The Board of Directors of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWBK)
announced that at the Company’s June 4, 2013 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, Kevin L. Riley and David T. Turner were re-elected as
Class III directors to serve three-year terms expiring 2016.
Mr. Riley has served as Director of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. since 1995
and is currently co-owner of two automobile dealerships in Jefferson
City, MO. Mr. Turner has served as Director since 1997 and as President
of the Company since 2002 and as chairman and chief executive officer
since 2011.
Other members of the 6 member board include Charles G. Dudenhoeffer,
Jr., Philip D. Freeman, James E. Smith and Gus S. Wetzel, II. The
Company’s advisory directorate is composed of Harold G. Butzer, David R.
Goller, James R. Loyd and Julius F. Wall.
Shareholders also approved ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP
as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, and the shareholder advisory vote
on executive pay.
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 additional Missouri
locations in Lee's Summit, Springfield, Branson, Independence, Liberty,
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.
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