduction in the amount of provision for loan loss from that booked during the prior year’s first quarter.

The Company’s net interest income declined by $387,000, or 2%, while total non-interest expenses increased by $869,000, or 7%, during the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. The decline in net interest income during the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012 was largely attributable to a decline in the accretion of loan discounts on acquired loans. The increase in total non-interest expenses in the current year first quarter relative to that of the same quarter last year resulted primarily from increases in salaries and benefits and data processing expenses.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The financial condition and results of operations for German American Bancorp, Inc. presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements, accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and selected financial data appearing elsewhere within this Report, are, to a large degree, dependent upon the Company’s accounting policies. The selection of and application of these policies involve estimates, judgments, and uncertainties that are subject to change. The critical accounting policies and estimates that the Company has determined to be the most susceptible to change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of securities available for sale, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses to cover probable incurred credit losses at the balance sheet date. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off. A provision for loan losses is charged to operations based on management’s periodic evaluation of the necessary allowance balance. Evaluations are conducted at least quarterly and more often if deemed necessary. The ultimate recovery of all loans is susceptible to future market factors beyond the Company’s control.

The Company has an established process to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The determination of the allowance is inherently subjective, as it requires significant estimates, including the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on other classified loans and pools of homogeneous loans, and consideration of past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The allowance consists of two components of allocations, specific and general. These two components represent the total allowance for loan losses deemed adequate to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio.

Commercial and agricultural loans are subject to a standardized grading process administered by an internal loan review function. The need for specific reserves is considered for credits when graded substandard or when: (a) the customer’s cash flow or net worth appears insufficient to repay the loan; (b) the loan has been criticized in a regulatory examination; (c) the loan is on non-accrual; or, (d) other reasons where the ultimate collectibility of the loan is in question, or the loan characteristics require special monitoring. Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to an individual credit that we believe indicates the loan is impaired. Specific allocations on impaired loans are determined by comparing the loan balance to the present value of expected cash flows or expected collateral proceeds. Allocations are also applied to categories of loans not considered individually impaired but for which the rate of loss is expected to be greater than historical averages, including those graded substandard and non-performing consumer or residential real estate loans. Such allocations are based on past loss experience and information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values.

General allocations are made for other pools of loans, including non-classified loans, homogeneous portfolios of consumer and residential real estate loans, and loans within certain industry categories believed to present unique risk of loss. General allocations of the allowance are primarily made based on a three-year historical average for loan losses for these portfolios, judgmentally adjusted for economic factors and portfolio trends. For 2012, the Company utilized a 4 quarter rolling historical loan loss average. Beginning in 2013, management deemed a rolling 12 quarter historical loan loss average to be more indicative of the inherent losses in the Company’s loan portfolio in the current economic environment than the 4 quarter average. This change in methodology resulted in an increase to the required loan loss allowance of approximately $280.

Due to the imprecise nature of estimating the allowance for loan losses, the Company’s allowance for loan losses includes a minor unallocated component. The unallocated component of the allowance for loan losses incorporates the Company’s judgmental determination of inherent losses that may not be fully reflected in other allocations, including factors such as economic uncertainties, lending staff quality, industry trends impacting specific portfolio segments, and broad portfolio quality trends. Therefore, the ratio of allocated to unallocated components within the total allowance may fluctuate from period to period.

Securities Valuation

Securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported separately in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. The Company obtains market values from a third party on a monthly basis in order to adjust the securities to fair value. Equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values are carried at cost. Additionally, when securities are deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, a charge will be recorded through earnings; therefore, future changes in the fair value of securities could have a significant impact on the Company’s operating results. In determining whether a market value decline is other than temporary, management considers the reason for the decline, the extent of the decline, the duration of the decline and whether the Company intends to sell or believes it will be required to sell the securities prior to recovery. As of March 31, 2013, gross unrealized losses on the securities available-for-sale portfolio totaled approximately $1,237,000 and gross unrealized gains totaled approximately $14,333,000. As of March 31, 2013, held-to-maturity securities had a gross unrecognized gain of approximately $3,000.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense involves estimates related to the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and loss contingencies related to exposure from tax examinations.

A valuation allowance reduces deferred tax assets to the amount management believes is more likely than not to be realized. In evaluating the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers the likelihood that sufficient taxable income of appropriate character will be generated within carryback and carryforward periods, including consideration of available tax planning strategies. Tax related loss contingencies, including assessments arising from tax examinations and tax strategies, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. In considering the likelihood of loss, management considers the nature of the contingency, the progress of any examination or related protest or appeal, the views of legal counsel and other advisors, experience of the Company or other enterprises in similar matters, if any, and management’s intended response to any assessment.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Income:

Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 totaled $5,809,000, or $0.46 per share, an increase of $207,000 or 4% from the quarter ended March 31, 2012 net income of $5,602,000, or $0.44 per share.

Net Interest Income:

Net interest income is the Company’s single largest source of earnings, and represents the difference between interest and fees realized on earning assets, less interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Several factors contribute to the determination of net interest income and net interest margin, including the volume and mix of earning assets, interest rates, and income taxes. Many factors affecting net interest income are subject to control by management policies and actions. Factors beyond the control of management include the general level of credit and deposit demand, Federal Reserve Board monetary policy, and changes in tax laws.

The following table summarizes net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis). For tax-equivalent adjustments an effective tax rate of 35% was used for all periods presented ⁽¹⁾.

	Average Balance Sheet
	(Tax-equivalent basis / dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013								March 31, 2012
	Principal			Income /		Yield /			Principal			Income /		Yield /
	Balance			Expense		Rate			Balance			Expense		Rate
Assets
Federal Funds Sold and Other
Short-term Investments	$	16,831		$	10		0.24	%	$	60,139		$	33		0.22	%
Securities:
Taxable		557,412			2,841		2.04	%		518,514			3,326		2.57	%
Non-taxable		77,011			975		5.07	%		66,861			898		5.37	%
Total Loans and Leases ⁽²⁾		1,211,852			14,936		4.99	%		1,113,987			15,848		5.72	%
Total Interest Earning Assets		1,863,106			18,762		4.07	%		1,759,501			20,105		4.59	%
Other Assets		136,559								138,555
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses		(15,750	)							(15,899	)
Total Assets	$	1,983,915							$	1,882,157

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing Demand, Savings and Money Market Deposits	$	965,953		$	382		0.16	%	$	917,422		$	526		0.23	%
Time Deposits		334,679			852		1.03	%		364,499			1,520		1.68	%
FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings		140,363			911		2.63	%		118,979			1,069		3.61	%
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities		1,440,995			2,145		0.60	%		1,400,900			3,115		0.89	%
Demand Deposit Accounts		336,472								291,863
Other Liabilities		20,428								19,423
Total Liabilities		1,797,895								1,712,186
Shareholders’ Equity		186,020								169,971
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	1,983,915							$	1,882,157

Cost of Funds							0.47	%							0.71	%
Net Interest Income				$	16,617							$	16,990
Net Interest Margin							3.60	%							3.88	%

⁽¹⁾

Effective tax rates were determined as though interest earned on the Company’s investments in municipal bonds and loans was fully taxable.

⁽²⁾

Loans held-for-sale and non-accruing loans have been included in average loans.

Net interest income decreased $387,000 or 2% (a decrease of $373,000 or 2% on a tax-equivalent basis) for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same quarter of 2012. The decreased level of net interest income during the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012 was largely driven by a decline in the accretion of loan discounts on acquired loans, and a lower net interest margin (expressed as a percentage of average earning assets) partially mitigated by a higher level of earning assets.

The net interest margin represents tax-equivalent net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. The tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.60% for the first quarter of 2013 compared to 3.88% during the first quarter of 2012. The yield on earning assets totaled 4.07% during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 4.59% in the same period of 2012 while the cost of funds (expressed as a percentage of average earning assets) totaled 0.47% during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to 0.71% in the same period of 2012.

The decline in the net interest margin in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012 was largely attributable to the continued downward pressure on earning asset yields being driven by a historically low market interest rate environment and a very competitive marketplace for lending opportunities. Also contributing to the lower net interest margin was a decline in the accretion of loan discounts on certain acquired loans. Accretion contributed approximately 8 basis points on an annualized basis to the net interest margin in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to approximately 18 basis points during the first quarter of 2012. The decline in the Company’s cost of funds by approximately 24 basis points during the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter 2012 was largely driven by a continued decline in deposit rates.

Average earning assets increased by approximately $103.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same period of 2012. Average loans outstanding increased $97.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012. Average federal funds sold and other short-term investments decreased by $43.3 million during the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter of 2012. The average securities portfolio increased approximately $49.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012.

Provision for Loan Losses:

The Company provides for loan losses through regular provisions to the allowance for loan losses. The provision is affected by net charge-offs on loans and changes in specific and general allocations of the allowance. The provision for loan losses totaled $350,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of $340,000 or 49% compared to the provision of $690,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The decline in the provision for loan losses in the three month period ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same period of 2012 was attributable to a reduced level of net charge-offs and a lower level of non-performing loans.

During the first quarter of 2013, annualized provision for loan losses represented 0.12% of average loans outstanding compared with 0.25% on an annualized basis of average loans outstanding during the first quarter of 2012. Net charge-offs totaled $136,000 or 0.04% on an annualized basis of average loans outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $236,000 or 0.08% on an annualized basis of average loans outstanding during the same period of 2012.

The provision for loan losses made during the three months ended March 31, 2013 was made at a level deemed necessary by management to absorb estimated, probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio. A detailed evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is completed quarterly by management, the results of which are used to determine provision for loan losses. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors.

Non-interest Income:

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, non-interest income totaled $5,910,000, an increase of $1,109,000 or 23% compared with the first quarter of 2012.

					Change from
Non-interest Income	Three Months				Prior Period
(dollars in thousands)	Ended March 31,				Amount			Percent
	2013		2012		Change			Change
Trust and Investment Product Fees	$	817	$	696	$	121			17	%
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts		955		935		20			2
Insurance Revenues		1,784		1,391		393			28
Company Owned Life Insurance		266		244		22			9
Interchange Fee Income		430		431		(1	)		n/m
Other Operating Income		291		373		(82	)		(22	)
Subtotal		4,543		4,070		473			12
Net Gains on Sales of Loans		754		713		41			6
Net Gains on Securities		613		18		595			n/m
Total Non-interest Income	$	5,910	$	4,801	$	1,109			23

n/m = not meaningful

Trust and investment product fees increased $121,000, or 17%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012. The increase was due primarily to increased trust revenues.

Insurance revenues increased $393,000, or 28%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared with the first quarter of 2012. The increase during the first quarter of 2013 compared with first quarter of 2012 was due to increased contingency revenue and increased commercial insurance revenue. Contingency revenue during the first quarter of 2013 totaled $246,000 compared with $52,000 during the first quarter of 2012. The fluctuation in contingency revenue during 2013 and 2012 is a normal course of business type of variance and is reflective of claims and loss experience with insurance carriers that the Company represents through its property and casualty insurance agency.

Other operating income decreased $82,000 or 22% during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012. The decrease was largely related to the net loss on sales and write-downs of other real estate which totaled approximately $142,000 during the first quarter of 2013 compared with a net loss of $35,000 during the first quarter of 2012.

Net gains on sales of loans totaled $754,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, an increase of $41,000, or 6%, compared with the first quarter of 2012. Loan sales totaled $42.5 million during the first quarter of 2013, compared with $54.1 million during the first quarter of 2012.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company realized a net gain on the sale of securities of $613,000 related to the sale of approximately $29.8 million of securities.

Non-interest Expense:

During the quarter ended March 31, 2013, non-interest expense totaled $13,462,000, an increase of $869,000 or 7% compared with the first quarter of 2012.

					Change from
Non-interest Expense	Three Months				Prior Period
(dollars in thousands)	Ended March 31,				Amount			Percent
	2013		2012		Change			Change
Salaries and Employee Benefits	$	7,784	$	7,320	$	464			6	%
Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment
Expense		1,850		1,772		78			4
FDIC Premiums		255		297		(42	)		(14	)
Data Processing Fees		353		114		239			210
Professional Fees		661		605		56			9
Advertising and Promotion		490		373		117			31
Intangible Amortization		367		442		(75	)		(17	)
Other Operating Expenses		1,702		1,670		32			2
Total Non-interest Expense	$	13,462	$	12,593	$	869			7

Salaries and benefits increased $464,000, or 6%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012. The increase in salaries and benefits during the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012 was primarily the result of an increased number of full-time equivalent employees due in part to an increased number of banking locations and increased costs related to the Company’s partially self-insured health insurance plan.

Data processing fees increased $239,000, or 210%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with the first quarter 2012. The increase was largely related to the resolution of a contractual dispute during the first quarter of 2012 related to the acquisition of American Community Bancorp. An expense for the cancellation of a data processing contract was recorded in the first quarter of 2011, and upon resolution of the contractual dispute, a portion of that accrued expense was reversed in the first quarter of 2012.

Advertising and promotion expense increased $117,000, or 31%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with the first quarter 2012. The increase was largely related to an increased level of community contributions made in the Company’s primary market areas.

Income Taxes:

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 30.2% and 31.1% during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The effective tax rate in all periods presented was lower than the blended statutory rate of 40.5% resulting primarily from the Company’s tax-exempt investment income on securities, loans and company owned life insurance, income tax credits generated from investments in a new markets tax credit project and affordable housing projects, and income generated by subsidiaries domiciled in a state with no state or local income tax.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets at March 31, 2013 decreased $27.3 million to $1.979 billion compared with $2.006 billion in total assets at December 31, 2012. Securities available-for-sale increased $43.3 million to $630.9 million at March 31, 2013 compared with $587.6 million at year-end 2012. This increase was primarily the result of the re-investment of funds early during the first quarter of 2013 following a security sale transaction late in the fourth quarter of 2012.

March 31, 2013 loans outstanding decreased by $11.3 million, or approximately 4% on an annualized basis, compared with year-end 2012. The reduction in loans during the first quarter of 2013 compared with year end was largely related to a seasonal decline in agricultural loans.

End of Period Loan Balances:					Current
(dollars in thousands)	March 31,		December 31,		Period
	2013		2012		Change

Commercial & Industrial Loans	$	332,142	$	335,373	$	(3,231	)
Commercial Real Estate Loans		498,582		488,496		10,086
Agricultural Loans		164,903		179,906		(15,003	)
Home Equity & Consumer Loans		114,715		115,540		(825	)
Residential Mortgage Loans		86,276		88,586		(2,310	)
Total Loans	$	1,196,618	$	1,207,901	$	(11,283	)

The Company’s allowance for loan losses totaled $15.7 million at March 31, 2013 representing an increase of $214,000, or 6% on an annualized basis, from December 31, 2012. The allowance for loan losses represented 1.32% of period-end loans at March 31, 2013 compared with 1.29% of period-end loans at December 31, 2012. Under acquisition accounting treatment, loans acquired are recorded at fair value which includes a credit risk component, and therefore the allowance on loans acquired is not carried over from the seller. The Company held a discount on acquired loans of $3.1 million as of March 31, 2013 and $3.5 million at year-end 2012.

Total deposits increased $19.0 million, or 5% on an annualized basis, as of March 31, 2013 compared with December 31, 2012 total deposits.

End of Period Deposit Balances:					Current
(dollars in thousands)	March 31,		December 31,		Period
	2013		2012		Change

Non-interest-bearing Demand Deposits	$	344,027	$	349,174	$	(5,147	)
Interest-bearing Demand, Savings, & Money Market Accounts		983,170		962,574		20,596
Time Deposits < $100,000		223,913		233,422		(9,509	)
Time Deposits of $100,000 or more		108,799		95,761		13,038
Total Deposits	$	1,659,909	$	1,640,931	$	18,978

The following is an analysis of the Company’s non-performing assets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Non-performing Assets:
(dollars in thousands)
	March 31,			December 31,
	2013			2012
Non-accrual Loans	$	9,944		$	10,357
Past Due Loans (90 days or more and still accruing)		—			—
Restructured Loans		339			362
Total Non-performing Loans		10,283			10,719
Other Real Estate		1,738			1,645
Total Non-performing Assets	$	12,021		$	12,364

Non-performing Loans to Total Loans		0.86	%		0.89	%
Allowance for Loan Loss to Non-performing Loans		153.01	%		144.79	%

Non-performing assets totaled $12.0 million or 0.61% of total assets at March 31, 2013 compared to $12.4 million or 0.62% of total assets at December 31, 2012. Non-performing loans totaled $10.3 million or 0.86% of total loans at March 31, 2013 representing a $0.4 million, or 4%, decline in non-performing loans compared to the $10.7 million of non-performing loans at December 31, 2012.

Non-accrual commercial real estate loans totaled $7.1 million at March 31, 2013 representing a decline of $0.2 million, or 3%, from the $7.3 million of non-accrual commercial real estate loans at year-end 2012. Non-accrual commercial real estate loans represented 71% of the total non-performing loans at March 31, 2013 compared to 70% of total non-performing loans at year-end 2012. Non-accrual commercial and industrial loans totaled $2.5 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Non-accrual commercial and industrial loans represented 25% of the total non-performing loans at March 31, 2013 compared with 24% of total non-performing loans at year-end 2012. There were no significant additions to non-performing loans during the first quarter of 2013.

At March 31, 2013, three commercial loan relationships represented approximately 63% of the total non-performing loans of the Company. These three relationships represented approximately 62% of the total non-performing loans at year-end 2012. The first relationship was a $2.6 million commercial real estate loan secured by various commercial real estate properties. This loan was in non-performing status as of December 31, 2012. The borrower has made all contractual payments due during 2013 and the principal balance of the loan was reduced by approximately $0.04 million during the first quarter of 2013. The second relationship was an approximately $1.9 million loan secured by the business assets of a mechanical contractor. This loan was in non-performing status as of year-end 2012. The borrower has made all contractual payments due during 2013 and the principal balance of the loan was reduced by $0.09 million during the first quarter of 2013. The third relationship was a $2.0 million commercial real estate loan secured by a commercial warehouse facility. This loan was in non-performing status as of year-end 2012. The borrower has made all contractual payments due during 2013 and the principal balance of this relationship was reduced by $0.01 million during the first quarter of 2013. These three relationships represent the only loan relationships greater than $1.0 million included in non-performing loans.

The Company purchases individual loans and groups of loans. Purchased loans that show evidence of credit deterioration since origination are recorded at the amount paid (or allocated fair value in a purchase business combination), such that there is no carryover of the seller’s allowance for loan losses. After acquisition, incurred losses are recognized by an increase in the allowance for loan losses.

Purchased loans that indicated evidence of credit deterioration since origination at the time of acquisition by the Company did not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s key credit metrics during 2012 or during the first quarter of 2013. The key credit metrics the Company measures generally include non-performing loans, past due loans, and adversely classified loans.

Non-performing purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination totaled $262,000 at March 31, 2013 compared with $148,000 at December 31, 2012. The non-performing purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination represented approximately 3% of total non-performing loans at March 31, 2013 compared with approximately 1% of total non-performing loans at December 31, 2012.

Past due purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination totaled $118,000 at both March 31, 2013 and year-end 2012. Past due purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination represented approximately 1% of total past due loans at both March 31, 2013 and year-end 2012.

Adversely classified purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination totaled $6.4 million at March 31, 2013 compared with $7.3 million at December 31, 2012 a decline of approximately 12%. Adversely classified purchased loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination represented approximately 18% of total adversely classified loans at March 31, 2013 compared with approximately 19% of total adversely classified loans at year-end 2012.

Loan impairment is reported when full repayment under the terms of the loan is not expected. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate, or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, and agricultural loans are evaluated individually for impairment. Smaller balance homogeneous loans are evaluated for impairment in total. Such loans include real estate loans secured by one-to-four family residences and loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures. Individually evaluated loans on non-accrual are generally considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible. The amount of loans individually evaluated for impairment including purchase credit impaired loans totaled $12.3 million at March 31, 2013.

Capital Resources:

Federal banking regulations provide guidelines for determining the capital adequacy of bank holding companies and banks. These guidelines provide for a more narrow definition of core capital and assign a measure of risk to the various categories of assets. The Company is required to maintain minimum levels of capital in proportion to total risk-weighted assets and off-balance sheet exposures such as loan commitments and standby letters of credit.

Tier 1, or core capital, consists of shareholders’ equity plus certain amounts of instruments commonly referred to as trust preferred securities, less goodwill, core deposit intangibles, other identifiable intangibles and certain deferred tax assets defined by bank regulations. Tier 2 capital currently consists of the amount of the allowance for loan losses which does not exceed a defined maximum allowance limit of 1.25 percent of gross risk adjusted assets and certain amounts of subordinated debenture obligations. Total capital is the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital.

The minimum requirements under these standards are generally at least a 4.0 percent leverage ratio, which is Tier 1 capital divided by defined “total assets”; 4.0 percent Tier 1 capital to risk-adjusted assets; and, an 8.0 percent total capital to risk-adjusted assets ratios. Under these guidelines, the Company, on a consolidated basis, and its subsidiary bank, have capital ratios that exceed the regulatory minimums.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA) requires federal regulatory agencies to define capital tiers. These are: well-capitalized, adequately-capitalized, under-capitalized, significantly under-capitalized, and critically under-capitalized. Under these regulations, a “well-capitalized” entity must achieve a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.0 percent; a total capital ratio of at least 10.0 percent; and, a leverage ratio of at least 5.0 percent, and not be under a capital directive. The Company’s subsidiary bank was categorized as well-capitalized as of March 31, 2013.

At March 31, 2013, management was not under such a capital directive, nor was it aware of any current recommendations by banking regulatory authorities which, if they were to be implemented, would have or are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources or operations.

The table below presents the Company’s consolidated capital ratios under regulatory guidelines:

	Minimum for
	Capital			At			At
	Adequacy			March 31,			December 31,
	Purposes			2013			2012

Leverage Ratio		4.00	%		8.35	%		8.18	%
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-adjusted Assets		4.00	%		11.76	%		11.12	%
Total Capital to Risk-adjusted Assets		8.00	%		14.30	%		13.70	%

Bank regulatory capital requirements are proposed to change during 2013 under a framework commonly known as Basel III. The description of Basel III in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (included in Item 1, Business) is incorporated herein by reference.

As of March 31, 2013, shareholders’ equity increased by $1.8 million to $186.8 million compared with $185.0 million at year-end 2012. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily attributable to an increase of $3.9 million in retained earnings partially offset by a decrease of $2.2 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related to a decrease in net unrealized gains in the Company’s securities available-for-sale portfolio. Shareholders’ equity represented 9.4% of total assets at March 31, 2013 and 9.2% of total assets at December 31, 2012. Shareholders’ equity included $21.2 million of goodwill and other intangible assets at March 31, 2013 compared to $21.6 million of goodwill and other intangible assets at December 31, 2012.

The Company previously announced that it would redeem effective April 1, 2013, all $19.3 million of its 8% subordinated debentures that were scheduled to mature in 2019 at a redemption price of 100% of principal, plus accrued but unpaid interest through the redemption date. The redemption of these subordinated debentures was completed on April 1, 2013 and was funded through existing cash balances on hand at the parent company as of March 31, 2013. The entire principal amount was includable in the parent company’s consolidated Tier 2 regulatory capital under banking agency regulatory standards at March 31, 2013.

Liquidity:

The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows details the elements of changes in the Company’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents. Total cash and cash equivalents decreased $20.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 ending at $29.0 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, operating activities resulted in net cash inflows of $0.6 million. Investing activities resulted in net cash inflows of $11.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013. Financing activities resulted in net cash outflows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 of $31.7 million primarily the result of repayment of borrowed funds.

The parent company is a corporation separate and distinct from its bank and other subsidiaries. The Company uses funds at the parent company level to pay dividends to its shareholders, to acquire or make other investments in other businesses or their securities or assets, to repurchase its stock from time to time, and for other general corporate purposes including debt service. The parent company does not have access at the parent-company level to the deposits and certain other sources of funds that are available to its bank subsidiary to support its operations. Instead, the parent company has historically derived most of its revenues from dividends paid to the parent company by its bank subsidiary. The Company’s banking subsidiary is subject to statutory restrictions on its ability to pay dividends to the parent company. The parent company has in recent years supplemented the dividends received from its subsidiaries with borrowings. As of March 31, 2013, the parent company had approximately $25.0 million of cash and cash equivalents available to meet its cash flow needs, inclusive of the $19.3 million that the Company utilized on April 1, 2013 to redeem subordinated debentures that were scheduled to mature in 2019.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS

The Company from time to time in its oral and written communications makes statements relating to its expectations regarding the future. These types of statements are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may include forward-looking statements in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), such as this Form 10-Q, in other written materials, and in oral statements made by senior management to analysts, investors, representatives of the media, and others. Such forward looking statements can include statements about the Company’s net interest income or net interest margin; its adequacy of allowance for loan losses, levels of provisions for loan losses, and the quality of the Company’s loans and other assets; simulations of changes in interest rates; expected results from mergers with or acquisitions of other businesses; litigation results; tax estimates and recognition; dividend policy; parent company cash resources and cash requirements, and parent company capital resources; estimated cost savings, plans and objectives for future operations; and expectations about the Company’s financial and business performance and other business matters as well as economic and market conditions and trends. They often can be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe” or “anticipate,” or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made.

Readers are cautioned that, by their nature, all forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from the expectations of the Company that are expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. The discussions in this Item 2 list some of the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement include the unknown future direction of interest rates and the timing and magnitude of any changes in interest rates; changes in competitive conditions; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of asset/liability management strategies or of mergers and acquisitions and other business initiatives and strategies; changes in customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; changes in fiscal, monetary and tax policies; changes in financial and capital markets; deterioration in general economic conditions, either nationally or locally, resulting in, among other things, credit quality deterioration; capital management activities, including possible future sales of new securities, or possible repurchases or redemptions by the Company of outstanding debt or equity securities; risks of expansion through acquisitions and mergers, such as unexpected credit quality problems of the acquired loans or other assets, unexpected attrition of the customer base of the acquired institution or branches, and difficulties in integration of the acquired operations; factors driving impairment charges on investments; the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; litigation liabilities, including related costs, expenses, settlements and judgments, or the outcome of matters before regulatory agencies, whether pending or commencing in the future; actions of the Federal Reserve Board; changes in accounting principles and interpretations; potential increases of federal deposit insurance premium expense, and possible future special assessments of FDIC premiums, either industry wide or specific to the Company’s banking subsidiary; actions of the regulatory authorities under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and other possible legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; and the continued availability of earnings and excess capital sufficient for the lawful and prudent declaration and payment of cash dividends. Such statements reflect our views with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity of the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Investors should consider these risks, uncertainties, and other factors, in addition to those mentioned by the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and other SEC filings from time to time, when considering any forward-looking statement.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s exposure to market risk is reviewed on a regular basis by the Asset/Liability Committee and Boards of Directors of the parent company and its subsidiary bank. Primary market risks which impact the Company’s operations are liquidity risk and interest rate risk.

The liquidity of the parent company is dependent upon the receipt of dividends from its subsidiary bank, which is subject to certain regulatory limitations. The Bank’s source of funding is predominately core deposits, maturities of securities, repayments of loan principal and interest, federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

The Company monitors interest rate risk by the use of computer simulation modeling to estimate the potential impact on its net interest income under various interest rate scenarios, and by estimating its static interest rate sensitivity position. Another method by which the Company’s interest rate risk position can be estimated is by computing estimated changes in its net portfolio value (“NPV”). This method estimates interest rate risk exposure from movements in interest rates by using interest rate sensitivity analysis to determine the change in the NPV of discounted cash flows from assets and liabilities.

NPV represents the market value of portfolio equity and is equal to the estimated market value of assets minus the estimated market value of liabilities. Computations are based on a number of assumptions, including the relative levels of market interest rates and prepayments in mortgage loans and certain types of investments. These computations do not contemplate any actions management may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. In addition, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of computing NPV. Should interest rates remain or decrease below current levels, the proportion of adjustable rate loans could decrease in future periods due to refinancing activity. In the event of an interest rate change, prepayment levels would likely be different from those assumed in the table. Lastly, the ability of many borrowers to repay their adjustable rate debt may decline during a rising interest rate environment.

The Company from time to time utilizes derivatives to manage interest rate risk. Management continuously evaluates the merits of such interest rate risk products but does not anticipate the use of such products to become a major part of the Company’s risk management strategy.

The table below provides an assessment of the risk to NPV in the event of a sudden and sustained 2% increase and decrease in prevailing interest rates (dollars in thousands).

	Interest Rate Sensitivity as of March 31, 2013

						Net Portfolio Value
	Net Portfolio					as a % of Present Value
Changes	Value					of Assets
in rates	Amount		Change			NPV Ratio			Change
+2%	$	177,647		(16.10	)%		9.36	%		(129)b.p.
Base		211,743		—			10.65	%		—
-2%		170,931		(19.27	)%		8.52	%		(213)b.p.

This Item 3 includes forward-looking statements. See “Forward-looking Statements” included in Part I, Item 2 of this Report for a discussion of certain factors that could cause the Company’s actual exposure to market risk to vary materially from that expressed or implied above. These factors include possible changes in economic conditions; interest rate fluctuations, competitive product and pricing pressures within the Company’s markets; and equity and fixed income market fluctuations. Actual experience may also vary materially to the extent that the Company’s assumptions described above prove to be inaccurate.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2013, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were as of that date effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of systems of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective systems of disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurances of achieving their control objectives.

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s first fiscal quarter of 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(e) The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s purchases of its common shares during each of the three months ended March 31, 2013.

	Total						Maximum Number
	Number				Total Number of Shares		(or Approximate Dollar
	of Shares		Average Price		(or Units) Purchased as Part		Value) of Shares (or Units)
	(or Units)		Paid Per Share		of Publicly Announced Plans		that May Yet Be Purchased
Period	Purchased		(or Unit)		or Programs		under the Plans or Programs⁽¹⁾
1/1/13 – 1/31/13		—		—		—	272,789
2/1/13 – 2/28/13		—		—		—	272,789
3/1/13 – 3/31/13		—		—		—	272,789
		—		—		—

⁽¹⁾ On April 26, 2001, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program for up to 607,754 of its outstanding common shares, of which the Company had purchased 334,965 common shares through March 31, 2013 (both such numbers adjusted for subsequent stock dividends). The Board of Directors established no expiration date for this program. The Company purchased no shares under this program during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits described by the Exhibit Index immediately following the Signature Page of this Report are incorporated herein by reference.

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.

	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.

Date: May 9, 2013	By/s/Mark A. Schroeder
	Mark A. Schroeder
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 9, 2013	By/s/Bradley M. Rust
	Bradley M. Rust
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Loan Agreement between Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company and German American Bancorp, Inc. dated January 25, 2013. The copy of this exhibit filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.2		Promissory Note (Term Note) made by German American Bancorp, Inc., to Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company dated January 25, 2013. The copy of this exhibit filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.3		Promissory Note (Revolving Note) made by German American Bancorp, Inc., to Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company dated January 25, 2013. The copy of this exhibit filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.4		Stock Pledge Agreement between Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company and German American Bancorp, Inc. dated January 25, 2013. The copy of this exhibit filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.5*		Description of Executive Management Incentive Plan for 2013 adopted by the Board of Directors on March 25, 2013, is incorporated by reference from the description included in Exhibit 5.02 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 29, 2013.
10.6* **		Form of LTI Restricted Stock Award Agreement that evidences the terms of awards of restricted stock grants and related cash entitlements that were granted to executive officers during March 2013 pursuant to the Management Long-Term Incentive Plan component of the 2012 Executive Management Incentive Plan with respect to the performance period ended December 31, 2012.
31.1		Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 302 Certification for Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
31.2		Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 302 Certification for Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
32.1		Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 906 Certification for Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
32.2		Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 906 Certification for Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
101**+		The following materials from German American Bancorp, Inc.’s Form 10-Q Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*Exhibits that describe or evidence all management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Report are indicated by an asterisk.

**Exhibits that are furnished or filed with this Report (other than through incorporation by reference to other disclosures or exhibits) are indicated by a double asterisk.

+Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are furnished and not deemed filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.