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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): November 10, 2011

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Federal
 
001-33733
 
26-1231235
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

710 Indiana Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana
 
46350
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (219) 362-7511


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



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Item 8.01                      Other Events

On November 10, 2011, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for The LaPorte Savings Bank, announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about December 5, 2011, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 24, 2011.

Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                                Exhibit

 
99
Press release dated November 10, 2011
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 


   
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.


   
LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
 
 
 
DATE: November 10, 2011
By:
/s/ Lee A. Brady
   
Lee A. Brady
   
Chief Executive Officer