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ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101217

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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000919864
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				351927981
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26128
		FILM NUMBER:		101260769

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		STREET 1:		9204 COLUMBIA AVE
		CITY:			MUNSTER
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46321
		BUSINESS PHONE:		219 836-9690

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Indiana Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, today announced that the
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to outpace the industry&#8217;s results as the economy shows signs of
recovery.&#160;&#160;Our core earnings remain strong as does our operating
efficiency and the Bank is well capitalized under all regulatory standards,&#8221;
said David A. Bochnowski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>&#8220;Our Board of Directors and management
have a high degree of confidence in our performance.&#160;&#160;We believe that
over the long term, the capital markets have and will continue to value our
operating results,&#8221; Bochnowski said.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font>The NorthWest Indiana Bancorp&#8217;s common
stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under NWIN.&#160;&#160;&#160;The
Bancorp&#8217;s subsidiary, Peoples Bank, has offices in Crown Point, Dyer, East
Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Merrillville, Munster, St. John, Schererville
and Valparaiso, Indiana.&#160;&#160;The Bank&#8217;s website, <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.ibankpeoples.com</font>,
provides information on the Bank&#8217;s products, services and investor
relations.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;Forward-looking
statements&#8221; as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
may be included in this release.&#160;&#160;A variety of factors could cause the
Bancorp&#8217;s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this
release.&#160;&#160;These include, but are not limited to, changes in economic
conditions in the Bancorp&#8217;s market area, changes in policies by regulatory
agencies, fluctuation in interest rates, demand for loans in the Bancorp&#8217;s
market area, economic conditions resulting from the current turmoil in the
financial services industry, including depressed demand in the housing market,
competition and other risks set forth in the Bancorp&#8217;s reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2009.&#160;&#160;Readers are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by the Bancorp in its periodic
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Bancorp undertakes
no obligation to update them in light of new information or future
events.</font></div>
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