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): July 11, 2016
| 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
A Special Meeting of Stockholders of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on July 11, 2016. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2016. The final results of the stockholder votes are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Approval of the Merger Agreement and Merger with Horizon Bancorp
The stockholders approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Horizon Bancorp and LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., dated as of March 10, 2016, pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into Horizon Bancorp, as well as the merger, as follows:
| | For | 4,243,208 | |
| | Against | 81,124 | |
| | Abstain | 8,021 | |
| | Broker non-votes | 0 | |
Proposal 2 – Approval of non-binding, advisory resolution to approve certain compensation payable to named executive officers
The stockholders approved a non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the compensation payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger, as follows:
| | For | 3,689,788 | |
| | Against | 525,058 | |
| | Abstain | 117,507 | |
| | Broker non-votes | 0 | |
Proposal 3 – Approval of Adjournment of Special Meeting
The stockholders approved the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes present at the special meeting in person or by proxy to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the merger, as follows:
| | For | 4,202,015 | |
| | Against | 113,671 | |
| | Abstain | 16,667 | |
| | Broker non-votes | 0 | |
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: July 12, 2016 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thomson |
| | | Michele M. Thompson |
| | | President and Chief Financial Officer |
