FORM 8-K

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: May 20, 2005

NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		000-26128 (Commission File Number)		35-1927981 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

9204 Columbia Avenue
Munster, Indiana 46321
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(219) 836-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 19, 2005, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its management and directors have been investigating the possibility of terminating the registration of its shares of common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). The Company is primarily concerned with the escalating costs and additional allocation of management’s time resulting from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A strategy to de-register the Company’s shares would reduce expenses associated with reporting requirements under the 1934 Act. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: May 20, 2005

NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP

By:   /s/ David A. Bochnowski
Name:   David A. Bochnowski
Title:   Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated May 19, 2005.


NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP
By:	/s/ David A. Bochnowski
	Name:	David A. Bochnowski
	Title:	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer