UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gick, Daniel
133 North 4th Street
Lafayette, IN 47902
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/9/99
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lafayette Bancorporation (LAYB)
(LAYB)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior V.P. & Manager of Retail Division
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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None | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|(1) |(1) |Common Stock |375(2) |$27.17(2) |D | |
ight to buy) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Option granted under the Lafayette Bancorporation Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan. The option was granted on May 10, 1999 and becomes
exercisable in 20 percent increments with the first 20 percent vesting one year
from the date of grant.
(2) Share number and price reflect November 1999 3-for-2 stock
split.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Michelle D. Turnpaugh, Attorney-in-Fact and Agent
DATE
10/10/99
