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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. | a3q13earningsrelease.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. | a3q13dividendrelease.htm |
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): October 22, 2013
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)
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):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On October 24, 2013, LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (“the Company”), the holding company for The LaPorte Savings Bank, issued a press release disclosing its results of operations and financial condition at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
A copy of the press release dated October 24, 2013 is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed filed for any purpose.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 22, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a plan to repurchase up to 5%, or 310,809 shares, of the Company’s common stock. The repurchases may be carried out through open market purchases, block trades, and negotiated private transactions. Open market purchases are intended to be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, the Company may enter into an agreement to have its shares repurchased pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The common stock may be repurchased on an ongoing basis and will be subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company’s financial performance.
On October 24, 2013, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about December 5, 2013, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 21, 2013.
A copy of the press release dated October 24, 2013, is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated October 24, 2013
99.2 Press Release dated October 24, 2013
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: October 24, 2013 | By: | /s/ Michele M. Thompson |
Michele M. Thompson | ||
President and Chief Financial Officer | ||