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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): May 18, 2026
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 Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | HTB | The New York Stock Exchange LLC | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐ | ||||
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On May 18, 2026, Robert E. James, Jr. retired as a director of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the "Bank"), effective at the completion of the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held that day (the "Annual Meeting"). Mr. James also retired as a director of the Bank.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The voting results of the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of three directors
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Jesse J. Cureton, Jr. | 10,653,586 | 997,158 | 3,108,388 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dwight L. Jacobs | 11,313,073 | 337,671 | 3,108,388 | |||||||||||||||||
| Narasimhulu Neelagaru | 10,468,268 | 1,182,476 | 3,108,388 | |||||||||||||||||
The Company’s directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Accordingly, each of the individuals named above was elected to the term for which they were nominated (a three-year term in the case of Mr. Cureton and Mr. Jacobs and a one-year term in the case of Dr. Neelagaru).
Proposal 2: Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 11,075,758 | 279,125 | 295,861 | 3,108,388 | |||||||||||||||||
The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 14,599,293 | 112,299 | 47,540 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
The vote required to approve this proposal was the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposal. Accordingly, this proposal was approved.
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: May 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Tony J. VunCannon | |||||||||
| Tony J. VunCannon | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer | |||||||||||
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