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: July 1, 2015
NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 000-26128 | 35-1927981 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | (Commission File Number) |
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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 20, 2015, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp announced that its bank subsidiary, Peoples Bank SB (“Peoples”), signed a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire Liberty Savings Bank, FSB (“Liberty”), a federally chartered mutual savings association based in Whiting, Indiana. Peoples will acquire Liberty by merging Liberty with and into Peoples immediately following Liberty’s voluntary supervisory conversion to stock form. Peoples will not issue or pay any shares, cash, or other consideration in the merger. The Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of Peoples’ acquisition of Liberty.
On July 1, 2015, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, announced that Peoples Bank has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Liberty Savings Bank, FSB, a federally chartered mutual savings association based in Whiting, Indiana. A copy of that press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by NorthWest Indiana Bancorp on July 1, 2015 |
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: July 1, 2015
| NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Benjamin Bochnowski | |
| Name: Benjamin Bochnowski | ||
| Title: President and Chief Operating | ||
| Officer | ||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | |
| Number | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by NorthWest Indiana Bancorp on July 1, 2015 |