8-K

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):
January 27, 2009
FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware	0-13368		37-1103704
(State of Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)			Identification No.)
1515 CHARLESTON AVENUE
MATTOON, IL		61938
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(217) 234-7454
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors on January 27, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Benjamin I. Lumpkin to fill a vacancy created by the death of the Company’s former executive officer and director, Daniel E. Marvin, Jr.  Mr. Lumpkin was appointed to serve until the expiration of his term in 2010, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, unless he shall earlier resign or be removed.  The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Lumpkin will serve on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Lumpkin will be compensated for his service as a director under the Company’s standard compensation program for non-employee directors.

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates provided paging, mobile, long distance/800 and private line services, voice mail, customer premise equipment services and repair services during 2008 to the Company in the amount of $482,051.  Also, the Company’s subsidiary The Checkley Agency, Inc. co-brokered with Arthur J. Gallagher and Company to provide Consolidated Communications Holdings’ property and casualty coverage.  Checkley received a commission of $145,234 in 2008 in respect of the coverage premiums paid by Consolidated Communications Holdings.  In addition, the Company received consideration from Consolidated Communications Holdings during 2008 for certain banking and similar services.  Mr. Lumpkin’s father, Richard A. Lumpkin, is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Communications Holdings and also may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of approximately 19% of Consolidated Communications Holdings’ outstanding voting stock.

Additionally, certain entities in which Mr. Lumpkin has a material interest had extensions of credit from First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust during 2008.  All such extensions of credit were made in the ordinary course of business, on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the bank, and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits.

Exhibit 99 – News Release

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.

Dated:  January 28, 2009                                                                     /s/ William S. Rowland

William S. Rowland

President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number	Description
99	News Release

EX-99

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Exhibit 99

NEWS RELEASE

First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust

Contact:  Mandy Lewis; AVP, Director of Marketing

1515 Charleston Ave, Mattoon, IL  61938

Phone: (217) 258-0675 • Fax: (217) 234-7331 • Web:  www.firstmid.com

Lumpkin joins the Board of Directors at First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.

Benjamin I. Lumpkin recently joined the board of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.  In addition to serving on the Board of Directors, Lumpkin will also set on the audit and compensation committees of the Board of Directors.

Lumpkin received his Bachelors degree from Yale University and a Masters degree from Northwestern University.  He worked as a newspaper reporter in Illinois and California for several years and later as a public relations officer for an international outreach program at Yale.  Today, Lumpkin owns and operates a film production company based in Chicago.

The Lumpkin family has supported Central Illinois communities for many years.  Ben continues that tradition with his role as chair of the Mattoon-based Lumpkin Family Foundation Environment Committee.  He is also a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Bill Rowland, CEO of First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, said, “We are delighted that Ben Lumpkin has agreed to join the Board of Directors and look forward to his involvement in strategy and oversight of First Mid for many years to come.  Ben’s appointment to the Board is a continuation of a long-term relationship between First Mid and the Lumpkin family, which began in the 1960’s when Ben’s father, Richard A. Lumpkin, joined the Board of the bank.”

A native of Mattoon, Lumpkin is excited about joining the Board of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.  He stated, “First Mid has been a vital institution in East Central Illinois for more than 100 years.  I consider it a great privilege to be appointed to the Board of Directors, and I look forward to working with Bill Rowland and the other members of the Board to meet the challenges and opportunities of a new century.”

First Mid provides comprehensive banking, trust and wealth management, and insurance services through its operating subsidiaries First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A., and The Checkley Agency, Inc. It operates banking centers and ATMs in over 20 communities in Illinois. More information about First Mid is available at www.firstmid.com.

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