REGULATORY ACTION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

REGULATORY ACTION

REGULATORY ACTION

NOTE 28 — REGULATORY ACTION

        Effective April 22, 2010, MainSource Bank entered into an informal agreement with the FDIC and Indiana Department of Financial Institutions pursuant to which the Bank has agreed to take various actions and comply with certain requirements. The informal agreement is not a "written agreement" for purposes of Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Among its terms, the agreement documents an understanding among the Bank, the FDIC and the DFI that requires the Bank to maintain its Tier 1 leverage ratio at a minimum of 8% and its total risk based capital ratio at a minimum of 11%. Additionally, the agreement requires the Bank to continue to obtain the approval of the FDIC and DFI prior to paying a cash dividend from the Bank to the Company, a practice in which the Bank was already engaged. At the time it entered into the agreement and at all times since that date, the Bank exceeded the required minimum capital levels and believes it is in substantial compliance with all other terms of the agreement.

        The agreement will remain in effect until modified or terminated by the FDIC and the DFI. The Company has not and does not expect the actions called for by the agreement to change in any material respect our ongoing efforts to improve the performance of the Bank by reducing non-performing assets and increasing earnings. The Board of Directors and management of the Bank have taken various actions to comply with the agreement, and will continue to take all actions necessary for continued compliance. Compliance with the terms of the agreement has not and is not expected to have a material effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company or the Bank.