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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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): February 26, 2007


                              PORTER BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Kentucky                    001-33033                 61-1142247
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)       File Number)           Identification No.)

               2500 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40223
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (502) 499-4800
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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:

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     CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 26, 2007, Porter Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
declaration of a cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock for the first
quarter of 2007. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

     Exhibit Number    Description of Exhibit
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     99.1              Press release issued February 26, 2007




                                   SIGNATURES
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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: February 26, 2007                                Porter Bancorp Inc.

                                                       By: /s/ Maria L. Bouvette
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                                                           Maria L. Bouvette
                                                           President and Chief
                                                           Executive Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                Description
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99.1                   Press Release dated February 26, 2007