form8k120908.htm
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
Date of
Report: December 10, 2008
(Date
of earliest event reported): December 8, 2008
Heartland
Financial USA, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-24724
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42-1405748
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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1398
Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa
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52001
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(563)
589-2100
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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
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provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Items
On
December 10, 2008, Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it has been selected
to participate in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase
Program. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
EXHIBITS
99. PRESS
RELEASE DATED December 10, 2008
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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HEARTLAND
FINANCIAL USA, INC.
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Date:
December 10, 2008
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By:
/s/ Lynn B. Fuller
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Lynn
B. Fuller
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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