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 |
February
14, 2005 |
|
(Date
of earliest event reported) |
February
14, 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):
oWritten communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the
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 February 14, 2005, Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (the "Company") mailed
its 4th Quarter
2004 "Investment Profile," its quarterly newsletter to shareholders. A copy of
the Company's 4th Quarter Investment Profile Newsletter is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
| (a) |
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED. |
None.
|
(b) |
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
INFORMATION. |
None.
99.1 4th
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.
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HEARTLAND
FINANCIAL USA, INC |
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| February 14, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ John K.
Schmidt
Executive Vice President, CFO
& COO |