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Issuer:     AMES NATIONAL CORP (ATLO)
CIK:        0001132651
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-026519
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ames National authorizes 200,000-share buyback and declares $0.20 dividend
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- Stock repurchase program approved for up to 200,000 shares (~2.2% of outstanding) starting Aug 14, 2025 through Nov 17, 2026.
- Cash dividend of $0.20 per common share declared, payable Sep 15, 2025 to holders of record Sep 1, 2025.
- Prior $0.20 dividend rate maintained; previous buyback of 100,000 shares completed Jul 31, 2025.
- Repurchases will be made in open market at management's discretion, subject to price, liquidity and market conditions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1132651/000143774925026519/0001437749-25-026519-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1132651/000143774925026519/atlo20250812_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-026519

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