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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☑ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission File Number: 001-15393

HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

42-1405748

(I.R.S. Employer identification number)

1398 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(563) 589-2100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer    ☑          Accelerated filer    ☐            Non-accelerated filer   ☐         Smaller reporting company ☐

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.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on or attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes  ☐ No ☑

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (assuming, for purposes of this calculation only, that the Registrant's directors, executive officers and greater than 10% shareholders are affiliates of the Registrant), based on the last sales price quoted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $1,161,388,720. 

As of February 24, 2021, the Registrant had issued and outstanding 42,096,266 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2020, are incorporated by reference into Part III.

HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA, INC.

Form 10-K Annual Report

Table of Contents

Part I
Item 1.			Business
A.			General Description
B.			Market Areas
C.			Competition
D.			Human Capital
E.			Supervision and Regulation
Item 1A.			Risk Factors
Item 1B.			Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.			Properties
Item 3.			Legal Proceedings
Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures
			Information About Our Executive Officers
Part II
Item 5.			Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6.			Selected Financial Data
Item 7.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A.			Controls and Procedures
Item 9B.			Other Information
Part III
Item 10.			Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11.			Executive Compensation
Item 12.			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13.			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.			Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Part IV
Item 15.			Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16.			10-K Summary
			Index of Exhibits