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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000732417-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HBIA"
cik: "0000732417"
company_name: "HILLS BANCORPORATION"
filed_at: "2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T09:47:15.047634+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hills Bancorporation shareholders elect all six director nominees and approve executive compensation, auditor

## Summary
- Michael E. Hodge, Casey L. Peck, John W. Phelan, Kristie L. Fisher, Michael D. Jensen, Thomas M. Slattery elected as directors until 2028.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 4,380,344 votes for, 207,251 against, 236,609 abstain.
- Ratification of Forvis Mazars, LLP as independent auditor passed with 4,985,686 votes for, 83,563 against, 137,004 abstain.
- All director nominees received over 4.5 million votes for, with minimal withhold votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000732417-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HBIA
- cik: 0000732417
- company_name: HILLS BANCORPORATION
- filed_at: 2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732417/000073241725000022/0000732417-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732417/000073241725000022/hbia-20250421.htm

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