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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-045177
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170825
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170825
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170825

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:		171051794

	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 Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">9204 Columbia Avenue</P>

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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">On August 25, 2017,
NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (the &ldquo;Bancorp&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors has declared
a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share on the Bancorp&rsquo;s common stock payable on October 5, 2017 to shareholders of record
on September 29, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">99.1</TD><TD>Dividend Press Release dated August 25, 2017</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-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 Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: August 25, 2017</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Name: Benjamin Bochnowski</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Title: President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><U>Number</U></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">Dividend Press Release date August 25, 2017</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>August 25, 2017</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>CONTACT BENJAMIN BOCHNOWSKI</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif"><B>(219) 853-7575</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 35.4pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">NORTHWEST INDIANA BANCORP</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 35.4pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">DECLARES THIRD QUARTER DIVIDEND</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>Munster, Indiana - - </B>NorthWest Indiana
Bancorp, the parent company for Peoples Bank, today announced that the Board of Directors of the Bancorp declared a dividend of
$0.29 per share payable on October 5, 2017, with a record date of September 29, 2017.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>About NorthWest Indiana Bancorp</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">NorthWest Indiana Bancorp is a locally managed
and independent financial 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, business, electronic and wealth management financial
services from its 16 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 Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Forward Looking Statements</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&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,
the Bancorp&rsquo;s ability to successfully integrate the operations of recently acquired institutions, 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, 2016. 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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