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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>September 14, 2018</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION</b><br>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</p>

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			<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center;"><b>0-32637</b></td>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>405 FIFTH STREET</b></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>AMES, IOWA 50010</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">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:</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item </b><b>8.01. Other Events</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">On September 14, 2018, Ames National Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced that First National Bank, Ames, Iowa (&ldquo;First National&rdquo;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the acquisition of all the outstanding stock of Clarke County State Bank (&ldquo;Clarke County&rdquo;), an Iowa state chartered bank, from United Bancorporation (&ldquo;United&rdquo;) in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 19, 2018 (the &ldquo;Purchase Agreement&rdquo;) by and among Clarke County, United and First National (the &ldquo;Stock Acquisition&rdquo;). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, First National paid United cash of approximately $14.8 million to complete the Stock Acquisition. Upon completion of the Stock Acquisition, First National and Clark County entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 14, 2018 (the &ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo;) whereby Clarke County was merged with and into First National, with First National being the surviving entity of the merger, effective as of 12:01 a.m., September 15, 2018 (the &ldquo;Merger&rdquo;). Clarke County, located in Osceola, Iowa, has assets of approximately $103 million, loans of approximately $77 million and deposits of approximately $83 million. All three bank offices of Clarke County located in Osceola and Murray, Iowa became offices of First National following the closing of the Merger.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2, to Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2018, and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">A copy of the Company&rsquo;s press release, dated September 19, 2018, announcing the completion of the Stock Acquisition and the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;">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.</p>

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			<td align="left" style="text-align: left; width: 46%;" valign="top" width="50%">Date: September 19, 2018</td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><i><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;</font>John P. Nelson</i></p>
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atlo20180919_8k.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
September 14, 2018
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)
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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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 September 14, 2018, Ames National Corporation (the "Company") announced that First National Bank, Ames, Iowa ("First National"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the acquisition of all the outstanding stock of Clarke County State Bank ("Clarke County"), an Iowa state chartered bank, from United Bancorporation ("United") in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 19, 2018 (the "Purchase Agreement") by and among Clarke County, United and First National (the "Stock Acquisition"). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, First National paid United cash of approximately $14.8 million to complete the Stock Acquisition. Upon completion of the Stock Acquisition, First National and Clark County entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 14, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement") whereby Clarke County was merged with and into First National, with First National being the surviving entity of the merger, effective as of 12:01 a.m., September 15, 2018 (the "Merger"). Clarke County, located in Osceola, Iowa, has assets of approximately $103 million, loans of approximately $77 million and deposits of approximately $83 million. All three bank offices of Clarke County located in Osceola and Murray, Iowa became offices of First National following the closing of the Merger.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2, to Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2018, and is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Company's press release, dated September 19, 2018, announcing the completion of the Stock Acquisition and the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(d)
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
News Release dated September 19, 2018
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: September 19, 2018
By:
/s/
John P. Nelson
John P. Nelson, President
(Principal Executive Officer)