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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) February 8, 2006
AMCORE FINANCIAL, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
NEVADA
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-13393 36-3183870
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
501 Seventh Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(815) 968-2241
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(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
On February 8, 2006, the AMCORE Financial, Inc. Board of Directors elected
Teresa Iglesias-Solomon to the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy on the
board. Ms. Iglesias-Solomon, age 48, is the Hispanic Marketing Director for
Domino's Pizza in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her effective date of service will begin
at the next regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting to be held on May 2,
2006, and she will serve on the board's Compensation Committee and the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee. As a Class III director, Ms.
Iglesias-Solomon's term will expire in May 2007. There have been no related
party transactions between Ms. Iglesias-Solomon and AMCORE Financial, Inc. in
the past year. The press release announcing Ms. Iglesias-Solomon's election to
the Board of Directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated February 10, 2006.
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: February 10, 2006 AMCORE Financial, Inc.
(Registrant)
/s/ Donald H. Wilson
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Donald H. Wilson
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Duly authorized officer of the registrant
and principal financial officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated February 10, 2006.