Christopher Eugene Hafner - 31 Dec 2025 Form 5 Insider Report for HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. (HWBK)

Role: Sr. VP/Chief Financial Officer
Signature: /s/ Arla R. Surls, Attorney-in-Fact, for Christopher E. Hafner
Issuer symbol: HWBK
Transactions as of: 31 Dec 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 5
Filing time: 17 Feb 2026, 15:12:53 UTC
Previous filing: 24 Feb 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Hafner Christopher Eugene	Sr. VP/Chief Financial Officer	PO BOX 688, JEFFERSON CITY	/s/ Arla R. Surls, Attorney-in-Fact, for Christopher E. Hafner	17 Feb 2026	0001998412

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	HWBK	Common Stock						2,070	31 Dec 2025	Profit Sharing Trust	F1
holding	HWBK	Common Stock						4,000	31 Dec 2025	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes shares acquired since the last report pursuant to the Company's Profit Sharing Trust.
F2	Consists of (a) 1,333 shares of Common Stock, and (b) unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded to the reporting person under the Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan that can be settled only in shares of Common Stock. The RSUs vest as follows: 333 units on February 20, 2026; 1,000 units on December 8, 2026; 333 units on February 20, 2027; 333 units on December 8, 2027; 334 units on February 20, 2028; and 334 units on December 8, 2028.

Content

Includes shares acquired since the last report pursuant to the Company's Profit Sharing Trust.

Consists of (a) 1,333 shares of Common Stock, and (b) unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") awarded to the reporting person under the Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan that can be settled only in shares of Common Stock. The RSUs vest as follows: 333 units on February 20, 2026; 1,000 units on December 8, 2026; 333 units on February 20, 2027; 333 units on December 8, 2027; 334 units on February 20, 2028; and 334 units on December 8, 2028.