Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.·Financial Services

HWBK posts stronger first-quarter 2026 profit on a wider NIM, helped by firmer asset yields and easing funding costs.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK), (the “Company”), the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank, reported first quarter 2026 net income of $6.8 million, or earnings per diluted share (“EPS”) of $0.98.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share. The dividend is payable on July 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2026.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK), (the “Company”), announced today that Grant Burcham has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank, effective April 29, 2026. Mr. Burcham was elected as a Class III director on the Company's board of directors, and he will hold office for a term expiring at the Company's 2028 annual meeting of shareholders.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (“Hawthorn”) (NASDAQ: HWBK), the holding company for Hawthorn Bank, and FSC Bancshares, Inc. (“FSC”), the holding company for Farmers State Bank, today jointly announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which Hawthorn will acquire FSC in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $28.3 million in the aggregate, based on Hawthorn's closing stock price of $34.57 as of April 28, 2026.

Shares of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK - Get Free Report) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $32.62 and traded as low as $32.45. Hawthorn Bancshares shares last traded at $32.54, with a volume of 11,011 shares traded. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades HWBK
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Hawthorn Bank that provides commercial and personal banking services. It accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and other time deposit accounts; and certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial and industrial, single payment personal, installment, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as equipment, operating, and small business administration loans; and debit and credit cards. In addition, it provides trust services that include estate planning, investment, and asset management services; and cash management, safety deposit box, brokerage, and Internet banking services. The company operates through 23 banking offices in Missouri communities, Jefferson City, Columbia, Clinton, Warsaw, Springfield, St. Louis, and the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Financial Services
Banks - Regional
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1999-07-20
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