0001193125-24-123256.txt : 20240430 0001193125-24-123256.hdr.sgml : 20240430 20240429211057 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-123256 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240429 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920112 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance IRS NUMBER: 421405748 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15393 FILM NUMBER: 24893688 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1800 LARIMER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1800 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5635892100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 LOCUST STREET STREET 2: FOURTH FLOOR CITY: DUBUQUE STATE: IA ZIP: 52001 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UMB FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000101382 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] ORGANIZATION NAME: 02 Finance IRS NUMBER: 430903811 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1010 GRAND AVE CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64106 BUSINESS PHONE: 8168607000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1010 GRAND AVE CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64106 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UNITED MISSOURI BANCSHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MISSOURI BANCSHARES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710915 425 1 d831800d425.htm 425 425

Filed by UMB Financial Corporation

(Commission File No.: 001-38481)

Pursuant to Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

(Commission File No.: 001-15393)

The following email was sent to employees of UMB Financial Corporation on April 29, 2024.

Team,

I’m excited to share that our agreement to acquire Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (HTLF) is officially confirmed! I know the last few months have required an extremely significant lift from each of you and your teams. Completing this acquisition would not have been possible without these efforts, and I sincerely thank all who contributed the extra hours, performed due-diligent work, paid mindful attention to innumerable details, and demonstrated all-out hustle to make this happen.

As I state in our press release, this is a historic milestone for our company, and I could not be more thrilled and thankful for what our collective UMB team has accomplished to position our company, associates, customers and communities for future success and growth.

That said, we all know there is a substantial amount of work to be done prior to close and then through integration and conversion. I’m confident this team will effectively steer our teams, as you have many times before, through these next phases while maintaining our focus on TUCE with our customers and each other.

We will work through our current plans and strategies, while also being mindful of how this integration will positively affect and impact our business going forward.

As we move into the next phase of this acquisition, we will continue to work closely together as collaboration will be essential across all areas. Also, as we seek regulatory approval and move towards closing, I ask that you all continue to be mindful of our communication and business parameters during this critical time.

This is an exciting time for UMB and our associates, and I look forward to continuing our great work and the future contributions we will make as an expanded company.

Sincerely,

Mariner

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder, which statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Any statements about UMB Financial Corporation’s (“UMB”), Heartland Financial USA, Inc.’s (“HTLF”) or the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, beliefs, or future performance or events constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are generally identified as those that include words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “trend,” “objective,” “continue,” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “may,” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, estimates, and other important factors that change over time and could cause actual results to differ materially from any results, performance, or events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction between UMB and HTLF (the “Transaction”), including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts.

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In addition to factors previously disclosed in UMB’s and HTLF’s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the definitive merger agreement between UMB and HTLF; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against UMB or HTLF; the possibility that the Transaction does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory, shareholder, or other approvals and other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the Transaction); the risk that the benefits from the Transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, including as a result of changes in, or problems arising from, general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which UMB and HTLF operate; the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of UMB and HTLF; the possibility that the Transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; reputational risk and potential adverse reactions of UMB’s or HTLF’s customers, employees or other business partners, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transaction; the dilution caused by UMB’s issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the Transaction; and the diversion of management’s attention and time from ongoing business operations and opportunities on merger-related matters.

These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause UMB’s, HTLF’s or the combined company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements. Other factors, including unknown or unpredictable factors, also could harm UMB’s, HTLF’s or the combined company’s results.

All forward-looking statements attributable to UMB, HTLF, or the combined company, or persons acting on UMB’s or HTLF’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and UMB and HTLF do not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law. If UMB or HTLF update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that UMB or HTLF will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Further information regarding UMB, HTLF and factors which could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein can be found in UMB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December  31, 2023 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000101382/000095017024018456/umbf-20231231.htm ), and its other filings with the SEC, and in HTLF’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December  31, 2023 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/920112/000092011224000026/htlf-20231231.htm ), and its other filings with the SEC.

Additional Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It

This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the Transaction, UMB will file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of UMB capital stock to be issued in connection with the Transaction. The Registration Statement will include a joint proxy statement of UMB and HTLF that also constitutes a prospectus of UMB. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the shareholders of UMB and stockholders of HTLF seeking their approval of the Transaction and other related matters.

Investors and security holders are urged to read the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the joint proxy statement/prospectus included within the Registration Statement on Form S-4 when they become available, as well as any other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction or incorporated by reference into the joint proxy statement/prospectus, because they will contain important information regarding UMB, HTLF, the transaction and related matters.

Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by UMB or HTLF through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or from UMB at its website, www.UMB.com, or from HTLF at its website, www.htlf.com. Documents filed with the SEC by UMB will be available free of charge by accessing the “Investor Relations” page of UMB’s website at www.https://investorrelations.umb.com/overview/default.aspx, or alternatively by directing a request by mail to UMB, Attention: Corporate Secretary, 1010 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, and documents filed with the SEC by HTLF will be available free of charge by accessing HTLF’s

website at www.htlf.com under the “Investor Relations” tab or, alternatively, by directing a request by mail to HTLF’s Corporate Secretary, 1800 Larimer Street, Suite 1800, Denver, Colorado 80202.

Participants in the Solicitation

UMB, HTLF, and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of UMB and stockholders of HTLF in connection with the Transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about the interests of the directors and executive officers of UMB and HTLF and other persons who may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of shareholders of UMB and stockholders of HTLF in connection with the Transaction and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus related to the Transaction, which will be filed with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of UMB and their ownership of UMB common stock is also set forth in the definitive proxy statement for UMB’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on March  3, 2024 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000101382/000119312524066457/d706079ddef14a.htm ). Information about the directors and executive officers of UMB, their ownership of UMB common stock, and UMB’s transactions with related persons is set forth in the sections entitled “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” included in UMB’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February  22, 2024 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000101382/000095017024018456/umbf-20231231.htm ), and in the sections entitled “Our Board of Directors” and “Stock Owned by Directors, Nominees, and Executive Officers” included in UMB’s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on March  3, 2024 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000101382/000119312524066457/d706079ddef14a.htm ). To the extent holdings of UMB common stock by the directors and executive officers of UMB have changed from the amounts of UMB common stock held by such persons as reflected therein, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of HTLF and their ownership of HTLF common stock can also be found in HTLF’s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on April  9, 2024 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/920112/000092011224000086/htlf-20240409.htm ) and other documents subsequently filed by HTLF with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of HTLF, their ownership of HTLF common stock, and HTLF’s transactions with related persons is set forth in the sections entitled “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance,” “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” included in HTLF’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February 23, 2024 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/920112/000092011224000026/htlf-20231231.htm), and in the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and

“Related Person Transactions” included in HTLF’s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on April 9, 2024 (and which is available at https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/920112/000092011224000086/htlf-20240409.htm). To the extent holdings of HTLF common stock by the directors and executive officers of HTLF have changed from the amounts of HTLF common stock held by such persons as reflected therein, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.