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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-130182
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161028
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161028
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161028

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:		161958111

	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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INDIANA BANCORP</B></FONT></P>

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name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    File Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">9204
Columbia Avenue</FONT></P>

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Indiana 46321</FONT></P>

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836-4400</FONT></P>

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                            5.02(d).</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>Departure
                                         of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
                                         Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></FONT></TD>
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October 28, 2016, the Board of Directors for the Northwest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, announced that
Robert E. Johnson III has been elected to the Board of Directors for a term that ends in April 2017. Mr. Johnson fills a vacancy
on the Board of the Bancorp as well as Peoples Bank. A copy of the press release announcing his appointment is filed as Exhibit
99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></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.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Date:
October 28, 2016</FONT></P>

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    BANCORP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Name: Benjamin Bochnowski</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Title: President and Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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E. Johnson III Elected to the</B></FONT></P>

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Indiana Bancorp Board of Directors</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Munster,
IN &ndash; Northwest Indiana Bancorp, the holding company for Peoples Bank, announced that the Board has elected Robert E.
Johnson III to the Board of Directors for a term that ends in April 2017. Mr. Johnson fills a vacancy on the Board of the
Bancorp as well as Peoples Bank. The Board plans to name Mr. Johnson to its Nominating and Corporate Governance, Strategic
Planning and Risk Management Committees.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Johnson
is the President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Cimcor, Inc., a firm that develops cutting edge IT security software
to enable companies to maintain IT system integrity, take immediate action to change, and meet compliance regulations. He is also
the founder of Velocityware, which focuses on the development, marketing, and distribution of mobile software and technology.
Prior to Cimcor, Johnson was the manager of business systems for Davy McKee Corporation.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&ldquo;The
Board of Directors is pleased and excited to add Rob&rsquo;s cyber security and information technology knowledge to our oversight
responsibilities for Peoples Bank and the Northwest Indiana Bancorp. As we searched for a new director we also focused on bringing
on board an individual with a proven record of community engagement and entrepreneurship in Northwest Indiana. Rob&rsquo;s technology
expertise and experience adds strong value to our community banking effort as we continue to enhance our electronic banking environment,&rdquo;
said David Bochnowski, Executive Chairman.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Active
in the community, Johnson is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Legacy Foundation. He is the Chair of Finance on the
Board of Directors for the Methodist Hospitals, as well as a board member of the Purdue Technology Center of Northwest Indiana
and Purdue Alumni Calumet, and a committee co-chair of the Northwest Indiana Good Government Initiative. He also serves on the
Board of Advisors for Purdue University Calumet&rsquo;s Computer Technology department, Westwood College, Abu Dhabi University
College and Valparaiso University.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">In
2011, Johnson was inducted as a Fellow into the Society of Innovators for his work in the development of several patent-pending
technologies. He has written numerous articles, appeared on national news networks, been a contributor to books about technology
and developed several commercial software packages.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Johnson
earned an associate&rsquo;s degree in computer programing, a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in systems programming and a master&rsquo;s
of science degree in Management from Purdue University.</FONT></P>

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