Item 5.03(a) Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On January 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of our Company, Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc., amended and restated the Company's bylaws, effective immediately, to permit: (i) annual meetings of the Company's shareholders to be held on a day other than the first Tuesday of June each year, as may be specified by the Board of Directors from time to time, (ii) meetings of the Company's shareholders to be held by means of remote communication (to the extent permitted by applicable law), as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time, and (iii) notice of any meeting of the Company's shareholders to be given by electronic transmission of a type in which delivery thereof is capable of being confirmed, but only to the extent consented to by the particular shareholder in advance. This description of the amendments to the Company's bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amended and restated bylaws of the Company filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 27, 2021, our Company, Hawthorn Bancshares Inc., announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share, payable April 1, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2021.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






Exhibit No     Description

3.1              Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

99.1             Press release, dated January 27, 2021, issued by Hawthorn
               Bancshares, Inc. announces cash dividend.

104            Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
               embedded within the Inline XBRL document.










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