EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  News Release

BW Account Number: 1079001

Date:                    MArch 2, 2004 2:00 P.M., EST
Contact:                 JAMES L. SANER, SR., PRESIDENT & CEO
                         MAINSOURCE FINANCIAL GROUP (812) 663-0157


                         First Quarter Dividend Declared
                    MainSource Financial Group - NASDAQ, MSFG

Greensburg, Indiana (NASDAQ: MSFG) - MainSource Financial Group's Board of
Directors announced today that the Company declared a first quarter common
dividend of $.18 per share at its February 16, 2004 meeting. The dividend is
payable on March 15, 2004 to common shareholders of record as of March 1, 2004.
The dividend represents a 5.3% increase over the dividend paid to shareholders
in the first quarter last year. This is MainSource Financial Group's
fifty-fourth consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

MainSource Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in Greensburg, Indiana, is
listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (trading symbol: MSFG) and is a
community-focused, multi-bank, financial services oriented holding company with
assets of $1.4 billion. Through its four banking subsidiaries, First Community
Bank and Trust, Bargersville, Indiana; MainSource Bank, Greensburg, Indiana;
Regional Bank, New Albany, Indiana; and Capstone Bank, Watseka, Illinois, it
operates 51 offices in 21 Indiana counties and seven offices in three Illinois
counties. Through its insurance subsidiary, MainSource Insurance, it operates
five offices in Indiana as well as one in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the discussion in this press
release may include certain forward-looking statements based upon management
expectations. Factors which could cause future results to differ from these
expectations include the following: general economic conditions; legislative and
regulatory initiatives; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government;
deposit flows; the costs of funds; general market rates of interest; interest
rates on competing investments; demand for loan products; demand for financial
services; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; and changes in the
quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios.

The forward-looking statements included in the press release relating to certain
matters involve risks and uncertainties, including anticipated financial
performance, business prospects, and other similar matters, which reflect
management's best judgment based on factors currently known. Actual results and
experience could differ materially from the anticipated results or other
expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements as a result
of a number of factors, including but not limited to, those discussed in the
press release.

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 MainSource Financial Group, 201 N. Broadway, P.O. Box 87, Greensburg, IN 47240