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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-051346
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190925
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190925
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190925

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000903419
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				450375407
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39036
		FILM NUMBER:		191114275

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		401 DEMERS AVE
		CITY:			GRAND FORKS
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7017953200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 6001
		STREET 2:		401 DEMERS AVE
		CITY:			GRAND FORKS
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58206-6001

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST NATIONAL CORP NORTH DAKOTA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980312
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO<br> SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF THE<br> SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; <b>September&nbsp;25, 2019</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALERUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EXERCISE AND CLOSING<br> OF OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION FOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GRAND FORKS, N.D. </font></b>(September&nbsp;25, 2019) &#151; Alerus Financial Corporation (&#147;Alerus&#148;) announced today that the underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised in full their option to purchase 429,000 additional shares of common stock from Alerus at the initial public offering price of $21.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions.&#160; The additional shares were delivered to the underwriters on September&nbsp;25, 2019.&#160; As a result of the transaction, Alerus received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $62.9 million from the initial public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.&#160; The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on Friday, September&nbsp;13, 2019, under the symbol &#147;ALRS.&#148;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Raymond James&nbsp;&amp; Associates,&nbsp;Inc. and D.A. Davidson&nbsp;&amp; Co. served as joint book-running managers in the offering, and Piper Jaffray&nbsp;&amp; Co. served as co-manager. Copies of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from:&#160; Raymond James&nbsp;&amp; Associates,&nbsp;Inc., Attention: Equity Syndicate, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, or by telephone at (800) 248-8863, or </font>by e-mail at prospectus@raymondjames.com; or D.A. Davidson&nbsp;&amp; Co., Attention: Syndicate, 8 Third Street North, Great Falls, Montana 59401, or by telephone at (800) 332-5915.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 relating to these securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;12, 2019. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alerus is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota.&#160; Through its subsidiary Alerus Financial, National Association, Alerus offers innovative and comprehensive financial solutions to businesses and consumers through four distinct business lines&#151;banking, retirement and benefit services, wealth management and mortgage.&#160; Alerus has full-service banking offices located in the states of North Dakota, Minnesota, specifically the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metropolitan statistical area, and Arizona, specifically the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metropolitan statistical area.&#160; Alerus offers banking, retirement and benefits, wealth management and mortgage products and services at each of its full-service banking offices.&#160; In addition to the offices located in its banking markets, Alerus&#146; retirement and benefit services business administers plans in all 50 states through offices located in Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire.&#160; As of June&nbsp;30, 2019, Alerus had $2.2 billion of total assets, $1.8 billion of total deposits and total stockholders&#146; equity of $213.8 million, including shares owned by its employee stock ownership plan.&#160; In addition, as of June&nbsp;30, 2019, Alerus had $27.9&nbsp;billion of assets under administration and $5.3 billion of assets under management.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release includes &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; including with respect to the proposed initial public offering.&#160; Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets, and other risks detailed in &#147;Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,&#148; &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and other sections of the registration statement.&#160; Potential investors should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are not a guarantee of future results, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;might,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;predict,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;seek,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;projection,&#148; &#147;goal,&#148; &#147;target,&#148; &#147;outlook,&#148; &#147;aim,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;annualized&#148; and &#147;outlook,&#148; or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and Alerus does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or otherwise.</font></p>
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