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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-041410
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130726
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130726
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130726

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26128
		FILM NUMBER:		13989601

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9204 COLUMBIA AVE
		CITY:			MUNSTER
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46321
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report: July 26, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center">&nbsp;Indiana</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center">000-26128</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center">35-1927981</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">9204 Columbia Avenue</P>

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since last report)</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.02(d).</B></TD><TD><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">On July 26, 2013,
the Board of Directors of the Northwest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank SB, elected Danette Garza to the
Board of Directors for a term that ends in April 2014. Ms. Garza fills a vacancy on the Board of the Bancorp as well as Peoples
Bank. A copy of the press release announcing her appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein
by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: July 26, 2013</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ David A. Bochnowski</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Name: David A. Bochnowski</TD>
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    <TD>Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">99.1</TD><TD>Press Release dated July 26, 2013</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3.5in; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD>July 26, 2013</TD>
    <TD>CONTACT DAVID A. BOCHNOWSKI</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>219-853-7575</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Danette Garza Elected to the</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>NorthWest Indiana Bancorp Board of Directors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Munster, IN &ndash; Northwest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company
for Peoples Bank, announced that the Board has elected Danette Garza to the Board of Directors for a term that ends in April 2014.
Ms. Garza fills a vacancy on the Board of the Bancorp as well as Peoples Bank. The Board plans to name Ms. Garza to its Nominating
and Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Strategic Planning Committees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;Ms. Garza is a successful entrepreneur with an innovative
business outlook and diverse experience in various dimensions of business and financial services,&rdquo; said David A. Bochnowski,
chairman and chief executive officer of the Bancorp and Peoples Bank. &ldquo;She brings to the Board financial expertise and strong
business acumen, along with a proven track record in accounting as well as legal transactions,&rdquo; Bochnowski said.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Garza is a certified public accountant as well as a licensed
attorney specializing in Corporate, Estate Planning and Elder law. She is currently providing legal and consulting services as
an independent contractor to the firm of Austgen, Kuiper &amp; Associates, P.C. As the owner of Continental Languages, LLC in Highland,
IN, Garza offers on-site and over-the-phone language interpreting services in over 120 languages to Limited English Proficient
(LEP) individuals. She formerly served as chief operating officer and corporate counsel for an Indiana multispecialty group medical
practice. Garza earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree with a concentration in accounting and an MBA from Indiana University, and her
law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;The Board will be able to draw upon
Danette Garza&rsquo;s professional strengths and civic involvement as resources to help us build on our strategic
direction, capitalize on our opportunities and remain relevant as a company and community partner,&rdquo; added Bochnowski.
Garza is the chairman of the Investment Committee of the Legacy Foundation and serves on their Executive Board of Directors.
She also serves on the board for  South Shore Arts as V.P. of Administration, and is a former board member Northwest Indiana
Symphony Orchestra and Forest Ridge Academy.</P>

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