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Midland States Bancorp Executive Compensation (FY25)

MSBI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeffrey Ludwig
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 4, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jeffrey Ludwig: $1,466,243 → $1,532,241 (4.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.4% → 96.6% (7.2 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Midland States Bancorp's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jeffrey Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $1,532,241 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Ludwig's total moved 4.5% higher from the $1,466,243 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Midland States Bancorp's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 4, 2026.
Which companies are in Midland States Bancorp's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes City Holding Company, Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., Enterprise Financial Services Corp, FB Financial Corporation and First Bancorp, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Ludwig
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Mefford
President of the Bank
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Eric Lemke
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Douglas Tucker
Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
James Stewart
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Ludwig
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Mefford
Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Lemke
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Casey
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Ludwig
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Mefford
Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Lemke
Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Douglas Tucker
Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Casey
Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Ludwig
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeremy Jameson
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeffrey Mefford
Executive Vice President and President of the Bank
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Lemke
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Casey
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Daniel E. CaseyRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric T. LemkeRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey G. LudwigRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey S. MeffordRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeremy A. JamesonRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeremy A. JamesonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jeffrey LudwigRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/31/32
Jeremy JamesonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel CaseyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eric LemkeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/31/32
RSU◇◇——
Jeffrey MeffordRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇10/31/32
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Daniel Casey
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Eric Lemke
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇
Jeffrey Ludwig
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Jeffrey Mefford
Executive Vice President and President of the Bank · Employment agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Jeremy Jameson
Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey C. Smith
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Robert F. Schultz
◇◇————◇
R. Dean Bingham
◇◇————◇
Gerald J. Carlson
◇◇————◇
Jerry L. McDaniel
◇◇————◇
Richard T. Ramos
◇◇————◇
Jennifer L. DiMotta
◇◇————◇
Travis J. Franklin
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey M. McDonnell
◇◇————◇
Sherina Edwards
◇—————◇
Jeffrey G. Ludwig and James F. Deutsch served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • City Holding Company CHCO
  • Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. CTBI
  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp EFSC
  • FB Financial Corporation FBK
  • First Bancorp FBNC
  • First Busey Corporation BUSE
  • First Commonwealth Financial Corp FCF
  • First Merchants Corporation FRME
  • German American Bancorp, Inc. GABC
  • Horizon Bancorp, Inc. HBNC
  • Independent Bank Corporation (MI) IBCP
  • Lakeland Financial Corporation LKFN
  • Northwest Bancshares, Inc. NWBI
  • Origin Bancorp, Inc. OBK
  • Park National Corporation PRK
  • Peoples Bancorp Inc. PEBO
  • QCR Holdings, Inc. QCRH
  • S&T Bancorp, Inc. STBA
  • Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. SASR
  • Tompkins Financial Corporation TMP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 4, 2026=◇◇◇
2024August 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2021May 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 4, 2020=◇◇◇

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251 figures on this page: 245 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
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6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-057892
  2. 0001104659-26-033298
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001104659-25-075265
  4. 0001104659-25-064768
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001171843-24-002616
  6. 0001104659-24-038083
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001104659-23-034432
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001104659-22-056436
  9. 0001104659-21-062441
  10. 0001104659-20-057469
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Midland States Bancorp discloses

The companies named in MSBI's own disclosed peer group.

City Holding CompanyCommunity Trust Bancorp, Inc.Enterprise Financial Services CorpFB Financial CorporationFirst BancorpFirst Busey CorporationFirst Commonwealth Financial CorpFirst Merchants CorporationGerman American Bancorp, Inc.Horizon Bancorp, Inc.Independent Bank Corporation (MI)Lakeland Financial CorporationNorthwest Bancshares, Inc.Origin Bancorp, Inc.Park National CorporationPeoples Bancorp Inc.QCR Holdings, Inc.S&T Bancorp, Inc.Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.Tompkins Financial Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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