UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) November 7, 2007
| AMCORE FINANCIAL, INC. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
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| NEVADA |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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| 0-13393 | 36-3183870 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 501 Seventh Street, Rockford, Illinois | 61104 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| (815) 968-2241 |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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| Not Applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
At a regular meeting of the AMCORE Financial, Inc. Board of Directors (Board) held on November 7, 2007, the Board accepted notification of the retirement of Gary Watson from the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Watson, Managing Partner, CSW & Associates, LLC, served on the AMCORE Financial, Inc. Board of Directors for 20 years. Mr. Watson was a member of the Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees, and the vacancy on the Board created by his retirement is not being filled at this time.
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 3, 2008 | | AMCORE Financial, Inc. |
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| | | (Registrant) |
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| | | /s/ Kenneth E. Edge |
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Kenneth E. Edge |
| | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
| | (Duly authorized officer of the registrant |
| | and principal executive officer) |
