UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
AUGUST 24, 2004
FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-13368 37-1103704
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1515 CHARLESTON AVENUE, MATTOON, IL 61938
(Address Including Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
(217) 234-7454
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective August 24, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Registrant appointed
Joseph R. Dively to serve as a director of the Registrant and of the
Registrant's banking subsidiary, First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A., and to
the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Registrant, as more
particularly described in Exhibit 99.
Consolidated Communications, Inc., for which Mr. Dively is Senior Vice President
and President of Telephone Operations, and its affiliates provided paging, long
distance/800 and private line services, voice mail and customer premise
equipment services to the Registrant in the amount of $436,653 during 2003.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) None required
(b) None required
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99 - Press release issued August 24, 2004
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: August 26, 2004 /s/ Michael L. Taylor
Michael L. Taylor
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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99 Press release issued August 24, 2004
Exhibit 99
TO: PRESS
FR: Bill Rowland
CEO, First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
DA: 8/24/04
RE: Board Appointment
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. has appointed Joseph R. Dively to its Board
of Directors and to the Board of Directors of its banking subsidiary First
Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A. He will also join the Audit Committee and the
Compensation Committee of the Company. Dively, 45, is a resident of Charleston,
Illinois and is Senior Vice President and President of Telephone Operations for
Consolidated Communications, Inc., Mattoon, Illinois. Dively is a graduate of
Eastern Illinois University and recently received an award as a distinguished
alumnus of that University. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of
the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Systems and is
past president of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining
Consolidated Communications in 1991, Dively had been employed by IBM and by
Caterpillar Tractor.
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. is headquartered in Mattoon and is the
parent company for First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A., The Checkley Agency,
Inc., and Mid-Illinois Data Services, Inc. First Mid operates twenty-four
banking centers in seventeen communities, including: Champaign, Urbana,
Monticello, Mattoon, Charleston, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Maryville, Neoga,
Pocahontas, Sullivan, Altamont, Arcola, Tuscola, Taylorville, and De Land. More
information about First Mid-Illinois Bancshares is available at
www.firstmid.com.
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