AMES NATIONAL CORP

Regulatory Filings • Aug 16, 2024

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

August 14, 2024

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)

( 515 ) 232-6251****

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, 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:

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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.

Emerging growth company ☐

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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

For the benefit of its investors, the Company hereby furnishes the attached letter from CEO John Nelson as Exhibit 99.1.

On August 14, 2024, the Company announced the declaration of a cash dividend. A copy of the press release dated August 16, 2024 is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, and the related exhibits, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

(d) The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Letter from CEO John Nelson
99.2	News Release dated August 16, 2024
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