Hawthorn Bancshares of Jefferson City, MO (NASDAQ: HWBK) announced today
that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 5
cents per common share, payable April 1, 2013 to common shareholders of
record at the close of business on March 15, 2013.
About Hawthorn Bancshares
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, Springfield, Branson, Independence,
Raymore, Columbia, Clinton, Windsor, Collins, Osceola, Warsaw, Belton,
Drexel, Harrisonville, California and St. Robert.
Statements made in this press release that suggest Hawthorn
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. It is important to note that actual results could
differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking
statements. 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.