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): August 10, 2012

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federal		001-33733		26-1231235
(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: (219) 362-7511

Not Applicable

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

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):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Item~~[ ] Soliciting ~~2. 02 Results~~material ofpursuant ~~Operations~~to ~~and~~Rule ~~Financial~~14a-12 ~~Condition~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

On July 26, 2012, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") released a recent developments section in an amended registration statement on Form S-1 for the proposed new holding company of The LaPorte Savings Bank, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation, in connection with its second-step conversion.[ ~~The recent developments describe the Company’s results of operations and financial condition at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.~~] ~~The~~Pre-commencement ~~text~~communications ofpursuant ~~the recent developments section is included as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this~~Rule ~~report.~~14d-2(b) ~~The recent developments text is considered to be "furnished"~~ under the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ~~of 1934.~~(17

~~Item~~ CFR 9240.~~01 Financial Statements and Exhibits~~14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(dc) ~~Exhibits~~ under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Number~~Item ~~Description~~1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

99On August 10, 2012, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc.1, ~~Recent~~a ~~Developments~~Federal ofcorporation, LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) at and ~~for~~The LaPorte Savings Bank entered into an Agency Agreement with Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. (“Sterne Agee”), which will act as financial advisor during the ~~three~~Company’s stock offering and ~~six~~assist ~~months~~in ~~ended~~the ~~June~~marketing ~~30,~~of ~~2012~~the Company’s common stock during its stock offering.

The shares of common stock are being offered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-182106) filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and a related prospectus dated August 10, 2012. For a description of the fees to be paid to Sterne Agee pursuant to the Agency Agreement, see “The Conversion Offering—Plan of Distribution; Selling Agent Compensation” in the prospectus.

A copy of the Agency Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 16, 2012, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for The LaPorte Savings Bank, announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about September 5, 2012, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 27, 2012. LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC, which held 54.1% of the common stock issued by LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. at June 30, 2012, will not waive its receipt of the dividend.

A copy of the press release dated August 16, 2012, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Exhibit

1.1

Agency Agreement, dated August 10, 2012, by and among LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a federal corporation, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation, LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC, The LaPorte Savings Bank and Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.

99.1

Press release dated August 16, 2012

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 27, 2012	By:	\s\ Michele M. Thompson
DATE: August 16, 2012	By:	/s/ Michele M. Thompson
		Michele M. Thompson
		President and Chief Financial Officer

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