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
Date of Report December 7, 2004
QCR Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-22208 42-1397595
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
3551 Seventh Street, Suite 204, Moline, Illinois 61265
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(309) 736-3580
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee
Benefit Plans
On December 7, 2004, QCR Holdings, Inc. (the "QCR Holdings") sent a
notice to its directors and executive officers informing them that a blackout
period will be in effect beginning on December 30, 2004 until January 31, 2005
(unless otherwise extended). The blackout period is a result of a change in
investment options and record-keepers for the QCR Holdings, Inc. 401(k) Profit
Sharing Plan. The blackout period restricts directors and executive officers
from, directly or indirectly, purchasing, acquiring, exercising, selling or
otherwise transferring certain equity securities of QCR Holdings. The notice was
provided to the QCR Holdings' directors and executive officers in accordance
with Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Regulation
BTR.
A copy of the notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Form of notice dated December 7, 2004
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.
QCR HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated: December 7, 2004 By:/s/ Todd A. Gipple
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Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer