Hills Bancorporation proposed to its AGM to be held on April 15, 2019, the shareholders to approve two current members of the board, Directors Thomas J. Gill, D.D.S. and James A. Nowak, will not be standing for reelection at this year's Annual Meeting of Shareholders because of the provisions requiring mandatory retirement upon reaching the age of 72. As a consequence, Ms. Kirsten H. Frey has been nominated to serve a two-year term in order to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Thomas J. Gill, D.D.S. Mr. James C. Schmitt has been nominated to serve a one-year term in order to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of James A. Nowak. Ms. Casey L. Peck has been nominated to serve a three-year term as a new member of the Board of Directors.