HBT Financial Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 20, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 20, 2025, 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.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected the following nominees for director to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor are duly elected and qualified.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Roger A. Baker | 26,904,819 | 474,958 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| C. Alvin Bowman | 25,957,128 | 1,422,649 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eric E. Burwell | 26,445,212 | 934,565 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patrick F. Busch | 27,106,535 | 273,242 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| J. Lance Carter | 27,254,141 | 125,636 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Allen C. Drake | 25,475,423 | 1,904,354 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fred L. Drake | 27,162,160 | 217,617 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Linda J. Koch | 27,325,199 | 54,578 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gerald E. Pfeiffer | 26,614,530 | 765,247 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The Company's stockholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 27,023,829 | 334,840 | 21,108 | 2,622,754 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3: Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on the Frequency of Future Stockholder Votes on Executive Compensation
The Company's stockholders expressed a preference, in a non-binding advisory vote, to conduct future stockholder votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers once every year.
| Votes For | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26,613,591 | 10,119 | 732,116 | 23,951 | 2,622,754 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Based upon these results, and consistent with the board of directors’ recommendation to stockholders in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, the Company expects to continue to hold an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation every year until the 2031 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, when the next stockholder vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation is required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of RSM US LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2025
The appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 29,981,610 | 13,423 | 7,498 | — | |||||||||||||||||
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/ Peter R. Chapman | |||||||
| Name: Peter R. Chapman | ||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Date: May 22, 2025 | ||||||||