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 22, 2014
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 | |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 23, 2014, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about September 5, 2014 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 19, 2014.
A copy of the press release dated July 23, 2014 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated July 23, 2014
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 23, 2014 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thompson |
| Michele M. Thompson | ||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||