Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

2025 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

As used in this report, references to the "Company," "we," "our," "us," and similar terms refer to the consolidated entity consisting of Midland States Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Midland States Bancorp refers solely to the parent holding company and Midland States Bank (the "Bank") refers to our wholly owned banking subsidiary.

The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used throughout this report, including the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. You may find it helpful to refer to this page as you read this report.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of, the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “might,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “believe,” “expect,” “continue,” “will,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “goal,” “target,” “outlook,” “aim,” and “would” or the negative version of those words or other comparable words or phrases of a future or forward-looking nature. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, assumptions, estimates and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

A number of important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, including those factors identified in Item 1A – "Risk Factors” or Item 7 – "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” or the following:

•business, economic and political conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services industry and our primary market areas;

•the effects of interest rates, including on our net interest income and the value of our securities portfolio as well as monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve;

•factors that can impact the performance of our loan portfolio, including real estate values and liquidity in our primary market areas, the financial health of our commercial borrowers and the success of construction projects that we finance;

•our ability to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses on loans;

•the failure of assumptions and estimates underlying the establishment of our allowances for credit losses on loans, and estimation of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities;

•compliance with governmental and regulatory requirements, particularly those relating to banking, consumer protection, securities and tax matters, and our ability to maintain licenses required in connection with commercial mortgage servicing operations;

•legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, consumer protection, securities, trade and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators;

•our dependence upon third parties for certain information system, data management and processing services, and to provide key components of our business infrastructure;

•our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks, fraud and systems errors;

•our ability to effectively execute our strategic plan and manage our growth;

•the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial, investment and insurance services, including FinTech companies and private credit funds, and demand for financial services in our market areas;

•credit risk and risks from concentrations by type of borrower, geographic area, collateral and industry within our loan portfolio and, large loans to certain borrowers including commercial real estate loans;

•effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of policies proposed by the presidential administration, including tariffs, deportations and changes in banking regulation;

•risks related to potential acquisitions, including our ability to receive required regulatory approvals, exposure to potential asset and credit quality risks and unknown or contingent liabilities, the time and costs of integrating systems, procedures and personnel, the need for capital to finance such transactions, and possible failures in realizing the anticipated benefits from acquisitions;

•changes in our senior management team and our ability to attract, motivate and retain qualified personnel;

•liquidity issues, including fluctuations in the fair value and liquidity of the securities we hold for sale and our ability to raise additional capital, if necessary;

•the quality and composition of our loan and investment portfolios and the valuation of our investment portfolio;

•demand for loan products and deposit flows;

•the costs, effects and outcomes of existing or future litigation;

•changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines; and

•the effects of severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, widespread disease or pandemics, and other external events.

The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this report. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our future results. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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