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): February 4, 2014

TOWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	000-25287	35-2051170
(State or other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	File Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

116 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (260) 427-7000

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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Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition

On February 4, 2014, Tower Financial Corporation issued a press release titled “Tower Financial Corporation reports record annual income of $8.1 million and announces dividend.”

The full text of the press release, together with the exhibits thereto, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1954, as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On February 4, 2014, Tower Financial Corporation issued a press release disclosing certain information relevant to the previously announced pending merger of Tower Financial Corporation with and into Old National Bancorp. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits

99.1	Press release, dated February 4, 2014, reporting Tower Financial Corporation’s financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013 and the announcement of a dividend to be paid in the first quarter of 2014.

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.

Dated: February 4, 2014

	TOWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ Michael D. Cahill
		Michael D. Cahill, Chief Executive Officer
		Tower Financial Corporation

TOWER FINANCIAL CORP 8-K