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): October 317, 2017

WOLVERINE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-35034	27-3939016
(State or Other Jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

5710 Eastman Avenue, Midland, Michigan	48640
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant'’s telephone number, including area code: (989) 631-4280

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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~~Introductory ~~5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders~~Note

AThis ~~Special~~Current ~~Meeting~~Report ofon ~~Stockholders~~Form of8-K ~~Wolverine~~is ~~Bancorp,~~being ~~Inc.~~filed ~~(the~~in ~~"Company")~~connection ~~was~~with ~~held~~the closing on October 317, 2017~~. The~~ ~~matters~~(the ~~listed~~“Closing ~~below~~Date”) ~~were~~of ~~submitted~~the totransactions acontemplated ~~vote~~by of the ~~stockholders~~Agreement and ~~the~~Plan ~~proposals~~of ~~are~~Merger, ~~described~~dated inas ~~detail~~of inJune 13, 2017 (the ~~proxy~~“Merger ~~statement/prospectus~~Agreement”), ~~filed~~by ~~with~~and ~~the~~between ~~Securities~~Horizon ~~and~~Bancorp, ~~Exchange~~an ~~Commission~~Indiana oncorporation ~~September~~(“Horizon”), 1and Wolverine Bancorp, ~~2017~~Inc. ~~The~~, ~~final~~a ~~results~~Maryland ofcorporation (“Wolverine Bancorp”). Wolverine Bancorp merged with and into Horizon, with Horizon as the ~~stockholder~~surviving ~~votes~~entity, ~~are~~effective as ~~follows~~of 12:01 a.m. on October 17, 2017 (the “Effective Time”).

~~Proposal~~Item 12.01 Completion ~~– Approval~~ of ~~the~~Acquisition ~~Merger~~or ~~Agreement~~Disposition ~~and~~of ~~Merger with Horizon Bancorp~~Assets.

~~The~~On ~~stockholders~~October ~~approved~~17, ~~and~~2017, ~~adopted~~pursuant to the Merger Agreement, ~~and~~Wolverine ~~Plan~~Bancorp ofwas ~~Merger~~merged ~~between~~into Horizon, ~~Bancorp~~with ~~and~~Horizon ~~Wolverine~~as ~~Bancorp,~~the ~~Inc.,~~surviving ~~dated~~entity as(the of“Merger”). ~~June~~Immediately 13following the Merger, ~~2017~~Wolverine Bank, ~~pursuant~~a tofederally ~~which~~chartered ~~the~~savings ~~Company~~bank ~~will~~that ~~merge~~was ~~with~~wholly ~~and~~owned by Wolverine Bancorp, was merged into Horizon ~~Bancorp~~Bank, asan ~~well~~Indiana ascommercial ~~the~~bank ~~merger~~wholly owned by Horizon, with Horizon Bank as ~~follows:~~the surviving entity.

	For	1,698,437
	Against	11,494
	Abstain	7,732
	Broker non-votes	0

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, each share of Wolverine Bancorp common stock was converted into the right to receive 1.0152 shares of Horizon common stock and $14.00 in cash. No fractional shares of Horizon common stock were issued in the Merger and any fractional share of Horizon common stock will be paid at the rate of $28.49 per share, which was the average of the daily closing sales prices of a share of Horizon’s common stock, rounded to the nearest cent, during the 15 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the second business day prior to the Closing Date.

~~Proposal~~At 2the –Effective ~~Approval~~Time, ofeach ~~non-binding,~~option ~~advisory~~to ~~resolution~~purchase Wolverine Bancorp common stock issued by Wolverine Bancorp was canceled and the holder received the right to ~~approve~~receive ~~certain~~a ~~compensation~~cash ~~payable~~payment equal to ~~named~~$40.00 ~~executive~~minus ~~officers~~the option exercise price. Additionally, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock award issued that was outstanding at the Effective Time, vested in full and such shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

The ~~stockholders~~foregoing ~~approved~~description aof ~~non-binding,~~the ~~advisory~~Merger ~~proposal~~and tothe ~~approve~~Merger ~~the~~Agreement ~~compensation~~does ~~payable~~not purport to ~~the~~be ~~named~~complete ~~executive~~and ~~officers~~is ofqualified ~~the~~in ~~Company~~its inentirety ~~connection~~by ~~with~~reference to the ~~merger~~Merger Agreement, which was filed as ~~follows:~~Exhibit 2.1 to Wolverine Bancorp’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.

	For	1,499,131
	Against	209,711
	Abstain	8,821
	Broker non-votes	0

Item 3.01

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

~~Proposal~~As 3a –result ~~Approval~~of the Merger, Wolverine Bancorp no longer fulfills the listing requirements of ~~Adjournment~~the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). On October 16, 2017, Wolverine Bancorp notified NASDAQ that trading in Wolverine Bancorp common stock should be suspended and the listing of ~~Special~~Wolverine ~~Meeting~~Bancorp common stock should be removed, in each case prior to the opening of the market on October 17, 2017. NASDAQ has filed a notification of removal from listing of Wolverine Bancorp common stock on Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Horizon, as successor to Wolverine Bancorp, intends to file a Form 15 with respect to the Wolverine Bancorp common stock requesting the deregistration of the Wolverine Bancorp common stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the suspension of Wolverine Bancorp’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

~~The~~Item ~~proposal~~3.03 toMaterial ~~adjourn~~Modification ~~the special meeting, if necessary,~~ to ~~solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes present at~~ the ~~special~~Rights ~~meeting in person or by proxy to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan~~ of ~~Merger~~Security ~~and the merger, was not considered by stockholders based on the approval of Proposal 1 at the special meeting~~Holders.

The information set forth under Items 2.01 and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 5.01

Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth under Items 2.01 and 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective upon the consummation of the Merger, Wolverine Bancorp’s directors and executive officers ceased serving in such capacities. At the Effective Time, Eric P. Blackhurst, Director of Wolverine Bancorp, was appointed as a director of Horizon and Horizon Bank.

Item 8.01 Other Events

In connection with the completion of the Merger discussed in Item 2.01 above, Horizon issued a press release. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable

(d) Exhibits:

	Exhibit No.		Description
	2.1*		Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Horizon Bancorp and Wolverine Bancorp, Inc., dated June 13, 2017
	99.1		Press Release issued on October 17, 2017
	*Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2017.

SIGNATURES

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

			WOLVERINE BANCORP, INC.
	HORIZON BANCORP, AS SUCCESSOR TO WOLVERINE BANCORP, INC.
DATE: October 4, 2017			By: /s/ Rick A. Rosinski
DATE: October 17, 2017	By:	/s/ Mark E. Secor
			Rick A. Rosinski
		Mark E. Secor
			Chief Operating Officer
		Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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