SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DRAKE FRED L (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 N. HERSHEY ROAD (Street) BLOOMINGTON IL 61702 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/10/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HBT Financial, Inc. [ HBT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	17,210,400(1)	I	See Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DRAKE FRED L (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 N. HERSHEY ROAD (Street) BLOOMINGTON IL 61702 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HEARTLAND BANCORP, INC. VOTING TRUST U/A/D 5/4/2016 (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 N. HERSHEY ROAD (Street) BLOOMINGTON IL 61702 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of shares of common stock held by the Heartland Bancorp, Inc. Voting Trust U/A/D May 4, 2016 (the "Voting Trust"). Mr. Drake is the trustee of the Voting Trust and exercises sole voting and investment control over the common stock held thereby. Mr. Drake may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of securities held by the Voting Trust to the extent that he or his immediate family members are beneficiaries of such trust. Mr. Drake disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Voting Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney for Fred L. Drake Exhibit 24.2 - Power of Attorney for Heartland Bancorp, Inc. Voting Trust U/A/D May 4, 2016

	/s/ Andrea E. Zurkamer, attorney-in-fact for Fred L. Drake	10/10/2019
	/s/ Andrea E. Zurkamer, attorney-in-fact for Heartland Bancorp, Inc. Voting Trust U/A/D 5/4/2016	10/10/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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