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): March 30, 2012


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

(502) 499-4800
(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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 30, 2012, Porter Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing that that it filed its annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company reported that it increased its provision for loan losses by $8.8 million from results previously reported on February 2, 2012 for the three months ended December 31, 2011 from $27.0 million to $35.8 million and for the year ended December 31, 2011 from $53.8 million to $62.6 million.  The increase in the provision for loan losses and the reversal of $500,000 in interest income resulted in a net loss to common shareholders of $105.2 million, or $8.98 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2011.  

The information in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 "Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.

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