EXHIBIT 99.1

News Release

BW Account Number: 1079001

For Immediate Release:   November 26, 2003, 12:00 P.M., EST
                         GREENSBURG, INDIANA
Contact:                 JAMES L. SANER, SR., PRESIDENT & CEO
                         MAINSOURCE FINANCIAL GROUP (812) 663-0157

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                    MAINSOURCE FINANCIAL GROUP-NASDAQ, MSFG -
                      Declares Five Percent Stock Dividend
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James L. Saner, Sr., President & Chief Executive Officer, announced today that
MainSource Financial Group's board of directors has approved a five percent
stock dividend to be paid on January 9, 2004 to shareholders of record as of
December 22, 2003. This represents the fourth consecutive year that the Company
has issued a five percent stock dividend. In addition, the Company recently
announced its fifty-third consecutive quarterly cash dividend and has been
increasing dividends on an annual basis for the last fifteen years. The
Company's stock price has increased 28% from $24.01 at year-end 2002 to $30.64
at the close of business on November 25, 2003.

Mr. Saner stated, "MainSource Financial Group's ongoing business strategy has
been extremely successful and we believe that a stock dividend is an excellent
way to reward our shareholders."

Following the stock dividend, MainSource Financial Group will have approximately
7.1 million shares outstanding. Fractional shares resulting from the stock
dividend will be paid in cash.

MainSource Financial Group, Inc., headquartered in Greensburg, Indiana, is
listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (trading symbol: MSFG) and is a
community-focused, multi-bank, financial services oriented holding company with
assets of $1.4 billion. Through its four banking subsidiaries, First Community
Bank and Trust, Bargersville, Indiana; MainSource Bank, Greensburg, Indiana;
Regional Bank, New Albany, Indiana; and Capstone Bank, Watseka, Illinois, it
operates 51 offices in 21 Indiana counties and seven offices in three Illinois
counties. Through its insurance subsidiary, MainSource Insurance, it operates
five offices in Indiana as well as one in Owensboro, Kentucky.


Forward-Looking Statements


Except for historical information contained herein, the discussion in this press
release may include certain forward-looking statements based upon management
expectations. Factors which could cause future results to differ from these
expectations include the following: general economic conditions; legislative and
regulatory initiatives; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government;
deposit flows; the costs of funds; general market rates of interest; interest
rates on competing investments; demand for loan products; demand for financial
services; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; and changes in the
quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios.

The forward-looking statements included in the press release relating to certain
matters involve risks and uncertainties, including anticipated financial
performance, business prospects, and other similar matters, which reflect
management's best judgment based on factors currently known. Actual results and
experience could differ materially from the anticipated results or other
expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements as a result
of a number of factors, including but not limited to, those discussed in the
press release.


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 MainSource Financial Group, 201 N. Broadway, P.O. Box 87, Greensburg, IN 47240