<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001558370-20-013934.txt : 20201117
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-20-013934
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201117

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:		201320886

	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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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.7.0.58--><!--Created on: 11/17/2020 08:17:53 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;text-decoration:line-through;text-decoration-style:double;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><font 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style="font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  </font><b style="font-weight:bold;">November 17, 2020</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Alerus Financial Corporation</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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The dividend is payable on January 8, 2021, to stockholders of record on December 18, 2020.  A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit&#160;99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><font style="display:inline-block;text-indent:0pt;width:72pt;"><b style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;">Item 9.01.</b></font>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">(d)  Exhibits</b></p><div align="left"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:13.82%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div 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