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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-226853
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180726
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180726
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180726

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:		18970309

	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="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;July&nbsp;26, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NorthWest Indiana Bancorp </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">35-1927981</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9204 Columbia Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Munster, Indiana 46321 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(219) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">836-4400</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>N/A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;26, 2018, NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, an Indiana corporation
(<B><I>&#147;NWIN</I></B>&#148;), completed its previously announced acquisition of First Personal Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<B><I>First Personal</I></B>&#148;) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February&nbsp;20,
2018 (the &#147;<B><I>Merger Agreement</I></B>&#148;) between NWIN and First Personal. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, First Personal merged with and into NWIN, with NWIN as the surviving corporation (the
&#147;<B><I>Merger</I></B>&#148;). Simultaneous with the Merger, First Personal Bank, an Illinois state chartered commercial bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of First Personal, merged with and into Peoples Bank SB, an Indiana state chartered savings
bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of NWIN, with Peoples Bank as the surviving bank. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the Merger, each First Personal
stockholder holding 100 or more shares of First Personal common stock will receive fixed consideration of (i) 0.1246 shares of NWIN common stock, and (ii) $6.67 per share in cash for each share of First Personal&#146;s common
stock.&nbsp;Stockholders holding less than 100&nbsp;shares of First Personal common stock will have the right to receive $12.12 in cash and no stock consideration for each share of First Personal common stock. Any fractional shares of NWIN common
stock that a First Personal stockholder would otherwise receive in the Merger will be paid out in cash in the amount of such fraction multiplied by $42.95. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NWIN will issue a total of approximately 161,935 shares of NWIN common stock to the former First Personal stockholders, and will pay cash
consideration of approximately $8,670,117. Based upon the closing price of NWIN common stock on July&nbsp;25, 2018, the transaction had an implied valuation of approximately $15.6 million. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed by NWIN with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148;) on
February&nbsp;21, 2018 and is incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;26, 2018, NWIN issued a press release in connection with the
closing of the Merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Forward-Looking Statements </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial
performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of NWIN. For these statements, NWIN claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Statements in this communication should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about NWIN, including the information in the filings NWIN makes with the SEC. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or
forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management&#146;s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are typically
identified by using words such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;will&#148; and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future
operating or financial performance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: difficulties and delays in integrating NWIN&#146;s and First
Personal&#146;s businesses or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits; business disruption following the Merger; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and
capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of NWIN&#146;s and First Personal&#146;s products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success, and
timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; economic conditions; and the
impact, extent, and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms. </P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000119312518051238/d540839dex21.htm">Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February&nbsp;
20, 2018 by and among NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and First Personal Financial Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;21,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Robert T. Lowry</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>NorthWest Indiana Bancorp and Peoples Bank Complete Acquisition </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>of First Personal Financial Corp. and First Personal Bank </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Munster, Indiana</B>&#151;NorthWest Indiana Bancorp (OTC Pink: NWIN) (&#147;NWIN&#148;), the parent of Peoples Bank SB (&#147;Peoples
Bank&#148;), announced today that it has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of First Personal Financial Corp. (privately held, &#147;First Personal&#148;) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Personal Bank, of Orland Park,
Illinois, in a stock and cash transaction. Simultaneous with the acquisition of First Personal by NWIN, First Personal Bank, the wholly-owned Illinois state chartered commercial bank subsidiary of First Personal, merged with and into Peoples Bank.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With the completion of the acquisition, Peoples Bank will have approximately $1.1&nbsp;billion in assets, $745.1&nbsp;million in loans and
$947.7&nbsp;million in deposits. The acquisition will further expand Peoples Bank&#146;s retail banking network into the South Suburban Chicagoland market, bringing the total number of full-service Banking Centers to 19. The integration of First
Personal into the Peoples Bank brand will be completed during the third quarter of 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Closing on this acquisition represents an important
strategic step for Peoples Bank as we enter the South Suburban Chicagoland market. I look forward to working with Randy Schwartz, president and chief executive officer of First Personal Bank, as he joins the Peoples team and helps us continue to
create value for all of our stakeholders. The combined organization remains committed to building strong customer relationships and helping the customers and communities we serve be more successful,&#148; said Benjamin Bochnowski, president and
chief executive officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are excited to establish a physical presence within Orland Park, Lemont, and Chicago (Garfield Ridge), Illinois to
better serve our current customers surrounding these markets. We look forward to building on the success that Randy and his team have had over the years,&#148; Bochnowski said. He added, &#147;integration remains
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-track</FONT> for late third quarter 2018, at which point First Personal customers will have access to an expanded menu of banking services. All of the Bank&#146;s customers will benefit from the strength of an
independent community bank that continues to grow as we execute our strategic plan.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Randy Schwartz, president and chief executive officer of First
Personal Bank, has been named Chicagoland Market President at Peoples, with responsibilities in community involvement and business development in the South Suburban Chicagoland markets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NorthWest Indiana Bancorp was advised by Stephens Inc. and Barnes&nbsp;&amp; Thornburg LLP as legal counsel. First Personal was advised by, and received a
fairness opinion from, Piper Jaffray&nbsp;&amp; Co., and was advised by Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum&nbsp;&amp; Nagelberg LLP as legal counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About NorthWest Indiana Bancorp </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 16 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana. NorthWest Indiana Bancorp&#146;s common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board and the OTC Pink Marketplace under the symbol NWIN. The website ibankpeoples.com
provides information on Peoples Bank&#146;s products and services, and NorthWest Indiana Bancorp&#146;s investor relations. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of NWIN. For
these statements, NWIN claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this communication should be considered in conjunction with the other
information available about NWIN, including the information in the filings NWIN makes with the SEC. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The
forward-looking statements are based on management&#146;s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by using words such as &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
&#147;project,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;will&#148; and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: difficulties and delays in integrating NWIN&#146;s and First Personal&#146;s businesses or fully realizing cost
savings and other benefits; business disruption following the merger; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of
NWIN&#146;s and First Personal&#146;s products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success, and timing of business initiatives; competitive
conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; economic conditions; and the impact, extent, and timing of technological
changes, capital management activities, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms. </P>
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