SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SOLON EVERETT J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

122 W MADISON STREET

(Street)

OTTAWA

61350

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTRUE FINANCIAL CORP [ TRUE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	MARKET PRESIDENT

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK	02/15/2008		M		3,000	A	$18.5	18,735⁽¹⁾	D
COMMON STOCK								26,612	I	401K PLAN

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$16.0625							11/18/2002	11/18/2009	COMMON STOCK	100		100	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$18.5	02/15/2008		M			3,000	02/16/2003	02/16/2008	COMMON STOCK	3,000	$18.5	100	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$15							02/11/2004	02/11/2009	COMMON STOCK	3,500		3,600	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$11.75							02/15/2006	02/15/2011	COMMON STOCK	3,196		6,796	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$14.25							11/13/2006	02/20/2012	COMMON STOCK	4,076		10,872	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$15.09							11/13/2006	12/19/2012	COMMON STOCK	2,935		13,807	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$20.3							11/13/2006	06/16/2015	COMMON STOCK	5,000		18,807	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$19.03							01/31/2008	01/31/2014	COMMON STOCK	5,000⁽²⁾		23,807	D
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION	$17.63							02/07/2009	02/07/2015	COMMON STOCK	5,000⁽²⁾		28,807	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. ALL SHARES HELD JOINTLY WITH SPOUSE EXCEPT FOR 9,040 SHARES HELD INDIVIDUALLY.

2. THIS OPTION WILL VEST IN EQUAL INSTALLMENTS OF 1,000 SHARES PER YEAR OVER 5 YEARS.

	EVERETT J. SOLON	02/15/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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