atlo20260813_8k.htm
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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
 
August 12, 2026
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.)
 
323 Sixth 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)
 
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
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, $2.00 par value
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 8.01 Other Events
 
On August 12, 2026, the Company announced the declaration of a cash dividend. A copy of the press release dated August 13, 2026 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
 
 
(d)
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report.
 
 
Exhibit No.
              Description
 
 
99.1
 
 
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.
 
 
AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 13, 2026
By:
/s/ John P. Nelson
 
 
 
John P. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

JOHN P. NELSON

 

 

PRESIDENT

 

 

(515) 232-6251

 

 

August 13, 2026

 

AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION DECLARED CASH DIVIDEND

 

AMES, IOWA – On August 12, 2026, Ames National Corporation (the “Company”) declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per common share. The dividend is payable September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2026.

 

Ames National Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol, ATLO. The Company’s affiliate banks include: First National Bank, Ames, Iowa; Boone Bank & Trust Co., Boone, Iowa; State Bank & Trust Co., Nevada, Iowa; Iowa State Savings Bank, Creston, Iowa; Reliance State Bank, Story City, Iowa; and United Bank & Trust Co., Marshalltown, Iowa. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.amesnational.com.