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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-014324"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ATLO"
cik: "0001132651"
company_name: "AMES NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T22:05:32.209534+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ames National shareholders elect four directors, ratify Forvis Mazars as auditor

## Summary
- Elected Douglas W. Beals, Michelle R. Cassabaum, John P. Nelson, Kevin L. Swartz to three-year terms.
- Directors received 3.7M–3.9M votes in favor; broker non-votes of ~2.99M on each.
- Ratified Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent auditor for 2025 with 6,747,378 for, 21,330 against, 180,127 abstain.
- No broker non-votes on auditor ratification proposal.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-014324
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ATLO
- cik: 0001132651
- company_name: AMES NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1132651/000143774925014324/0001437749-25-014324-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1132651/000143774925014324/atlo20250501_8k.htm

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