Exhibit 99.2
. MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM C123456789 IMPORTANT SPECIAL MEETING INFORMATION 000004 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext ENDORSEMENT_LINE______________ SACKPACK_____________ 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext 000000000.000000 ext MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 ADD 5 ADD 6 X Electronic Voting Instructions Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy. VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR. Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by 1:00 a.m., Central Time, on June 8, 2017. Vote by Internet • Go to www.investorvote.com/MSBI • Or scan the QR code with your smartphone • Follow the steps outlined on the secure website Vote by telephone • Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories & Canada on a touch tone telephone • Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message Special Meeting Proxy Card 1234 5678 9012 345 q IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q + A Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the following proposals: 1. To approve the issuance of shares of Midland common stock in connection with the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 26, 2017, by and among Midland, Sentinel Acquisition, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Midland, and Centrue Financial Corporation (the ‘‘Midland share issuance proposal’’). ForAgainst Abstain 2. To approve one or more adjournments of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to permit further solicitation if an insufficient number of votes are cast to approve the Midland share issuance proposal. ForAgainst Abstain B Non-Voting Items Change of Address — Please print your new address below.Comments — Please print your comments below. Meeting Attendance Mark the box to the right if you plan to attend the Special Meeting. C Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box.Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box. MMMMMMMC 1234567890 J N T MR A SAMPLE (THIS AREA IS SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE + 1 U P X 3 3 0 4 0 6 1 MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MR A SAMPLE AND MMMMMMMMM 02L9BD
. Special Meeting of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Shareholders June 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m. Local Time Corporate Office of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. 1201 Network Centre Drive Effingham, IL 62401 q IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q Proxy — Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Special Meeting — June 8, 2017, 10:00 a.m. Leon J. Holschbach and Jeffrey G. Ludwig, or either of them, each with the power of substitution, are hereby authorized to represent and vote the shares of the undersigned, with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. to be held on June 8, 2017, or at any postponement or adjournment thereof. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the shareholder. If no such directions are indicated, the proxies will have authority to vote FOR each of Proposal 1 and Proposal 2. (Items to be voted appear on reverse side.)