EXHIBIT 99.1 Second Quarter Highlights Net income of $13.7 million, or $0.50 per diluted share; return on average assets (ROAA) of 1.40%; return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 15.07%; and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE) (1) of 16.22% Adjusted net income (1) of

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., July 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, today announced that it will issue its second quarter 2021 financial results before the market opens on Monday, July 26, 2021.

Illinois-based HBT Financial to Expand into Iowa BLOOMINGTON, Ill. and CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) (“HBT” or “HBT Financial”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company (“Heartland Bank”), and NXT Bancorporation, Inc.

First Quarter Highlights Net income of $15.2 million, or $0.55 per diluted share; return on average assets (ROAA) of 1.64%; return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 17.01%; and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE) (1) of 18.33% Adjusted net income (1) of $14.0 million; or

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, today announced that it will issue its first quarter 2021 financial results before the market opens on Monday, April 26, 2021.

Fourth Quarter Highlights Net income of $12.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted share; return on average assets (ROAA) of 1.38%; return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 14.00%; and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE) (1) of 15.12% Adjusted net income (1) of $12.4 million; or

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Jan. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, today announced that it will issue its fourth quarter 2020 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, January 28, 2021.