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 12, 2015
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 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 12, 2015 (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, 2015, and the consideration of an advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive officer compensation. The Company’s shareholders elected L. Charles Lukmann, III, Ralph F. Howes, and Michele M. Thompson as directors of the Company, each for a term of three years; ratified the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and voted in favor of the advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive officer compensation. The votes cast by the shareholders 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 | |||
| L. Charles Lukmann, III | 3,651,522 | 179,436 | 1,223,454 | |||
| Ralph F. Howes | 3,652,709 | 178,249 | 1,223,454 | |||
| Michele M. Thompson | 3,622,809 | 208,149 | 1,223,454 | |||
| Matter 2. | The ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. |
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 5,026,447 | 19,166 | 8,799 | — | |||
| Matter 3. | The advisory, non-binding resolution with respect to executive officer compensation. |
| Shares Voted For | Shares Voted Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 3,534,812 | 171,030 | 125,116 | 1,223,454 | |||
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 14, 2015 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thompson |
| Michele M. Thompson | |||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | |||