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This Annual Report (including information incorporated by reference) contains, and future oral and written statements of LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. (“LaPorte Bancorp”) and its management may contain, forward-looking statements as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of LaPorte Bancorp. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of LaPorte Bancorp’s management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should” or other similar expressions.