 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 05, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Hawthorn Bancshares of Jefferson City, MO NASDAQ: HWBK announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the quarterly cash dividend of 0.01 per share, or 8.3, to a total of 0.13 per share, payable January 1, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2020. Chairman David T. Turner stated, Hawthorn believes our shareholders should benefit from improved earnings since the last time we increased our quarterly dividend effective July 1, 2019. 