Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): January 19, 2016

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		001-35684		35-2456698
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

710 Indiana Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana		46350
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		[phone]

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01                      Other Events

On January 20, 2016, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share.  The dividend will be paid on or about March 4, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 17, 2016.

A copy of the press release dated January 20, 2016 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description

99.1        Press Release dated January 20, 2016

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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.

			LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
DATE:	January 20, 2016	By:	/s/ Michele M. Thompson
			Michele M. Thompson
			President and Chief Financial Officer

Press Release             

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    

Contact:	Michele M. Thompson
	President and Chief Financial Officer
Telephone:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.

ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

January 20, 2016, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital: LPSB) today announced that its Board of Directors declared on January 19, 2016 a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about March 4, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 17, 2016. This represents a dividend yield of 1.1% based on the price per share of $15.19 at the close of markets on January 15, 2016, the business date prior to which the Board approved the dividend.

    

LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland-chartered stock holding company. The Company is headquartered at 710 Indiana Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana. Founded in 1871, The LaPorte Savings Bank is an Indiana-chartered savings bank that operates seven full service locations in the LaPorte and Porter County regions in Northwest Indiana and a mortgage loan production office in St. Joseph, Michigan. As a community-oriented savings bank, the Bank offers a variety of deposit and loan products to individuals and small businesses. Investors may obtain additional information about LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. and the Bank on the Internet at www.thelpsb.com under Investor Relations.