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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 * HOWARD CHARLES S   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 _____ 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 (Month/Day/Year) 11/29/2012 (Street) IOWA CITY, IA 52244-1700 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 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 11/29/2012   S   1,100 D $ 19.934 91,691 D   Common Stock 11/29/2012   S   13 D $ 19.94 91,678 D   Common Stock 11/29/2012   S   2 D $ 19.995 91,676 D   Common Stock 11/29/2012   S   35 D $ 19.93 91,641 D   Common Stock 11/29/2012   S   100 D $ 19.9301 91,541 D   Common Stock 11/30/2012   S   1,150 D $ 19.9101 90,391 D   Common Stock 11/30/2012   S   100 D $ 19.91 90,291 D   Common Stock               75,800 I By Spouse Common Stock               27,674 (1) I By ESOP

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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 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

Stock Option

$ 16.86

(2)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

6,650

6,650

D

Stock Option

$ 19.75

(2)

12/31/2013

Common Stock

6,982

6,982

D

Stock Option

$ 21.94

(2)

04/21/2014

Common Stock

6,649

6,649

D

Stock Option

$ 18.71

(2)

04/21/2014

Common Stock

2,849

2,849

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOWARD CHARLES S 102 S. CLINTON STREET P.O. BOX 1700 IOWA CITY, IA 52244-1700	X

Signatures

Kenneth R. Urmie, under Power of Attorney dated January 22, 2009		11/30/2012
**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)	Shares held in MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and allocated to the reporting person's account as of November 29, 2012. Reporting person's ownership of shares has decreased by 9,088 since his last report due to shares sold as part of a five year plan begun in 2011 to distribute cash to an IRA. Additional distributions are expected to occur in years 2013 through 2015.
(2)	Fully vested.

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