LAPORTE BANCORP, INC. 3,450,000 Shares (subject to increase to 3,967,500 shares) COMMON SHARES ($0.01 Par Value) Subscription Price $8.00 Per Share AGENCY AGREEMENT August 10, 2012Agency Agreement • August 16th, 2012 • LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. • Savings institution, federally chartered • New York
LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), The LaPorte Savings Bank, an Indiana-chartered stock savings bank (the “Bank”), LaPorte Bancorp, Inc., a federal corporation, the current mid-tier stock holding company of the Bank (“Mid-Tier”), and LaPorte Savings Bank, MHC, a federally-chartered mutual holding company and the current majority owner of Mid-Tier (the “MHC”), hereby confirm their agreement with Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. (the “Agent”) to serve as agent for the Company and to assist the Company in the sale of up to 3,450,000 shares (subject to increase up to 3,967,500 shares) of Common Stock (as defined below) of the Company (the “Offer Shares”) in the Subscription and Community Offerings, and, if necessary, a Syndicated Community Offering, as defined below, as follows:
