# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000775215
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-120674
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 2201
**Document Hash:** 800fd6e1985ae48a83cc4dbefc73626c
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-120674.hdr.sgml**: 20260609

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-120674

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251212

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HBT Financial, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000775215
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 371117216
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 401 N. HERSHEY ROAD
- **CITY:** BLOOMINGTON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 61702
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (309) 662-4444

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 401 N. HERSHEY ROAD
- **CITY:** BLOOMINGTON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 61702

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HEARTLAND BANCORP, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20190624

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HEARTLAND BANCORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19850822

**HBT FINANCIAL, INC.**

**401 North Hershey Road**

**Bloomington, IL 61704**

December 12, 2025

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

Securities and Exchange Commission<br> Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549<br> *Attention: Mr. Rob Arzonetti*

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| **Re:** | **HBT Financial, Inc.** |

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**Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration Number 333-291925)**

**<u>Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness</u>**

Dear Mr. Arzonetti:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, HBT Financial, Inc. (the "Company") hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-291925), as amended, to Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. E.T., or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

Please contact Jennifer D. King of Vedder Price P.C. at (312) 609-7835 as soon as practicable following the Registration Statement being declared effective or if you have any questions concerning this matter.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Peter R. Chapman |
| Peter R. Chapman |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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