HBT Financial (HBT) 8-K HBT Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results

EXHIBIT 99.1

HBT FINANCIAL, INC. ANNOUNCES

SECOND QUARTER 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Second Quarter Highlights

● Net income of $7.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted share; return on average assets (ROAA) of 0.86%; return on average stockholders' equity (ROAE) of 8.56%; and return on average tangible common equity (ROATCE)⁽¹⁾ of 9.29%

● Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ of $8.2 million; or $0.30 per diluted share, adjusted ROAA⁽¹⁾ of 0.95%; adjusted ROAE⁽¹⁾ of 9.49%; and adjusted ROATCE⁽¹⁾ of 10.29%

(1) See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.

Bloomington, IL, July 27, 2020 – HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company” or “HBT Financial”), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company and State Bank of Lincoln, today reported net income of $7.4 million, or $0.27 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2020. This compares to net income of $6.2 million, or $0.23 diluted earnings per share, for the first quarter of 2020, and net income of $14.6 million, or $0.81 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2019.

Fred L. Drake, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HBT Financial, said, “I am proud of our team’s efforts to serve our customers and communities during the challenging circumstances of the last several months. We have worked hard to provide the high service levels our customers have come to expect while prioritizing health and safety. Our lenders continue to work closely with borrowers to find the best solutions to help them manage through this economic downturn. We are pleased to have approved and funded $184 million of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to 2,245 businesses supporting approximately 24,000 employees.”

“Although our second quarter results were impacted by the low interest rate environment and reserve build, we remained solidly profitable, which is a reflection of the strength and consistency of our franchise. While we remain cautious about the future impact of the pandemic on our borrowers, so far we have not experienced a significant impact on our portfolio. Our delinquent and nonperforming loans decreased during the second quarter and a relatively small number of our borrowers, for whom we provided a COVID-19 related loan modification, are requiring a second modification. Our strong capital and liquidity levels, solid asset quality trends, and attractive deposit base position us well to continue supporting our stakeholders through this crisis,” said Mr. Drake.

C Corp Equivalent Net Income

Prior to October 11, 2019, the Company operated as an S Corporation for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Effective October 11, 2019, the Company voluntarily revoked its S Corporation status and became a taxable entity (C Corporation). As such, any periods prior to October 11, 2019 only reflect state replacement taxes. To facilitate comparison, the Company reports its C Corp equivalent financial results, which do not reflect the additional shares issued in the initial public offering (the “IPO”) for periods prior to the IPO.

The Company reported C Corp equivalent net income of $11.1 million, or $0.62 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2019.

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Adjusted Net Income

In addition to reporting C Corp equivalent results, the Company believes adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share, which adjust for the additional C Corp equivalent tax expense for periods prior to October 11, 2019, net earnings (losses) from closed or sold operations, charges related to termination of certain employee benefit plans, realized gains (losses) on sales of securities, and mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) fair value adjustments, provide investors with additional insight into its operational performance. The Company reported adjusted net income of $8.2 million, or $0.30 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2020. This compares to adjusted net income of $8.4 million, or $0.30 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the first quarter of 2020, and adjusted net income of $14.3 million, or $0.79 adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2019 (see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables).

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $28.9 million, a decrease of 5.7% from $30.7 million for the first quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower yields on loans, securities and cash balances offset by an increase in average loans, due to PPP loans, and securities.

Relative to the second quarter of 2019, net interest income decreased $5.0 million, or 14.8%. The decline was primarily attributable to lower yields on average interest-earning assets offset by an increase in average loans due to PPP loans.

Net interest margin for the second quarter of 2020 was 3.49% compared to 4.00% for the first quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decline in the average yield on earning assets; however, 4 basis points of the decline was due to less acquired loan discount accretion and approximately 15 basis points of the decline was due to excess liquidity that was used to fund the PPP loans and held in overnight funds at the Federal Reserve.

Relative to the second quarter of 2019, net interest margin decreased from 4.36%. The decrease was due primarily to the decline in the average yield on earning assets; however, 5 basis points of the decline was due to less acquired loan accretion and approximately 15 basis points of the decline was due to excess liquidity that was used to fund the PPP loans and held in overnight funds at the Federal Reserve.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2020 was $8.1 million, an increase of 53.5% from $5.3 million for the first quarter of 2020. Second quarter 2020 results included a negative $0.5 million mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) fair value adjustment compared to a negative $2.2 million fair value adjustment in the first quarter of 2020. A $1.6 million increase in gains on sale of mortgage loans attributable to a strong mortgage refinancing environment more than offset a $0.7 million decline in service charges on deposit accounts associated with lower overdraft incidences and fee waivers.

Relative to the second quarter of 2019, noninterest income increased 9.7% from $7.3 million. The increase was primarily attributable to higher gains on sale of mortgage loans and a less negative MSR fair value adjustment. Partially offsetting these increases was a $0.8 million decline in service charges on deposit accounts associated with lower overdraft incidences and fee waivers.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2020 was $23.5 million, an increase of 0.8% from $23.3 million for the first quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to higher other noninterest expense, FDIC insurance, and loan collection and servicing expenses. Second quarter of 2020 results included a $0.6 million charge related to the termination of the supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP). The SERP was terminated in June 2019 and was liquidated in June 2020. During the period between termination and liquidation of the SERP, the SERP liability varied inversely with interest rates and resulted in a $0.8 million charge in the first quarter of 2020. The SERP liability will no longer affect earnings in periods subsequent to the second quarter of 2020.

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Relative to the second quarter of 2019, noninterest expense decreased 4.3% from $24.6 million. The decrease was primarily due to lower employee benefits costs, which included a $3.3 million charge related to the termination of the SERP in the second quarter of 2019, that was partially offset by higher salaries and medical benefit expenses. Increased other noninterest expenses include higher legal and professional fees associated with public company costs not incurred in the second quarter of 2019.

Loan Portfolio

Total loans outstanding, before allowance for loan losses, were $2.28 billion at June 30, 2020, compared with $2.13 billion at March 31, 2020 and $2.20 billion at June 30, 2019. The $142.8 million increase in loans from March 31, 2020 was primarily due to PPP loans which totaled $178.0 million as of June 30, 2020. Net of PPP loans, the $35.1 million decrease in total loans outstanding, before allowance for loan losses, from March 31, 2020 was primarily attributed to a $49.4 million reduction in balances on existing business lines of credit and a $13.7 million reduction in participation loan balances. The decrease was concentrated in a $57.9 million reduction in commercial and industrial loans partially offset by a $15.3 million increase in construction and land development loans. The $105.3 million decrease in total loans outstanding, net of PPP loans, from June 30, 2019 was primarily due to a $67.1 million reduction in participation loan balances and a $36.6 million reduction in balances on existing business lines of credit.

Deposits

Total deposits were $3.02 billion at June 30, 2020, compared with $2.73 billion at March 31, 2020, and $2.77 billion at June 30, 2019. The $284.8 million increase in total deposits from June 30, 2020 was primarily due to PPP loan proceeds received by commercial customers and federal economic stimulus payments received by retail customers.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming loans totaled $14.0 million, or 0.61% of total loans, at June 30, 2020, compared with $15.4 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at March 31, 2020, and $25.1 million, or 1.14% of total loans, at June 30, 2019. The decrease in nonperforming loans from the end of the prior quarter was primarily attributable to the pay-off of two loans, and to a lesser extent, the transfer of one loan to foreclosed assets. The reduction in nonperforming loans from June 30, 2019 was primarily due to the pay-down or pay-off of several loans, and to a significantly lesser degree, the charge-down and transfer to foreclosed assets of a few loans.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $3.6 million for the second quarter of 2020, which was primarily due to adjustments to qualitative factors to reflect the economic weakness resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Net recoveries for the second quarter of 2020 were $63 thousand, or 0.01% of average loans on an annualized basis compared to net charge-offs of $0.6 million, or 0.11% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the first quarter of 2020, and net charge-offs of $0.3 million, or 0.05% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the second quarter of 2019.

The Company’s allowance for loan losses was 1.31% of total loans and 213.04% of nonperforming loans at June 30, 2020, compared with 1.22% of total loans and 169.70% of nonperforming loans at March 31, 2020.

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Capital

At June 30, 2020, the Company exceeded all regulatory capital requirements under Basel III and was considered to be “well-capitalized,” as summarized in the following table:

			Well Capitalized
	June 30,		Regulatory
	2020		Requirements
Total capital to risk-weighted assets	15.13	%	10.00	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets	13.92	%	8.00	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio	12.43	%	6.50	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio	10.00	%	5.00	%
Total stockholders' equity to total assets	9.93	%	N/A
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)	9.23	%	N/A

(1) See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.

About HBT Financial, Inc.

HBT Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois and is the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company and State Bank of Lincoln. The banks provide a comprehensive suite of business, commercial, wealth management, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses and municipal entities throughout Central and Northeastern Illinois through 63 branches. As of June 30, 2020, HBT had total assets of $3.5 billion, total loans of $2.3 billion, and total deposits of $3.0 billion. HBT is a longstanding Central Illinois company, with banking roots that can be traced back 100 years.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include net interest income (tax-equivalent basis), net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis), originated loans and acquired loans and any ratios derived therefrom, efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis), tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible book value per share, adjusted net income, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average stockholders' equity, and adjusted return on average tangible common equity. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, together with the related GAAP financial measures, in its analysis of our performance and in making business decisions. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking industry to present these non-GAAP financial measures, and accordingly believes that providing these measures may be useful for peer comparison purposes. These disclosures should not be viewed as substitutes for the results determined to be in accordance with GAAP; nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that may be presented by other companies. See our reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" tables.

Forward-Looking Statements

Readers should note that in addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including but not limited to statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, future performance, goals, future earnings levels, and future loan growth. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic; the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental responses to the pandemic on our operations and our customers’ businesses; the disruption of global, national, state and local economies associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which could affect our capital levels and earnings, impair the ability of our borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair collateral values and further increase our allowance for credit losses; our asset quality and any loan charge-offs; changes in interest rates and general economic, business and political conditions in the United States generally or in Illinois in particular, including in the financial markets; changes in business plans as

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circumstances warrant; risks relating to acquisitions; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included in this press release are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "propose," "may," "plan," "seek," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue," or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

CONTACT:

Matthew Keating

HBTIR@hbtbank.com

(310) 622-8230

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

Consolidated Statements of Income

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,		June 30,
	2020		2020		2019		2020		2019
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME	(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Loans, including fees:
Taxable	$	25,337	$	26,941	$	29,886	$	52,278	$	59,949
Federally tax exempt		532		674		736		1,206		1,446
Securities:
Taxable		3,172		3,334		3,801		6,506		7,723
Federally tax exempt		1,227		1,028		1,512		2,255		3,064
Interest-bearing deposits in bank		79		729		599		808		1,286
Other interest and dividend income		14		14		16		28		31
Total interest and dividend income		30,361		32,720		36,550		63,081		73,499
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		1,042		1,595		2,111		2,637		4,094
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		11		20		17		31		31
Borrowings		1		—		4		1		7
Subordinated debentures		399		443		487		842		984
Total interest expense		1,453		2,058		2,619		3,511		5,116
Net interest income		28,908		30,662		33,931		59,570		68,383
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		3,573		4,355		1,806		7,928		2,582
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		25,335		26,307		32,125		51,642		65,801
NONINTEREST INCOME
Card income		1,998		1,792		1,996		3,790		3,828
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,133		1,834		1,931		2,967		3,694
Wealth management fees		1,507		1,814		1,493		3,321		3,240
Mortgage servicing		727		724		818		1,451		1,547
Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustment		(508)		(2,171)		(1,120)		(2,679)		(2,122)
Gains on sale of mortgage loans		2,135		536		660		2,671		1,185
Gains (losses) on securities		57		(52)		36		5		115
Gains (losses) on foreclosed assets		58		35		169		93		152
Gains (losses) on other assets		(69)		(3)		368		(72)		1,273
Title insurance activity		—		—		38		—		167
Other noninterest income		1,022		743		957		1,765		1,754
Total noninterest income		8,060		5,252		7,346		13,312		14,833
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries		12,674		12,754		11,597		25,428		24,119
Employee benefits		2,455		2,434		4,723		4,889		5,967
Occupancy of bank premises		1,642		1,828		1,638		3,470		3,475
Furniture and equipment		609		603		716		1,212		1,505
Data processing		1,672		1,586		1,390		3,258		2,552
Marketing and customer relations		817		1,044		1,103		1,861		2,036
Amortization of intangible assets		305		317		376		622		752
FDIC insurance		218		36		208		254		427
Loan collection and servicing		494		348		612		842		1,354
Foreclosed assets		88		89		165		177		329
Other noninterest expense		2,525		2,268		2,033		4,793		4,257
Total noninterest expense		23,499		23,307		24,561		46,806		46,773
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE		9,896		8,252		14,910		18,148		33,861
INCOME TAX EXPENSE		2,477		2,031		305		4,508		520
NET INCOME	$	7,419	$	6,221	$	14,605	$	13,640	$	33,341
EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC	$	0.27	$	0.23	$	0.81	$	0.50	$	1.85
EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED	$	0.27	$	0.23	$	0.81	$	0.50	$	1.85
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING		27,457,306		27,457,306		18,027,512		27,457,306		18,027,512
PRO FORMA C CORP EQUIVALENT INFORMATION
Historical income before income tax expense					$	14,910			$	33,861
Pro forma C Corp equivalent income tax expense						3,784				8,699
Pro forma C Corp equivalent net income					$	11,126			$	25,162
PRO FORMA C CORP EQUIVALENT EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC					$	0.62			$	1.40
PRO FORMA C CORP EQUIVALENT EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED					$	0.62			$	1.40

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
	2020		2020		2019
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	21,789	$	34,782	$	17,151
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		292,576		230,654		124,575
Cash and cash equivalents		314,365		265,436		141,726
Interest-bearing time deposits with banks		—		—		248
Debt securities available-for-sale, at fair value		701,353		615,565		651,967
Debt securities held-to-maturity		73,823		79,741		108,829
Equity securities		4,815		4,759		4,030
Restricted stock, at cost		2,498		2,425		2,425
Loans held for sale		25,934		4,805		5,303
Loans, before allowance for loan losses		2,275,795		2,132,952		2,203,096
Allowance for loan losses		(29,723)		(26,087)		(22,542)
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		2,246,072		2,106,865		2,180,554
Bank premises and equipment, net		53,883		54,135		53,993
Bank premises held for sale		121		121		149
Foreclosed assets		4,450		4,469		9,707
Goodwill		23,620		23,620		23,620
Core deposit intangible assets, net		3,408		3,713		4,701
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value		5,839		6,347		8,796
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries		1,165		1,165		1,165
Accrued interest receivable		12,661		12,096		14,609
Other assets		27,405		27,847		12,338
Total assets	$	3,501,412	$	3,213,109	$	3,224,160
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	856,030	$	676,341	$	662,405
Interest-bearing		2,159,083		2,053,962		2,111,363
Total deposits		3,015,113		2,730,303		2,773,768
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		51,354		40,811		35,646
Subordinated debentures		37,616		37,599		37,550
Other liabilities		49,489		64,583		37,326
Total liabilities		3,153,572		2,873,296		2,884,290
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock		275		275		181
Surplus		190,687		190,591		32,288
Retained earnings		139,667		136,378		302,984
Accumulated other comprehensive income		17,211		12,569		7,436
Less cost of treasury stock held		—		—		(3,019)
Total stockholders’ equity		347,840		339,813		339,870
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,501,412	$	3,213,109	$	3,224,160
SHARE INFORMATION
Ending number shares of common stock outstanding		27,457,306		27,457,306		18,027,512

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
	2020		2020		2019
	(dollars in thousands)
LOANS
Commercial and industrial	$	408,230	$	299,266	$	352,326
Agricultural and farmland		239,101		228,701		208,923
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		228,506		229,608		244,954
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied		535,339		540,515		543,444
Multi-family		186,440		177,172		191,734
Construction and land development		247,640		232,311		236,902
One-to-four family residential		308,133		313,925		323,135
Municipal, consumer, and other		122,406		111,454		101,678
Loans, before allowance for loan losses	$	2,275,795	$	2,132,952	$	2,203,096
PPP LOANS (included above)
Commercial and industrial	$	166,868
Agricultural and farmland		4,027
Municipal, consumer, and other		7,063
Total PPP Loans	$	177,958

	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
	2020		2020		2019
	(dollars in thousands)
DEPOSITS
Noninterest-bearing	$	856,030	$	676,341	$	662,405
Interest-bearing demand		880,007		810,074		815,770
Money market		480,497		472,532		472,738
Savings		487,761		444,137		428,439
Time		310,818		327,219		394,416
Total deposits	$	3,015,113	$	2,730,303	$	2,773,768

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2020						March 31, 2020						June 30, 2019
	Average						Average						Average
	Balance		Interest		Yield/Cost *		Balance		Interest		Yield/Cost *		Balance		Interest		Yield/Cost *
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Loans	$	2,265,032	$	25,869	4.57	%	$	2,141,031	$	27,615	5.16	%	$	2,196,934	$	30,622	5.58	%
Securities		721,817		4,399	2.44			668,572		4,362	2.61			786,759		5,313	2.70
Deposits with banks		326,216		79	0.10			251,058		729	1.16			125,263		599	1.91
Other		2,496		14	2.19			2,425		14	2.37			2,439		16	2.64
Total interest-earning assets		3,315,561	$	30,361	3.66	%		3,063,086	$	32,720	4.27	%		3,111,395	$	36,550	4.70	%
Allowance for loan losses		(26,125)						(22,474)						(21,250)
Noninterest-earning assets		163,713						148,131						146,208
Total assets	$	3,453,149					$	3,188,743					$	3,236,353
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	860,131	$	162	0.08	%	$	811,866	$	251	0.12	%	$	826,715	$	411	0.20	%
Money market		477,441		118	0.10			464,124		394	0.34			455,454		489	0.43
Savings		474,609		50	0.04			434,276		70	0.06			433,125		69	0.06
Time		317,965		712	0.90			341,770		880	1.03			411,514		1,142	1.11
Total interest-bearing deposits		2,130,146		1,042	0.20			2,052,036		1,595	0.31			2,126,808		2,111	0.40
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		53,867		11	0.08			41,968		20	0.19			40,851		17	0.17
Borrowings		2,582		1	0.03			221		—	0.52			549		4	2.62
Subordinated debentures		37,605		399	4.24			37,589		443	4.72			37,544		487	5.19
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,224,200	$	1,453	0.26	%		2,131,814	$	2,058	0.39	%		2,205,752	$	2,619	0.47	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		824,232						670,714						662,731
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		58,177						44,696						29,257
Total liabilities		3,106,609						2,847,224						2,897,740
Stockholders' Equity		346,540						341,519						338,613
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,453,149					$	3,188,743					$	3,236,353
Net interest income/Net interest margin (3)			$	28,908	3.49	%			$	30,662	4.00	%			$	33,931	4.36	%
Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)				483	0.06					463	0.06					606	0.08
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)/ Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (1) (2)			$	29,391	3.55	%			$	31,125	4.06	%			$	34,537	4.44	%
Net interest rate spread (4)					3.40	%					3.88	%					4.23	%
Net interest-earning assets (5)	$	1,091,361					$	931,272					$	905,643
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.49						1.44						1.41
Cost of total deposits					0.14	%					0.23	%					0.30	%

*       Annualized measure.

(1) See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.

(2) On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state income tax rate of 9.5%.

(3) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.

(5) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2020						June 30, 2019
	Average						Average
	Balance		Interest		Yield/Cost *		Balance		Interest		Yield/Cost *
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Loans	$	2,203,031	$	53,484	4.86	%	$	2,180,722	$	61,395	5.63	%
Securities		695,194		8,761	2.52			796,577		10,787	2.70
Deposits with banks		288,637		808	0.56			128,445		1,286	2.00
Other		2,461		28	2.28			2,578		31	2.43
Total interest-earning assets		3,189,323	$	63,081	3.96	%		3,108,322	$	73,499	4.73	%
Allowance for loan losses		(24,300)						(20,848)
Noninterest-earning assets		155,923						147,357
Total assets	$	3,320,946					$	3,234,831
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	835,999	$	413	0.10	%	$	826,586	$	828	0.20	%
Money market		470,782		512	0.22			449,021		859	0.38
Savings		454,442		120	0.05			429,078		137	0.06
Time		329,867		1,592	0.97			422,137		2,270	1.08
Total interest-bearing deposits		2,091,090		2,637	0.25			2,126,822		4,094	0.38
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		47,917		31	0.13			41,466		31	0.15
Borrowings		1,402		1	0.07			553		7	2.59
Subordinated debentures		37,597		842	4.48			37,536		984	5.24
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,178,006	$	3,511	0.32	%		2,206,377	$	5,116	0.46	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		747,473						656,714
Noninterest-bearing liabilities		51,437						28,879
Total liabilities		2,976,916						2,891,970
Stockholders' Equity		344,030						342,861
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,320,946						3,234,831
Net interest income/Net interest margin (3)			$	59,570	3.74	%			$	68,383	4.40	%
Tax-equivalent adjustment (2)				946	0.05					1,216	0.08
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis)/ Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (1) (2)			$	60,516	3.79	%			$	69,599	4.48	%
Net interest rate spread (4)					3.64	%					4.27	%
Net interest-earning assets (5)	$	1,011,317					$	901,945
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		1.46						1.41
Cost of total deposits					0.19	%					0.29	%

*       Annualized measure.

(1) See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.

(2) On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state income tax rate of 9.5%.

(3) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

(4) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.

(5) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands)
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
Nonaccrual	$	13,945		$	15,372		$	25,051
Past due 90 days or more, still accruing (1)		7			—			2
Total nonperforming loans		13,952			15,372			25,053
Foreclosed assets		4,450			4,469			9,707
Total nonperforming assets	$	18,402		$	19,841		$	34,760
NONPERFORMING ASSETS (Originated) (2)
Nonaccrual	$	9,059		$	10,041		$	15,985
Past due 90 days or more, still accruing		7			—			2
Total nonperforming loans (originated)		9,066			10,041			15,987
Foreclosed assets		1,092			965			1,510
Total nonperforming (originated)	$	10,158		$	11,006		$	17,497
NONPERFORMING ASSETS (Acquired) (2)
Nonaccrual	$	4,886		$	5,331		$	9,066
Past due 90 days or more, still accruing (1)		—			—			—
Total nonperforming loans (acquired)		4,886			5,331			9,066
Foreclosed assets		3,358			3,504			8,197
Total nonperforming assets (acquired)	$	8,244		$	8,835		$	17,263
Allowance for loan losses	$	29,723		$	26,087		$	22,542
Loans, before allowance for loan losses	$	2,275,795		$	2,132,952		$	2,203,096
Loans, before allowance for loan losses (originated) (2)		2,132,189			1,982,067			2,005,250
Loans, before allowance for loan losses (acquired) (2)		143,606			150,885			197,846
CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
Allowance for loan losses to loans, before allowance for loan losses		1.31	%		1.22	%		1.02	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		213.04			169.70			89.98
Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses		0.61			0.72			1.14
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.53			0.62			1.08
Nonperforming assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses and foreclosed assets		0.81			0.93			1.57
CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS (Originated) (2)
Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses		0.43	%		0.51	%		0.80	%
Nonperforming assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses and foreclosed assets		0.48			0.56			0.87
CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS (Acquired) (2)
Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses		3.40	%		3.53	%		4.58	%
Nonperforming assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses and foreclosed assets		5.61			5.72			8.38

(1) Excludes loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are past due 90 or more days, still accruing totaling $0.1 million, $0.3 million, and $0.5 million as of June 30, 2020, March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2019, respectively.

(2) Originated loans and acquired loans along with the related credit quality ratios such as nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses (originated and acquired) and nonperforming assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses and foreclosed assets (originated and acquired) are non-GAAP financial measures. Originated loans represent loans initially originated by the Company and acquired loans that were refinanced using the Company’s underwriting criteria. Acquired loans represent loans originated under the underwriting criteria used by a bank that was acquired by Heartland Bank and Trust Company or State Bank of Lincoln. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with information regarding the credit quality of loans underwritten using the Company’s policies and procedures.

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019			2020			2019
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES	(dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	26,087		$	22,299		$	21,013		$	22,299		$	20,509
Provision		3,573			4,355			1,806			7,928			2,582
Charge-offs		(160)			(1,221)			(966)			(1,381)			(1,499)
Recoveries		223			654			689			877			950
Ending balance	$	29,723		$	26,087		$	22,542		$	29,723		$	22,542
Net charge-offs (recoveries)	$	(63)		$	567		$	277		$	504		$	549
Net charge-offs (recoveries) - (originated) (1)		3			172			(238)			175			(42)
Net charge-offs (recoveries) - (acquired) (1)		(66)			395			515			329			591
Average loans, before allowance for loan losses	$	2,265,032		$	2,141,031		$	2,196,934		$	2,203,031		$	2,180,722
Average loans, before allowance for loan losses (originated) (1)		2,117,131			1,984,066			1,990,015			2,050,377			1,968,147
Average loans, before allowance for loan losses (acquired) (1)		147,901			156,965			206,919			152,654			212,575
Net charge-offs to average loans, before allowance for loan losses *		(0.01)	%		0.11	%		0.05	%		0.05	%		0.05	%
Net charge-offs to average loans, before allowance for loan losses (originated) * (1)		—			0.03			(0.05)			0.02			—
Net charge-offs to average loans, before allowance for loan losses (acquired) * (1)		(0.18)			1.01			1.00			0.43			0.56

*       Annualized measure.

(1) Originated loans and acquired loans along with the related credit quality ratios such as net charge-offs (originated and acquired), average loans, before allowance for loan losses (originated and acquired), and net charge-offs to average loans, before allowance for loan losses (originated and acquired) are non-GAAP financial measures. Originated loans represent loans initially originated by the Company and acquired loans that were refinanced using the Company’s underwriting criteria. Acquired loans represent loans originated under the underwriting criteria used by a bank that was acquired by Heartland Bank and Trust Company or State Bank of Lincoln. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with information regarding the credit quality of loans underwritten using the Company’s policies and procedures.

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HBT Financial, Inc.

Consolidated Financial Summary

	As of or for the Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
EARNINGS AND PER SHARE INFORMATION
Net income	$	7,419		$	6,221		$	14,605		$	13,640		$	33,341
Earnings per share - Basic		0.27			0.23			0.81			0.50			1.85
Earnings per share - Diluted		0.27			0.23			0.81			0.50			1.85
C Corp equivalent net income (1)		N/A			N/A		$	11,126			N/A		$	25,162
C Corp equivalent earnings per share - Basic (1)		N/A			N/A			0.62			N/A			1.40
C Corp equivalent earnings per share - Diluted (1)		N/A			N/A			0.62			N/A			1.40
Book value per share	$	12.67		$	12.38		$	18.85
Ending number shares of common stock outstanding		27,457,306			27,457,306			18,027,512
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		27,457,306			27,457,306			18,027,512			27,457,306			18,027,512
SUMMARY RATIOS
Net interest margin *		3.49	%		4.00	%		4.36	%		3.74	%		4.40	%
Efficiency ratio		62.74			64.01			58.59			63.37			55.30
Loan to deposit ratio		75.48			78.12			79.43
Return on average assets *		0.86	%		0.78	%		1.81	%		0.82	%		2.06	%
Return on average stockholders' equity *		8.56			7.29			17.25			7.93			19.45
C Corp equivalent return on average assets * (1)		N/A			N/A			1.38	%		N/A			1.56	%
C Corp equivalent return on average stockholders' equity * (1)		N/A			N/A			13.14			N/A			14.68
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted net income (2)	$	8,218		$	8,379		$	14,308		$	16,597		$	28,667
Adjusted earnings per share - Basic (2)		0.30			0.30			0.79			0.60			1.59
Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted (2)		0.30			0.30			0.79			0.60			1.59
Tangible book value per share (2)	$	11.68		$	11.38		$	17.28
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) * (2)		3.55	%		4.06	%		4.44	%		3.79	%		4.48	%
Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis) (2)		61.93			63.20			57.74			62.56			54.51
Adjusted return on average assets * (2)		0.95	%		1.05	%		1.77	%		1.00	%		1.77	%
Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity * (2)		9.49			9.81			16.90			9.65			16.72
Return on average tangible common equity * (2)		9.29	%		7.92	%		18.84	%		8.61	%		21.23	%
C Corp equivalent return on average tangible common equity * (1) (2)		N/A			N/A			14.35			N/A			16.02
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity * (2)		10.29			10.67			18.46			10.48			18.25

*       Annualized measure.

(1) Reflects adjustment to our historical net income for each period to give effect to the C Corp equivalent provision for income tax for such period. No such adjustment is necessary for periods subsequent to 2019.

(2) See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures.

N/A  Not applicable.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Return on Average Assets

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019			2020		2019
	(dollars in thousands)
Net income	$	7,419		$	6,221		$	14,605		$	13,640	$	33,341
C Corp equivalent adjustment (2)		—			—			(3,479)			—		(8,179)
C Corp equivalent net income (2)		7,419			6,221			11,126			13,640		25,162
Adjustments:
Net earnings (losses) from closed or sold operations, including gains on sale (1)		—			—			(14)			—		536
Charges related to termination of certain employee benefit plans		(609)			(848)			(3,316)			(1,457)		(3,316)
Mortgage servicing rights fair value adjustment		(508)			(2,171)			(1,120)			(2,679)		(2,122)
Total adjustments		(1,117)			(3,019)			(4,450)			(4,136)		(4,902)
Tax effect of adjustments		318			861			1,268			1,179		1,397
Less adjustments after tax effect		(799)			(2,158)			(3,182)			(2,957)		(3,505)
Adjusted net income	$	8,218		$	8,379		$	14,308		$	16,597	$	28,667
Average assets	$	3,453,149		$	3,188,743		$	3,236,353		$	3,320,946	$	3,234,831
Return on average assets *		0.86	%		0.78	%		1.81	%		0.82		2.06	%
C Corp equivalent return on average assets * (2)		N/A			N/A			1.38			N/A		1.56
Adjusted return on average assets *		0.95			1.05			1.77			1.00		1.77

*       Annualized measure.

(1) Closed or sold operations include HB Credit Company, HBT Insurance, and First Community Title Services, Inc.

(2) Reflects adjustment to our historical net income for each period to give effect to the C Corp equivalent provision for income tax for such period. No such adjustment is necessary for periods subsequent to 2019.

N/A  Not applicable.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Adjusted Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,		March 31,		June 30,		June 30,
	2020		2020		2019		2020		2019
	(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	7,419	$	6,221	$	14,605	$	13,640	$	33,341
Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock units (1)		(19)		(15)		—		(34)		—
Numerator for earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	7,400	$	6,206	$	14,605	$	13,606	$	33,341
C Corp equivalent net income (3)		N/A		N/A	$	11,126		N/A	$	25,162
Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock units (1) (3)		N/A		N/A		—		N/A		—
Numerator for C Corp equivalent earnings per share - basic and diluted (3)		N/A		N/A	$	11,126		N/A	$	25,162
Adjusted net income	$	8,218	$	8,379	$	14,308	$	16,597	$	28,667
Earnings allocated to unvested restricted stock units (1)		(22)		(19)		—		(41)		—
Numerator for adjusted earnings per share - basic and diluted	$	8,196	$	8,360	$	14,308	$	16,556	$	28,667
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		27,457,306		27,457,306		18,027,512	$	27,457,306	$	18,027,512
Dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units (2)		—		—		—		—		—
Weighted average common shares outstanding, including all dilutive potential shares		27,457,306		27,457,306		18,027,512	$	27,457,306	$	18,027,512
Earnings per share - Basic	$	0.27	$	0.23	$	0.81	$	0.50	$	1.85
Earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.27	$	0.23	$	0.81	$	0.50	$	1.85
C Corp equivalent earnings per share - Basic (3)		N/A		N/A	$	0.62		N/A	$	1.40
C Corp equivalent earnings per share - Diluted (3)		N/A		N/A	$	0.62		N/A	$	1.40
Adjusted earnings per share - Basic	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	0.79	$	0.60	$	1.59
Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.30	$	0.30	$	0.79	$	0.60	$	1.59

(1) The Company has granted restricted stock units that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividend equivalents. Such restricted stock units are considered participating securities. As such, we have included these restricted stock units in the calculation of basic earnings per share and calculate basic earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method of computing earnings per share is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings.

(2) Restricted stock units were anti-dilutive and excluded from the calculation of common stock equivalents during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 and during the six months ended June 30, 2020. There were no restricted stock units outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

(3) Reflects adjustment to our historical net income for each period to give effect to the C Corp equivalent provision for income tax for such period. No such adjustment is necessary for periods subsequent to 2019.

N/A  Not applicable.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Net Interest Margin (Tax Equivalent Basis)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands)
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)
Net interest income	$	28,908		$	30,662		$	33,931		$	59,570		$	68,383
Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)		483			463			606			946			1,216
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis) (1)	$	29,391		$	31,125		$	34,537		$	60,516		$	69,599
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis)
Net interest margin *		3.49	%		4.00	%		4.36	%		3.74	%		4.40	%
Tax-equivalent adjustment * (1)		0.06			0.06			0.08			0.05			0.08
Net interest margin (tax equivalent basis) * (1)		3.55	%		4.06	%		4.44	%		3.79	%		4.48	%
Average interest-earning assets	$	3,315,561		$	3,063,086		$	3,111,395		$	3,189,323		$	3,108,322

*       Annualized measure.

(1) On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Efficiency Ratio (Tax Equivalent Basis)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands)
Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis)
Total noninterest expense	$	23,499		$	23,307		$	24,561		$	46,806		$	46,773
Less: amortization of intangible assets		305			317			376			622			752
Adjusted noninterest expense	$	23,194		$	22,990		$	24,185		$	46,184		$	46,021
Net interest income	$	28,908		$	30,662		$	33,931		$	59,570		$	68,383
Total noninterest income		8,060			5,252			7,346			13,312			14,833
Operating revenue		36,968			35,914			41,277			72,882			83,216
Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)		483			463			606			946			1,216
Operating revenue (tax equivalent basis) (1)	$	37,451		$	36,377		$	41,883		$	73,828		$	84,432
Efficiency ratio		62.74	%		64.01	%		58.59	%		63.37	%		55.30	%
Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent basis) (1)		61.93			63.20			57.74			62.56			54.51

(1) On a tax-equivalent basis assuming a federal income tax rate of 21% and a state tax rate of 9.5%.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets and Tangible Book Value Per Share

	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands)
Tangible Common Equity
Total stockholders' equity	$	347,840		$	339,813		$	339,870
Less: Goodwill		23,620			23,620			23,620
Less: Core deposit intangible assets, net		3,408			3,713			4,701
Tangible common equity	$	320,812		$	312,480		$	311,549
Tangible assets
Total assets	$	3,501,412		$	3,213,109		$	3,224,160
Less: Goodwill		23,620			23,620			23,620
Less: Core deposit intangible assets, net		3,408			3,713			4,701
Tangible assets	$	3,474,384		$	3,185,776		$	3,195,839
Total stockholders' equity to total assets		9.93	%		10.58	%		10.54	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		9.23			9.81			9.75
Ending number shares of common stock outstanding		27,457,306			27,457,306			18,027,512
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Book value per share	$	12.67		$	12.38		$	18.85
Tangible book value per share		11.68			11.38			17.28

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures –

Adjusted Return on Average Stockholders' Equity and Adjusted Return on Tangible Common Equity

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			June 30,
	2020			2020			2019			2020			2019
	(dollars in thousands)
Average Tangible Common Equity
Total stockholders' equity	$	346,540		$	341,519		$	338,613		$	344,030		$	342,861
Less: Goodwill		23,620			23,620			23,620			23,620			23,620
Less: Core deposit intangible assets, net		3,589			3,898			4,919			3,743			5,109
Average tangible common equity	$	319,331		$	314,001		$	310,074		$	316,667		$	314,132
Net income	$	7,419		$	6,221		$	14,605		$	13,640		$	33,341
C Corp equivalent net income (1)		N/A			N/A			11,126			N/A			25,162
Adjusted net income		8,218			8,379			14,308			16,597			28,667
Return on average stockholders' equity *		8.56	%		7.29	%		17.25	%		7.93	%		19.45	%
C Corp equivalent return on average stockholders' equity * (1)		N/A			N/A			13.14			N/A			14.68
Adjusted return on average stockholders' equity *		9.49			9.81			16.90			9.65			16.72
Return on average tangible common equity *		9.29	%		7.92	%		18.84	%		8.61	%		21.23	%
C Corp equivalent return on average tangible common equity * (1)		N/A			N/A			14.35			N/A			16.02
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity *		10.29			10.67			18.46			10.48			18.25

*       Annualized measure.

(1) Reflects adjustment to our historical net income for each period to give effect to the C Corp equivalent provision for income tax for such period. No such adjustment is necessary for periods subsequent to 2019.

N/A  Not applicable.