false 0000903419 0000903419 2024-12-11 2024-12-11
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2024
 
Alerus Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
001-39036
45-0375407
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
401 Demers Avenue
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (701) 795-3200
 
N/A
(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):
 
☐         Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
☐         Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
☐         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
☐         Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
  
Trading symbol
  
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
  
ALRS
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b–2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company ☒
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
 
 
Item 8.01.         Other Events.
 
On December 11, 2024, Alerus Financial Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on January 17, 2025, to stockholders of record on December 27, 2024. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBLR document)
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Date: December 11, 2024
Alerus Financial Corporation
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Katie A. Lorenson
 
Name:
Katie A. Lorenson
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

Exhibit 99.1

 

alrs_logo.jpg

Al Villalon, Investor Relations

952.417.3733

Al.Villalon@alerus.com

investors.alerus.com

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ALERUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION DECLARES

CASH DIVIDEND ON COMMON SHARES

 

MINNEAPOLIS (December 11, 2024) – Alerus Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ALRS) announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share on December 11, 2024, a 5.26% increase over the dividend paid a year ago. The dividend is payable on January 17, 2025, to stockholders of record as of close of business on December 27, 2024. Current and historic dividend information, as well as quarterly financial statements, investor presentations, and earnings call transcripts are available online through Alerus’ investor relations website at investors.alerus.com.

 

About Alerus Financial Corporation

Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS) is a commercial wealth bank and national retirement services provider with corporate offices in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Through its subsidiary, Alerus Financial, National Association, Alerus provides diversified and comprehensive financial solutions to business and consumer clients, including banking, wealth services, and retirement and benefit plans and services. Alerus provides clients with a primary point of contact to help fully understand the unique needs and delivery channel preferences of each client. Clients are provided with competitive products, valuable insight, and sound advice supported by digital solutions designed to meet the clients’ needs. Alerus has banking and wealth offices in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota; the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area; Rochester, Minnesota; the southern Minnesota area; Marshalltown, Iowa; Pewaukee, Wisconsin; and Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Alerus also has a commercial wealth office in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Alerus Retirement and Benefit serves advisors, brokers, employers, and plan participants across the United States.

 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, estimates, calculations, forecasts and projections with respect to the anticipated future performance of Alerus Financial Corporation. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the risks described in the “Risk Factors” sections of reports filed by Alerus Financial Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

 

 
v3.24.3
Document And Entity Information
Dec. 11, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]  
Entity, Registrant Name Alerus Financial Corporation
Document, Type 8-K
Document, Period End Date Dec. 11, 2024
Entity, Incorporation, State or Country Code DE
Entity, File Number 001-39036
Entity, Tax Identification Number 45-0375407
Entity, Address, Address Line One 401 Demers Avenue
Entity, Address, City or Town Grand Forks
Entity, Address, State or Province ND
Entity, Address, Postal Zip Code 58201
City Area Code 701
Local Phone Number 795-3200
Written Communications false
Soliciting Material false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer false
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
Trading Symbol ALRS
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ
Entity, Emerging Growth Company true
Entity, Ex Transition Period false
Amendment Flag false
Entity, Central Index Key 0000903419
Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2024 to Dec 2024 Click Here for more Alerus Financial Charts.
Alerus Financial (NASDAQ:ALRS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Dec 2023 to Dec 2024 Click Here for more Alerus Financial Charts.