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): ~~June 24~~July 11, 2016

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		001-35684		35-2456698
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification 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))

~~[ ] Soliciting~~Item ~~material~~5.07 Submission ~~pursuant~~of Matters to ~~Rule~~a ~~14a-12~~Vote ~~under~~of ~~the~~Security ~~Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~Holders

~~[ ] Pre-commencement~~A ~~communications~~Special ~~pursuant~~Meeting toof ~~Rule~~Stockholders ~~14d-2~~of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (bthe “Company”) ~~under~~was held on July 11, 2016. The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders through the solicitation of proxies, and the proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange ~~Act~~Commission ~~(17 CFR~~on ~~240~~June 8, 2016.~~14d-2(b))~~ The final results of the stockholder votes are as follows:

~~[ ] Pre-commencement~~Proposal ~~communications~~1 ~~pursuant~~– toApproval ~~Rule~~of ~~13e-4(c)~~the ~~under~~Merger ~~the~~Agreement ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~Merger ~~(17~~with ~~CFR~~Horizon ~~240.13e-4(c))~~Bancorp

~~Item~~The 8stockholders approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Horizon Bancorp and LaPorte Bancorp, Inc.~~01 Other~~, ~~Events~~dated as of March 10, 2016, pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into Horizon Bancorp, as well as the merger, as follows:

On June 24, 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 July 15, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 7, 2016.

	For	4,243,208
	Against	81,124
	Abstain	8,021
	Broker non-votes	0

AProposal ~~copy~~2 of– ~~the~~Approval ~~press~~of ~~release dated June 24~~non-binding, ~~2016~~advisory isresolution ~~filed~~to asapprove ~~Exhibit~~certain ~~99.1~~compensation payable to ~~this~~named ~~report.~~executive officers

~~Item~~The ~~9.01. Financial~~stockholders ~~Statements~~approved ~~and~~a ~~Exhibits.~~non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the compensation payable to the named executive officers of the Company in connection with the merger, as follows:

(d) Exhibits

	For	3,689,788
	Against	525,058
	Abstain	117,507
	Broker non-votes	0

~~Exhibit~~Proposal ~~No. Description~~3 – Approval of Adjournment of Special Meeting

~~99.1 Press~~The ~~Release~~stockholders ~~dated~~approved ~~June~~the 24adjournment of the special meeting, ~~2016~~if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes present at the special meeting in person or by proxy to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the merger, as follows:

	For	4,202,015
	Against	113,671
	Abstain	16,667
	Broker non-votes	0

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.	~~LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.~~
DATE:	June 24, 2016	By:	/s/ Michele M. Thompson
DATE: July 12, 2016	By:	/s/ Michele M. Thomson
		Michele M. Thompson	~~Michele M. Thompson~~
		President and Chief Financial Officer	~~President and Chief Financial Officer~~

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