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.

 

     
  HBT FINANCIAL, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Matthew J. Doherty
    Name: Matthew J. Doherty
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
Date: May 26, 2020