UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October 29~~November 12, 2013

CFS BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Indiana	000-24611	35-2042093
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
707 Ridge Road Munster, IN		46321 (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (219) 836-5500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 52.0701. ~~Submission~~ Completion of ~~Matters~~Acquisition toor aDisposition ~~Vote~~ of ~~Security Holders~~Assets.

On ~~October 29~~November 12, 2013, CFS Bancorp, Inc. (“CFS”) ~~held~~completed aits ~~special~~previously ~~meeting~~announced ofmerger ~~its shareholders~~ (the “~~Special Meeting~~Merger”) ~~pursuant~~with ~~to which its shareholders approved (i) the Agreement of Reorganization and Merger between~~ First Merchants Corporation (“First Merchants”) ~~and CFS and the transactions contemplated thereby,~~ pursuant to ~~which~~the ~~CFS~~Agreement ~~will~~of ~~merge~~Reorganization ~~with~~ and ~~into~~Merger ~~First~~dated ~~Merchants~~May 13, 2013 (the “Merger Agreement”), between CFS and ~~(ii)~~First inMerchants. As a ~~non-binding~~result ~~advisory~~of ~~vote,~~ the ~~compensation~~Merger, ~~payable to~~ CFS’ ~~named~~separate ~~executive~~corporate ~~officers~~existence inceased ~~connection~~and ~~with~~First ~~the~~Merchants ~~Merger. Set~~continued ~~forth~~as ~~below are~~ the ~~voting~~surviving ~~results for the proposals submitted to a vote at the Special Meeting~~corporation.

1.As ~~Proposal~~of tothe ~~approve~~effective time of the ~~Agreement~~Merger, each outstanding share of ~~Reorganization~~common ~~and~~stock ~~Merger~~of ~~dated~~CFS ~~May~~converted ~~13,~~into ~~2013~~the ~~between~~right to receive 0.65 shares of First Merchants ~~and~~common stock. In addition, as of the effective time of the Merger, CFS’ outstanding stock options converted into options to purchase shares of First Merchants’ common stock, and toall ~~approve~~outstanding ~~the~~shares ~~transactions~~of ~~contemplated~~restricted ~~thereby~~stock (converted into shares of First Merchants’ common stock based on the ~~“CFS~~above-referenced ~~Merger~~exchange ~~Proposal”)~~ratio.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
7,524,135		396,814		159,310		0

Immediately following the Merger, Citizens Financial Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of CFS, merged with and into First Merchants Bank, National Association, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Merchants, with First Merchants Bank surviving the merger and continuing its corporate existence under its current name.

2.CFS ~~Proposal~~has tonotified ~~approve~~NASDAQ ~~one~~of orthe ~~more~~consummation ~~adjournments~~ of the ~~Special~~Merger ~~Meeting,~~and ifhas ~~necessary~~requested orthat ~~appropriate~~NASDAQ remove from listing all shares of CFS common stock. Accordingly, trading in CFS common stock on NASDAQ is expected to ~~solicit~~be ~~additional~~suspended ~~proxies~~prior into ~~favor~~the commencement of ~~the~~trading ~~CFS~~on ~~Merger~~November ~~Proposal~~13, 2013.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
7,499,461		507,958		72,840		0

Item 3.01.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

3.The ~~Proposal~~information toset ~~approve,~~forth inunder aItem ~~non-binding~~2.01 ~~advisory~~above ~~vote,~~is ~~the~~incorporated ~~compensation~~herein ~~payable~~by ~~to CFS’ named executive officers in connection with the CFS Merger Proposal~~reference.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
5,730,511		2,088,370		261,378		0

Item 3.03.

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

OnThe ~~October~~information ~~30,~~set ~~2013,~~forth ~~First~~under ~~Merchants~~Item and CFS received the last of all required regulatory approvals necessary to consummate the Merger, including the approval of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency2. ~~Consummation~~01 ofabove ~~the~~is ~~Merger~~incorporated ~~may~~herein ~~not~~by ~~be completed prior to the expiration of the applicable Department of Justice waiting period~~reference. ~~First Merchants and CFS currently anticipate closing the Merger mid-November 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.~~

~~Cautionary~~Item ~~Statements~~5.01. ~~Regarding~~Changes ~~Forward-Looking~~in ~~Information~~Control of the Registrant.

~~This~~The ~~Current~~information ~~Report~~set onforth ~~Form~~under ~~8-K~~Item ~~contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995~~2. ~~Forward-looking~~01 ~~statements~~above ~~are~~is ~~typically~~incorporated ~~identified~~herein by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “continue,” “positions,” “prospects” or “potential,” by future conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may”, or by variations of such words or by similar expressionsreference. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the timing of the business combination transaction involving First Merchants and CFS. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties which can change over time, and are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, First Merchants’ and CFS’ ability to satisfy the closing conditions to the Merger on the expected terms and schedule and other unanticipated delays in closing the Merger. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and CFS assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: October 30, 2013 CFS BANCORP, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/Jerry A. Weberling Name: Jerry A. Weberling Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	CFS BANCORP, INC. (Registrant)

Date: November 12, 2013	By:	/s/Jerry A. Weberling
		Name: Jerry A. Weberling
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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