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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-24-018715
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240513
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240510

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LANDMARK BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001141688
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				431930755
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-33203
		FILM NUMBER:		24936287

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		701 POYNTZ AVENUE
		CITY:			MANHATTAN
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7855652000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		701 POYNTZ AVENUE
		CITY:			MANHATTAN
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66502

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LANDMARK MERGER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010530
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
proxy statement supplement, dated May 10, 2024 (this &ldquo;Supplement&rdquo;), has been filed solely to clarify the disclosure set forth
in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 18, 2024, under the heading &ldquo;<FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Proposal 2 - Approval Of The Landmark
Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT> - Stockholder Vote Necessary for Approval of the 2024 Stock Incentive Plan&rdquo; on page
36, relating to the vote required for Proposal 2 to be approved at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held
on May 22, 2024 and any adjournment or postponement thereof (the &ldquo;Supplemental Disclosure&rdquo;). The Supplemental Disclosure
updates the Proxy Statement and should be read in conjunction with Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>

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Supplemental Disclosure does not change the proposals to be acted on at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or the
recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to any proposal. Except as specifically supplemented by the information
contained in the Supplemental Disclosure, all information set forth in the Proxy Statement continues to apply and should be considered
in voting your shares. Capitalized terms used in this Supplement and not otherwise defined herein have the meaning given to them in the
Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>

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2 - APPROVAL OF THE LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. 2024 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>The
statement under the heading &ldquo;PROPOSAL 2 - APPROVAL OF THE LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. 2024 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN &ndash; Stockholder
Vote Necessary for Approval of the 2024 Stock Incentive Plan&rdquo; on page 36 of the Proxy Statement is amended and restated to read
as follows:</I></FONT></P>

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Vote Necessary for Approval of the 2024 Stock Incentive Plan</B></FONT></P>

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of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting and voting
on this matter. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.</FONT></P>

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