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): September 26, 2012
LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 333-182106 | Being applied for | ||
(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 September 26, 2012, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (“LaPorte-Federal”) announced that The LaPorte Savings Bank’s (the “Bank”) depositors and LaPorte-Federal’s stockholders each approved the Plan of Conversion and Reorganization pursuant to which LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC will convert to the stock holding company form of organization. LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., the proposed stock holding company for the Bank, also announced the results of its offering of shares of common stock in connection with the conversion.
A copy of the press release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 26, 2012 |
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: September 26, 2012 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thompson |
| Michele M. Thompson | ||
| President and Chief Financial Officer |