8-K - ALRS - Equibles

UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON,

DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT

REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION

13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2022

Alerus

Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-39036	45-0375407
(State<br> or Other Jurisdiction of<br><br> <br>Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification<br> No.)

401

Demers Avenue

GrandForks**, NorthDakota**

58201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(701

) 795-3200

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, 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<br> Stock, $1.00 par value per share	ALRS	The<br> Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b–2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark 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 Arrangements ofCertain Officers.

On September 30, 2022, Jill Schurtz notified Alerus Financial Corporation (the “Company”) of her decision to resign as a member of the Company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Ms. Schurtz informed the Company that her decision to resign was to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest given her new role as the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Minnesota State Board of Investment. Her resignation did not result from a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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.

Date: October 5, 2022	Alerus Financial Corporation
	By:	/s/ Katie A. Lorenson
	Name:	Katie A. Lorenson
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer