hbt-20250811

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): August 11, 2025

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 Rd Bloomington, Illinois		61704
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(309) 662-4444

(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

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 8.01 Other Events.

On August 11, 2025, HBT Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a notice of full redemption (the "Notice") pursuant to the Paying Agent and Registrar Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2020, by and between the Company and UMB Bank N.A. as paying agent and registrar (the "Paying Agent"), governing the Company's 4.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2030 (the "Notes").

Pursuant to the Notice, the Company gave the Paying Agent notice that it intends to redeem all $40 million of the outstanding Notes on September 15, 2025 (the "Redemption Date") at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

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: August 12, 2025

HBT Financial Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events