HBT Financial Inc.

05/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/22/2025 06:58

Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

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 -
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