BUSCH PATRICK F 4

What Happened
Patrick F. Busch, a director of HBT Financial, sold 15,000 shares in open-market transactions on March 16, 2026. The Form 4 reports a weighted-average sale price of $26.48, for total proceeds of approximately $397,200. This was a sale (not a purchase or option exercise), which is commonly a routine liquidity event rather than a direct signal of company prospects.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-16; Form 4 filed 2026-03-17 (timely filing).
• Transaction type/code: Sale (S), open-market or private sale.
• Price: weighted average $26.48; reported range per footnote: $26.41–$26.56 across multiple trades.
• Total proceeds: ~$397,200 (15,000 shares × $26.48 WAP).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnote: reporting person can provide breakdown of shares sold at each price within the stated range upon request.

Context
Sales by directors can reflect personal liquidity needs, portfolio rebalancing, or other non-operational reasons; they are not by themselves evidence about company fundamentals. The filing shows multiple trades aggregated into a weighted-average price (range provided), and there is no indication of an option exercise, gift, 10b5-1 plan, or late filing in this report.