<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001564590-21-031612.txt : 20210604
<SEC-HEADER>0001564590-21-031612.hdr.sgml : 20210604
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20210603173611
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-21-031612
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210603
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210604

FILER:

	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:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-256763
		FILM NUMBER:		21993780

	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
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>S-8
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>fmbh-s8.htm
<DESCRIPTION>S-8
<TEXT>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>
fmbh-s8.htm
</title>
</head>
<!-- NG Converter v5.0.2.50 -->
<body>

<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:105.22%;">
<tr>
<td style="width:62.53%;"></td>
<td style="width:42.69%;"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:12.65pt;">
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU1"></a>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:12.05pt;">
<td valign="top"  style=" border-bottom:double 2.5pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style=" border-bottom:double 2.5pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Registration No. 333-</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">UNITED STATES<br />SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br />Washington, D.C. 20549<br /><font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FORM S-8</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Registration Statement<br />under<br />The Securities Act of 1933<br /><font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:16pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:105.36%;">
<tr>
<td style="width:27.49%;"></td>
<td style="width:24.41%;"></td>
<td style="width:22.12%;"></td>
<td style="width:31.33%;"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:26.6pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Delaware<br />(State or other jurisdiction of<br />incorporation or organization)</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">37-1103704<font style="font-weight:normal;"><br />(I.R.S. employer<br />identification no.)</font></p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:43.45pt;">
<td colspan="4" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1421 Charleston Avenue</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mattoon, Illinois 61938 </p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:211.3pt;">
<td colspan="4" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC. 2017 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(Full title of the plan)<br /><br /><font style="font-weight:bold;">Joseph R. Dively</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">First Mid Bancshares, Inc.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1421 Charleston Avenue</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mattoon, Illinois 61938 </p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(Name and address of agent for service)<br /><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:8pt;">(217) 234-7454</font><br />(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<br /><br /><font style="font-weight:bold;">With a copy to:<br />Lauralyn G. Bengel<br />Schiff Hardin LLP<br />233 South Wacker Drive<br />Suite 7100<br />Chicago, Illinois 60606<br />(312) 258-5670<br /></font></p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:30pt;">
<td colspan="4" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.&nbsp;&nbsp;See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:10pt;">
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:60.05pt;">
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Large accelerated filer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9744;</font></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Non-accelerated filer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9744;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Accelerated filer<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9746;</font></font></p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Smaller reporting company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9744;</font></font></p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Emerging growth company <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9744;</font></font></p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">&#9744;</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:9pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:105.15%;">
<tr>
<td style="width:35.71%;"></td>
<td style="width:13.86%;"></td>
<td style="width:16.37%;"></td>
<td style="width:17.59%;"></td>
<td style="width:21.56%;"></td>
<td style="width:0.06%;"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="6" valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE<font style="font-weight:normal;"><br /></font></p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:49.35pt;">
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:double 2.5pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br /><br />Title of Securities to be Registered</p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:double 2.5pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />Amount<br />to be<br />registered</p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:double 2.5pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposed<br />maximum<br />offering price<br />per share (2) </p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:double 2.5pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposed<br />maximum<br />aggregate<br />offering price (2) </p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:double 2.5pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />Amount of<br />registration fee</p></td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0;"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:24.25pt;">
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />Common Stock, $4.00 par value per share (1)</p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />250,000</p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />$43.73</p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />$10,932,500.00</p></td>
<td valign="middle"  style=" border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />$1,192.74</p></td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0;"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5" valign="middle"  style=" border-top:double 2.5pt #000000; border-bottom:double 2.5pt #000000;">
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:36pt;;text-indent:-36pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(1)Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Plan pursuant to this Registration Statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#8217;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:36pt;;text-indent:-36pt;;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(2)<font style="color:#000000;">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of $43.73 per share, the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on May 28, 2021.</font></p></td>
<td style="border:none;padding:0;"></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU3"></a>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">STATEMENT PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E<br />OF FORM S-8 &#8220;REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218691), filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2017, registering 149,983 shares of its common stock, $4.00 par value per share, issuable under the Plan, is hereby incorporated by reference.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU4"></a>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">PART II<br /><br />INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">All information required in the Registration Statement (other than the exhibits and the signature page) is set forth in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218691), as described above, and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 8.<font style="margin-left:36pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein are set forth in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this Registration Statement. </p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;  margin-left:1.23%;width:458.15pt;;">
<tr>
<td style="width:72pt;"></td>
<td style="width:386.15pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Exhibit<br /><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Number</font></p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;"><br />Exhibit<br /></font></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3.1</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000700565/000070056519000013/ex32_042519.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019).</font></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3.2</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000700565/000070056519000013/ex33_042519.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2019).</font></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000700565/000156459021022283/fmbh-ex101_8.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">First Mid Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021).</font></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="fmbh-ex5_6.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP.</font></a></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">23.1</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="fmbh-ex231_19.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Consent of BKD, LLP.</font></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">23.2</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="fmbh-ex5_6.htm"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Consent of Schiff Hardin LLP (contained in the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5).</font></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">24</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a href="#Power_Of_Attorney"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page).</font></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:11pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU5"></a>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:3.7%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU6"></a><br /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">SIGNATURES</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Registration Statement and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mattoon, State of Illinois, on this 3<sup style="font-size:85%;line-height:120%;vertical-align:top">rd</sup> day of June, 2021.</p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:98.87%;">
<tr>
<td style="width:45.58%;"></td>
<td style="width:5.79%;"></td>
<td style="width:47.5%;"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:35.1pt;">
<td rowspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"  style=" border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By:</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style=" border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">/s/ Joseph R. Dively</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:21.6pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Joseph R. Dively<br />Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU7"></a><br /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<hr style="page-break-after:always;width:100%;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="Power_Of_Attorney"></a><a name="Power_Of_Attorney"></a>POWER OF ATTORNEY</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned, being a director or officer, or both, of First Mid Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Joseph R. Dively and Matthew K. Smith, and each of them his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or advisable to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed effective June 3, 2021 by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:469pt;;">
<tr>
<td style="width:135pt;"></td>
<td style="width:220.3pt;"></td>
<td style="width:113.7pt;"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Signature</font></p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Title</font></p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Date</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:36.9pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Joseph R. Dively</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Joseph R. Dively</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:40.5pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Matthew K. Smith</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Matthew K. Smith</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:40.5pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Holly B. Adams</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Holly B. Adams</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:36.45pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Robert S. Cook</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Robert S. Cook</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:39.6pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Steven L. Grissom</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Steven&#160;L.&#160;Grissom</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:36.45pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Zachary I. Horn</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Zachary&#160;I.&#160;Horn</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director </p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:36pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ J. Kyle McCurry</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">J. Kyle McCurry</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director </p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:40.05pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Ray A. Sparks</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Ray A. Sparks</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director </p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:40.5pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Mary J. Westerhold</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mary J. Westerhold</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director </p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:31.5pt;">
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">/s/ James E. Zimmer</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">James E. Zimmer</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Director </p></td>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.41%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-5
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>fmbh-ex5_6.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-5
<TEXT>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>
fmbh-ex5_6.htm
</title>
</head>
<!-- NG Converter v5.0.2.50 -->
<body>

<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">EXHIBIT 5</p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:53.85%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Securities and Exchange Commission</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Judiciary Plaza</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">451 Fifth Street, NE</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;20549</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="font-weight:bold;">Re:</font><font style="font-weight:bold;margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">First Mid Bancshares, Inc. &#8211; Registration of Common Stock on Form S-8</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Ladies and Gentlemen:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We have acted as counsel to First Mid Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), in connection with the Company&#8217;s filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) covering the registration of 250,000 additional shares of its Common Stock, $4.00 par value per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;) issuable pursuant to the First Mid Bancshares, Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In this connection we have made such investigation and have examined such documents as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of the opinion contained herein.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The foregoing opinion is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;The opinion expressed in this opinion letter is as of the date of this opinion letter only and as to laws covered hereby only as they are in effect on that date, and we assume no obligation to update or supplement such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may come to our attention after that date or any changes in law that may occur or become effective after that date.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="margin-left:36pt;">Very truly yours,</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="margin-left:36pt;">SCHIFF HARDIN LLP</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<div align="left">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;  margin-left:53.79%;width:38.51%;">
<tr>
<td style="width:5.82%;"></td>
<td style="width:32.69%;"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:15.75pt;">
<td valign="top"  style=" border-bottom:solid 0.75pt transparent;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By:</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style=" border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">/s/ Lauralyn G. Bengel</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" >
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
<td valign="top"  style=" border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Lauralyn G. Bengel</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:61.54%;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p></body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-23.1
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>fmbh-ex231_19.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-23.1
<TEXT>
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>
fmbh-ex231_19.htm
</title>
</head>
<!-- NG Converter v5.0.2.50 -->
<body>

<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">EXHIBIT 23.1</p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March&#160;8, 2021, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of First Mid Bancshares, Inc. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, which report appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 8, 2021, on our audit of the internal control over financial reporting of First Mid Bancshares, Inc. as of December 31, 2020, which report is incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">/s/ BKD, LLP</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Decatur, Illinois</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">June 3, 2021</p></body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
