First Mid Bancshares, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 21, 2026
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (FMBH)
About this 8-K
First Mid Bancshares, Inc filed this 8-K on October 21, 2026, reporting on events of October 16, 2026.
First Mid Bancshares, Inc. entered Amendment No. 2 on October 16, 2026, making PL Generations LLC a permitted transferee of EPL LINCO Trust’s shares; transferred shares become subject to the Registration Rights Agreement, and PL Generations becomes a Holder. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 16, 2026, First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), EPL LINCO Trust, dated December 1, 2015 (the “Trust”), and, solely for purposes of agreeing to be bound by the Registration Rights Agreement defined and referenced below, PL Generations LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PL Generations”), entered into Amendment No. 2 to Registration Rights Agreement (the “Amendment”).
On February 22, 2021, in connection with the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) to the Trust as consideration in the Company’s acquisition of LINCO Bancshares, Inc., the Company and the Trust entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-254205) registering the resale of the Shares, which was declared effective on August 9, 2021, and the Company agreed, among other things, to keep the registration statement effective for three years following its effectiveness. On August 7, 2024, the Company and the Trust entered into Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to keep the registration statement effective until August 7, 2027, subject to certain exceptions.
Pursuant to the Amendment, the parties amended the definition of “Permitted Transferee” in the Registration Rights Agreement to include PL Generations as a permitted transferee. The Amendment also provides that, effective upon and only to the extent of any transfer of Shares by the Trust to PL Generations in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, PL Generations will be bound by the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to such Shares and will thereafter be a “Holder” under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to such Shares.
In connection with the Company’s acquisition of LINCO Bancshares, Inc., J. Kyle McCurry was appointed to the boards of directors of the Company and First Mid Bank & Trust effective February 22, 2021. Mr. McCurry is affiliated with the Trust and PL Generations and continues to serve as a director of the Company and First Mid Bank & Trust.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 2 to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2026, by and among First Mid Bancshares, Inc., EPL LINCO Trust, dated December 1, 2015, and PL Generations LLC. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.
Dated: October 21, 2026
By: /s/ Matthew K. Smith
Matthew K. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to Registration Rights Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of October 16, 2026 by and among First Mid Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), EPL LINCO Trust, dated December 1, 2015 (the “Trust”), and, solely for purposes of Section 1.2 hereof, PL Generations LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PL Generations”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Trust entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2024 (as so amended and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Section 5.4 of the Agreement permits the amendment of the Agreement pursuant to an agreement in writing executed by the Company and Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities at such time;
WHEREAS, the Trust holds a majority of the Registrable Securities as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Trust desires to Transfer all or a portion of its Registrable Securities to PL Generations and to have PL Generations constitute a Permitted Transferee under the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS
Section 1.1 Permitted Transferee Definition. The definition of “Permitted Transferee” in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“Permitted Transferee” means (a) with respect to a Holder that is an individual, (i) the individual’s parents and spouse and any of his or her lineal descendants (including by adoption), siblings and their respective spouses, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such individual, or (ii) any trust for the primary benefit of the Holder and/or any person or persons identified in clause (a)(i) and any partnership, limited liability company, corporation or any other legal entity Controlled by the Holder and/or any person or persons identified in clause (a)(i), (b) with respect to any Holder that is a trust, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other legal entity, any one or more of the trustees, grantors, settlors, beneficiaries, partners, members, shareholders or other owners, as applicable, of such entity, and (c) PL Generations LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.”
Section 1.2 Agreement to be Bound. PL Generations hereby agrees with the Company that, effective upon and only to the extent of any Transfer of Registrable Securities by the Trust to PL Generations in accordance with Article II and Section 3.6 of the Agreement, PL Generations shall be bound by the Agreement with respect to such Registrable Securities (including the Shares so Transferred) and shall thereafter be a “Holder” thereunder with respect to such Registrable Securities, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. As a condition to the inclusion of any such Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement, PL Generations shall complete, execute and deliver to the Company a selling securityholder notice and questionnaire in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B and shall furnish such other information as required under Section 3.4(a) of the Agreement.
Section 1.3 Registration Statement. Following any Transfer described in Section 1.2 and the Company’s receipt of the information required under Section 1.2, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as reasonably practicable, any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to name PL Generations as a selling stockholder with respect to the Registrable Securities so Transferred, for the remainder of the Effectiveness Period and subject to the terms of the Agreement.
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 2.1 Effect of Amendment. The Agreement is amended, as of the date hereof, by adding, deleting or otherwise modifying the provisions of the Agreement as noted herein. All other provisions of the Agreement remain intact and by signing below, each of the parties hereto (other than PL Generations, which shall be bound solely as provided in Section 1.2) reaffirms its agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement (as hereby amended by this Amendment), as applicable. This Amendment is part of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the same meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.
Section 2.2 Ratification. As amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and as so amended by this Amendment, the Agreement shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. Upon the execution of this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall mean and refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Any and all notices, requests, certificates and other instruments executed and delivered prior to, on or after the date of this Amendment may refer to the Agreement without making specific reference to this Amendment, but nevertheless all such references shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment unless the context otherwise requires.
Section 2.3 Governing Law; Counterparts. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by electronic means), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
COMPANY: FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.
By: /s/ Matthew K. Smith
Name: Matthew K. Smith
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Address for Notice:
1421 Charleston Ave.
Mattoon, IL 61938
Email Address: msmith@firstmid.com
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
HOLDER: EPL LINCO TRUST, DATED DECEMBER 1, 2015
By: /s/ Elizabeth Paige Laurie
Name: Elizabeth Paige Laurie
Title: Trustee
Address for Notice:
302 Campusview Drive, Suite 108
Columbia, MO 65201
Email Address: kyle@paigesports.com
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above solely for purposes of Section 1.2 hereof.
PERMITTED TRANSFEREE: PL GENERATIONS LLC (solely for purposes of Section 1.2)
By: /s/ Brent Karasiuk
Name: Brent Karasiuk
Title: Manager
Address for Notice:
302 Campusview Drive, Suite 108
Columbia, MO 65201
Email Address: brent@paigesports.com