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, 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:		(219) 362-7511

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events

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.

A copy of the press release dated June 24, 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 June 24, 2016

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:	June 24, 2016	By:	/s/ Michele M. Thompson
			Michele M. Thompson
			President and Chief Financial Officer

LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. 8-K