---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000893847-26-000057"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HWBK"
cik: "0000893847"
company_name: "HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:37:13.074892+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hawthorn Bancshares appoints Grant Burcham to board of directors effective April 29, 2026

## Summary
- Grant T. Burcham appointed to boards of Company and Hawthorn Bank as Class III director, term expiring at 2028 annual meeting.
- Burcham is former Chairman and CEO of Missouri Bank & Trust, acquired by BOK Financial in 2016.
- He is Managing Partner of Big Bear Ventures and Chairman of CyTek Corporation (managed IT/cybersecurity).
- Previously served on Country Club Bank board; recognized as EY Entrepreneur of the Year.
- Compensation per standard non-employee director arrangements described in April 17, 2026 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000893847-26-000057
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HWBK
- cik: 0000893847
- company_name: HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893847/000089384726000057/0000893847-26-000057-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893847/000089384726000057/hwbk-20260429.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893847-26-000057
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893847-26-000057.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893847-26-000057.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Grant T. Burcham was appointed as Class III director at HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: the board of directors of each of the Company and Hawthorn Bank increased their respective sizes by one member, and appointed Grant T. Burcham to serve on both the Company's and Hawthorn Bank's board of directors to fill such newly created vacancies, in each case, effective April 29, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893847/000089384726000057/0000893847-26-000057-index.htm

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