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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2006

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                           BLUE RIVER BANCSHARES, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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               Indiana                              0-24501                              35-2016637
   (State or other jurisdiction of          (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
           incorporation)



                            29 East Washington Street
                           Shelbyville, Indiana 46176
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                                 (317) 398-9721
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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     Exchange Act

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     Exchange Act


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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On October 27, 2006, Blue River Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release
with respect to earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The full text
of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

     The information in this report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is
not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement
or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise
expressly stated in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (a) -- (c)  Not applicable.

     (d)         Exhibits.

     99.1        Press Release by Blue River Bancshares, Inc., dated
                 October 27, 2006.




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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

     Date: October 27, 2006

                                          BLUE RIVER BANCSHARES, INC.

                                          By:  /s/ Patrice M. Lima
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                                               Patrice M. Lima
                                               Vice President and Controller







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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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Exhibit
Number      Description
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99.1        Press Release of Blue River Bancshares, Inc., dated October 27, 2006
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