AMES NATIONAL CORP

Regulatory Filings • Oct 3, 2022

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

September 28, 2022

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Iowa	0-32637	42-1039071
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

405 Fifth Street

*Ames* , Iowa 50010****

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: ( 515 ) 232-6251****

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	ATLO	NASDAQ Capital Market

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

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

Michael A. Wilson (age 58) will assume a new role as Executive Vice President of Innovation & Corporate Services for Ames National Corporation (“Company”) effective September 30, 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wilson served as the Chief Lending Officer of Bankers Trust Company of Des Moines, Iowa from April, 2017 to February, 2022, managed a commercial agribusiness team for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company from April 2007 to April, 2017, and began his banking career as a commercial lender in the Des Moines market. Mr. Wilson will be included in the Company’s executive compensation program, which is described under the heading “Executive Compensation” in the most recent proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC on March 11, 2022.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

(d)
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release dated September 28, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

/s/ John P. Nelson
John P. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, and President
(Principal Executive Officer)