Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * Erickson Stephen A.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Midland States Bancorp, Inc. [ MSBI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1201 NETWORK CENTRE DR.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/29/2018
(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	3/29/2018		A		257.3190	A	$29.23   (1)	5452.9740	D
Common Stock	3/29/2018		A		2.8270	A	$31.56   (2)	5455.8010	D

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
Option (right to buy)	$16							(3)	12/13/2022	Common Stock	2438		2438	D
Option (right to buy)	$23							(3)	11/3/2025	Common Stock	5045		5045	D
Option (right to buy)	$16.59							(3)	12/10/2023	Common Stock	4822		4822	D
Option (right to buy)	$28.59							(3)	11/16/2026	Common Stock	2289		2289	D
Option (right to buy)	$21							(3)	12/2/2024	Common Stock	3909		3909	D
Option (right to buy)	$16							(3)	5/8/2022	Common Stock	25000		25000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents shares acquired by the reporting person through contributions to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan of the Issuer (ESPP) for the calendar quarter. Pursuant to the ESPP, the price used for each quarterly purchase is the lower of 90% of the fair market of the Issuers shares on the first day of the calendar quarter or the closing price of the shares on the last day of the quarter.
(2)	Represents shares acquired by the reporting person in the ESPP pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends received during the quarter on shares held in the ESPP by the reporting person at the time such dividend was paid based upon the closing price of the underlying shares on the last day of the quarter.
(3)	These options have a 10 year term and become partially exercisable after 1 year and vest in four equal annual installments.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Erickson Stephen A. 1201 NETWORK CENTRE DR. EFFINGHAM, IL 62401			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Erickson Stephen A		4/3/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Douglas J. Tucker, attorney-in-fact		4/3/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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