Whitehall, OH- March 26, 2021- Heartland BancCorp ("Heartland" and "the company") (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank ("Bank"), today announced that Heartland Bank is celebrating its 110th anniversary as an independent community bank.

Whitehall, OH – January 19, 2021 – Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the company”) (OTCQX: HLAN) today reported record earnings for the fourth quarter of 2020. Net income increased 89.0% to $5.8 million, or $2.87 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $3.1 million, or $1.52 per diluted share in the preceding quarter, and increased 67.2% compared to $3.4 million, or $1.67 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2019. For the year 2020, net income increased 11.9% to a record $14.8 million, or $7.33 per diluted share, compared to $13.2 million, or $6.45 per diluted share in 2019.

Whitehall, OH - October 30, 2020 - Heartland BancCorp ("Heartland" and "the company") (OTCQX: HLAN) ), parent company of Heartland Bank, today announced that Matthew Booms has joined Heartland Bank as Director of Mortgage Banking. In this new leadership role, Booms will oversee Heartland's mortgage loan origination department in Central Ohio and Northern Kentucky along with mortgage delivery, servicing, and secondary market operations.

Whitehall, OH - October 20, 2020 - Heartland BancCorp ("Heartland" and "the company") (OTCQX: HLAN) today reported third quarter 2020 net income of $3.1million, or $1.52 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.0 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2020, and $3.6 million, or $1.77 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2019. There were no acquisition-related expenses in the third quarter of 2020, compared to $1.3 million in acquisition-related expenses in the preceding quarter and no acquisition expenses in the third quarter a year ago. In the first nine months of 2020, net income was $9.0 million, or $4.46 per diluted share, compared to $9.7 million, or $4.77 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2019.

Whitehall, OH – September 30, 2020 – Heartland BancCorp (“Heartland” and “the company”) (OTCQX: HLAN), parent company of Heartland Bank (“Bank”), today announced that Benjamin Babcanec has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Babcanec will oversee all operations across the bank within Retail Banking in Ohio and Kentucky, Commercial Banking, Agribusiness Banking, Residential Mortgage, Treasury Management and Client Services, Public Funds and Loan Syndication responsibilities.