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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">Current Report Pursuant to <br>Section 13 or 15(</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">d</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10pt;">) of the <br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp; </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">May 12, 2020</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Alerus Financial Corporation<br></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">401 Demers Avenue<br>Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201<br></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:10pt;">Registrant&#x2019;s telephone number, including area code: </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">(701) 795-3200</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">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 (</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;">see</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;"> General Instruction A.2. below):</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;font-size:10pt;">&#x2610;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">ALRS</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#xA7; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b&#x2013;2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7; 240.12b&#x2013;2 of this chapter). </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company&nbsp;<a name="_Hlk38366070"></a></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;font-size:10pt;">&#x2612;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">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.&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;font-size:10pt;">&#x2610;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;">Item 5.07<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;;font-size: 11pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 42.3pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;) of Alerus Financial Corporation (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;) was held on &nbsp;May 12, 2020.&nbsp;The record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was March 13, 2020. There were 17,302,799 shares of common stock outstanding as of that date, with each such share being entitled to one vote. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 14,178,349 shares, or approximately 81.94 percent of the outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Company&#x2019;s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2020, were as follows:</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 1</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">: The election of eight (8) director nominees to serve on the board of directors of the Company until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Director Nominee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Votes For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Votes Withheld</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Randy L. Newman</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,415,414</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">423,811</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Karen M. Bohn</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,434,550</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">404,675</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Lloyd G. Case</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,489,552</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">349,673</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Daniel E. Coughlin</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,470,880</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">368,345</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Kevin D. Lemke</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,489,563</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">349,662</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Michael S. Mathews</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,488,453</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">350,772</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Sally J. Smith</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,486,953</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">352,272</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Galen G. Vetter</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">9,440,670</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">398,555</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.86%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">4,339,124</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:33.52%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.68%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;punctuation-wrap:hanging;line-height:100%;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:CG Times;font-size: 11pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.94%;background-color: #auto;padding:0pt 6.5pt">
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 2</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">: The ratification of the appointment of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP as the Company&#x2019;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020:</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">13,951,012</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">143,894</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">83,444</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">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.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May 12, 2020</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:11pt;">Alerus Financial Corporation</font></p>
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alrs_Current_Folio_8K
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):
May 12, 2020
Alerus Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-39036
45-0375407
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
401 Demers Avenue
Grand Forks, North Dakota 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.)
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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
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, $1.00 par value per share
ALRS
The 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
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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.
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Alerus Financial Corporation (the "Company") was held on  May 12, 2020. The record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was March 13, 2020. There were 17,302,799 shares of common stock outstanding as of that date, with each such share being entitled to one vote. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 14,178,349 shares, or approximately 81.94 percent of the outstanding shares, were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum for the Annual Meeting. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2020, were as follows:
Proposal 1
: The election of eight (8) director nominees to serve on the board of directors of the Company until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Director Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Randy L. Newman
9,415,414
423,811
4,339,124
Karen M. Bohn
9,434,550
404,675
4,339,124
Lloyd G. Case
9,489,552
349,673
4,339,124
Daniel E. Coughlin
9,470,880
368,345
4,339,124
Kevin D. Lemke
9,489,563
349,662
4,339,124
Michael S. Mathews
9,488,453
350,772
4,339,124
Sally J. Smith
9,486,953
352,272
4,339,124
Galen G. Vetter
9,440,670
398,555
4,339,124
Proposal 2
: The ratification of the appointment of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
13,951,012
143,894
83,444
0
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:  May 12, 2020
Alerus Financial Corporation
By:
/s/ Randy L. Newman
Name:
Randy L. Newman
Title:
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President