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): May 14, 2013
| LAPORTE BANCORP, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) |
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| Maryland | | 001-35684 | | 35-2456698 |
(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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 14, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters considered and voted on by the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting were the election of directors, the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013, the consideration of an advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive officer compensation and the consideration of an advisory, non-binding proposal with respect to the frequency that shareholders will vote on executive officer compensation. The Company’s shareholders elected Mark A. Krentz, Jerry L. Mayes and Dale A. Parkison as directors of the Company, each for a term of three years, ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013, voted in favor of the advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive officer compensation and voted for an annual vote with respect to the frequency that shareholders will vote on executive officer compensation. The votes cast by the stockholders were as follows:
Matter 1. The election of three directors, each for a three-year term.
| Nominee | Shares Voted For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Mark A. Krentz | 3,122,697 | 699,383 | 1,279,425 |
| Jerry L. Mayes | 3,764,490 | 57,590 | 1,279,425 |
| Dale A. Parkison | 3,769,742 | 52,338 | 1,279,425 |
Matter 2. The ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 5,092,877 | 3,010 | 5,618 | 0 |
Matter 3. The advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive officer compensation.
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 3,565,748 | 105,008 | 151,324 | 1,279,425 |
Matter 4. The frequency that shareholders will vote on executive officer compensation.
| Shares Voted For 1 Year | Shares Voted For 2 Years | Shares Voted For 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 2,922,529 | 726,927 | 36,328 | 136,296 | 1,279,425 |
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: May 17, 2013 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thompson |
| | | Michele M. Thompson |
| | | President and Chief Financial Officer |
