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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150925


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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC

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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]

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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

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		STREET 1:		1398 CENTRAL AVE

		CITY:			DUBUQUE

		STATE:			IA

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