8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) July 14, 2017

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 001-35968

Iowa	42-1206172
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

102 South Clinton Street

Iowa City, Iowa 52240

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(319) 356-5800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share payable on September 15, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 1, 2017. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description

99.1 Press Release of MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc., dated July 17, 2017.

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.

		MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Dated:	July 17, 2017	By:	/s/ KATIE A. LORENSON
			Katie A. Lorenson
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact:
Date: July 17, 2017	Charles N. Funk	Katie A. Lorenson
	President & CEO	Sr. VP & CFO
	319.356.5800	763.545.9005

MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP DECLARES INCREASED DIVIDEND

Iowa City, IA (July 17, 2017) -- MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOFG), parent company of MidWestOne Bank, today announced that on July 14, 2017 the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, which is a 3% increase from the dividend paid each of the previous two quarters. The dividend is payable September 15, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2017. At this quarterly rate, the indicated annual cash dividend is equal to $0.68 per common share.

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About MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa. MidWestOne Financial is the parent company of MidWestOne Bank, which operates banking offices in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, and Colorado. MidWestOne provides electronic delivery of financial services through its website, MidWestOne.com. MidWestOne Financial trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MOFG.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made in this release, other than those concerning historical financial information, may be considered forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions. These include, among other things, statements regarding future results or expectations. MidWestOne Financial Group intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. The Company's ability to predict results, or the actual effect of future plans or strategies, is inherently uncertain. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements or that could have a material effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company include, but are not limited to: (1) the strength of the local, national and international economy; (2) changes in interest rates, legislative/regulatory changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, and changes in the scope and cost of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance and fees; (3) the loss of key executives or employees; (4) changes in the quality and composition of the Company's loan and securities portfolios, demand for loan products and deposit flows;(5) changes in the assumptions and estimates underlying the establishment of reserves for possible loan losses and other estimates; (6) the effects of competition and the overall demand for financial services in the Company's market areas; (7) the Company's ability to implement new technologies and develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems; (8) changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; (9) the risks of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including, without limitation, the related time and costs of implementing such transactions, integrating operations as a part of these transactions and possible failures to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions; and (10) other risk factors detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the SEC.