# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000732417
**File Stem:** 0000732417-26-000037
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 5375
**Document Hash:** 247726c8007b3e62ebf5ce88ff66d5f0
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000732417-26-000037.hdr.sgml**: 20260424

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000732417-26-000037

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260420

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260424

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260424

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HILLS BANCORPORATION
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000732417
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 421208067
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-12668
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26893093

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 131 MAIN ST
- **CITY:** HILLS
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 52235
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3196792291

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 131 MAIN ST
- **CITY:** HILLS
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 52235

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**April 20, 2026**

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

**HILLS BANCORPORATION** 

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Iowa** | **0-12668** | **0-12668** | **42-1208067** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| **131 E. Main Street, PO Box 160** | **Hills** | **Iowa** | **52235** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | (Zip Code) |

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**(319) 679-2291** 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered <br>   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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**Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition**

On April 20, 2026, Hills Bancorporation announced to its shareholders unaudited net income of $21.9 million and an unaudited capital ratio of 11.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The capital ratio presented was calculated as total stockholders' equity, less the maximum cash obligation related to ESOP shares, divided by total assets. This ratio is a management-defined, non-regulatory measure and is not a regulatory capital ratio. The Company's primary regulatory capital metric is the Community Bank Leverage Ratio ("CBLR"), which was approximately 13.15% as of March 31, 2026.

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure**

On April 20, 2026, Hills Bancorporation announced to its shareholders unaudited net income of $21.9 million and an unaudited capital ratio of 11.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. The capital ratio presented was calculated as total stockholders' equity, less the maximum cash obligation related to ESOP shares, divided by total assets. This ratio is a management-defined, non-regulatory measure and is not a regulatory capital ratio. The Company's primary regulatory capital metric is the Community Bank Leverage Ratio ("CBLR"), which was approximately 13.15% as of March 31, 2026.

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HILLS BANCORPORATION

Date: April 24, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Lisa A. Shileny</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lisa A. Shileny, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer