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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-19-001585
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190208
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190214

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:		19608161

	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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Hawthorn Bancshares Announces Sale of</font></div>
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Branson, MO Branch</font></div>
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Jefferson City, Mo. &#x2014; February 14, 2018</font> &#x2014;
Hawthorn Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Hawthorn Bancshares
Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK), today announced that it has completed the sale
of its branch located in Branson, Missouri to Branson Bank,
Branson, Missouri. Total deposits transferred were approximately
$10.6 million while loans assigned to the branch were retained. The
sale is expected to result in a pre-tax gain of approximately $2.1
million, subject to certain future adjustments required in the
definitive agreement.</font></div>
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on the transaction, David T. Turner, Chairman, CEO and President of
Hawthorn Bank said, &#x201C;We were pleased with how smoothly this
transaction was completed and are confident that Branson Bank will
continue to provide the same level of service our customers have
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Hawthorn
Bank continues to operate 22 branch locations, primarily in central
and west central Missouri.</font></div>
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About Hawthorn Bancshares</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Hawthorn
Bancshares, Inc., a financial-bank holding company headquartered in
Jefferson City, Missouri, is the parent company of Hawthorn Bank of
Jefferson City with locations in the Missouri communities of Lee's
Summit, Liberty, Springfield, Independence, Columbia, Clinton,
Osceola, Warsaw, Belton, Drexel, Harrisonville, California and St.
Robert.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Contact:
Bruce Phelps</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Chief
Financial Officer</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">TEL:
573.761.6100 FAX: 573.761.6272</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">www.HawthornBancshares.com<br>
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With the exception of historical information, certain statements
contained or incorporated by reference in this press release may
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, such as those
pertaining to the receipt of regulatory approval, the satisfaction
of closing conditions and the closing of the proposed sale
transaction. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and
uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of
actual events. There is no assurance the events or circumstances
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to control or predict. For further discussion of these factors see
"Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and, to the extent applicable, our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe
harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak
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