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J. Lance Carter has been a director of the Company and Heartland Bank since 2011. Mr. Carter is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Heartland Bank. Mr. Carter joined us in 2001 and served as Heartland Bank's Chief Credit Officer from March 2010 to December 2018. He was named Executive Vice President of the Company in December 2011 and Chief Operating Officer in June 2015. Mr. Carter was named President of the Company in August 2019, and President of Heartland Bank in January 2023. In May 2023, Mr. Carter was named Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Heartland Bank, and no longer serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and Heartland Bank. Mr. Carter's responsibilities include oversight of day-to-day operations of all areas of Heartland Bank. Mr. Carter holds a BS in Finance and an MBA from the University of Illinois. He has also completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Peter R. Chapman has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Company and Heartland Bank since January 2023. Prior to joining the Company in 2022, Mr. Chapman served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Great Western Bancorp, Inc (Great Western). Prior to joining Great Western, Mr. Chapman held a number of senior operational and financial positions at National Australia Bank and was a Senior Manager within the financial services practice of Ernst & Young in Australia and New York. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Chapman is responsible for oversight of accounting, financial and tax reporting, bond investments, ALCO, municipal deposits and loans, investor relations, wealth management, aspects of loan and deposit operations, and information technology. Mr. Chapman is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Fred L. Drake serves as Executive Chairman of the board for both the Company and of Heartland Bank. He has served as Chairman since 2006 and been a director of the Company since 1984 and a director of Heartland Bank since 1982. Mr. Drake is Executive Chairman of the Company and Heartland Bank and provides leadership in all facets, including overall strategy, growth, and acquisitions. Mr. Drake became an officer of Heartland Bank in 1983 and served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer until May 2023. He also served as our President from 1998 to August 2019. In 1992, as President of Heartland Bank, he led our entry into the Bloomington-Normal market, one of the Bank's most successful initiatives, setting the tone for the Company's organic growth in the 1990s and early 2000s. Mr. Drake received a BS in Finance and an MBA, both from the University of Illinois.

Lawrence J. Horvath is Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for the Company and Heartland Bank. Mr. Horvath joined us in 2010 and currently oversees commercial lending, treasury management, and mortgage lending. He served as Executive Vice President, Senior Lender of Heartland Bank from April 2013 to March 2019 and was named Regional Senior Lending Manager in 2019. In January 2023, Mr. Horvath was named Chief Lending Officer. Prior to joining Heartland Bank, Mr. Horvath served as President and CEO of First State Bank of Bloomington from 2007 until 2010. Mr. Horvath has been active in the Bloomington community serving on boards of various community organizations. In addition, he currently serves on the loan committee for the largest community development corporation in the state of Illinois and the executive committees for Illinois Real Estate Title Center and the Illinois Bankers Association. Mr. Horvath holds a BS in Finance from Western Illinois University.

Mark W. Scheirer is Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer for the Company and Heartland Bank. Mr. Scheirer joined us in 2011 and has served in multiple capacities, including as a Senior Credit Officer, and as Chief Credit Officer beginning in December 2018. Prior to joining Heartland Bank, Mr. Scheirer served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending at Illinois National Bank from 2007 until 2011 and held various commercial lending positions from 1998-2007 at MidAmerica National Bank and First Bank. As Chief Credit Officer, Mr. Scheirer is responsible for the overall credit quality of the loan portfolio and all credit administration activities for our subsidiary bank. He has a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois and has also completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In connection with the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Boards of Directors of HBT Financial and Heartland Bank increased the size of their respective Board and appointed Ms. Nancy L. Ruyle as a director to the Board, effective March 1, 2026. Ms. Ruyle previously served on the Board of Directors of both CNB and CNB Bank. In addition to CNB and CNB Bank, Ms. Ruyle previously served on the Board of Directors of Palmer Bank in Taylorville, Illinois, and worked as an attorney in Carlinville, Illinois before retiring as a Senior Partner at Ruyle & Sims. Ms. Ruyle graduated from St. Ambrose College with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Accounting before attending St. Louis University School of Law.

Eric E. Burwell has been a director of the Company since 2009 and a director of Heartland Bank since 2005. Mr. Burwell is a Principal of Burwell Management Company, a family-owned property management company, investing in a variety of real estate, private equity, venture capital and liquid investments. Mr. Burwell received a BS in Business Administration and a BS in Finance, both from Illinois State University and holds an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago. Mr. Burwell is also an Illinois licensed real estate managing broker.

Linda J. Koch has been a director of the Company and Heartland Bank since 2020. Ms. Koch served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Bankers Association from 2001 to 2020. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Koch was responsible for the leadership, strategy, and operational management of the Illinois Bankers Association. During that same time, Ms. Koch served on the Board of Trustees of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Koch received a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois Springfield and is a former Certified Association Executive (CAE).

Gerald E. Pfeiffer has been a director of the Company and Heartland Bank since 2019. Mr. Pfeiffer served as Partner/Principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP from 1994 until 2016, where he was responsible for audit engagement services to financial institutions and oversight of income tax, regulatory compliance and information technology services. Mr. Pfeiffer also served as the Chief Financial Officer for Bridgeview Bancorp, Inc. from January 2017 to May 2019, where he was responsible for oversight of all financial reporting functions. Mr. Pfeiffer received a BS in Accounting from Bradley University and has over 50 years of experience in providing professional services to financial institutions.

Diane H. Lanier is Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Officer for the Company and Heartland Bank. Ms. Lanier joined us in 1997 as our Marketing Director and assumed her current role as Chief Retail Officer of Heartland Bank in March 2010. She was named Executive Vice President of the Company in 2011 and Chief Retail Officer of the Company in December 2018. Ms. Lanier also served as Corporate Secretary of the Company from 2009 until 2021. Prior to joining Heartland Bank, Ms. Lanier served as Vice President and Marketing Director for Parish National Bank in Louisiana from 1992 until 1997. As Chief Retail Officer, Ms. Lanier has oversight of retail branch operations, payments, digital banking, and marketing. Ms. Lanier received a BS in Marketing from Louisiana State University and completed the ABA School of Bank Marketing and Management.

Patrick F. Busch has been a director of the Company since 1998 and a director of Heartland Bank since 1995. Mr. Busch is Vice Chairman of Heartland Bank. He joined us in 1995 and was President and Chief Lending Officer of Heartland Bank from March 2010 until December 2022 and Executive Vice President of the Company from December 2009 to December 2022. As Chief Lending Officer, Mr. Busch was critical in establishing the loan culture and integrating acquisitions over the years. He played a leading role in Heartland Bank's organic growth in Bloomington-Normal, Champaign and Peoria. Mr. Busch received a BS in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University and completed the Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

Andrea E. Zurkamer is Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer, and Corporate Secretary for the Company and Heartland Bank. Ms. Zurkamer joined us as our Director of Risk Management in June 2013 and was named our Chief Risk Officer in 2017. Previously, Ms. Zurkamer worked as a bank auditor and consultant for CliftonLarsonAllen LLP for 13 years. As our Chief Risk Officer, Ms. Zurkamer is responsible for overall risk management, including internal audit, loan review, compliance, community reinvestment and fair lending, financial crimes, and operational risk management. Ms. Zurkamer is also responsible for human resources including payroll. She has a BS in Financial Accounting from Illinois State University and is also a Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (CERP).

The company appointed Michael J. Morton to the Boards, effective April 1, 2026. Mr. Morton, age 63, most recently served as Vice Chair of U.S. Commercial Banking at the Bank of Montreal (BMO) from 2020 to 2023, where he was responsible for staff development and risk oversight across multiple states and offices. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of MB Financial, Inc. (MB Financial) from 2014 to 2019. Prior to BMO and MB Financial, Mr. Morton held various roles at several Chicagoland financial institutions and has nearly 40 years of banking experience. Mr. Morton received a BS from Illinois State University and an MBA from DePaul University.

In connection with the Merger and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Boards of Directors of HBT Financial and Heartland Bank increased the size of their respective Board and appointed James T. Ashworth as a director to the Board, effective March 1, 2026. Mr. Ashworth previously served as the President of CNB and the Vice Chairman of CNB and CNB Bank. He also served on the Board of Directors of both CNB and CNB Bank. In addition to CNB and CNB Bank, Mr. Ashworth previously served on the Board of Directors of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. Mr. Ashworth graduated from the University of Miami (Florida) and completed the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.