FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 15, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRST MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC (FMBH)
CIK: 0000700565
Period of Report: 2011-02-11

Reporting Person: GRISSOM STEVEN L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-06	Common Stock	J	23.561	$17.95	Acquired	2249.475	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-02-11	Series C 8% Non-Cumulative perpetual convertible preferred	$	P	80	Acquired		Common Stock ()	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired through the Company's dividend reinvestment plan with dividends being paid on shares of common stock held.

F2: Each share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (i) is convertible at any time into 246.427 shares of common stock and cash in lieu of any fractional share of common stock, subject to certain adjustments, (ii) is convertible at First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' option under certain circumstances, (iii) has no expiration date.