United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 829, 2010

AMCORE Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA		0-13393		36-3183870
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	501 Seventh Street, Rockford, Illinois		61104
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (815) 968-2241

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 32.01. ~~Notice~~Completion of ~~Delisting~~Acquisition or ~~Failure~~Disposition ~~to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer~~ of ~~Listing~~Assets.

On March 829, 2010, AMCORE Financial, Inc.'s (~~"AMCORE" or~~ the "Company'") ~~received~~wholly-owned asubsidiary, ~~notice~~AMCORE ~~from~~Bank, ~~The~~N.A. ~~Nasdaq Stock Market~~ (~~Nasdaq~~the "Seller"), ~~stating~~announced that ~~because~~it ~~the~~had ~~minimum~~completed ~~bid price of~~ the ~~Company's~~previously ~~common~~announced ~~stock~~sale was below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, the Company was therefore not in compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5450(a)(1). The notification letter has no effect at this time on the listing of ~~the~~twelve ~~Company's~~branches ~~common stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market~~ and ~~the~~two ~~Company's~~drive-up ~~common stock will continue to trade under the symbol AMFI. The letter was issued in accordance with standard Nasdaq procedures.~~facilities ~~In accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5810~~(~~c)(3)(A),~~ the ~~Company~~"Branch isSale") ~~provided~~located ~~a grace period of 180 calendar days~~ in ~~which to regain compliance with~~ the ~~minimum~~Illinois ~~bid~~communities ~~price~~of ~~rule. If~~Dixon, ~~at any time before September 7~~Freeport, ~~the bid price of AMCORE's stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days~~Mendota, ~~Nasdaq will provide written confirmation to AMCORE that it has regained compliance. If the Company does not regain compliance with the bid price rule by September 7~~Oregon, ~~2010~~Peru, ~~Nasdaq will notify the Company that its common stock is subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Select Market. In that event~~Princeton, ~~the~~Rock ~~Company~~Falls ~~may~~and ~~appeal~~Sterling ~~the delisting determination~~ to aMidland ~~Hearings~~States ~~Panel~~Bank ~~or the Company may be eligible for an additional grace period if it meets the initial listing standards, with the exception~~ of ~~bid price~~Effingham, ~~for~~ Illinois. The ~~Nasdaq~~Branch ~~Capital~~Sale ~~Market~~was ~~(formerly~~previously ~~known~~disclosed asin the ~~Nasdaq SmallCap Market). To pursue this alternative, the~~ Company's ~~will~~Current ~~need~~Report toon ~~submit~~Form an8-K ~~application~~filed towith ~~transfer its common stock to The Nasdaq Capital Market, and if it satisfies~~ the ~~applicable~~Securities ~~requirements~~ and ~~the~~Exchange ~~application~~Commission ~~is approved, Nasdaq would notify the Company that it has been granted an additional 180 day compliance period while listed~~ on ~~The~~January ~~Nasdaq Capital Market. AMCORE intends to actively monitor the bid price for its common stock between now and September 7~~5, 2010, ~~and~~under ~~will~~Item ~~consider~~1.01, ~~available~~Entry ~~options~~into toa ~~regain~~Material ~~compliance~~Definitive ~~with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirements~~Agreement.

The transaction includes up to $430 million in loans, $495 million in deposits and sweep accounts, up to $400 million in trust and brokerage account relationships, as well as the branch facilities, related fixed assets and leases. In connection with the sale, the Seller receives a 1.5% deposit premium and a $1.5 million trust account premium.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 29, 2010, the Company announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AMCORE Bank, N.A. completed a transaction with Midland States Bank to sell twelve branches and two drive-up facilities located in various Illinois communities. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) ~~Exhibits: Exhibit No.~~ ~~Description 99.1 Press Release dated March 12, 2010.~~ Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated March 29, 2010

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

AMCORE Financial, Inc. (Registrant) March 1229, 2010 (Date) /s/ JUDITH CARRE SUTFIN Judith Carre Sutfin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,(Duly authorized officer of the registrant and principal financial officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	~~Description~~	Description
99.1	~~Press Release dated March 12, 2010.~~	Press Release, dated March 29, 2010

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