Hills Bancorporation appointed Jason Weeks, age 44, to serve as interim principal accounting officer for the Company effective Tuesday, September 6, 2022. As previously reported on SEC Form 8-K, filed by the company on July 18, 2022, Joseph A. Schueller, the company's Treasurer and Secretary and the company's principal financial officer resigned effective September 2, 2022. Mr. Weeks serves as the Senior Vice President Finance and Reporting of the Registrant and previously served as the Financial Reporting Officer of the Registrant since 2018.

Prior to that, Mr. Weeks served as Senior Director, Financial Reporting at Cambridge Investment Research Inc. and Senior Director, Audit Services at RSM US LLP. The Registrant has commenced a search for a new principal financial officer and chief financial officer and will make a subsequent announcement regarding such appointment upon completion.