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) November 13, 2019

QCR Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  000-22208

Delaware	42-1397595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3551 Seventh Street

Moline, Illinois 61265

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(309) 736-3584

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	QCRH	The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company   o

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. o

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 13, 2019, QCR Holdings, Inc. declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of its common stock.  The dividend is payable on January 2, 2020 to stockholders of record on December 20, 2019.  A copy of the press release issued on November 14, 2019 announcing the dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated November 14, 2019.

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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.

		QCR HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated:  November 14, 2019	By:	/s/ Todd A. Gipple
		President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

QCR Holdings, Inc. Announces a Cash Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

Moline, IL, November 14, 2019, QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCRH) today announced that on November 13, 2019 the Company’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on January 2, 2020, to holders of common stock of the Company of record on December 20, 2019.

About Us

QCRH, headquartered in Moline, Illinois, is a relationship-driven, multi-bank holding company serving the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny, Rockford, and Springfield communities through its wholly owned subsidiary banks. The banks provide full-service commercial and consumer banking and trust and wealth management services. Quad City Bank & Trust Company, based in Bettendorf, Iowa, commenced operations in 1994, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, commenced operations in 2001, Community State Bank, based in Ankeny, Iowa, was acquired by the Company in 2016, Rockford Bank & Trust Company, based in Rockford, Illinois, commenced operations in 2005 and Springfield First Community Bank, based in Springfield, Missouri, was acquired by the Company in 2018. Additionally, the Company serves the Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Iowa community through Community Bank & Trust, a division of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company. Quad City Bank & Trust Company engages in commercial leasing through its wholly owned subsidiary, m2 Lease Funds, LLC, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and also provides correspondent banking services. The Company has 27 locations in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had approximately $5.3 billion in assets, $3.6 billion in loans and $3.8 billion in deposits. The Company previously announced a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of Rockford Bank & Trust to Illinois Bank & Trust, a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc.  The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.  For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at www.qcrh.com.

Contacts:

Todd A. Gipple	Christopher J. Lindell
President	Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer	Corporate Communications
Chief Financial Officer	(319) 743-7006
(309) 743-7745	clindell@qcrh.com
tgipple@qcrh.com