---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000732417-22-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HBIA"
cik: "0000732417"
company_name: "HILLS BANCORPORATION"
filed_at: "2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T23:26:53.926313+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hills Bancorporation SVP and Director of Commercial Banking Steven Ropp to retire end of 2022

## Summary
- Steven R. Ropp, Senior VP and Director of Commercial Banking, announced plans to retire at the end of 2022.
- Company will work with Mr. Ropp to transition his responsibilities between now and his retirement date.
- Retirement is voluntary and planned; no replacement has been named in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000732417-22-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HBIA
- cik: 0000732417
- company_name: HILLS BANCORPORATION
- filed_at: 2022-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732417/000073241722000021/0000732417-22-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732417/000073241722000021/hbia-20220622.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000732417-22-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000732417-22-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000732417-22-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven R. Ropp departed as Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking at HILLS BANCORPORATION.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking
  source text: On June 22, 2022, Steven R. Ropp, the Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking for Hills Bank & Trust, the Company’s banking subsidary (collectively the “Company”) announced his plans to retire at the end of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732417/000073241722000021/0000732417-22-000021-index.htm

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