UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 2629, 2010

AMCORE FINANCIAL, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) ~~NEVADA (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)~~

0-13393	36-3183870
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
501 Seventh Street, Rockford, Illinois	61104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

NEVADA

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(815) 968-2241 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

0-13393	36-3183870
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

501 Seventh Street, Rockford, Illinois	61104
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(815) 968-2241

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 32.~~01 Notice~~04 Triggering ofEvents ~~Delisting~~That Accelerate or ~~Failure~~Increase ~~to Satisfy~~ a ~~Continued~~Direct ~~Listing~~Financial ~~Rule~~Obligation or ~~Standard;~~an ~~Transfer~~Obligation ofunder ~~Listing.~~an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

On April 2629, 2010, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), provided to AMCORE Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~received~~ a ~~Nasdaq~~notice ~~staff~~of ~~determination~~default ~~letter~~and demand for payment (the “~~Letter~~Acceleration Notice”) ~~notifying~~of the ~~Company~~amounts ~~that~~due ~~its~~to ~~common~~JPMorgan ~~stock~~under ~~will~~the beCredit ~~delisted~~Agreement ~~from~~(the ~~The~~“Credit ~~Nasdaq~~Facility”), ~~Stock~~dated ~~Market. Trading~~as inof ~~the~~August ~~Company’s~~8, ~~common~~2007 ~~stock~~and ~~was~~amended ~~halted~~as byof ~~Nasdaq~~October on10, ~~April 23~~2008, ~~2010. In~~March ~~the~~3, ~~Letter~~2009, ~~the~~July ~~Nasdaq~~31, ~~staff~~2009 ~~cited~~and ~~Listing~~December ~~Rules~~18, ~~5101~~2009, ~~5110(b)~~between the Company and ~~IM-5101-1~~JPMorgan, indue ~~connection~~to ~~with~~the ~~its~~occurrence ~~determination~~and tocontinuation ~~delist~~of ~~the~~events ~~Company’s~~of ~~common~~default ~~stock~~under the Credit Facility. The ~~Company~~Acceleration ~~does~~Notice ~~not~~notified ~~intend~~us toof ~~appeal~~the acceleration of and demand for immediate payment of the ~~delisting~~entire ~~decision. Trading~~amount inof the ~~Company’s~~funds ~~common~~we ~~stock~~owe ~~will~~to beJPMorgan ~~suspended~~including all interest accrued and unpaid thereon under the Credit Facility on or before the close of business on May 57, 2010. A ~~Form~~As ~~25-NSE~~of ~~will~~April be28, ~~filed~~2010, ~~with~~the balance due under the ~~Securities~~Credit ~~and~~Facility ~~Exchange~~consisted ~~Commission~~of principal in the amount of $11,687,222.22 ~~which~~and ~~will~~accrued ~~remove~~interest in the ~~Company’s~~amount ~~common~~of ~~stock~~$55,682.39, ~~from~~for ~~listing~~a ~~and~~total ~~registration~~payoff onof ~~The~~$11,742,904.61 ~~Nasdaq~~(the ~~Stock~~“Payoff ~~Market~~Amount”).

The ~~Letter~~Company ~~advised~~was ~~the~~also ~~Company~~notified that ~~the~~on ~~Company’s~~April ~~common~~27, ~~stock~~2010, ~~would~~JPMorgan ~~not~~exercised beits ~~immediately~~right ~~eligible~~of tosetoff ~~trade~~against on the ~~OTC~~remaining ~~Bulletin~~balance ~~Board~~in orthe Pledged Account identified in the ~~“Pink~~Deposit ~~Sheets~~Account Pledge Agreement, dated December 18, 2009.” The Payoff Amount has taken the foregoing setoff into account.

SIGNATURES

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

Date: April 29, 2010	AMCORE Financial, Inc.
Date: May 4, 2010	AMCORE Financial, Inc.
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Judith Carré Sutfin
	Judith Carré Sutfin
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
	(Duly authorized officer of the registrant
	and principal financial officer)

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