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): November 13, 2008
LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federal 001-33733 26-1231235
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(State or Other Jurisdiction) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
710 Indiana Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana 46350
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (219) 362-7511
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
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The Board of Directors of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") has
authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to
repurchase, in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions, up to
50,000 shares. The timing of the repurchases will depend on certain factors,
including but not limited to, market conditions and prices, the Company's
liquidity requirements and alternative uses of capital. Any repurchased shares
will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate
purposes.
The Company also announced today that it intends to apply together with
LaPorte Savings Bank MHC to receive an investment of up to $4 million from the
United States Treasury ("UST") pursuant to its Capital Purchase Program ("CPP").
The terms of the CPP as they would apply to the Company are not clear at this
time as a result of its MHC structure. The Company has not yet determined
whether or not it would accept a CPP investment, or the amount of such
investment, if its application is approved.
Under the standard terms of the CPP, for a period of three years,
companies may generally not repurchase, without UST approval, their shares while
the CPP investment is outstanding. It is unknown whether the UST would grant a
waiver of this restriction to the Company should it request it following its
receipt of CPP funds. Accordingly, if the UST approves the Company's CPP
application and the Company determines to accept a CPP investment, the Company
anticipates terminating its stock repurchase program no later than the date of
such investment.
This report contains certain forward-looking statements about the proposed
stock repurchase program and CPP investment. Forward-looking statements can be
identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current
facts. They often include words like "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"estimate," and "intend" or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would,"
"should," "could," or "may." Certain factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expected results include delays in completing the
proposed repurchase program, the status of our CPP application, changes in the
interest rate environment, changes and refinements in the CPP investment,
changes in the market price of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. common stock, changes in
the general economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes that
adversely affect the business of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. and changes in the
securities markets.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None
(c) Shell company transactions: None
(d) Exhibits: None
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: November 13, 2008 By: /s/ Lee A. Brady
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Lee A. Brady
President and Chief Executive Officer