October 8, 2019
Via EDGAR Submission
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: |
| Michael Clampitt |
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| Christopher Dunham |
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Re: |
| HBT Financial, Inc. |
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| Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
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| Originally filed September 13, 2019 |
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| File Number 333-233747 |
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-1, File No. 333-233747, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Thursday, October 10, 2019 or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact Elisabeth M. Martin of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to the Company, at (312) 862-3055, 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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| HBT FINANCIAL, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Fred L. Drake |
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| Name: | Fred L. Drake |
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| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]
