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UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2026
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Missouri | 0-23636 | 43-1626350 | ||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
132 East High Street, PO Box 688, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||
573-761-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $1.00 par value | HWBK | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 29, 2026, Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information set forth in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of or otherwise subject to liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 29, 2026, Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2026. A copy of the press release relating to such announcement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No | Description | ||||
| 99.1 | |||||
| 99.2 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 29, 2026 | Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. By: /s/ Brent M. Giles Name: Brent M. Giles Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
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