EXHIBIT 99.1
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NEWS RELEASE
DATE: February 27, 2006 3:00 p.m. E.S.T.
CONTACT: James L. Saner, Sr., President and CEO
MainSource Financial Group, Inc. 812-663-0157
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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 $.135 per share at its February 21, 2006 meeting. The dividend is
payable on March 15, 2006 to common shareholders of record as of March 6, 2006.
The dividend represents a 4.0% increase over the dividend paid to shareholders
in the first quarter last year. This is MainSource Financial Group's
sixty-second consecutive quarterly cash dividend.
MainSource Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in Greensburg, Indiana, is
listed on the NASDAQ National Market (under the symbol:"MSFG") and is a
community-focused, financial holding company with assets of approximately $1.6
billion. The Company operates 54 offices in 23 Indiana counties and six offices
in three Illinois counties through its two banking subsidiaries, MainSource
Bank, Greensburg, Indiana and MainSource Bank of Illinois, Kankakee, Illinois.
Through its non-banking subsidiaries, MainSource Insurance LLC, MainSource Title
LLC, and MainSource Mortgage LLC, the Company and its banking subsidiaries
provide various related financial services.
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