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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-14-020182
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140401
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140402

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:		14737368

	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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STATES</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></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 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: April 1, 2014</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; text-align: center; padding: 0">35-1927981</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>9204
Columbia Avenue</B><BR>
<B>Munster, Indiana 46321</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(219) 836-4400</B></P>

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name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>

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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions:</P>

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; background-color: white">Item 8.01</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; background-color: white">Other
Events</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: Transparent"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">On
December 20, 2013, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp announced that its bank subsidiary, Peoples Bank, signed a definitive agreement (the
&ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) to acquire First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammond (&ldquo;First Federal&rdquo;), a federal
mutual savings association headquartered in Hammond, Indiana. Pursuant to the Agreement, Peoples Bank was to acquire First Federal
by merging First Federal with and into Peoples Bank immediately following First Federal&rsquo;s voluntary supervisory conversion to stock
form. Peoples Bank was not required to issue or pay any shares, cash, or other consideration in the merger. The Agreement sets
forth the terms and conditions of Peoples Banks&rsquo; acquisition of First Federal.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">On
April 2, 2014, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, announced that Peoples Bank has successfully completed
the previously announced acquisition of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammond, a federal mutual savings bank headquartered
in Hammond, Indiana. A copy of that press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>

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by NorthWest Indiana Bancorp on April 2, 2014</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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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: April 2, 2014</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Benjamin Bochnowski</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Name:&nbsp;Benjamin Bochnowski<BR>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Vice President
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD>Press Release issued by NorthWest Indiana Bancorp on April
2, 2014</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>BENJAMIN BOCHNOWSKI AT (219) 853-7575</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 35.4pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Peoples Bank Completes
Acquisition of </U></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 35.4pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>First Federal Savings
and Loan Association</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent">Munster, Indiana - NorthWest Indiana Bancorp
(NWIN.OB), the holding company for Peoples Bank SB, announced today that Peoples Bank has successfully completed the previously
announced acquisition of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Hammond (&ldquo;First Federal&rdquo;), a federal mutual
savings bank headquartered in Hammond, Indiana. Peoples Bank acquired the assets and liabilities of First Federal in a voluntary
supervisory merger conversion transaction. No shares were issued or cash or other consideration was paid in the transaction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent">With the completion of the acquisition,
Peoples Bank will have approximately $760 million in assets, $482 million in loans and $629 million in deposits. The acquisition
will expand Peoples Bank&rsquo;s retail banking network to 14 banking centers located in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest
Indiana. The joining of First Federal into the Peoples Bank brand will be completed during the third quarter of 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m extremely proud of the
entire Peoples team for what they accomplished with this merger. This was a very unique transaction, and with no cash, stock or
other consideration paid, it is expected to be accretive to earnings in 2014,&rdquo; said Benjamin Bochnowski, executive vice president
and chief operating officer.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent">&ldquo;Just as importantly, this merger
reinforces our strong partnership in the community. We are excited about what we can offer to First Fed&rsquo;s customers, and
look forward to growing our banking center network for all Peoples Bank customers,&rdquo; Bochnowski said.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>About NorthWest Indiana Bancorp</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent">NorthWest Indiana Bancorp is a locally
owned and independent bank holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding
the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal and business financial services from its 14 locations
in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana. NorthWest Indiana Bancorp&rsquo;s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin
Board under the symbol NWIN. The website ibankpeoples.com provides information on Peoples Bank&rsquo;s products and services, and
NorthWest Indiana Bancorp&rsquo;s investor relations.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Forward-looking Statements</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: transparent">&ldquo;Forward-looking statements&rdquo;
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this release. A variety of factors could
cause the Bancorp&rsquo;s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this release. These include, but are not
limited to, changes in economic conditions in the Bancorp&rsquo;s market area, changes in policies by regulatory agencies, fluctuation
in interest rates, demand for loans in the Bancorp&rsquo;s market area, economic conditions in the financial services industry,
competition and other risks set forth in the Bancorp&rsquo;s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. 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.</P>


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