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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
February 11, 2026
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Iowa | 0-32637 | 42-1039071
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

323 SIXTH STREET
AMES, Iowa 50010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (515) 232-6251
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $2.00 par value | ATLO | NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark 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. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
For the benefit of its investors, the Company hereby furnishes the attached 2025 Summary Annual Report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished in this item of this Form 8-K, and the related exhibit, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 11, 2026, the Company announced the declaration of a cash dividend and nominees to stand for election to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for April 29, 2026. A copy of the press release dated February 13, 2026 is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits

| (d) | The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | 2025 Summary Annual Report
99.2 | News Release dated February 13, 2026
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

| AMES NATIONAL CORPORATION |
Date: February 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ John P. Nelson |
|  | John P. Nelson, President |
|  | (Principal Executive Officer) |