8-K 1 tmb-20200430x8k.htm 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): April 30, 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 ☒
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 30, 2020, HBT Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Earnings Release”). A copy of the Earnings Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8‑K (this “Report”).

The information set forth under Item 7.01 is also furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 30, 2020, the Company made available on its website a slide presentation regarding the Company's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and providing supplemental information related to its loan portfolio and other financial data. The slide presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

The information contained in Items 2.02 and 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other documents pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit
99.1 | Earnings Release issued April 30, 2020 for the F irst Quarter Ended March 31, 202 0.
99.2 | Slide Presentation issued April 30, 2020 regarding COVID-19 response and impact overview.

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/ Matthew J. Doherty
|  | Name: Matthew J. Doherty
|  | Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 30, 2020 |  |