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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Expanding Into Greenville, SC

ASHEVILLE, N.C. and GREENVILLE, S.C., May 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. ("HomeTrust") (Nasdaq:HTBI) and BankGreenville Financial Corporation ("BankGreenville") (OTCQB:BGVF) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which HomeTrust will acquire BankGreenville. Upon the completion of the transaction, the combined company will have approximately $1.7 billion in assets.

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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Reports Completion of 4% Stock Repurchase Program

ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HTBI), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the "Bank"), announced today the completion of the Company's stock repurchase program. The program was authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on February 11, 2013 to fund the restricted stock portion of the Company's 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which was approved at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held on January 17, 2013.

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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTBI) (Company), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, today announced preliminary net income of $2.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, compared to $2.0 million for the same period a year ago. Net income totaled $6.0 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 compared to net income of $3.1 million for the same period in 2012. The increase in net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was a result of the decrease in the provision for losses on loans. On a basic and diluted per share basis, the Company earned $0.13 per share and $0.30 per share for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013, respectively, while it had no shares outstanding during the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2012.

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Photo Release -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces CEO Succession Plan

ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HTBI), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that F. Edward Broadwell, Jr. will retire as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank effective at the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders, which is expected to be held in November 2013. Mr. Broadwell will be succeeded as CEO by Dana L. Stonestreet, who currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Company and the Bank. Effective July 1, 2013 until Mr. Broadwell's retirement date, Messrs. Broadwell and Stonestreet will serve as co-CEOs of the Company and the Bank. Mr. Broadwell will continue as a director of the Company and the Bank until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in the fall of 2014.

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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HTBI), the holding company for HomeTrust Bank (the "Bank"), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 846,400 shares of the Company's common stock, representing 4% of the Company's outstanding shares. The shares may be purchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, from time to time depending upon market conditions and other factors. 

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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTBI) (Company), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, today announced preliminary net income of $2.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013, compared to $843,000 for the same period a year ago. Net income totaled $3.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2012 compared to net income of $1.1 million for the same period in 2011. The increase in net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was primarily a result of the decrease in the provision for losses on loans. On a basic and diluted per share basis, the Company earned $0.11 per share and $0.17 per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, respectively, while it had no shares outstanding during the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2011.

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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Oct. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTBI), the holding company of HomeTrust Bank, today announced preliminary net income of $1.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, compared to $284,000 for the same period a year ago. The increase in net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 was primarily a result of the decrease in the provision for losses on loans. On a basic and diluted per share basis, the Company earned $0.06 per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, while it had no shares outstanding during the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

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HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Oct. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HTBI) announced today that the Company's first annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on January 17, 2013, at the Renaissance Hotel, located at 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville, North Carolina.

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HomeTrust Bancshares Added to Russell 2000(R) Index

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Oct. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HTBI) announced today it was added to the Russell 2000® Index effective Friday, September 28, 2012, as part of Russell Investments' quarterly IPO additions. The Company was also added to the Russell 3000®, Russell Global®, and Russell Microcap® indexes.

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HomeTrust Bancshares Adopts Tax Benefits Preservation Plan

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Sept. 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:HTBI) announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (the "Plan") designed to preserve substantial tax assets. The Plan is similar to tax benefits preservation plans adopted by other public companies with significant tax attributes. The Company's tax attributes include net operating losses that could be utilized in certain circumstances to offset taxable income and reduce its federal income tax liability. Although the Plan is now in effect, the Company intends to seek shareholder approval of the Plan at its first annual meeting of shareholders.