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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001014108-21-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210225
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210225

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000700565
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				371103704
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-36284
		FILM NUMBER:		21681845

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1515 CHARLESTON AVE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 499
		CITY:			MATTOON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61938
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2172347454

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1515 CHARLESTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 499
		CITY:			MATTOON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61938

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040326

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST-MID ILLINOIS BANCSHARES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EPL LINCO Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001845315
		IRS NUMBER:				499849874
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		302 CAMPUSVIEW DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 108
		CITY:			COLUMBIA
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			65201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		573-447-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		302 CAMPUSVIEW DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 108
		CITY:			COLUMBIA
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			65201
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  <div style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">UNITED STATES</div>
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  <div style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">SCHEDULE 13D</div>
  <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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        <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">&#160;<font style="font-weight: bold;">Common Stock, par value $4.00 per share</font><br>
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        <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">J. Kyle McCurry<br>
            302 Campusview Drive<br>
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  <div>If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of &#167;&#167;240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box &#9744;.</div>
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  <div><b>Note</b>: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See &#167;240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.</div>
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  <div> _________________________<br>
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  <div> (1) Based upon 16,736,442 shares outstanding as of November 6, 2020 (according to the information contained in the Issuer&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange
    Commission on November 6, 2020) and the 1,262,246 shares subsequently issued to the Reporting Person.<br>
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  <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <font style="font-weight: normal;">CUSIP No. 320866 106</font></div>
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  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 1.&#160;&#160;Security and Issuer.</div>
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  <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">This statement&#160; relates to shares of the Common Stock, par value $4.00 per share ("Common Stock") of First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 1421
    Charleston Avenue, Mattoon, Illinois 61938.<br>
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  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 2.&#160;&#160;Identity and Background.</div>
  <div style="font-weight: bold;"> <font style="font-weight: normal;"><br>
    </font></div>
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    <div style="text-indent: -27pt; margin-left: 63pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;"> (a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; This statement is being filed</font><font style="font-weight: normal;"> by Elizabeth Paige Laurie, Trustee of the EPL LINCO Trust, dated December 1, 2015
        (the "Trust"), a revocable trust formed by Elizabeth Paige Laurie (the "Trustee"). The Trustee has voting and investment power over the shares of Common Stock&#160; held by the Trust.</font> <font style="font-weight: normal;">&#160;</font> </div>
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    <div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; margin-left: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The address of the Trustee and the Trust is 302 Campusview Drive, Suite 108, Columbia, Missouri 65201.</font></div>
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        <div style="margin-left: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(c</font><font style="font-weight: normal;">)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; T</font><font style="font-weight: normal;">he principal occupation of the Trustee is private investor.</font><font style="font-weight: normal;"> </font> </div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font style="font-weight: normal;">Neither the Trustee nor the Trust has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
              or similar misdemeanors) during the last five years.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-indent: -27pt; margin-left: 63pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; During the last five </font><font style="font-weight: normal;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">years, neither the Trustee nor the Trust has been a
            party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction which has resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activity subject to federal or state
            securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.</font> </font></div>
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          <div style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 54pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(f)</font><font style="font-weight: normal;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Trust was formed under laws of the state of California and the Trustee is a citizen of
              the United States of America.</font></div>
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  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 3.&#160;&#160;Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">On February 22, 2021, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated September 25, 2020, among the Company, Eval Sub Inc. and LINCO Bancshares, Inc., a Missouri corporation ("LINCO"), and the
      sellers as defined therein, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "First Amendment"), dated as of February 21, 2021, by and among First Mid Bancshares, Inc., Eval Sub Inc., a Missouri corporation, Eval Sub Inc., a
      Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"), LINCO Bancshares, Inc., and the sellers named therein, the Trust received cash and 1,262,246 shares of Common Stock of the Company in exchange for the 81.4 shares of common stock of LINCO held by the Trust, in
      connection with the consummation of the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of LINCO by the Company through the merger of Merger Sub with and into LINCO (the "Merger").</div>
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    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-indent: 36pt;">The description of the Merger Agreement and the First Amendment contained in this Item 3 is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
      Merger Agreement and First Amendment, copies of which are filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, respectively.</div>
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  <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 4.&#160;&#160;Purpose of Transaction.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The Trust acquired beneficial ownership of the Common Stock for investment purposes pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as amended. See Item&#160;3.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">In accordance with the Merger Agreement, as amended, the Company appointed one individual, Mr. J. Kyle McCurry, who served on the LINCO board of directors prior to the effective time of the Merger to the board of
      directors of the Company as a Class I director and to the board of directors of First Mid Bank &amp; Trust, N.A. a subsidiary of the Company (the "Company Bank"), upon the effective time of the Merger on February 22, 2021. The Trust expects to
      participate in the management of the Company through the representation of Mr. McCurry on the board of directors </div>
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    <div> <font style="font-weight: normal;">CUSIP No. 320866 106</font></div>
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    <div>of the Company and the Company Bank. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr. McCurry does not have a beneficial interest or a pecuniary interest in the Common Stock owned by the Trust.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The Trust and the Company have entered into a registration rights agreement ("Registration Rights Agreement") with respect to the Company&#8217;s Common Stock pursuant to which the Company has granted the Trust certain
      registration rights. See Item 6 of this Schedule 13D and the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.3 to this Schedule 13D.</div>
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    <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The Trust and Trustee expect to continually evaluate the Company&#8217;s businesses and prospects, alternative investment opportunities and all other factors deemed relevant in determining whether additional interests in
      securities of the Company will be acquired by the Trust or whether the Trust will dispose of securities of the Company. At any time, additional securities of the Company may be acquired or some or all of the securities of the Company beneficially
      owned by the Trust may be sold, in either case in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Any determination to acquire or dispose of securities of the Company will depend on a number of factors, including the Company's
      business and financial position and prospects, other developments concerning the Company, the price levels of the Common Stock, general market and economic conditions and other investment opportunities available to the Trust.</div>
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    <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-indent: 36pt;">Other than as described in this Schedule 13D, neither of the Trust nor the Trustee have any plans or proposals as of the date hereof that would be related to or would result in
      any of the matters described in Items 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D; however, as part of their ongoing evaluation of this investment and investment alternatives, the Trust and Trustee may consider such matters in the future.</div>
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    <div style="font-weight: bold;">Item 5.&#160;&#160;Interest in Securities of the Issuer.</div>
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      <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(a)-(b)<font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font>The Trust and Trustee beneficially own the 1,262,246 shares
          of Common Stock of the Company held by the Trust, representing 7.01% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding. The Trust has sole voting and investment power as to these shares of Common Stock held by the Trust.</font> </div>
      <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(c)<font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font>On February 22, 2021, the Trust received 1,262,246 shares of
          Common Stock of the Company in exchange for its shares of common stock of LINCO pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as amended, as described in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D.</font></div>
      <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(d)<font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font>Not applicable.</font><font style="font-weight: normal;"><br>
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      <div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: normal;">(e)<font class="HorizontalTab" style="width: 9pt; font-size: 1px; display: inline-block;"> </font>Not applicable.</font><br>
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      Item 6.&#160;&#160;Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.</div>
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    <div style="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 18pt;">
      <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">On February 22, 2021, the Trust received cash and 1,262,246 shares of Common Stock of the Company in exchange for its shares of common stock of LINCO pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as amended, as described in Item 3
        of this Schedule 13D. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, as amended, the Company appointed one individual, Mr. McCurry, previously serving on the LINCO board of directors prior to the effective time of the Merger to the board of directors of
        the Company as a Class I director and to the board of directors of the Company Bank, effective immediately upon the effective time of the Merger on February 22, 2021, as described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D.</div>
      <div><br>
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      <div style="text-indent: 36pt;">The Trust and the Company have entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock pursuant to which the Company has granted the Trust certain registration rights
        regarding the securities. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed that, as soon as practicable following the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement, as amended), subject to the other timing provisions set forth in the
        Registration Rights Agreement, the Company would prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 registering the resale of the shares of Common Stock acquired by the Trust, and subject to the terms
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      entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and First Amendment, copies of which are filed or incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, respectively, and the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed or
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  <div style="text-indent: 54pt;">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</div>
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  <div>Dated:&#160; February 25, 2021<br>
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