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Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

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FY2021 Annual Report · Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
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ANNUAL 
REPORT

2021

focus  more  on 

Our  efforts  over  the  past  couple  of  years 
improving  operating 
to 
performance and less on acquisitions resulted 
in record revenue and profits in 2021.  Perhaps 
more importantly these changes will continue 
to drive shareholder value for years to come.  
Broadly  speaking,  we  saw 
improvements 
in  talent,  training,  processes,  systems  and 
customer  experience  in  every  area  of  our 
business.    Our  teams  see  the  benefits  of 
these improvements and are highly energized  
for  the  future.    Our  business  clients  have 
weathered the COVID storm and are back to 
mostly normal operating levels.  I’m proud of 
the work we have done and look forward to a 
strong 2022 and beyond.

The Company’s 2021 Annual Report to Shareholders is available on the Company’s website, and 
printed copies are available by request. Please contact Ms. Dacia Albin, Assistant Secretary of the 
Company, at 217-342-7321 or dalbin@midlandsb.com for access/delivery information.

Our Strategic Plan

We continue to focus on these five initiatives:

• Customer Centric Culture

• Operational Excellence

• Accretive Acquisitions

• Revenue Diversification

• Enterprise-Wide Risk Management
2021 updated

Total Assets
($ in Billions)

$8

$7

$6

$5

$4

$3

$2

$1

$0

CAGR: 17%

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$6.1

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$5.6

G

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$7.4

$6.9

$4.4

$2.7

$2.9

$3.2

$1.6

$1.5

$1.6

$1.7

$1.1

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Selected Acquisitions

Selected Acquisitions: Total Assets at Time of Acquisition (in millions)

2009: Strategic Capital Bank ($540)  
2014: Love Savings/Heartland Bank ($889) 
2018: Alpine Bancorp. ($1,243) 

2010: AMCORE Bank ($500)
2017: Centrue Financial ($990)
2019: HomeStar Financial Group ($366)

Table of Contents
Our Strategic Plan ................................ 1

Letter to Shareholders  ........................ 2

Financial Highlights .............................. 6

Summary Financial Information ........... 8

Our Environmental, Social and 
Governance Program (ESG) ............... 15

Board of Directors ............................. 16

Management Team .............................17

1

Letter to 
Shareholders 

Dear Shareholders:

I  am  very  pleased  to  report  that  2021  was  a  terrific  year  for 
the  Company.    Indeed,  we  saw  record  net  revenue  and  record 
earnings  per  share  for  the  year.    The  primary  drivers  of  this 
performance were:

•  Our  model  of  customer-centric  service  and  relationship 
banking allowed us to grow loans and deposits, with deposits 
increasing by $1.0 billion, or 19.8%, during 2021;

•  A continued focus on reducing costs and increasing operating 

efficiencies; and 

•  Increased use of technology across our business sectors. 

We have remained steadfast in our commitment to drive down 
expenses while also improving our customers’ experience.  The 
investments we made in prior years are really starting to pay off 
in  the  way  we  do  business,  both  at  the  customer-facing  stage 
as well as in our back office operations.  Similarly, we continue 
to  see  positive  results  from  our  increased  focus  on  corporate 
culture,  training  and  personal  development  in  recent  years.  If 
asked  to  name  the  biggest  reason  Midland  had  such  a  great 
year  in  the  face  of  the  ongoing  pandemic,  my  answer  would 
unequivocally  be  “our  Team.”    I  visited  all  of  our  branches  in 
2021, and the consistently high level of morale, positive attitude 
and dedication to making sure each customer received friendly 
and efficient service was well evident across our footprint.  It was 
truly inspiring.

Financial Results

We  had  an  exceptional  year  that  saw  us  improve  our  financial 
performance while also making investments that we believe will 
enable us to continue improving our performance in the years to 
come.  Total  loans  increased  by  $121.5  million,  or  2.4%,  to  $5.2 
billion, resulting from growth across our commercial real estate 
and consumer loan portfolios.  Total deposits increased by $1.0 
billion, or 19.8%, to $6.1 billion, due primarily to increases in our 
servicing and commercial deposits.

Tangible book value grew by 12.2% to $21.66 per share, driven 
by  higher  earnings  realized  in  2021  along  with  $11.7  million  in 
additional  repurchases  of  our  common  stock  (approximately 
481,000 shares).

2

Jeffrey G. Ludwig
President and 
Chief Executive Officer
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

2021 updated

Adjusted Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Earnings
($ in Thousands)

$120,407

$108,921

$101,308

$130000

$104000

$83,706

$78000

$61,945

$52000

$26000

$0

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Adjusted  Pre-Tax  Pre-Provision  Earnings  is  a  non-GAAP  financial 
measure. See page 11 for a reconciliation of this measure to its most 
comparable GAAP measure.

Net  income  was  $81.3  million  in  2021,  or  $3.57  per  fully  diluted 
share compared to net income of $22.5 million, or $0.95 per fully 
diluted  share  in  2020.    In  addition,  our  adjusted  pre-tax,  pre-
provision earnings increased by 10.5% on a year-over-year basis, 
to $120.4 million as compared to $108.9 million for 2020.

2021  also  represented  the  21st  consecutive  year  we  increased 
our  common  dividend.    When  taking  the  share  repurchases  and 
common  share  dividends  paid  in  2021  together,  we  distributed 
$36.9 million to our shareholders.

Operating Efficiency  

Our  focus  on  improving  efficiency  has  yielded  strong  results.  In 
2021,  our  efficiency  ratio  declined  to  57.1%  from  59.4%  in  2020, 
representing  very  strong  year-over-year  improvement,  driven, 
primarily, by an increase in total revenue of $17.2 million. Given that 
our efficiency ratio was 66.1% in 2018, this represents a three-year 
improvement of 900 basis points.  

A  portion  of  our 
improved  efficiency  resulted  from  cost-
saving  efforts  we  adopted  in  2020.    In  particular,  the  closing  or 
consolidation of 13 branch locations and two administrative offices 
in  2020,  as  well  as  certain  Love  Funding  facilities  we  closed  or 
transferred as part of the sale of this business in mid-2020, resulted 
in a $3.7 million reduction in staffing and occupancy costs during 
2021.  These results proved that we could continue to grow record 
revenue with fewer locations.

Our Business Units

Community Banking.  Loans in our Community Banking business 
declined to approximately $3.3 billion, a decrease of $72.9 million 
or  2.2%  over  2020.  Included  in  the  loan  activity  during  the  year 
was  the  payoff  of  $131.9  million  of  PPP  loans  and  a  decrease  in 
our commercial FHA warehouse lending activity of $181.4 million. 
Excluding  these  two  products,  loans  increased  $240.4  million  or 
8.2%  during  2021.  Deposits  grew  to  $4.5  billion,  an  increase  of 
5.3% year-over-year.  

Our commercial team continued to help customers with the PPP 
loan  program  and  originated  over  1,200  loans  for  $103.0  million 
in balances related to Round 2 of PPP. Of this amount and the 1st 
round of PPP loans, $52.5 million was outstanding as of December 
31,  2021,  and  we  expect  most  of  these  loans  to  be  forgiven 
pursuant to SBA rules.

Our  consumer  lending  program  also  continued  to  perform  on 
a  very  steady  basis  throughout  the  pandemic,  with  total  loans 
outstanding at the end of 2021 of approximately $874.5 million, a 
year-over-year increase of 14.0% 

While  our  consumer  program  has  largely  been  through  our 
longstanding  relationship  with  GreenSky,  we  now  expect  to 
broaden  that  program  through  agreements  with  one  or  more 
additional  consumer-lending  focused  fintechs.  This  will  help 
maintain our consumer loan portfolio if our Greensky loan balances 
eventually decrease at some point after the closing of the sale of 
GreenSky to Goldman Sachs, the closing of which is expected to 
occur in the second quarter of 2022.

2021 updated

Tangible Book Value Per Share

$23.00

$21.40

$19.80

$18.20

$17.31

$17.00

$21.66

$19.31

$18.64

$16.60

$15.00

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Tangible Book Value Per Share  is a non-GAAP financial measure. See 
page 12 for a reconciliation of this measure to its most comparable 
GAAP measure.

2021 updated

Common Dividends Per Share

$1.20

$1.00

$0.80

$0.60

$0.40

$0.20

$0.00

$1.12

$1.07

$0.97

$0.88

%

0

R :  1

G

A

C

$0.65

$0.59

$0.80

$0.72

$0.53

$0.48

$0.43

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021 updated

Efficiency Ratio

70.0%

67.5%

65.0%

62.5%

60.0%

57.5%

55.0%

52.5%

50.0%

66.66%

66.08%

61.53%

59.42%

57.05%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Efficiency  ratio  is  a  non-GAAP  financial  measure.  See  page  13 
for  a  reconciliation  of  this  measure  to  its  most  comparable  GAAP 
measure.

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2021 updated

Total Gross Loans
($ in Millions)

$6000

$5000

$4000

$3000

$2000

$1000

$0

$5,103

$5,225

$4,138

$4,401

$3,227

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021 updated

Trust Assets Under Administration
($ in Millions)

$4500

$4000

$3500

$3000

$2500

$2000

$1500

$1000

$500

$0

$4,217

$3,410

$3,481

$2,945

$2,051

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

You will hear us talking more and more about “banking as a service”, 
commonly  referred  to  as  “BaaS”,  in  the  near  future.    BaaS  generally 
involves  banks  providing  services  they  already  perform  for  their  own 
operations  to  one  or  more  outside  clients.    This  can  involve  funding 
consumer and/or commercial loan originations, as we have done with 
GreenSky  for  more  than  ten  years;  servicing  loans,  as  we  have  done 
for FHA lenders for several years; holding deposits generated by non-
bank financial service companies; providing payment services and other 
financial services.

Approximately  two  years  ago  we  began  to  research  possible  BaaS 
opportunities and join certain organizations that focus on investing in 
and  developing  fintechs  with  services  complimentary  to  community 
banks,  fostering  relationships  between  these  fintechs  and  banks  who 
are entrepreneurial and adept at working with partners, regulators and 
others to offer innovative financial services in a manner in compliance 
with the growing regulatory framework around these new products.  I 
believe BaaS offers new revenue opportunities for us and I look forward 
to  sharing  additional  information  about  this  in  the  future.    And  while 
the sale of GreenSky will not end our relationship and loan originations 
through them in the near term, it does come at a time when we were 
gearing up to look for more opportunities to strike BaaS relationships.  

Wealth  Management.  Our  Wealth  Management  group  had  another 
successful year, which included the acquisition of ATG Trust Company, 
located  in  Chicago,  Illinois.    I  am  especially  pleased  with  the  smooth 
transition  accomplished  between  our  Wealth  Management  team  and 
our new ATG group.  We felt that the two groups had similar cultures 
and would work well together and complement each other, and this is 
proving  to  be  the  case.    Overall,  Wealth  Management’s  assets  under 
administration grew to $4.22 billion by the end of 2021, resulting in a 
21.1% increase over year-end 2020. Wealth Management revenue grew 
to $26.8 million, up from $22.8 million in 2020, an increase of 17.6%.

Equipment  Finance.    Our  equipment  finance  business  has  continued 
to  grow  markedly  in  2021,  even  as  the  pandemic  caused  great  stress 
to  many  of  its  customers.    Our  equipment  finance  portfolio  stood  at 
$945.2 million at the end of 2021, as compared to $861.5 million at year-
end  2020,  representing  an  increase  of  9.7%.    Our  equipment  finance 
business  has  benefitted  greatly  from  the  strength  of  its  management 
and  the  very  cohesive  team  that  operates  this  business  for  us.    And 
while it is not at all uncommon for employees across our organization to 
be recognized by professional or governmental organizations for their 
hard work and dedication, I want to mention one here in particular.  Fred 
Van Etten, who runs this business for us, recently received what really 
is tantamount to a lifetime achievement award.  Partly in recognition of 
the growth he has driven here at Midland, Fred was recently selected as 
part of the 2022 Sun Devils 100 group, which recognizes Arizona State 
University  alumni  who  own  or  lead  successful,  innovative  businesses 
across the globe.  It’s a well-deserved honor and we congratulate Fred 
on the recognition it brings.

4

Frederick Van Etten
President 
Midland Equipment Finance

Outlook

I continue to believe we are well positioned for the future.  Our customer 
base  seems  to  have  weathered  the  COVID  storm  and  is  returning  to 
more normal activity.  Our loan pipelines are as strong as they have ever 
been.  Our credit quality is strong and charge-offs have been quite low 
and  I  have  no  reason  to  believe  that  will  change,  absent  a  significant 
deterioration  in  the  overall  economy.    Our  customer-facing  teams 
remain  highly  motivated  to  continue  providing  excellent  customer 
service after a very difficult two years of trying to keep branches open 
with limited staff.  And our operations teams continue to find new ways 
to improve efficiency and reduce overhead.  Our Wealth Management 
and  Equipment  Finance  groups  turned  in  tremendous  performance 
in 2021 and, sitting here today, 2022 appears to be shaping up to be 
another good year at Midland. 

As always, we thank you for your continued support.

Jeffrey G. Ludwig
President and
Chief Executive Officer

March 21, 2022

Additional Information
This document may contain forward-looking 
statements within the meaning of the Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with 
respect  to  the  financial  condition,  results 
of  operations,  plans,  objectives, 
future 
performance  and  business  of  Midland.  
Forward-looking  statements,  which  may 
be  based  upon  beliefs,  expectations  and 
assumptions  of  Midland’s  management 
and  on  information  currently  available  to 
management,  are  generally  identifiable  by 
the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” 
“anticipate,”  “plan,”  “intend,”  “estimate,” 
“may,”  “will,”  “would,”  “could,”  “should” 
or  other  similar  expressions.    Additionally, 
all  statements  in  this  document,  including 
forward-looking statements, speak only as of 
the date they are made.  Midland undertakes 
no  obligation  to  update  any  statement  in 
light  of  new  information  or  future  events. 
These  risks  and  uncertainties  should  be 
considered  in  evaluating  forward-looking 
statements  and  undue  reliance  should  not 
be  placed  on  such  statements.  Additional 
information  concerning  Midland  and 
its 
business,  including  additional  factors  that 
could  materially  affect  Midland’s  financial 
results, are included in Midland’s filings with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Financial Highlights

2021 updated

2021 updated

Adjusted Return on Average Assets(1)

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share(1)

1.5%

1.2%

0.9%

0.6%

0.3%

0.0%

1.04%

1.08%

0.88%

1.21%

0.62%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

$4.00

$3.50

$3.00

$2.50

$2.00

$1.50

$1.00

$0.50

$0.00

$3.65

$2.39

$2.54

$1.89

$1.70

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021 updated

Revenue
($ in Millions)

2021 updated

Adjusted

GAAP

Noninterest Income / Revenue

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

31.4%

28.5%

28.4%

23.5%

25.2%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

$300

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

$252

$265

$260

$278

$189

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021 updated

Net Interest Margin

4.00%

3.75%

3.50%

3.25%

3.00%

3.77%

3.76%

3.69%

3.40%

3.33%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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2021 updated

Total Deposits
($ in Millions)

2021 updated

Total Shareholders’ Equity
($ in Millions)

$7000

$6000

$5000

$4000

$3000

$2000

$1000

$0

$6,111

$5,101

$4,544

$4,074

$3,131

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

$800

$700

$600

$500

$400

$300

$200

$100

$0

$609

$662

$664

$621

$450

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021 updated

2021 updated

Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets

Return on Average Tangible 
Common Shareholders’ Equity(1)

15%

12%

9%

6%

3%

0%

14.72%

13.26%

12.79%

13.24%

12.19%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

17.91%

12.82%

10.40%

5.19%

5.18%

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

(1)  Adjusted return on average assets, adjusted diluted earnings per share and return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity are non-GAAP 
financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 11 through 13 for a reconciliation of these measures to their most comparable 
GAAP measures. 

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Summary Financial Information

The following consolidated selected financial data is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the five 
years ended December 31, 2021. This information should be read in connection with our audited consolidated financial statements, related notes 
and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2021.

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Per Share Data (Common Stock)

2021

As of and for the Years Ended December 31,
2019

2020

2018

2017

Earnings
Basic 
Diluted 

Dividends declared
Book value
Tangible book value(1)
Market price
Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic 
Diluted 

Shares outstanding at period end

Performance Metrics

Return on average assets 
Return on average shareholders’ equity 
Return on average tangible common shareholders' equity(1)
Yield on earning assets 
Cost of average interest bearing liabilities 
Net interest margin(2)
Efficiency ratio(1)
Common stock dividend payout ratio(3)
Loan to deposit ratio 
Core deposits/total deposits(4)

Adjusted Earnings Metrics 
Adjusted earnings(1)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share(1)
Adjusted return on average assets(1)
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity(1)

Regulatory Capital Ratios

Total risk-based capital ratio
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
Tier 1 leverage ratio 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)

Credit Quality Data 

Loans 30-89 days past due 
Loans 30-89 days past due to total loans 
Nonperforming loans 
Nonperforming loans to total loans 
Nonperforming assets 
Nonperforming assets to total assets 
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans
Net charge-offs to average loans 

$

$

$

$

$

$

3.58
3.57
1.12
30.11
21.66
24.79

$

0.95
0.95
1.07
27.83
19.31
17.87

$

2.28
2.26
0.97
27.10
18.64
28.96

$

1.69
1.66
0.88
25.50
17.00
22.34

0.89
0.87
0.80
23.35
17.31
32.48

22,481,389
22,547,353
22,050,537

23,336,881
23,346,126
22,325,471

24,288,793
24,493,431
24,420,345

23,130,475
23,549,025
23,751,798

17,781,631
18,283,214
19,122,049

1.18%
12.65%
17.91%
3.81%
0.66%
3.33%
57.05%
31.28%
85.50%
97.27%

83,221
3.65
1.21%
18.33%

12.19%
9.16%
8.08%
7.75%
6.58%

17,514 
0.34%
42,580
0.81%
57,069
0.77%
0.98%
119.92%
0.27%

$

$

$

$

0.35%
3.55%
5.18%
4.17%
1.00%
3.40%
59.42%
112.63%
100.05%
97.72%

 40,183 
 1.70 
0.62%
9.24%

13.24%
9.20%
7.99%
7.50%
6.46%

 31,460 
0.62%
 54,070 
1.06%
 75,432 
1.10%
1.18%
111.79%
0.50%

$

$

$

$

0.96%
8.74%
12.82%
4.83%
1.43%
3.69%
61.53%
42.54%
96.86%
96.09%

 62,826 
 2.54 
1.08%
14.44%

14.72%
10.52%
9.20%
8.74%
7.74%

 29,876 
0.68%
 42,082 
0.96%
 50,027 
0.82%
0.64%
66.60%
0.23%

$

$

$

$

0.72%
6.92%
10.40%
4.65%
1.11%
3.76%
66.08%
52.07%
101.56%
92.35%

 56,763 
 2.39 
1.04%
15.00%

12.79%
10.25%
8.76%
8.53%
7.43%

 25,213 
0.61%
 42,899 
1.04%
 45,899 
0.81%
0.51%
48.73%
0.13%

$

$

$

$

0.41%
4.02%
5.19%
4.43%
0.82%
3.77%
66.66%
89.89%
103.05%
91.69%

 34,895 
 1.89 
0.88%
11.32%

13.26%
10.19%
8.45%
8.63%
7.70%

 15,405 
0.48%
 26,760 
0.83%
 30,894 
0.70%
0.51%
61.40%
0.28%

(1) Tangible book value per share, return on average tangible common shareholders’ equity, efficiency ratio, adjusted earnings, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average 
assets, adjusted return on average tangible common equity and tangible common equity to tangible assets are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” on pages 
11 through 13 for a reconciliation of these measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.

(2) Net interest margin is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis.
(3) Common stock dividend payout ratio represents dividends per share divided by basic earnings per share.
(4) Core deposits are defined as total deposits less certificates of deposits greater than $250,000 and brokered certificates of deposits.

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Balance Sheet

(dollars in thousands)

Assets
Cash and due from banks
Federal funds sold

Cash and cash equivalents

Investment securities available for sale
Equity securities
Loans
Allowance for credit losses on loans

Total loans
Loans held for sale
Premises and equipment
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Other real estate owned
Nonmarketable equity securities
Accrued interest receivable 
Loan servicing rights
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
Other assets

Total assets

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities:

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing
Interest-bearing

Total deposits

Short-term borrowings
FHLB advances and other borrowings
Subordinated debt
Trust preferred debentures
Operating lease liabilities
Other liabilities

Total liabilities

Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income

Total shareholders’ equity

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

As of December 31,

2021

2020

673,297 
7,074
680,371
906,603
9,529
5,224,801
(51,062)
5,173,739
32,045
70,792
8,428
12,059
36,341
19,470
28,865
161,904
24,374
148,378
130,907
7,443,805 

2,245,701 
3,864,947
6,110,648
76,803
310,171
139,091
49,374
10,714
83,167
6,779,968

221
445,907
212,472
5,237
663,837
7,443,805 

$

$

$

$

337,080 
4,560
341,640
676,711
9,424
5,103,331
(60,443)
5,042,888
138,090
74,124
9,177
20,247
56,596
23,545
40,154
161,904
28,382
146,004
99,654
6,868,540 

1,469,579 
3,631,437
5,101,016
68,957
779,171
169,795
48,814
11,958
67,438
6,247,149

223
453,410
156,327
11,431
621,391
6,868,540 

$

$

$

$

9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$

$

237,817 
30,142
207,675
3,393
204,282

$

244,888 
45,752
199,136
44,361
154,775

249,518 
59,703
189,815
16,985
172,830

26,811
1,414
5,526
8,348
14,500
537
(7,532)
4,496
15,799
69,899

86,883
14,866
24,595
10,971
3,239
3,002
5,855
-
8,536
17,122
175,069
99,112
17,795
81,317 

$

22,802
6,007
9,812
8,603
12,266
1,721
(12,337)
3,581
8,794
61,249

85,557
17,552
22,643
7,234
3,498
4,052
6,504
12,847
4,872
19,251
184,010
32,014
9,477
22,537 

$

21,832
15,309
2,928
11,027
11,992
674
(2,139)
3,640
10,019
75,282

91,906
18,811
21,390
8,783
3,927
3,693
7,090
3,577
-
16,464
175,641
72,471
16,687
55,784 

$

Income Statement

(dollars in thousands)
Interest income
Interest expense

Net interest income
Provision for credit losses

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

Noninterest income:

Wealth management revenue
Commercial FHA revenue
Residential mortgage banking revenue
Service charges on deposit accounts
Interchange revenue
Gain on sales of investment securities, net
Impairment on commercial mortgage servicing rights
Company-owned life insurance
Other income

Total noninterest income

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits
Occupancy and equipment
Data processing
Professional
Marketing
Communications
Amortization of intangible assets
Impairment related to facilities optimization
FHLB advances prepayment fees
Other expense

Total noninterest expense
Income before income taxes

Income taxes

Net income

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Adjusted Earnings Metrics. We use the measure adjusted earnings to assess the performance of our core business and the strength of our capital 
position. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides meaningful additional information about us to assist investors in evaluating our 
operating results. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP 
and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles adjusted earnings, adjusted 
diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average tangible common equity to their most comparable 
GAAP measures:

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Adjusted Earnings:
Income before income taxes - GAAP
Adjustments to noninterest income:

Gain on sales of investment securities, net
Gain on termination of heged interest rate swap
Other

Total adjustments to noninterest income

Adjustments to noninterest expense:

Impairment related to facilities optimization
Loss (gain) on mortgage servicing rights held for sale
Loss on repurchase of subordinated debt
FHLB advances prepayment fees
Integration and acquisition expenses

Total adjustments to noninterest expense
Adjusted earnings pre tax
Adjusted earnings tax
Revaluation of net deferred tax assets

Adjusted earnings - non-GAAP

Preferred stock dividends and premium amortization

Adjusted earnings available to common shareholders - non-GAAP $
$

Adjusted diluted earnings per common share
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
Average assets
Adjusted return on average assets
Average tangible common equity
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

Adjusted Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Earnings
Adjusted earnings pre tax - non- GAAP

Provision for credit losses
Impairment on commercial mortgage servicing rights

Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision earnings - non-GAAP
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision return on average assets

$

$

$

$

2021

For the years ended December 31, 
2019
2020

2018

2017

$

99,112 $

32,014 $

72,471 $

50,805 $

26,471

 537 
 2,159 
 48 
 2,744 

 - 
 222 
 - 
 8,536 
 4,356 
 13,114 
 109,482 
 26,261 
 - 

1,721
-
(17)
1,704

12,847
1,692
193
4,872
2,309
21,913
52,223
12,040
-

674
-
(29)
645

3,577
(490)
1,778
-
5,493
10,358
82,184
19,358
-

464
-
89
553

-
458
-
-
24,015
24,473
74,725
17,962
-

$

 83,221  $

40,183 $

 -   

83,221  $
3.65  $

-

40,183 $
1.70 $

62,826 $
46
62,780 $
2.54 $

56,763 $
141
56,622 $
2.39 $

 22,547,353 

6,881,592  $
1.21%
454,061  $
18.33%

23,346,126
6,529,226 $ 5,835,086 $

24,493,431

0.62%
434,673 $
9.24%

1.08%
434,681 $
14.44%

23,549,025

5,455,823 $
1.04%
377,602 $
15.00%

222
-
(67)
155

1,952
4,059
-
-
17,738
23,749
50,065
19,710
(4,540)
34,895
83
34,812
1.89
18,283,214
3,941,272
0.88%
307,523
11.32%

109,482  $
 3,393 
 7,532 
120,407  $
1.75%

52,223  $
 44,361 
 12,337 
108,921  $
1.67%

82,184  $
 16,985 
 2,139 
101,308  $
1.74%

74,725  $
 9,430 
 (449)
83,706  $
1.53%

50,065 
 9,556 
 2,324 
61,945 
1.57%

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Tangible Common Equity, Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio and Tangible Book Value Per Share. Tangible common equity, 
tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio and tangible book value per share are non-GAAP measures generally used by financial analysts 
and investment bankers to evaluate capital adequacy. We calculate: (i) tangible common equity as total shareholders’ equity less preferred equity, 
goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights); (ii) tangible assets as total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets; 
and (iii) tangible book value per share as tangible common equity divided by shares of common stock outstanding.

Our management, banking regulators, many financial analysts and other investors use these measures in conjunction with more traditional bank capital 
ratios to compare the capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of preferred equity and/or goodwill or other intangible 
assets, which typically stem from the use of the purchase accounting method of accounting for mergers and acquisitions. Tangible common equity, 
tangible assets, tangible book value per share and related measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for total shareholders’ 
equity, total assets, book value per share or any other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which we calculate 
tangible common equity, tangible assets, tangible book value per share and any other related measures may differ from that of other companies 
reporting measures with similar names. The following table reconciles shareholders’ equity (on a GAAP basis) to tangible common equity and total 
assets (on a GAAP basis) to tangible assets, and calculates our tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio and tangible book value per share:

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Shareholders' Equity to Tangible Common Equity:
Total shareholders' equity—GAAP
Adjustments:

Preferred stock
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net

Tangible common equity

Total Assets to Tangible Assets:
Total assets—GAAP
Adjustments:
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net

Tangible assets

Common shares outstanding

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio
Tangible book value per share

2021

For the years ended December 31, 
2019
2020

2018

2017

$

663,837 $

621,391 $

661,911 $

608,525 $

449,545

-
(161,904)
(24,374)
477,559 $

-
(161,904)
(28,382)
431,105 $

-
(171,758)
(34,886)
455,267 $

(2,781)
(164,673)
(37,376)
403,695 $

(2,970)
(98,624)
(16,932)
331,019

$

$

7,443,805 $ 6,868,540 $

6,087,017 $

5,637,673 $

4,412,701

(161,904)
(24,374)
7,257,527 $

(161,904)
(28,382)
6,678,254 $

(171,758)
(34,886)
5,880,373 $

(164,673)
(37,376)
5,435,624 $

(98,624)
(16,932)
4,297,145

22,050,537

22,325,471

24,420,345

23,751,798

19,122,049

6.58 %

6.46 %

21.66  $

19.31  $

7.74 %
18.64  $

7.43 %

17.00  $

7.70 %
17.31 

$

$

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity. Management measures return on average tangible common equity to assess the Company’s capital 
strength and business performance. Tangible equity excludes preferred equity, goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing 
rights),  and  is  reviewed  by  banking  and  financial  institution  regulators  when  assessing  a  financial  institution’s  capital  adequacy.  This  non-GAAP 
financial measure should not be considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable 
to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. The following table reconciles return on average tangible common equity to its most 
comparable GAAP measure:

(dollars in thousands)

Net income available to common shareholders

Average Shareholders' Equity to Average Tangible Common Equity:
Average total shareholders' equity—GAAP
Adjustments:

Preferred stock
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net
Average tangible common equity

Return on average tangible common equity

$

$

$

2021

For the years ended December 31, 
2019
2020

2018

2017

81,317  $

22,537  $

55,738  $

39,280  $

15,973 

642,698 $

634,995 $

638,307 $

569,537 $

399,061

-
(161,904)
(26,733)
454,061 $
17.91 %

-
(168,821)
(31,501)
434,673 $
5.18 %

(1,561)
(166,721)
(35,344)
434,681 $
12.82 %

(2,882)
(151,546)
(37,507)
377,602 $
10.40 %

(1,707)
(76,394)
(13,437)
307,523
5.19 %

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Efficiency Ratio. Management uses the efficiency ratio to measure how effective the Bank is in using overhead expenses, including salaries and 
benefit costs and occupancy expenses as well as other operating expenses, in generating revenues. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure 
provides  meaningful  information  to  further  assist  investors  in  evaluating  our  operating  results.  This  non-GAAP  financial  measure  should  not  be 
considered a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used 
by other companies. The following table reconciles the efficiency ratio to its most comparable GAAP measure:

(dollars in thousands)

Noninterest expense
Adjustments to noninterest expense:

Impairment related to facilities optimization
(Loss) gain on mortgage servicing rights held for sale
FHLB advances prepayment fees
Loss on repurchase of subordinated debt
Integration and acquisition expenses

Adjusted noninterest expense

Net interest income

Effect of tax-exempt income

Adjusted net interest income

Noninterest income
Adjustments to noninterest income:

Impairment (recapture) on commercial servicing rights
Gain on sales of investment securities, net
Gain on termination of hedged interest rate swap 
Other income

Adjusted noninterest income

Adjusted total revenue

Efficiency ratio

2021

For the years ended December 31, 
2019
2020

2018

2017

$

175,069 $

184,010 $

175,641 $

191,643 $

152,997

-
(222)
(8,536)
-
(4,356)
161,955 $

(12,847)
(1,692)
(4,872)
(193)
(2,309)
162,097 $

207,675
1,543
209,218 $

199,136
1,766
200,902 $

(3,577)
490
-
(1,778)
(5,493)
165,283 $

189,815
2,045
191,860 $

-
(458)
-
-
(24,015)
167,170 $

180,087
2,095
182,182 $

(1,952)
(4,059)
-
-
(17,738)
129,248

129,662
2,691
132,353

69,899

61,249

75,282

71,791

59,362

7,532
(537)
(2,159)
(48)
74,687 $

12,337
(1,721)
-
17
71,882 $

2,139
(674)
-
29
76,776 $

(449)
(464)
-
(90)
70,788 $

2,324
(222)
-
67
61,531

283,905 $

272,784 $

268,636 $

252,970 $

193,884

57.05 %

59.42 %

61.53 %

66.08 %

66.66 %

$

$

$

$

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2021 Actual Cash Dividend Data

Quarter

Record Date

Payment Date

Share Amount

1

2

3

4

February 12, 2021

February 19, 2021

May 14, 2021

May 21, 2021

August 13, 2021

August 20, 2021

November 22, 2021

November 29, 2021

$0.28 

$0.28 

$0.28 

$0.28 

Ten-year Dividend History and Book Value Per Share

Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Cash Dividends for the Year

Book Value Per Share -  at End of Year

Amount

% Increase

Amount (a)

% Increase

$0.48 

$0.53 

$0.59 

$0.65 

$0.72 

$0.80 

$0.88 

$0.97 

$1.07 

$1.12

11.6%

10.4%

11.3%

10.2%

10.8%

11.1%

10.0%

10.2%

10.3%

4.7%

$16.37 

$17.81 

$18.72 

$19.74 

$20.78 

$23.35 

$25.50 

$27.10 

$27.83 

$30.11

2.4%

8.8%

5.1%

5.4%

5.3%

12.4%

9.2%

6.3%

2.7%

8.2%

(a) Book value per share gives effect to the conversion of all of the issued and outstanding shares of preferred stock into shares of the 

Company’s common stock in 2012 and 2013

Two-year Stock Price
Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “MSBI.” 
The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of our common stock for the years ended 
December 31, 2021 and 2020 as reported by NASDAQ.

2021

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

2020

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

Second Quarter

First Quarter

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Price Per Share

High

Low

$24.93 

$26.68

$29.28

$30.32

$19.33 

$16.13 

$18.15 

$29.08 

$24.62

$22.50

$25.34

$17.70

$12.77 

$12.48 

$12.49 

$13.22 

Our Environmental, Social and Governance Program (ESG)

Environmental
Our  environmental  initiatives  pertain  to  our  internal  business 
operations and our Bank’s lending activities.

Facilities
•  Our Corporate HQ, built in 2011, is LEED (Silver) Certified.
•  We have installed Solar power in 10 Midland locations.
•  We  have  made  more  than  $50  million  of  credit  available  for 

residential solar projects since 2011.

•  We have also provided $540 million of financing for 18 “green” 
(LEED, Energy Star, etc.) multi-family/health care facilities since 
2017.

Paper Reduction
•  More than 40% of our customers use paperless statements and 
we have had a paper elimination program in place since 2010.

Social
We  strive  to  further  the  financial  success  of  the  families  and 
small-medium  sized/minority  owned  businesses  in  our  markets 
by  offering  fair  products  and  services  supported  by  financial 
education and other measures.
Our  Community  Development  Plan  (CDP),  which  is  available  at 
www.midlandsb.com/community-development-plan, is designed 
to  insure  we  serve  as  a  catalyst  for  community  development  in 
our neighborhoods.
We strive to safekeep our customer’s information, and help them 
reduce the chance of identity theft and online fraud.

Community Outreach
•  We  have  been  serving  families  and  businesses  since  1881, 
offering  products  and  services  based  on  the  needs  of  our 
customers.

•  We  work  with  more  than  150  low-to-moderate  income  (LMI) 
and minority focused community groups to insure we address 
the needs of each of our markets.

•  The  Midland  Institute  CEO  program,  a  unique  year-long 
program  designed  to  teach  entrepreneurship  to  high  school 
students, was created in 2010. In 2020, more than 50 programs, 
serving 229 high schools in six states, now utilize this powerful 
program for energizing tomorrow’s business leaders.

Culture and People
•  Since 2008 Midland has provided all employees with personal 

and professional development training.

•  Midland’s Advanced Study for Talent Enrichment and Resource 
Training (MASTERS) program serves to develop future leaders 
of the Company. To date 59% of participants have been women 
or minority employees.

•  Through  our  Believable  Banking®  Residential  Mortgage  and 
Home  Improvement  programs  we  have  made  more  than  $31 
million  of  loans  to  families  underserved  by  traditional  loan 
programs.

•  Our  banking  products  and  services  are  offered  through  our 
personal bankers, online with materials clearly describing the 
features, costs and alternatives available, and by dual-language 
materials in our branches and our ADA compliant website.

Governance
Midland  has  a  long  history  of  effective  corporate  governance, 
inclusiveness  and  providing  opportunities  for  personal  and 
professional development for all employees.
Our  Enterprise-Wide  Risk  Management  program  has  been  one 
of  the  five  initiatives  under  our  Strategic  Plan  since  its  creation 
in 2008.
Our  Executive  Compensation  program  is  designed  to  reward 
growth oriented results without exceeding proper credit and other 
risk tolerances for a community-focused banking organization.

Reputation and Ethics
•  Midland  States  Bank  was  one  of  the  first  banks  in  the  nation 

to have a woman on its board (1903).

•  Our  board  composition  includes  40%  women  and  minorities, 
and  our  criteria  for  identifying  directors  includes  seeking 
diverse individuals.

•  Our  Code  of  Business  Conduct  and  Ethics  is  available 

at investors.midlandsb.com.

Oversight of Strategy and Risk Managment
•  The Company’s Chair and CEO roles have been separate since 

the Company’s inception (1988).

•  All directors, except our CEO, are “independent” pursuant to 

applicable SEC/NASDAQ rules.

•  Our Board of Directors has established a Risk and Compliance 
Committee  to  oversee  all  aspects  of  risk  and  compliance 
management across our enterprise.

•  Consistent  with  COSO’s  2017  Enterprise-Wide  Risk 
Management  (ERM)  Framework,  our  ERM  program  employs 
business  process  risk  ownership  and  the  “three  lines  of 
defense” model. The primary objectives of our ERM framework 
are to:
•  Maintain sufficient liquidity given our funding requirements;
•  Identify,  measure,  monitor  and  report  market,  credit  and 

operational risks;

•  Promote awareness of emerging risks among all employees, 

managers, directors; and

•  Manage avoidable exposures through a robust framework of 

•  Midland launched its Diversity & Inclusion Council in April 2020 

internal controls.

to focus on diversity in the workplace and workforce.

Philanthropy
•  $67  million  of  investments  towards  community  development 

for the 2019-2021 period.

•  Since its creation in 2011, the Midland States Bank Foundation 
has  contributed  more  than  $1.36  million  to  non-profit 
organizations throughout Midland’s footprint.

Financial Education
•  Since  2015  we  have  held  more  than  240  financial  literacy 

seminars in LMI/minority neighborhoods in our footprint.

Community Development and Financial Inclusion
•  We have provided $877 million of financing for 148 affordable 

multi-family and health care projects since 2015.

Data Security & Privacy
•  We  utilize  data  security  programs  and  a  privacy  policy  under 
which we do not sell or share customer information with non-
affiliated entities.

Executive Compensation
•  Our executive compensation, including all performance related 
compensation,  is  evaluated  annually  by  Risk  Management  to 
ensure consistency with Federal Reserve Safety and Soundness 
requirements,  and  the  Interagency  Guidance  on  Sound 
Incentive  Compensation  Policies  issued  jointly  by  the  federal 
regulatory agencies.

•  All  cash  and  equity  incentive  programs  for  executive  officers 
include performance metrics and/or four-year vesting periods.

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Board of Directors 

Jeffrey C. Smith
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Chairman

Midland States Bank
Chairman

Walters Golf Management
Principal and Managing 
Partner

Jeffrey G. Ludwig
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Vice Chairman, President 
and Chief Executive Officer

Midland States Bank
Chief Executive Officer

R. Dean Bingham
Agracel, Inc.
President

Jennifer L. DiMotta
DiMotta Consulting LLC
President

Deborah A. Golden
Executive Vice President, 
General Counsel and 
Secretary of GATX

Jerry L. McDaniel
Superior Fuels, Inc.
Dirtbuster Carwash, LLC
President

Jeffrey M. McDonnell
J&J Management  
Services, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer

Dwight A. Miller
Dash Management, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer

Richard T. Ramos
Maritz Holdings, Inc. 
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
and Board Member

Robert F. Schultz
JM Schultz Investment 
Company
Managing Partner

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Management Team

Executive Management

Jeffrey G. Ludwig
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
President and
Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey S. Mefford
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Executive Vice President

Douglas J. Tucker
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Counsel and Secretary

Eric T. Lemke
Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer

Midland States Bank
Chief Executive Officer

Midland States Bank
President

Jeffrey A. Brunoehler
Midland States Bank
Senior Vice President,
Chief Credit Officer

Midland States Bank
Chief Financial Officer

Midland States Bank
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Counsel

James R. Stewart
Midland States Bank
Senior Vice President,
Chief Risk Officer

Senior Management

Corporate

Donald Spring
Chief Accounting Officer and 
Corporate Controller

Shonna Kracinski
Director - Human Resources

Kyle Mooney
Chief Information Officer

Matthew Shelton
Director - Risk Management

Timothy Spitz
Senior Vice President

Heath Sorenson
Chief Operating Officer

Banking 

Wealth Management

Midland Equipment 
Finance 

Frederick Van Etten
President

William Wierman, Jr.
Director - Credit Underwriting

Dan Stevenson
Senior Vice President

Gerald Maloney
Chief Compliance Officer

Frank Turza
Director - Retail Banking

Richard Kantor
Director - Commercial Banking

Matthew Dunbar
Director - Residential Mortgage

Elizabeth Schweger
Director - Commercial Services

David R. Noble
Director - Community Economic 
Development

For press releases, financial information 
and more, visit midlandsb.com/investors.

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