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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2023

HBT FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39085

37-1117216

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

401 North Hershey Road
Bloomington, Illinois

61704

(Address of principal executive
offices)

(Zip Code)

(888897-2276

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

HBT

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 23, 2023, HBT Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees for director to serve as directors for a term expiring in 2024 or until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.

Name

    

       Votes For       

    

  Votes Withheld  

    

Broker Non-Votes

Roger A. Baker

28,721,389

213,230

1,321,238

C. Alvin Bowman

27,248,666

1,685,953

1,321,238

Eric E. Burwell

27,527,790

1,406,829

1,321,238

Patrick F. Busch

28,497,473

437,146

1,321,238

J. Lance Carter

28,804,617

130,002

1,321,238

Allen C. Drake

27,564,081

1,370,538

1,321,238

Fred L. Drake

28,626,123

308,496

1,321,238

Linda J. Koch

28,870,167

64,452

1,321,238

Gerald E. Pfeiffer

27,721,300

1,213,319

1,321,238

Proposal 2: Ratification of the Appointment of RSM US LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2023

The appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.

Votes For

    

Votes Against

    

Abstentions

    

Broker Non-Votes

30,249,447

3,425

2,985

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HBT FINANCIAL, INC.

By:

/s/ Peter R. Chapman

Name: Peter R. Chapman

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 25, 2023