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): February 11, 2013
LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On February 11, 2013, representatives of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) made an investor presentation at the Sterne Agee 2013 Financial Institutions Investor Conference. A copy of the Company’s presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | No financial statements of businesses acquired are required. |
| (b) | No pro forma financial information is required. |
| (c) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 Investor Presentation
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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: February 11, 2013 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thompson | ||||
| Michele M. Thompson | ||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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