Sec Form 4 Filing - MORRISON JOHN M @ MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. - 2016-05-15

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person MORRISON JOHN M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. [ MOFG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 102 S. CLINTON STREET, P.O. BOX 1700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/15/2016 (Street) IOWA CITY, IA52244-1700 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/15/2016 A 500 ( 1 ) A $ 0 2,266,583 ( 2 ) I By self as trustee of the John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4 ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other MORRISON JOHN M 102 S. CLINTON STREET P.O. BOX 1700 IOWA CITY, IA52244-1700 X X John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4 102 S. CLINTON STREET P.O. BOX 1700 IOWA CITY, IA52244-1700 X Signatures Kenneth R. Urmie, under Power of Attorney dated April 27, 2015, for John M. Morrison, Trustee, for the John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4 05/16/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date Kenneth R. Urmie, Corporate Secretary, under Power of Attorney dated April 20, 2015 05/16/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units which vest on May 15, 2017. ( 2 )The share balance was increased by 500 shares as a result of issuing and registering 500 shares from vested restricted stock units on May 15, 2016 into the name of the John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4. The shares issued from the restricted stock units were award May 15, 2015 and had previously been identified as a direct holding of John M. Morrison on prior Forms, rather than as a holding of the Trust. ( 3 )These shares are owned directly by the John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4, a ten percent owner of the issuer, and indirectly by John M. Morrison as trustee of the trust. John M. Morrison is a director and ten percent owner of the issuer.

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