Summary of AMCORE FINANCIAL INC

Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits

ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 18, 2009, AMCORE Financial, Inc. (the "Company") executed a Release Agreement (the "Agreement") with Donald H. Wilson. Mr. Wilson is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company whose position was eliminated as part of the corporate restructuring that occurred in April 2009. A copy of the Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference. The payments that Mr. Wilson is entitled to receive under the Agreement are in accordance with the Company's nondiscriminatory severance plan applicable to all eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Agreement provides for a severance payment of approximately $51,924.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description
   10.1        Release Agreement, dated August 18, 2009 between AMCORE Financial, Inc.
               and Donald H. Wilson.