Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January 21, 2022
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number:
001-15393
Delaware
42-1405748
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/400th Interest in a Share of 7.00% Fixed-Rate Reset NonCumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E
HTLFP
Nasdaq Stock Market
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 21, 2022 - Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLFP), operating under the brand name HTLF, today announced that it declared a dividend of $175 per share on its Series E Preferred Stock, which results in a dividend of $0.4375 per depositary share, to stockholders of record on March 31, 2022, for payment on April 15, 2022.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.
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.
