Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 28, 2012, the Board of Directors of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, increased the number of directors of the Company from 12 to 13 and appointed Robert G. Dinsmore, Jr. to the newly created directorship, to serve in the class of directors whose terms will expire at the Company's first annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Dinsmore also was appointed as a member of the Board's Audit, Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management Committee. A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the appointment of Mr. Dinsmore is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Dinsmore and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Dinsmore has a direct or indirect material interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Dinsmore will receive the same annual retainer and meeting fees as the other directors of the Company. The annual retainer is currently $7,000 and directors currently receive $1,950 for each Board meeting attended and $600 for each Board committee meeting attended, with fees for meetings attended by telephone reduced as follows: meeting length less than two hours, $100; meeting length two to four hours, $250; and meeting length over four hours, $600.