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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001415889-17-001356
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170809
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170809
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170809

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000893847
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				431626350
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23636
		FILM NUMBER:		171017760

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		132 EAST HIGH STREET
		CITY:			JEFFERSON CITY
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			65101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(573)761-6100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P. O. BOX 688
		CITY:			JEFFERSON CITY
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			65102

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940323
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	<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. </font><br><font style="DISPLAY: inline; font-size: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)</font>
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<p align="left" style="clear:both;"><font style="display: inline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman;text-align:left;">On August 9, 2017 Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. issued a press release announcing its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 7 cents per common share payable October 1, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business September 15, 2017.</font></p>


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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:17.8px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman; font-size:16pt" align="center"><b>Hawthorn </b><b>Bancshares </b><b>Announces Cash </b><b>Dividend</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman"><b>Jefferson City</b><b>, </b><b>MO</b><b>.</b> <b><font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&mdash;</font></b><b> </b><b>August 9, 2017</b> <b><font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&mdash;</font></b><b> </b>Hawthorn Bancshares of Jefferson City, MO (NASDAQ: HWBK) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share, payable October 1, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2017. The current cash dividend rate is consistent with the prior quarter. </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:13.333px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman" align="justify"><b>About Hawthorn Bancshares</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman">Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc., a financial-bank holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, is the parent company of Hawthorn Bank of Jefferson City, Missouri with locations in the Missouri communities of Lee's Summit, Liberty, Springfield, Branson, Independence, Columbia, Clinton, Windsor, Osceola, Warsaw, Belton, Drexel, Harrisonville, California and St. Robert, Missouri. </p>
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<p style="margin:0px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman"><i>Statements made in this press release that suggest </i><i>Hawthorn </i><i>Bancshares' or management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, or predictions of the future include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. &nbsp;It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. &nbsp;Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the company's quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman">Bruce Phelps</p>
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<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:96px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman; clear:left">TEL: 573.761.6100 &nbsp;&nbsp;FAX: 573.761.6272</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:96px; font-family:Verdana,Times New Roman; color:#0000FF"><u>www.HawthornBancshares.com</u></p>
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