form8k.htm
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
February
13, 2009
Date of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
AMES
NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
IOWA
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0-32637
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42-1039071
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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405
FIFTH STREET
AMES,
IOWA 50010
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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)
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
February 13, 2009, Ames National Corporation (the “Company”) issued a News
Release announcing the first quarter of 2009 cash dividend of $0.10 per share,
payable on May 15, 2009 to shareholders of record as of May 1,
2009. A copy of the News Release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The
following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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News
release issued by the Company on February 13,
2009.
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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.
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AMES
NATIONAL CORPORATION
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Date: February
13, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Thomas H. Pohlman
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Thomas
H. Pohlman, President
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(Principal
Executive Officer)
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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News
Release dated February 13,
2009
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