Midland States Bancorp (MSBI) 8-K Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.22 Per Share

EXHIBIT 99.1

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.22 Per Share

EFFINGHAM, Ill., May 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:MSBI) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share.  The dividend is payable on or about May 25, 2018 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 18, 2018.

About Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, and is the sole shareholder of Midland States Bank and Alpine Bank.  As of March 31, 2018, the Company had total assets of approximately $5.7 billion and its Wealth Management Group had assets under administration of approximately $3.1 billion.  Midland provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, and insurance and financial planning services. In addition, multi-family and healthcare facility FHA financing is provided through Love Funding, Midland’s non-bank subsidiary. For additional information, visit www.midlandsb.com or follow Midland on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/midland-states-bank.

CONTACTS:
Douglas J. Tucker, Sr. V.P., Corporate Counsel, at dtucker@midlandsb.com or (217) 342-7321