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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000775215-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HBT"
cik: "0000775215"
company_name: "HBT Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:14:07.601572+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HBT Financial increases quarterly dividend to $0.23 per share, up 9.5%

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.23 per share from $0.21, a $0.02 increase.
- Dividend payable on February 17, 2026 to shareholders of record as of February 9, 2026.
- New annualized dividend rate is $0.92 per share, representing a yield of approximately 3.8% based on recent trading.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000775215-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HBT
- cik: 0000775215
- company_name: HBT Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/775215/000077521526000013/0000775215-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/775215/000077521526000013/hbt-20260127.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000775215-26-000013
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000775215-26-000013.txt

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