Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at which meeting our shareholders voted upon the following matters:

*The election of one Class II director to hold office for a term expiring at our 2021 annual meeting of shareholders and until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until his respective earlier resignation or removal;
*The ratification and approval of the selection of KPMG, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.

Election of Director

At the annual meeting, Frank E. Burkhead was elected as a Class II director. The following is a summary of the votes cast at the annual meeting with respect to the election of directors:

Frank E. Burkhead
For - 2,277,244
Against - 1,007,673
Abstain - 66,226

There were 1,137,124 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

In addition to the one Class II director elected at the Annual Meeting, the persons continuing their term of office as members of our board of directors are:

Class III Directors (term to expire in 2019)
Kevin L. Riley
David T. Turner

Class I Directors (term to expire in 2020)
Kathleen L. Bruegenhemke
Philip D. Freeman

Ratification and Approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

At the annual meeting, the selection of KPMG, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified and approved. The following is a summary of the votes cast at the annual meeting with respect to this matter:

For - 4,389,400
Against - 29,359
Abstain - 69,508

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this matter.

Additional information regarding the matters voted on at the annual meeting is contained in our proxy statement dated April 20, 2018.

The full text of a press release relating to the results of the annual meeting is furnished as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K.