Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 21, 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)

401 North Hershey Road Bloomington, Illinois		61704
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(888) 897-2276

(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):

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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 x

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 21, 2020, 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.

1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominees for director to serve as directors for a term expiring in 2021 or until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
C. Alvin Bowman		23,873,465		2,631,990		365,807
Patrick F. Busch		25,074,245		1,431,210		365,807
Eric E. Burwell		26,418,532		86,923		365,807
J. Lance Carter		25,074,245		1,431,210		365,807
Allen C. Drake		25,100,197		1,405,258		365,807
Fred L. Drake		25,134,717		1,370,738		365,807
Gerald E. Pfeiffer		26,420,578		84,877		365,807
Dale S. Strassheim		26,464,807		40,648		365,807

2. The selection of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020

Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
	26,858,759				1,948				10,555				0

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.