Whitehall, OH – July 29, 2024 – Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the Company”) (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank (“Bank”), today reported net income increased 5.0% to $5.1 million, or $2.50 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2024, compared to $4.8 million, or $2.39 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2023, and remained relatively unchanged compared to $5.1 million, or $2.51 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter. In the first six months of 2024, net income increased 9.4% to $10.2 million, or $5.01 per diluted share, compared to $9.3 million, or $4.58 per
diluted share, in the first six months of 2023.

Jasper, Indiana and Whitehall, Ohio, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC) (“German American”) and Heartland BancCorp (OTCQX: HLAN) (“Heartland”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge Heartland into German American. Upon completion of the transaction, Heartland’s subsidiary bank, Heartland Bank, will be merged into German American’s subsidiary bank, German American Bank, and operate under a cobranded name within the Ohio markets.

WHITEHALL, Ohio, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the Company”) (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank (“Bank”), today announced that at the company’s annual meeting, Diana L. Turoff was duly elected as director of the company, effective May 21, 2024. She was also elected to the Board of Directors of Heartland Bank in March of 2024.

Whitehall, OH – April 16, 2024 – Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the Company”) (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank (“Bank”), today reported net income increased 14.2% to $5.1 million, or $2.51 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $4.5 million, or $2.19 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2023, and decreased 3.9% compared to $5.3 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter. The company also announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly

WHITEHALL, Ohio, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the Company”) (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank (“Bank”), today reported net income increased 5.2% to $5.3 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $5.0 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2022, and increased 7.2% compared to $4.9 million, or $2.43 per diluted share, in the preceding quarter. For the year 2023, net income increased 8.0% to a record $19.5 million, or $9.62 per diluted share, compared to $18.1 million, or $8.90 per diluted share, in 2022.