January 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — AMCORE Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMFI) has received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price rule known as NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5450(a) (1).

On December 9, 2009, NASDAQ notified AMCORE that its common stock failed to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 during 30 consecutive business days as required by the Listing Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market. The company was given 180 days to regain compliance. As of January 4, 2010, the closing bid price of the company’s common stock had been at $1.00 per share or greater for at least 10 consecutive business days, so AMCORE is now back in full compliance with NASDAQ rules.

AMCORE Financial, Inc. is headquartered in Northern Illinois with 66 locations in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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