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 |
May
6, 2005 |
| (Date of earliest event reported) |
May
6, 2005 |
HEARTLAND
FINANCIAL, USA, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 0-24724 |
42-1405748 |
| (Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number) |
| 1398 Central Avenue, Dubuque,
Iowa |
52001 |
| (Address of principal executive
offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(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
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2 below):
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Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-14(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
On or
about May 6, 2005, Heartland Financial USA, Inc., (the "Company") mailed its 1st
Quarter 2005 "Investment Profile," its quarterly newsletter to
shareholders. A copy of the Company's 1st Quarter Investment Profile
Newsletter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits
| (a) |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED. |
None.
| (b) |
PRO
FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION. |
None.
99
1st Quarter Investment Profile Newsletter
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.
| HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA,
INC. |
| |
| By:
/s/ John K. Schmidt |
| Executive Vice President, CFO &
COO |
| Dated: September 29,
2004 |