| 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): | |||
| August 31, 2016 | |||
| 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.) | ||
| 1421 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 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held on August 31, 2016, 8,016,575 shares of common stock, $4.00 par value, or approximately 81.4% of the 9,843,652 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, were present in person or by proxy. Set forth below is the matter acted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting and the final voting results on such matter.
Proposal No. 1: Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, between the Company and First Clover Leaf Financial Corp (“First Clover Leaf”), dated as of April 26, 2016 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which First Clover Leaf will merge with and into the Company, and the transactions contemplated therein, including the issuance of Company common stock in connection with the merger.
With respect to the approval of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, including the issuance of Company common stock to First Clover Leaf stockholders in connection with the merger, the results of the vote were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 7,956,108 | 39,355 | 21,113 | — |
Proposal No. 1, having received the affirmative vote of the holders of more than a majority of the votes present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote on the matter at the Special Meeting, was adopted.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 1, 2016, the Company and First Clover Leaf issued a joint press release announcing that each company’s stockholders had approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein. A copy of the joint press release making this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. | |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release re: Special Meeting, dated September 1, 2016 | |
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: September 1, 2016
By: 
Joseph R. Dively
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release re: Special Meeting, dated September 1, 2016 |