November 3, 2022
Via EDGAR Submission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: David Gessert
| Re: | HBT Financial, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 Initially filed on October 17, 2022 File Number 333-267895 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
HBT Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-4, File No. 333-267895, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Monday, November 7, 2022 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact James M. Kane of Vedder Price P.C., special counsel to the Company, at (312) 609-7533, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
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| Sincerely, | ||
| HBT FINANCIAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Lance Carter | |
| Name: | J. Lance Carter | |
| Title: | President and Chief Operating Officer | |
| [Signature Page to Acceleration Request] |
