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): February 16, 2016
 

Centrue Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
000-28846
 
36-3145350
State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
122 West Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(815) 431-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 18, 2016, Centrue Financial Corporation ("Company") and Centrue Bank ("Bank") received a formal order of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago ("Federal Reserve-Chicago") and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (the "IDFPR") terminating the written agreement between the Company, the Bank, the Federal Reserve-Chicago and the IDFPR. Prior to its rescission, among other things, the agreement prohibited the Company from paying dividends and the Bank from paying dividends to the Company without prior written consent and approval of both the Federal Reserve-Chicago and IDFPR.






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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: February 18, 2016
CENTRUE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Daniel R. Kadolph
 
Name:
Daniel R. Kadolph
 
Title:
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer