<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.6.2.57--><!--Created on: 6/25/2020 08:05:14 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:1pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&#160;8</b><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;</b><b style="font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">-</b><b style="font-weight:bold;">&#160;</b><b style="font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;">K</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION&#160;13 OR 15(d)&#160;OF THE</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June&#160;23, 2020</p><p 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Ms. Koch received a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois Springfield and is a certified association executive (CAE). Ms. Koch was selected to serve as a director for her experience in the banking industry and her leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills gained over the course of her career.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Koch and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed as a director. 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2020
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)
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401 North Hershey Road
Bloomington, Illinois
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61704
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(888) 897-2276
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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
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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).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 23, 2020, on the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the board of directors (the "Board") of HBT Financial, Inc. (the "Company") increased the number of directors constituting the full Board from eight (8) to nine (9) and appointed Linda J. Koch as a director to fill the resultant vacancy, with such appointment effective immediately. Ms. Koch's initial term will expire at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Ms. Koch, age 58, has served as the President and CEO of the Illinois Bankers Association from 2001 to 2020. As President and CEO, Ms. Koch was responsible for the leadership, strategy, and operational management of the Illinois Bankers Association. During that same time, Ms. Koch served on the Board of Trustees of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Koch received a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois Springfield and is a certified association executive (CAE). Ms. Koch was selected to serve as a director for her experience in the banking industry and her leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills gained over the course of her career.
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There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Koch and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed as a director. There are also no family relationships between Ms. Koch and any director or executive officer of the Company, and she has no direct or material indirect interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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On June 24, 2020, the Compensation Committee approved a grant of 550 restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs") to Ms. Koch. The RSUs will vest on February 1, 2021 and were granted pursuant to the form of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (with dividend equivalent rights) under the HBT Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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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.
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HBT FINANCIAL, INC.
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By:
/s/ Matthew J. Doherty
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Name: Matthew J. Doherty
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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Date: June 25, 2020
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