**UNITED      STATES**

**SECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON,      D.C. 20549**

**FORM      8-K**

**CURRENT      REPORT**

**THIRD      CENTURY BANCORP**

| Indiana                                      | 000-50828                            | 20-0857725                         |
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| (State                or Other Jurisdiction) | (Commission                File No.) | (I.R.S.                Employer    |
| of                Incorporation)             |                                 | Identification                No.) |

| 80                E Jefferson Street, Franklin, Indiana | 46131                     |
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| (Address                of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip                Code) |

| o | Written                communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17                CFR                230.425) |
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| o | Soliciting                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR                240.14a-12) |
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| o | Pre-commencement                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17                CFR                240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | Pre-commencement                communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17                CFR                240.13e-4(c)) |
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| **Item                  2.02** | **Results                  of Operations and Financial Condition**                                                                                     |
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|                           | By                  press release the Company reported its earnings for the quarter                  ended                  June                  30, 2006. |
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| **Item                  9.01** | **Financial                  Statements and Exhibits**                                                                                                      |
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| (a)                            | Financial                  Statements of Businesses Acquired. Not Applicable.                                                                               |
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| (b)                            | Pro                  Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable.                                                                                           |
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| (c)                            | Shell                  Company Transactions. Not Applicable.                                                                                                |
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| (d)                            | Exhibits.                                                                                                                                                   |   |
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|                           | The                  following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:                                                                                  |
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|                           | 99.1                                                                                                                                                        | Press                  release dated August 11, 2006, announcing the Company’s reported earnings                  for the quarter ended June 30,                  2006. |

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**SIGNATURES**

|                                 | **THIRD                CENTURY BANCORP** |
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| DATE:                August 11, 2006 | By:                                      | /s/                Robert D. Heuchan |
|                                 |                                     | Robert                D. Heuchan |
|                                 |                                     | President                and Chief Executive Officer |