Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2015
(Street)


IOWA CITY, IA 52244-1700
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock             500 D (1)  
Common Stock 12/23/2015   G 200,000 (2) D $ 0 2,465,583 I By self as trustee of the John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4
Common Stock 12/23/2015   G 200,000 (3) D $ 0 2,265,583 I By self as trustee of the John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4
Common Stock 12/23/2015   G 200,000 (2) A $ 0 200,000 I By self as director of the John M. and Susan Morrison Foundation

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(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, IA 52244-1700
  X   X    
John M. Morrison Revocable Trust #4
102 S. CLINTON STREET
P.O. BOX 1700
IOWA CITY, IA 52244-1700
    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 01/19/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Kenneth R. Urmie, Corporate Secretary, under Power of Attorney dated April 20, 2015 01/19/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These are shares beneficially owned directly by John M. Morrison.
(2) Shares gifted to the John M. & Susan Morrison Foundation, which is a private registered charitable foundation for which Mr. Morrison and his spouse serve as directors.
(3) Shares gifted to the Community Foundation of Collier County (Naples, FL), a public registered charitable foundation. The reporting persons do not retain any direction on the public foundation investment and voting.

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