MSBI Midland States Bancorp Inc

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McDaniel Jerry L.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Midland States Bancorp, Inc. [ MSBI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1201 NETWORK CENTRE DR.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/30/2019
(Street) EFFINGHAM, IL 62401 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								50046 (1)	I	James H. McDaniel Revocable Trust
Common Stock								100000 (1)	I	Evalia Enterprises, LLC.
Common Stock								23000 (1)	I	Four Diamond Capital LLC
Common Stock								2660 (1)	I	By Daughter
Common Stock								2660 (1)	I	By Daughter
Common Stock								3360 (1)	I	By Son

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Share Equivalent	(2)	9/30/2019		A		340.4510		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	340.4510	$26.05 (3)	25315.2441	D
Common Share Equivalent	(2)	9/30/2019		A		241.7735		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	241.7735	$26.05 (4)	25557.0176	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(5)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	997		997	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
(2)	Each common stock equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock.
(3)	Represents common share equivalents acquired by the reporting person under the Issuers Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (DDCP) with respect to director fees deferred by the reporting person during the quarter, based upon the closing price of the underlying shares on the last day of the quarter. Each common share equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. Common share equivalents received for deferred director fees fully vested on the transaction date listed above and become payable upon termination of service as a director.
(4)	Represents common share equivalents acquired by the reporting person in the DDCP pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends received during the quarter on common share equivalents held in the DDCP by the reporting person at the time such dividend was paid on the underlying shares, based upon closing price of the underlying shares on the last day of the quarter. Common share equivalents received for dividend reinvestments fully vested on the transaction date listed above and become payable upon termination of service as a director.
(5)	Represents restricted stock units acquired by the reports person under the 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan and deferred under the DDCP on the grant date. Each restricted stock unit is the contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock. Restricted stock units will fully vest on March 31, 2020 and vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person based on the terms of the DDCP and the reporting persons distribution elections thereunder.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McDaniel Jerry L. 1201 NETWORK CENTRE DR. EFFINGHAM, IL 62401	X

Signatures
/s/ McDaniel Jerry L		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Douglas J. Tucker, attorney-in-fact		10/2/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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