# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000775215
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-061039
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 2093
**Document Hash:** ad821a466fd588db356fac18a2cacc68
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## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-061039

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260514

**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

May 14, 2026

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

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Aisha Adegbuyi

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| **Re:** | **HBT Financial, Inc.** |
|  | **Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of Form S-3** |
|  | **<u>SEC File No. 333-293623 ("Registration Statement")</u>** |

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Dear Ms. Adegbuyi:

On behalf of HBT Financial, Inc., as registrant, the undersigned officer hereby requests that the effective date for the Registration Statement be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 3:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on Monday, May 18, 2026 or as soon as practicable thereafter.

The staff should feel free to telephone Abdul R. Mitha of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, the registrant's legal counsel, at (312) 629-5171 with any questions or comments.

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| Very truly yours, |
| HBT Financial, Inc. |
| /s/ J. Lance Carter |
| J. Lance Carter |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |

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