Form 8K Director Announcement
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | May 6, 2014 |
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission File Number:
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Delaware | | 42-1405748 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1398 Central Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52001 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(563) 589-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Effective upon his acceptance of an offer on May 6, 2014, the Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (“Heartland”) Board of Directors expanded the number of its Class I directors from two to three persons, and elected R. Michael McCoy as a Class I director to fill the vacancy created.
Mr. McCoy, who as a Class I director is not required to stand for election at Heartland’s annual meeting to be held May 21, 2014, will serve as a Class I director until Heartland’s annual meeting in 2015.
Mr. McCoy, age 65, has been the President of the McCoy Group, Inc., a full-service commercial truck leasing, rental and contract maintenance company, since 1993. Mr. McCoy also serves on the Board of Directors of Dubuque Bank and Trust Company, Heartland’s largest subsidiary bank, and will serve as a member of Heartland’s Compensation and Nominating Committee, and Audit and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. McCoy was not selected because of any arrangement or understanding between Heartland and any other person, and was not provided any special award, compensation or arrangement in connection with his election.
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.
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Date: May 8, 2014 | | HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Bryan R. McKeag |
| | | Executive Vice President and CFO |