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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2018

HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
 
001-35593
 
45-5055422
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

10 Woodfin Street, Asheville, North Carolina
 
 
 
28801
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (828) 259-3939

 
 
Not Applicable
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 21, 2018, HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) to the Company’s Tax Benefits Preservation Plan, dated as of September 25, 2012 (the “Plan”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of August 31, 2015 ("Amendment No. 1"), between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor rights agent to Registrar and Transfer Company. The Plan, the purpose of which is to protect the Company’s ability to use certain tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, to offset future taxable income, was originally scheduled to expire at the close of business on September 25, 2015 and was extended by Amendment No. 1 to August 31, 2018. Amendment No. 2 extends the final expiration date of the Plan to August 21, 2021. Amendment No. 2 also increases the purchase price of the related preferred share purchase rights under the Plan from $22.63 per right to $42.14 per right and makes other minor changes to the Plan.

The Company’s stockholders will be asked to approve Amendment No. 2 at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders scheduled to be held on November 26, 2018. If Amendment No. 2 is not approved by the Company’s stockholders prior to August 21, 2019, the Plan will expire on that date (subject to earlier expiration events as described in the Plan).

The Plan is described in, and included as Exhibit 4.1 to, the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2012. Amendment No. 1 is described in, and included as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Report on 8-K filed on August 31, 2015. The foregoing description of Amendment No. 2 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 2, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

4.1


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 22, 2018
 
By:
/s/ Tony J. VunCannon
 
 
 
Tony J. VunCannon
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
4.1