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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
 
January 20, 2012
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)
 
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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure

The following information is furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01:

On January 20, 2012, Ames National Corporation issued a News Release announcing financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  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 furnished as part of this Report:

Exhibit No.
Description

99.1
News Release dated January 20, 2012

 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION
   
Date:  January 20, 2012
 
By:   /s/ Thomas H. Pohlman
   
Thomas H. Pohlman, President
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit No.
Description

News Release dated January 20, 2012