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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 SOUTH CLINTON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/22/2011 (Street) IOWA CITY, IA 52240 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 04/22/2011   A   260 (5) A $ 0 95,791 D   Common Stock               75,800 I By Spouse Common Stock               46,438 (2) 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

(1)

12/31/2012

Common Stock

6,650

6,650

D

Stock Option

$ 19.75

(1)

12/31/2013

Common Stock

6,982

6,982

D

Stock Option

$ 21.94

(1)

04/21/2014(3)

Common Stock

6,649

6,649

D

Stock Option

$ 18.71

(1)

04/21/2014(4)

Common Stock

2,849

2,849

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOWARD CHARLES S 102 SOUTH CLINTON STREET IOWA CITY, IA 52240	X

Signatures

Kenneth R. Urmie, under Power of Attorney dated January 22, 2009		04/22/2011
**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)	Fully vested.
(2)	Shares held in MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and allocated to reporting person's account as of April 21, 2011. Reporting person's ownership of shares in his ESOP account increased since his last report due to allocations made to his account.
(3)	Expiration date changed from 12/31/2014 to 4/21/2014 to comply with retirement provisions of 1998 Stock Option Plan as an employee stock option upon termination of reporting person's paid employment status on 4/21/2011.
(4)	Expiration date changed from 12/31/2015 to 4/21/2014 to comply with retirement provisions of 1998 Stock Option Plan as an employee stock option upon termination of reporting person's paid employment status on 4/21/2011.
(5)	Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units which vest in four equal annual installments beginning April 22, 2012.

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