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): May 1529, 2019

WEST END INDIANA BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	000-54578	36-4713616
(State or Other Jurisdiction)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

34 South 7^th Street, Richmond, Indiana		47374
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(765) 962-9587

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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~~Securities~~Title ~~registered~~of ~~pursuant~~each toclass: ~~Section~~Trading 12Symbol(bs) Name of ~~the~~each ~~Act~~exchange on which registered: None None None

Item 5 8.~~07 Submission~~01. ofOther ~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders~~Events.

On May 1529, 2019, the ~~2019 Annual Meeting~~ Board of ~~Stockholders~~Directors of West End Indiana Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~was~~declared ~~held~~a atcash dividend on the Company’s ~~corporate~~common ~~office~~stock of ~~West End Bank, S~~$0.~~B.,~~07 ~~located~~per ~~at 700 South A Street, Richmond, Indiana 47374 at 10:00 a~~share.~~m.,~~ ~~local time.~~ The ~~matters~~dividend ~~listed~~will ~~below~~be ~~were~~payable ~~submitted~~ to astockholders ~~vote~~ of ~~the~~record ~~shareholders~~as ~~through the solicitation~~ of ~~proxies~~June 10, 2019 and ~~the~~is ~~proposals~~expected to ~~are~~be ~~described~~paid inon ~~detail~~or inabout ~~the~~June ~~Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17~~21, 2019. ~~The final results of the shareholder votes are as follows:~~

~~Proposal~~A 1copy –of ~~Election~~the ofpress ~~Directors~~release dated May 29, 2019 giving details associated with the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.

~~The~~Item ~~shareholders~~9.01. ~~elected~~Financial ~~each~~Statements ~~director~~and ~~nominated to serve for a term of three years as follows:~~Exhibits.

	For		Withheld	Broker-Non Votes
(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.	Not Applicable.
Michael J. Allen	788,955		14,707	195,679
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.	Not Applicable.
(c)	Shell Company Transactions.	Not Applicable.
(d)	Exhibit 99	Press Release dated May 29, 2019

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of BKD, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 as follows:

For		Against		Abstain
994,879		―		4,462

Proposal 3 – A non-binding proposal to give advisory approval regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers

The shareholders approved the resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker-Non Votes
701,041		39,386		63,235		195,679

Proposal 4 – A non-binding proposal to give advisory approval on the frequency at which the Company should include an advisory vote regarding the Company's named executive officers

The shareholders approved the resolution on the frequency at which the Company should include an advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement as follows:

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
747,034		6,093		25,213		25,322		195,679

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits. None.

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.

	WEST END INDIANA BANCSHARES, INC.		~~WEST END INDIANA BANCSHARES, INC.~~
DATE: May 17, 2019			By: /s/ Timothy R. Frame
DATE: May 29, 2019	By:	/s/ Timothy R. Frame
	Timothy R. Frame		~~Timothy R. Frame~~
	President and Chief Executive Officer		~~President and Chief Executive Officer~~

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