Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 30, 2020, HBT Financial, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 (the "Earnings Release"). A copy of the Earnings Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8­K (this "Report").

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 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 8.01 Other Events.

On January 28, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share on the Company's common stock (the "Dividend"). The Dividend is payable on February 18, 2020 to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

The Company's 2020 annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Company's office at 405 North Hershey Road, Bloomington, Illinois 61704. The record date for the annual meeting will be March 26, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit



99.1             Earnings Release issued January 30, 2020 for the Fourth Quarter
               Ended December 31, 2019.

99.2             Press Release issued by HBT Financial, Inc. dated January 30,
               2020.

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