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): April 14, 2009
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Amendment to Group Term Carve Out Plan. On April 14, 2009, the Board of
Directors of The LaPorte Savings Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., adopted an amendment (the "Amendment")
to the Bank's Group Term Carve Out Plan ("Plan"). As amended, the Plan will
not pay any benefit to a participant after his or her termination of
employment. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 of
this Current Report, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: None
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information: None
(c) Shell company transactions: None
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number Description
Exhibit 10.1 First Amendment to the Group Term Carve Out Plan
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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 April 14, 2009 By: /s/ Lee A. Brady
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Lee A. Brady
President and Chief Executive Officer
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