UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 1, 2017

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Illinois		001-35272		37-1233196
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1201 Network Centre Drive
Effingham, Illinois 62401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (217) 342-7321

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 1, 2017. There were a total of 15,575,026 shares of common stock outstanding as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 10,842,373 were present in person or by proxy at the meeting, representing 69.6% of the outstanding shares eligible to vote. A proposal to elect four nominees to serve as Class I directors, each for a term expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, was presented to the shareholders. The results of the shareholder vote on the proposal were as follows:

	Number of Shares	Number of Shares
Nominees	Voted For	Voted Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Leon J. Holschbach	10,141,073	615,674	85,626	—
Richard T. Ramos	10,012,015	744,672	85,686	—
Laurence A. Schiffer	9,614,779	654,675	572,919	—
Jeffrey C. Smith	9,982,116	774,571	85,686	—

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: May 3, 2017	MIDLAND STATES BANCORP, INC.


	By:	/s/ Douglas J. Tucker
	Name:	Douglas J. Tucker
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel