05/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/08/2026 14:02
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 4, 2026, Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. A proposal to elect the four nominees named in the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting, to serve as Class I directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2029 annual meeting of shareholders, was presented to the shareholders. Each of the nominees was elected and the results of the shareholder vote were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| Jennifer L. DiMotta | 9,306,307 | 6,436,282 | 339,514 | 1,753,315 | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey G. Ludwig | 15,088,544 | 949,900 | 43,659 | 1,753,315 | ||||||||||||
| Richard T. Ramos | 14,776,389 | 1,115,917 | 189,797 | 1,753,315 | ||||||||||||
| Jeffrey C. Smith | 14,693,111 | 1,199,888 | 189,104 | 1,753,315 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 - Say-on-Pay. A proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of certain of the Company's executive officers, was presented to the shareholders. The results of the shareholder vote on the proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 15,365,734 | 534,594 | 181,775 | 1,753,315 | |||||||||||
Proposal 3 - Auditor Ratification. A proposal to ratify the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was presented to the shareholders. The results of the shareholder vote on the proposal were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 17,464,725 | 144,831 | 225,862 | - | |||||||||||