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 28, 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;
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Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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The Company announced today that effective July 28, 2009, Joan M.
Ulrich resigned from her positions with the Board of Directors of the Company
and its subsidiary, The LaPorte Savings Bank (the "Bank"). Ms. Ulrich previously
served as the Chairman of the Board for the Company and on the Company's
Compensation Committee. In connection with the resignation, the Boards of the
Company and the Bank reduced the number of director positions on their boards
from 10 to nine.
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: 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: July 29, 2009 By: /s/ Lee A. Brady
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Lee A. Brady
President and Chief Executive Officer