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EXHIBIT 10.1

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
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                       TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
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         AGREEMENT by and between AMCORE Financial, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), and Donald H. Wilson (the "Executive"), dated as of the 6th day
of February, 2006.

         The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has determined that
it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that
the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding
the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below)
of the Company. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable
distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks
created by a pending or threatened Change of Control, to encourage the
Executive's full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the
event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and to provide the
Executive with compensation and benefit arrangements upon a Change of Control
which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations of the Executive
will be satisfied and which are competitive with those of other similar
corporations. The Board believes that, in connection with such compensation and
benefit arrangements, it is appropriate to provide for a "Gross-Up Payment" to
the Executive to cover certain special taxes which might result from his receipt
of other compensation and benefits.

         Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has
caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.

         As a condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Executive
has executed the Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit A.

         NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

         1. Certain Definitions

         (a) The "Effective Date" shall mean the first date during the Change of
Control Period (as defined in paragraph (b), below) on which a Change of Control
(as defined in Section 2) occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, if a Change of Control occurs and if the Executive's employment
with the Company is terminated or the Executive ceases to be an officer of the
Company prior to the date on which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is
reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of employment or
cessation of status as an officer (i) was at the request of a third party who
has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect the Change of Control, or (ii)
otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of the Change of Control and
was not (A) for conduct by the Executive of the type described in Section 4(b),
below, (B) for significant deficiencies in the Executive's performance of his
duties to the Company (including, but not by way of limitation, significant
failure to cooperate in implementing a decision of the Board), or (C) for some
other specific substantial business reason unrelated to the Change of Control,
then for all purposes of this Agreement the "Effective Date" shall mean the date
immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment or cessation of
status as an officer.

         (b) The "Change of Control Period" shall mean the period which
commenced on February 6, 2006 and ending on the third anniversary of such date;
provided, however, that on February 6, 2007, and on each annual anniversary of
such date (such date and each annual anniversary thereof being hereinafter
referred to as a "Renewal Date"), this Agreement and the Change of Control
Period shall be automatically extended so as to terminate three (3) years from
such Renewal Date, unless at least sixty (60) days prior to the Renewal Date the
Company shall give notice to the Executive that the Change of Control Period
shall not be so extended, in which case this Agreement shall terminate upon the
expiration of the Change of Control Period or, if an Effective Period (as
defined in Section 3) is then in effect, upon the expiration of the Effective
Period.

         2. Change of Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a "Change of
Control" shall mean the occurrence, after the date hereof, of any of the
following events:

         (a) The acquisition, other than from the Company, by any individual,
entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of Company
securities immediately after which such person is the beneficial owner (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of fifteen percent
(15%) or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, but

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excluding for this purpose any such acquisition by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or
its subsidiaries, or any corporation with respect to which, following such
acquisition, more than sixty percent (60%) of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly
or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the common stock and voting
securities of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially
the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition,
of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be; or

         (b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board; provided that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date
hereof, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection
with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a
consent solicitation, relating to the election of the directors of the Company
(as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the
Exchange Act); or

         (c) There occurs (i) a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the
Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, in each case, with
respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the respective beneficial owners of the common stock and voting securities
of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation
do not, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, beneficially
own, directly or indirectly, more than sixty percent (60%) of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the ultimate parent corporation of any
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation, or (ii)
shareholder approval of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or
(iii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company.

         3. Effective Period. This Agreement shall be in effect for the period
commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of such
date (the "Effective Period").

         4. Termination of Employment

         (a) Death or Disability. The Executive's employment shall terminate
automatically upon the Executive's death during the Effective Period. If the
Company determines in good faith that the Disability of the Executive has
occurred during the Effective Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability
as set forth below), it may give to the Executive written notice in accordance
with Section 11(b) of this Agreement of its intention to terminate the
Executive's employment. In such event, the Executive's employment with the
Company shall terminate effective on the thirtieth (30th) day after receipt of
such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective Date"), provided that,
within the thirty (30) days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have
returned to full-time performance of the Executive's duties. For purposes of
this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive from the
Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for one hundred and
eighty (180) consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental
or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician
selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the
Executive's legal representative (such agreement as to acceptability not to be
withheld unreasonably.)

         (b) Cause.

         (i) The Company may terminate the Executive's employment during the
Effective Period for Cause and may suspend the Executive from his duties with
full pay and benefits if the Executive is indicted for a felony involving moral
turpitude; provided, however, that the Executive will repay all amounts paid by
the Company from the date of such suspension if the Executive is convicted of
such felony. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (A) the willful
and continued failure by the Executive to substantially perform the Executive's
duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the
Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or
anticipated failure after the issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good
Reason by the Executive pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof) after a written demand
for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the
Executive has not substantially performed the Executive's duties, or (B) the
willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is demonstrably and
materially injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries, monetarily or

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otherwise. For purposes of clauses (A) and (B) of this definition, (x) no act,
or failure to act, on the Executive's part shall be deemed "willful" unless
done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without
reasonable belief that the Executive's act, or failure to act, was in the best
interest of the Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the
application of this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall
be given effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and
convincing evidence that Cause exists, and the Board adopts a finding to that
effect.

         (ii) A Notice of Termination for Cause must include a copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters
(3/4) of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board which was
called and held for the purpose of considering such termination (after
reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive,
together with the Executive's counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding
that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive was guilty of
conduct set forth in clause (A) or (B) of the definition of Cause herein, and
specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

         (c) Good Reason

         The Executive's employment may be terminated during the Effective
Period by the Executive for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good
Reason" shall mean:

         (i) The assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in any
material respect with the Executive's position (including status, offices,
titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, or any other action by the
Company which results in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or
responsibilities, including, without limitation, if the Executive was,
immediately prior to the Effective Date, an executive officer of a public
company, the Executive ceasing to be an executive officer of a public company,
but excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action
not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company within thirty (30)
days after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;

         (ii) Any reduction by the Company in Executive's compensation or
benefits as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, other than an
isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent reduction not occurring in bad faith and
which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given
by the Executive;

         (iii) The Company's requiring the Executive to be based at any office
or location more than twenty (20) miles from that in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Date;

         (iv) Any purported termination by the Company of the Executive's
employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by this Agreement;

         (v) Any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 10(c)
of this Agreement, provided that such successor has received at least ten (10)
days prior written notice from the Company or the Executive of the requirements
of Section 10(c) of this Agreement; or

         (vi) Any determination by the Executive during the period beginning on
the first anniversary of the Effective Date and ending at the end of the
Effective Period that the Executive's salary, bonus and/or benefits are not
satisfactory to the Executive in his sole discretion.

For purposes of this Section 4(c), any good faith determination of "Good Reason"
made by the Executive shall be conclusive.

         (d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause, or
by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by a Notice of
Termination to the other party given in accordance with Section 11(b) of this
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a
written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the
Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such
notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than
fifteen (15) days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive
or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or
circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not
waive any right of the Executive or the Company hereunder or preclude the
Executive or the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing
the Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.

         (e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the
Executive for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or
any later date specified therein, as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive's
employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the
Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the
Executive of such termination, and (iii) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be
the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case
may be.

         5. Obligations of the Company upon Termination

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         (a) By Company Other Than for Cause or Disability or By Executive for
Good Reason. If, during the Effective Period, the Company shall terminate the
Executive's employment other than for Cause or Disability, or the Executive
shall terminate employment for Good Reason:

         (i) The Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within
thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the following
amounts:

         (A) The sum of (1) the Executive's then current annual base salary
through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid; (2) the
product of (x) Executive's Recent Average Bonus (as defined below) and (y) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the then current
fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is
three hundred and sixty-five (365); (3) any compensation previously deferred by
the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon and as
adjusted to reflect any other appreciation or depreciation in value); and (4)
any accrued vacation pay; in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the
sum of the amounts described in parts (1), (2), (3) and (4), above, being
hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"). For purposes of this
Agreement, Executive's Recent Average Bonus shall be the average annualized (for
any fiscal year consisting of less than twelve (12) full months or with respect
to which the Executive has been employed by the Company for less than twelve
(12) full months) bonus paid or payable, before taking into account any
deferral, to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies in
respect of the three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in
which the termination of Executive's employment occurs (if Executive was not
employed by the Company in a given fiscal year, that year will be excluded from
the calculation of Recent Average Bonus); and

         (B)The amount (such amount being hereinafter referred to as the
"Severance Amount") equal to the product of multiplying by three (3) the sum of
(1) the Executive's then current annual base salary (without, in the event of a
termination of the Executive's employment pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) hereof,
giving effect to any reduction in the Executive's base salary) and (2)
Executive's Recent Average Bonus; provided, however, that such amount shall be
reduced by the present value (determined as provided in Section 280G(d)(4) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code")) of any other amount
of severance relating to salary or bonus continuation to be received by the
Executive, upon such termination of employment, under any other severance plan,
policy or arrangement of the Company. One-third of the Severance Amount (the
"Non-Compete Payment") shall be deemed to be allocable to the performance of the
covenants applicable to Executive pursuant to the Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

         (ii) (A) At the Date of Termination, stock options, restricted stock,
and other awards relating to stock under equity incentive plans or programs of
the Company and its affiliates which would have become vested (non-forfeitable)
if Executive's employment had continued for thirty-six (36) months thereafter,
excluding awards that require performance goals to be achieved in addition to
passage of time and continued employment, will be immediately vested and
exercisable, and any such stock options and other outstanding stock options
already vested at or before the Date of Termination shall remain outstanding and
exercisable for a period that is the greater of one year after the Date of
Termination (but in no event after the stated expiration date of such option) or
such longer period as may be provided under the applicable plan or program, and
any such awards subject to settlement at a date later than the vesting date
shall be immediately settled; and

         (B) At the Date of Termination, any then outstanding award opportunity
under a long- or intermediate-term incentive plan or program of the Company and
its affiliates which requires performance goals to be achieved (in addition to
passage of time and continued employment requirements) in order for Executive to
earn cash or equity compensation will be terminated and settled by payment to
Executive of an award, in cash unless otherwise specified by the plan or
program, based on the assumed achievement of target performance for the entire
specified performance period, pro rated based on the portion of the total
performance period completed as of the Date of Termination (and without regard
to any requirement as to passage of time or continued employment relating to the
award). If the applicable plan or program would not permit the payment to
Executive of an award as specified in this subparagraph (ii)(B), the Company
shall arrange to make a payment to the Executive substantially equivalent in
value to the award that otherwise would have been provided under this
subparagraph (ii)(B);

         (iii) For three (3) years after the Date of Termination, or such longer
period as any other plan, program, practice or policy may provide, the Company
shall continue benefits to the Executive and/or the Executive's family at least
equal to those which would have been provided to them, if the Executive's
employment had not been terminated, in accordance with (A) the welfare benefit
plans, practices, programs or policies of the Company and its affiliated
companies as in effect and applicable generally to other peer executives and
their families during the ninety (90)-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or (B) if more favorable to the Executive, those in effect
generally from time to time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of
the Company and its affiliated companies and their families (such continuation

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of such benefits for the applicable period herein set forth being hereinafter
referred to as "Welfare Benefit Continuation"); provided that if such continued
coverage is not permitted by the applicable plans or by applicable law, the
Company shall provide the Executive and/or Executive's family with comparable
benefits of equal value; and provided further that if the Executive becomes
reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive medical or other
welfare benefits under another employer-provided plan, the medical and other
welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary to those provided under
such other plan during such applicable period of eligibility. For purposes of
determining eligibility of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such
plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be considered to
have remained employed during the thirty-six (36) month period immediately
following the Date of Termination and to have retired on the last day of such
period; and

         (iv) For the thirty-six (36) month period immediately following the
Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to provide the Executive and his
family with the benefits and perquisites (such benefits and perquisites being
hereinafter referred to as the "Other Benefits) (or, in the event that the
provision of such benefits and perquisites is not possible, the cash value of
such benefits and perquisites), at least equal to those which would have been
provided to them if the Executive's employment had not been terminated, in
accordance with the terms generally applicable with respect to the provision of
such benefits and perquisites during the ninety (90) day period immediately
preceding the Effective Date, or, if more favorable to the Executive, in effect
generally from time to time thereafter during such thirty-six (36) month period
with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated
companies and their families. The Other Benefits shall include (but shall not be
limited to) the following: employer contributions to the AMCORE Financial
Security Plan, AMCORE Deferred Compensation Plan or any other defined
contribution retirement plan, club membership fees, financial planning allowance
and car allowance. Such benefits shall be paid or made available to the
Executive in the manner and at such time or times as they would otherwise have
been paid or made available absent the occurrence of an event which triggers the
application of this Section 5(a)(iv).

         (b) Death. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the
Executive's death during the Effective Period, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligations to the Executive's legal representatives under this
Agreement, other than for (i) payment of the Accrued Obligations (which shall be
paid to the Executive's estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in
cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination) and (ii) the timely
payment or provision of the Welfare Benefit Continuation and Other Benefits.

         (c) Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason
of the Executive's Disability during the Effective Period, this Agreement shall
terminate without further obligations to the Executive, other than for (i)
payment of the Accrued Obligations (which shall be paid to the Executive in a
lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination) and (ii)
the timely payment or provision of the Welfare Benefit Continuation and Other
Benefits during the twelve (12) month period immediately following the Date of
Termination.

         (d) Cause; Other than for Good Reason. If, during the Effective Period,
the Executive's employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or the
Executive terminates employment not for Good Reason:

         (i) The Company may elect to have the Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A become effective and
remain in effect in accordance with the terms of that Agreement, by giving
notice of such election to the Executive, not later than five (5) business days
after the effectiveness of the Executive's termination of employment. If the
Company makes such election, the Company will be obligated to pay to the
Executive, in equal installments payable on the dates salary would have been
paid had the Executive's employment not terminated, during the one-year period
following such termination, an amount equal to one-third of the Severance Amount
(the "Non-Compete Payment") determined in accordance with Section 4(a)(i)(B)
hereof. The Non-Compete Payment shall represent payment for the performance of
the covenants applicable to Executive pursuant to the Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement.

         (ii) If the Executive's employment was terminated by the Company for
Cause, the Company shall pay the Executive's then current annual base salary
through the Date of Termination, plus the amount of any compensation previously
deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings
thereon and as adjusted to reflect any other appreciation or depreciation in
value and any accrued vacation pay; in each case to the extent theretofore
unpaid.

         (iii) If the Executive terminates his employment other than for Good
Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations. In such
case, all Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in
cash within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination.

         (iv) Upon payment by the Company of the applicable amounts under this

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Section 5(d), the Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the
Executive.

         6. Certain Additional Payments by the Company. The Company agrees that:

         (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the
event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to
or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but
determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section
6) (a "Payment") would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of
the Code or if any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with
respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and
penalties, being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then
the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up
Payment") in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes
(including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes),
including, without limitation, any income and employment taxes (and any interest
and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the
Gross-Up Payment, and, after taking into account the phase out of the itemized
deductions and personal exemptions attributable to the Gross-Up Payment, the
Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax
imposed upon the Payment.

         (b) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), below, all
determinations required to be made under this Section 6, including whether and
when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and
the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made
by KPMG Peat, Marwick (or another accounting firm designated by the Company)
(the "Accounting Firm"), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations
both to the Company and the Executive within fifteen (15) business days of the
receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment, or such
earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the event that the Accounting
Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group
effecting the Change of Control, the Executive shall appoint another nationally
recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which
accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All
fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company.
Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 6, shall be paid by
the Company to the Executive within five (5) days of the receipt of the
Accounting Firm's determination. If the Accounting Firm determines that no
Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive with a
written opinion that failure to report the Excise Tax on the Executive's
applicable federal income tax return would not result in the imposition of a
negligence or similar penalty. Any good faith determination by the Accounting
Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the
uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the
initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that
Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been
made ("Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made
hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to
paragraph (c), below, and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment
of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the
Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid
by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.

         (c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by
the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by
the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than fifteen (15) business days after the Executive is
informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of
such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The
Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the thirty
(30)-day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the
Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes
with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in
writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such
claim, the Executive shall:

         (i) Give the Company any information reasonably requested by the
Company relating to such claim,

         (ii) Take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the
Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including,
without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by
an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,

         (iii) Cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to
contest such claim, and

         (iv) Permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to
such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an

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after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph (c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection
with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all
administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing
authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct
the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim
in any permissible manner; and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to
a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial
jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall
determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay
such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such
payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold
the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax
(including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to
such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance;
and further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating
to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which
such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested
amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall be limited to
issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and
the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any
other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority.

         (d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the
Company pursuant to paragraph (c), above, the Executive becomes entitled to
receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to
the Company's complying with the requirements of said paragraph (c)) promptly
pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or
credited thereon, after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the
Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to said paragraph (c), a
determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund
with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in
writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration
of thirty (30) days after such determination, then such advance shall be
forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance
shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required
to be paid.

         7. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Except as explicitly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's
continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice
provided by the Company or any of its affiliated companies and for which the
Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such
rights as the Executive may have under applicable law or under any other
contract or agreement with the Company or any of its affiliated companies.
Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled
to receive under any other plan, policy, practice or program of, or any other
contract or agreement with, the Company or any of its affiliated companies at,
or subsequent to, the Date of Termination shall be payable in accordance with
such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement except as
explicitly modified by this Agreement.

         8. Full Settlement; Resolution of Disputes

         (a) The Company's obligation to make the payments provided for in this
Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be
affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right
or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others (except as
specifically provided with respect to the Non-Compete Payment). In no event
shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other
action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of
the provisions of this Agreement and, except as provided in Section 5(a)(iii) of
this Agreement, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive
obtains other employment. The Company agrees to pay promptly upon receipt of
proper invoices, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees and
expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest by
the Company, the Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of, or
liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance
thereof (including as a result of any contest initiated by the Executive about
the amount of any payment due pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case
interest on any delayed payment at the applicable federal rate provided for in
Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code; provided, however, that in the event that it
is finally judicially determined that the Executive was terminated for Cause,
then the Executive shall be obligated to repay to the Company the full amount of
all such legal fees and expenses paid for the Executive by the Company in
connection with that contest, plus interest at the rate described above.

         (b) If there shall be any dispute between the Company and the Executive
(i) in the event of any termination of the Executive's employment by the
Company, whether such termination was for Cause, or (ii) in the event of any

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termination of employment by the Executive, whether Good Reason existed, then,
unless and until there is a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of
competent jurisdiction declaring that such termination was for Cause or that the
determination by the Executive of the existence of Good Reason was not made in
good faith, the Company shall pay all amounts, and provide all benefits, to the
Executive and/or the Executive's family or other beneficiaries, as the case may
be, that the Company would be required to pay or provide pursuant to Section
5(a) hereof as though such termination were by the Company without Cause or by
the Executive with Good Reason; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to pay any disputed amounts pursuant to this paragraph except upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive and/or the other
recipient(s), as the case may be, to repay all such amounts to which the
Executive or other recipient, as the case may be, is ultimately adjudged by such
court not to be entitled.

         9. Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary
capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information,
knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies,
and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive
during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its affiliated
companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts
by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this
Agreement). After termination of the Executive's employment with the Company,
the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as
may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any
such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those
designated by it. However, in no event shall an asserted violation of the
provisions of this Section 9 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any
amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.

         10. Successors

         (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and, without the prior
written consent of the Company, no obligations or rights hereunder shall be
assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or
distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the Executive's legal representatives.

         (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the Company and its successors and assigns.

         (c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect,
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as hereinbefore
defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which
assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.

         11. Miscellaneous

         (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to principles of
choice of law. The captions of this Agreement are for convenience only and are
not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement
executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal
representatives.

         (b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be given to the other party by hand delivery or commercial messenger
delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:

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If to the Executive:
-------------------

                           Donald H. Wilson
                           300 Concord Drive
                           Brookfield, WI  53005

If to the Company:
-----------------

                           AMCORE Financial, Inc.
                           501 Seventh Street
                           P.O. Box 1537
                           Rockford, Illinois  61110-0037
                           Attention:  Mr. Kenneth E. Edge

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.

         (c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement.

         (d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld
pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

         (e) The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision hereof or the failure to assert any right that the
Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without limitation, the
right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to
Section 4(c) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such
provision or right or of any other provision of or right under this Agreement.

         (f) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that this Agreement is
not a contract of employment and that, except as may otherwise be provided under
any other written agreement between the Executive and the Company, the
employment of the Executive by the Company is, and shall remain during the
Effective Period, "at will" and may, subject to Section 5, above, be terminated
by either the Executive or the Company at any time. Moreover, subject to Section
1, above, if prior to the Effective Date (i) the Executive's employment with the
Company and all affiliates terminates or (ii) the Executive ceases to be an
officer of the Company and of all affiliates, then the Executive shall have no
further rights under this Agreement.

         (g) This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding
between the Company and the Executive and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the Company and Executive relating to the subject matter
hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive's hand
and, pursuant to the authorization of its Board of Directors, the Company has
caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the
day and year first above written.

                                                     AMCORE FINANCIAL, INC.

                                                     By: /s/ Kenneth E. Edge
                                                         -----------------------
                                                             Kenneth E. Edge

                                                     Its:    Chairman and Chief
                                                             Executive Officer

                                                         /s/ Donald H. Wilson
                                                         -----------------------
                                                             Donald H. Wilson
                                                             ("Executive")

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                  CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT

         CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT, dated as of February 6,
2006, by and between AMCORE Financial, Inc. (the "Company") and Donald H. Wilson
("Executive").

         Section 1. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

         (a) During the period beginning on the "Effective Date," as that term
is defined in the Transitional Compensation Agreement of even date herewith, and
continuing while Executive is serving as an executive officer of the Company and
for one year following the termination of Executive's employment with the
Company, any successor thereto, and its or their subsidiaries (the
"Noncompetition Period"), if such termination of employment occurs within one
year after the Effective Date and Executive becomes entitled to receive the
"Non-Compete Payment" as defined in Section 5 of the Transitional Compensation
Agreement, Executive will not, within fifty (50) miles of the Company's
headquarters in Rockford, Illinois or within twenty-five (25) miles of any
office or branch location in which the Company was conducting business as of the
Effective Date, engage in "Competition" with the Company. For purposes of this
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement, Competition by Executive shall
mean Executive's:

         (i) engaging in, including without limitation consulting or start-up
activities for Executive's own account or any third party, the business of
commercial banking (including trust and asset management and mortgage banking);
or

         (ii) becoming interested in, or otherwise directly or indirectly being
employed by or acting as a consultant or lender to, or render any services to,
or being a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, stockholder, manager,
member, owner or partner of, employer of, or permitting his name to be used in
connection with the activities of any other business or organization (a
"Competing Business") which engages in, or is preparing to engage in, the
business of commercial banking (including trust and asset management and
mortgage banking); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it
shall not be a violation of this Section 2(a) for Executive to become the
registered or beneficial owner of up to two(2%) percent of any class of the
capital stock of a Competing Business registered under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, provided that Executive does not otherwise participate
in the business of such corporation.

         (b) during the Noncompetition Period, Executive will not in any manner,
directly or indirectly:

         (i) solicit (or cause, or authorize, to be solicited), divert or
otherwise attempt to obtain the business of any person who is, or has at any
time within three years prior to the date of such action been, a customer,
supplier, licensee or business relation of the Company for any purpose which is
competitive with the Company's business;

         (ii) intentionally disturb or attempt to disturb in any adverse respect
any business relationship between any person and the Company;

         (iii) solicit from any customer of the Company, or from any known
potential customer of the Company, business which has been the subject of a
known written or oral bid, offer or proposal by the Company, or of substantial
preparation with a view to making such a bid, proposal or offer, in any case,
during the two-year period immediately preceding the termination for any reason
whatsoever of his service with the Company;

         (iv) seek or attempt to persuade, induce or encourage any director,
officer, employee, consultant, advisor or other agent of the Company to
discontinue his or her status or employment therewith or to become employed or
otherwise engaged in a Competing Business; and

         (v) solicit or employ, or otherwise hire or engage as an employee,
independent contractor, consultant, advisor or otherwise, any person at any time
within 12 months following the date of cessation of employment of such person or
the termination of such person's other status, as the case may be, with the
Company.

         Section 2. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property; Disclosure.

         (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement, at all times hereafter, Executive shall keep secret
and retain in strictest confidence, any and all Confidential Information (as
hereinafter defined) relating to the Company, and shall use such Confidential
Information only in furtherance of the performance by him of his duties as an
executive officer of the Company and not for personal benefit or the benefit of
any interest adverse to the interests of the Company. For purposes of this
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement, "Confidential Information" shall
mean any confidential or proprietary information including, without limitation,
plans, specifications, models, samples, data, customer lists and customer
information, computer programs and documentation, and other technical and/or
business information, in whatever form, tangible or intangible, printed,
electronic or magnetic, that can be communicated by whatever means available at

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such time, that relates to the Company's current business or future business
contemplated during the period Executive serves as an executive officer of the
Company, products, services and/or developments, or information received from
others that the Company is obligated to treat as confidential or proprietary,
and Executive shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any person
other than the Company, except as may be required by law or court or
administrative order (in which event Executive shall so notify the Company as
promptly as practicable). Upon the termination of Executive's position as an
executive officer of the Company for any reason, Executive shall promptly return
to the Company or destroy all copies, reproductions and summaries of
Confidential Information in his possession or control and erase the same from
all media in his possession or control, and, if the Company so requests, shall
certify in writing that he has done so. All Confidential Information is and
shall remain the property of the Company, or in the case of information that the
Company receives from a third party which it is obligated to treat as
confidential, then the property of such third party.

         (b) All Intellectual Property (as hereinafter defined) created,
developed, co-developed, obtained or conceived of by Executive during the period
Executive is serves as an executive officer of the Company, and all business
opportunities presented to Executive during the period Executive serves as an
executive officer of the Company, shall be owned by and belong exclusively to
the Company, provided that they reasonably relate to any of the business of the
Company on the date of such creation, development, obtaining or conception, and
Executive shall (i) promptly disclose any such Intellectual Property or business
opportunity to the Company, and (ii) promptly execute and deliver to the
Company, without additional compensation, such instruments as the Company may
require from time to time to evidence its ownership of any such Intellectual
Property or business opportunity (the "Intellectual Property Documents"). If the
Company is unable because of Executive's mental or physical incapacity or for
any other reason to secure Executive's signature for any Intellectual Property
Document, then Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company
and its duly authorized officers and agents as his agent and attorney in fact,
to act for and in his behalf and stead to execute and file any Intellectual
Property Document and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to evidence or
perfect the Company's ownership and rights of and to any Intellectual Property
or business opportunity with the same legal force and effect as if executed by
Executive. For purposes of this Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement,
the term "Intellectual Property" means any and all of the following and all
statutory and/or common law rights throughout the world in, arising out of, or
associated therewith: (i) all patents and applications therefor, including
docketed patent disclosures awaiting filing, reissues, divisions, renewals,
extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; (ii)
all inventions (whether patentable or not), inventions disclosures and
improvements, all trade secrets, confidential business information (including
ideas, research and development, know-how, compositions, designs,
specifications, pricing and cost information and business and market plans and
proposals), proprietary information, manufacturing, engineering and technical
drawings and specifications, processes, designs and technology; (iii) all works
of authorship, "moral rights," copyrights (including derivative works thereof),
mask works, copyright and mask work registrations and applications therefor;
(iv) all trade names, trade dress, logos, product names, collective marks,
collective membership marks, trademarks certification marks and service marks,
trademark and service mark registrations and applications together with the
goodwill of the business symbolized by the names and the marks; (v) all data and
related documents, object code, databases, passwords, encryption technology,
firmware, development tools, files, records and data, and all media on which any
of the foregoing is recorded; (vi) any similar, corresponding or equivalent
rights to any of the foregoing; (vii) all documentation related to any of the
foregoing; and (viii) all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.]

         Section 3. Non-Disparagement.

Executive shall not, at any time from and after the Effective Date, make
statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly,
in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or
indirectly, disparage or be damaging to the Company, its successors,
subsidiaries or affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees,
advisors, businesses or reputations, and the Company, its successors,
subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective officers, employees, and agents
shall not make any such statements or representations regarding Executive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude
Executive or any other person from making truthful statements that are required
by applicable law, regulation or legal process.

         Section 4 Cooperation With Regard to Litigation.

Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company, at any time from and after the
Effective Date (including following Executive's termination of employment), by
making himself available to testify on behalf of the Company or any successor,
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, in any action, suit, or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist the
Company, or any successor, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, in any such
action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting

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with the Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel
to the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, as may be
reasonably requested and after taking into account Executive's responsibilities
and obligations to third parties. The Company agrees to reimburse Executive, on
an after-tax basis, for all expenses actually incurred in connection with his
provision of testimony or assistance hereunder.

         Section 5.        Covenants Reasonable.

         Executive hereby acknowledges that the business of the Company is
highly competitive. Executive further acknowledges that this Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement is being entered into in connection with the
Transitional Compensation Agreement, that his service to the Company will be of
a special and unique character, and that he will continue to be identified
personally with the Company. Executive also acknowledges that service as an
executive officer of the Company will require that he have access to some of the
Company's most highly confidential business information, trade secrets and
proprietary information. The parties therefore acknowledge that the restrictions
contained in Sections 1 and 2 hereof are a reasonable and necessary protection
of the immediate interests of the Company, and any violation of these
restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and that the Company
would not have entered into the Transitional Compensation Agreement and this
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement without receiving the additional
consideration offered by Executive in binding himself to any of these
restrictions.

         Section 6. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Injunctive Relief.

         This Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. In the event of a
breach or threatened breach by Executive of any of these restrictions, the
Company shall be entitled to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an
injunction restraining Executive from such breach or threatened breach;
provided, however, that the right to apply for an injunction shall not be
construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other available remedies
for such breach or threatened breach.

         Section 7. Notices.

         Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice, exercise of rights or
other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by overnight delivery service such as Federal
Express, telecopy (or like transmission) or personal delivery against receipt,
or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), to the
party to whom it is given at such party's address set forth below such party's
name on the signature page or such other address as such party may hereafter
specify by notice to the other party hereto. Any notice or other communication
shall be deemed to have been given as of the date so personally delivered or
transmitted by telecopy or like transmission or on the next business day when
sent by overnight delivery service.

         Section 8. Amendment.

         This Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement may be amended,
modified, superseded or canceled, and the terms and covenants hereof may be
waived, only by a written instrument executed by both of the parties hereto, or
in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. The failure of either
party at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall
in no manner affect the right at a later time to enforce the same.

         Section 9. Binding Effect.

         This Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement is not assignable by
Executive. This Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor organizations
which shall succeed to the Company by merger or consolidation or operation of
law or otherwise, or by acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company.

         Section 10. Severability.

         Executive acknowledges and agrees that the restrictive covenants and
agreements contained herein (the "Restrictive Covenants") are reasonable and
valid in geographic and temporal scope and in all other respects, and do not
impose limitations greater than that are necessary to protect the goodwill, the
confidential information and any other business interests of the Company, or any
of its successors or assigns. If, however, any court subsequently determines
that any of such covenants or agreements, or any part thereof, is invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of such covenants and agreements shall not thereby
be affected and shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid
portions thereof. In addition, if any court construes any of the Restrictive
Covenants, or any part thereof, to be unenforceable because of the duration of
such provision or the area covered thereby, such court shall have the power to
reduce the duration or area of such provision and, in its reduced form, such
provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.

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         Section 11. Execution in Counterparts.

         This Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and
all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         Section 12. Entire Agreement.

         This Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement (together with
applicable provisions of the Transitional Compensation Agreement) sets forth the
entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and any other agreement
between the parties and understandings, both written and oral, between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof as applicable to any period
after the Effective Date (except for other agreements relating to
confidentiality, proprietary information and intellectual property as may be
entered into by Executive and the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate).

         Section 13. Titles and Headings.

         Titles and headings to Sections herein are for purposes of reference
only, and shall in no way limit, define or otherwise affect the meaning or
interpretation of any of the provisions of this Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement.

         Section 14. Conflicts of Interest; Representations and Warranties.

         Executive specifically covenants, warrants and represents to the
Company that he has the full, complete and entire right and authority to enter
into this Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement, that he has no
agreement, duty, commitment or responsibility or obligation of any kind or
nature whatsoever with any corporation, partnership, firm, company, joint
venture or other person which would conflict in any manner whatsoever with any
of his duties, obligations or responsibilities to the Company pursuant to this
Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement or which could interfere with
Executive's performance under this Confidentiality and Non-Competition
Agreement, that he is not in possession of any document or other tangible
property of any other person of a confidential or proprietary nature which would
conflict in any manner whatsoever with any of his duties, obligations or
responsibilities to the Company pursuant to this Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement and Executive's performance of his obligations to the
Company will not breach any agreement by which Executive is bound not to
disclose any proprietary information, and that he is fully ready, willing and
able to perform each and all of his duties, obligations and responsibilities
pursuant to this Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Confidentiality
and Non-Competition Agreement.

                                        /s/ Donald H. Wilson
                                        --------------------
                                        Name:     Donald H. Wilson
                                        Address: 300 Concord Drive
                                                 Brookfield, WI 53005

                                         AMCORE FINANCIAL, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth E. Edge
                                             -------------------
                                             Name: Kenneth E. Edge
                                             Title:   Chairman and CEO
                                             Address:  AMCORE Financial, Inc.
                                                       501 Seventh Street
                                                       Rockford, Illinois 61104EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

           THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into this 24th day of February, 2006 (but effective as of January 1, 2006), by and between ITLA Capital Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including but not limited to Imperial Capital Bank, formerly known as Imperial Thrift and Loan Association ("Imperial") and George W. Haligowski (the "Executive").

           WHEREAS, the Executive has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception and of Imperial since July, 1992;

           WHEREAS, the Executive has an employment agreement with the Company dated January 28, 2000 (the "Original Employment Agreement");

           WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") believes it is in the best interest of the Company and its subsidiaries to amend and restate the Original Employment Agreement in order to assure continuity of management of the Company and its subsidiaries and to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the Executive to the Executive's assigned duties, and to reduce the likelihood that the change in control benefits under this Agreement alone (without taking into account other benefits of the Executive) will result in a "parachute payment" as such term is defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code");

           WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee has approved and authorized the execution of this Agreement with the Executive;

           NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein, it is AGREED as follows:

           1.            Definition.

                        (a)            The term "Change in Control" means the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Company, or with respect to Imperial: (1) any person (as the term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of securities of the Company, or Imperial representing 33.33% or more of the Company's or Imperial's outstanding securities; (2) individuals who are members of the Board of Directors of the Company or Imperial on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company's or Imperial's stockholders was approved by the nominating committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; (3) a reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or Imperial, or a similar transaction in which the Company or Imperial is not the resulting entity (unless the continuing ownership requirements clause (4) below are met with respect to the resulting entity); or (4) a merger or consolidation of the Company or Imperial with any other corporation other than a merger or consolidation in which the voting securities of the Company or Imperial outstanding immediately prior thereto represent at least 66.67% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or Imperial or the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation. The term "Change in Control" shall not include: (1) an acquisition of securities by an employee benefit plan of the Company or Imperial; (2) any of the above mentioned events or occurrences involving any other subsidiary of the Company or Imperial, although this may be amended at a later date; or (3) any of the above mentioned events or occurrences which require but do not receive the requisite government or regulatory approval to bring the event or occurrence to fruition.

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                        (b)            The term "Date of Termination" means the date upon which the Executive's employment with the Company or Imperial ceases, as specified in a notice of termination pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement.

                        (c)            The term "Disability" means the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness to perform substantially his duties on a full-time basis for six consecutive months.

                        (d)            The term "Effective Date" means January 1, 2006.

                        (e)            The term "Involuntary Termination" means the termination of the employment of the Executive by the Company or Imperial without the Executive's express written consent or a material diminution of or interference with the Executive's duties, responsibilities and benefits as Chief Executive Officer of the Company or Imperial, including (without limitation) any of the following actions unless consented to in writing by the Executive: (1) following the occurrence of a Change of Control a requirement that the Executive be based at a place other than the Executive's present work location immediately prior to the Change of Control or within 35 miles thereof, except for reasonable travel on Company or Imperial business; (2) a material demotion of the Executive; (3) a material reduction in the number or seniority of other Company or Imperial personnel reporting to the Executive or a material reduction in the frequency with which, or in the nature of the matters with respect to which, such personnel are to report to the Executive, other than as part of a Company-wide reduction in staff; (4) a material adverse change in the Executive's compensation, other than as part of an overall program applied uniformly and with equitable effect to all members of the senior management of the Company or Imperial; (5) a material permanent increase in the required hours of work or the workload of the Executive; (6) the failure of the Board of Directors to elect him as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company or Imperial (or a successor of the Company or Imperial) or any action by the Board of Directors (or a board of directors of a successor of the Company or Imperial) removing him from either of such offices; (7) death of the Executive or termination of the Executive's employment by the Company or Imperial for Disability as provided for in and subject to Sections 7(g) and 7(d) below; (8) other material breach of this Agreement by the Company or Imperial not cured within 30 days after notice thereof to the Company or Imperial by the Executive; (9) a material increase or decrease in the business responsibilities and duties, such that the Executive's qualifications as utilized immediately prior to the Change of Control are no longer consistent with the qualifications needed for the revised position; or (10) any termination of the Executive's employment by the Executive, the Company, Imperial or the surviving entity at the time of or within 60 months after a Change in Control. The term "Involuntary Termination" does not include Termination for Cause or termination of employment due to retirement on or after the Executive attains age 65.

                        (f)            The terms "Termination for Cause" and "Terminated for Cause" mean termination by the Company or Imperial of the employment of the Executive because of (i) willful and continued failure by the Executive substantially to perform his duties, (other than a failure resulting from physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board of Directors of the Company or Imperial which specifically identifies the manner in which the Executive has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) the Executive's willful dishonestly, willful incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule, regulation or final cease-and-desist order relating to the Executive's employment with the Company or Imperial or otherwise interfering with the Executive's ability to carry out the duties of his employment, or material breach of any provision of this Agreement; provided that no act or failure to act shall be considered "willful" unless done or omitted to be done by the Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the act or omission was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or Imperial. Any act or failure to act based upon authority pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors or upon the advice of counsel for the Company or Imperial shall be conclusively presumed to be done or omitted to be done in good faith and in the best interests of the Company or Imperial. The Executive's attention to matters not directly related to the business of the Company or Imperial shall not provide a basis for Termination for Cause if the Board of Directors has approved the Executive's engagement in such activities. The Executive shall not be deemed to have been Terminated for Cause unless and until the Company or Imperial has delivered to the Executive a notice containing a resolution adopted by not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board of Directors at a meeting called and held for the purpose, after reasonable notice to the Executive and opportunity for him to appear with counsel before the Board of Directors, finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors the Executive has engaged in conduct described in this Section 1(f) and specifying the particulars in detail.

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           2.            Term; Original Employment Agreement Superseded. The term of this Agreement shall be a period of 60 months commencing on the Effective Date, subject to earlier termination as provided herein. Beginning on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and on each anniversary thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended for a period of one year in addition to the then-remaining term, provided that the Company or Imperial has not given notice to the Executive in writing at least 90 days prior to such anniversary that the term of this Agreement shall not be extended further, and provided further that notwithstanding the delivery of any such notice, the term of this Agreement shall be extended until the expiration of 60 months following the date upon which a Change in Control shall have occurred during the term of this Agreement including extensions of the term pursuant to the first proviso of this sentence.  This Agreement, as of the Effective Date, amends, restates and entirely supersedes the Original Employment Agreement.

           3.            Employment. The Executive is employed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Imperial. As such, the Executive shall render administrative and management services as are customarily performed by persons situated in similar executive capacities, and shall have such other executive policy and management powers and duties as the Board of Directors may prescribe from time to time. The Executive shall also render services to any affiliates of the Company or Imperial as requested by the Company or Imperial from time to time consistent with his executive position. The Executive shall devote his best efforts and full attention and energies to the business and affairs of the Company and Imperial as provided here under. Notwithstanding the foregoing and with the prior approval of the Board of Directors, which may not be unreasonably withheld, the Executive may serve on boards of directors of nonaffiliated companies and may devote reasonable time to fulfilling his responsibilities as a member of such boards to the extent permissible under applicable federal and state laws and regulations which may limit such service.

           4.            Cash Compensation.

                      (a)            Salary. The Company agrees to pay the Executive during the term of the Agreement a base salary ("Base Salary") the annualized amount of which shall be not less than the annualized aggregate amount of the Executive's base salary in effect at the Effective Date. The Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company's payroll practices for executives and shall be subject to customary tax withholding. The amount of the Executive's Base Salary may be increased by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee from time to time in its discretion but shall be not be decreased during the term of this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the Executive's Base Salary is $590,000.

                       The Executive may voluntarily elect to contribute a portion of his Base Salary to any (i) plan sponsored by the Company or Imperial which includes a cash-or-deferred arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Code, (ii) "cafeteria plan" sponsored by the Company or Imperial under Section 125 of the Code, or (iii) plan sponsored by the Company or Imperial in which management may participate and which includes a cash-or-deferred arrangement such as a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

                      (b)            Housing and Automobile Allowances. The Company shall pay to the Executive a housing allowance of not less than $3,500 per month and at the Executive's election an automobile allowance of not less than $2,600 per month or use of a Company vehicle pursuant to the Company's Automobile Policy, which are the amounts in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date. These allowances may be increased by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee from time to time in its discretion but shall be not be decreased during the term of this Agreement.

                      (c)            Annual Incentive Plan: Bonuses. The Executive shall be entitled to participate on terms not less favorable, but generally greater than those applicable to any other executive officer of the Company or Imperial in such performance-based awards and discretionary bonuses, if any, as are authorized and declared by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee for executive officers of the Company or Imperial, including but not limited to the Company's or Imperial's Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.

                      (d)            Stock Benefit Plans. The Executive shall be entitled to be considered for benefits under all of the stock and stock option related plans in which the Company's or Imperial's executive officers are eligible or become eligible to participate, including but not limited to the ITLA Capital Corporation 2005 Re-Designated, Amended and Restated Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan") and the Recognition and Retention Plan (the "RRP").

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                      (e)            Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Imperial Capital Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement as currently in effect and hereinafter amended (the "Existing SERP") and any other supplemental executive retirement plan approved by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee for executives or key employees of the Company or Imperial.  However, the additional funding required to be made for the benefit of the Executive under the Existing SERP and the Original Employment Agreement in connection with or following a Change in Control (i.e., 3.95 times the Executive's annual Base Salary) is hereby eliminated and shall have no further force or effect.  The provisions hereof relating to the elimination of the Executive's additional Change in Control funding under the SERP shall be controlling, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Existing SERP.

                      (f)            Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses and continuing education expenses incurred by the Executive in performing services under this Agreement in accordance with the policies and procedures applicable to the executive officers of the Company or Imperial, provided that the Executive accounts for such expenses as required under such policies and procedures. Continuing education expenses include, but are not limited to, reasonable and continuing expenses incurred by the Executive related to his membership in the Young Presidents" Organization (YPO) and the Harvard Business School Alumni Association.

                      (g)            Salary Continuation Plan (SCP). The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any Salary Continuation Plan ("SCP") implemented by the Company or Imperial which shall provide that the Executive shall receive 75% of the average of his three preceding years" Base Salary (the "Annual Benefit") each year for fifteen consecutive years after the Executive's termination of employment, other than a Termination for Cause, with the first installment being paid at the expiration of six months following employment termination.  The compensation received by the Executive under the SCP shall be in addition to the benefits and compensation received by the Executive under any terms and conditions of this Agreement.  

           5.           Benefits.

                      (a)            Participation in Benefit Plans. The Executive shall be entitled to participate, to the same extent as executive officers of the Company or Imperial generally, in all plans of the Company or Imperial relating to group or other life, accidental death and dismemberment, medical and dental, short and long term disability, travel and accident insurance, education, pension, thrift, profit-sharing, savings, other retirement or employee benefits or combinations thereof, including coverage for eligible dependents as provided for in such plans.

                      (b)            Life Insurance. The Company shall provide to the Executive and shall pay the premiums on a personal life insurance policy providing benefits in an amount equal to at least four times his annual Base Salary.

                      (c)            Memberships in Organizations and Clubs. The Executive shall be entitled to Company paid non-equity membership in one private Club in an initial amount not to exceed $7,500 with monthly dues of $400, or as may be increased or decreased by the Club. In addition, the Company shall pay all of Executive's reasonable expenses and costs associated with his membership in the Young Presidents Organization, or after attaining age forty-nine (49) the World's President Organization, and the Harvard Business School Alumni Association. 

                      (d)            Other Fringe Benefits. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in, and receive benefits under, any other fringe benefit plans or perquisites which are or may become generally available to the Company's or Imperial's executive officers, including but not limited to supplemental retirement, incentive compensation, supplemental medical or life insurance plans, club dues, physical examinations, financial planning and tax preparation services. Eligible dependents of the Executive shall be participants in such plans and perquisites to the same extent as eligible dependents of the Company's or Imperial's executive officers generally. The Executive shall also be entitled to receive up to $6,500 per annum, plus imputed taxes, for the maintenance of the Executive's personal estate and tax planning.

           6.            Vacations: Leave. The Executive shall be entitled to annual paid vacation in accordance with the policies established by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee for executive officers, in no event less than five weeks per year, and to voluntary leaves of absence, with or without pay, from time to time at such times and upon such conditions as the Board of Directors may determine in its discretion.

           7.           Termination of Employment.

                      (a)            Involuntary Termination Prior to Change in Control. In the event of the Involuntary Termination of the Executive by the Company or Imperial (or both) prior to a Change in Control, the Company or Imperial shall pay to the Executive, within 25 business days of the Date of Termination;

                                   (i)            in a lump sum an amount equal to the product of the amount of cash bonus and other cash incentive compensation paid or payable to the Executive for the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company multiplied by a fraction with a numerator equal to the number of days in the fiscal year elapsed through the Date of Termination and a denominator of 365; and

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                                   (ii)            during the remaining term of this Agreement, pay to the Executive monthly one-twelfth of his Base Salary at the highest annual rate in effect during the three years prior to the Date of Termination and one-twelfth of the average annual amount of cash bonus and cash incentive compensation of the Executive, based on the average of the amounts of such compensation earned by the Executive for the two full fiscal years preceding the Date of Termination; or, if the Executive elects, shall pay to him the amount of all payments under this Section 7(a)(ii) in a lump sum; and

                                   (iii)            during the 60 months following the Date of Termination, except as provided in Section 7(h) below, maintain substantially the same medical, dental and disability benefits described in Section 5(a) of this Agreement for the benefit of the Executive and his eligible dependents and beneficiaries who would have been eligible for such benefits if the Executive had not suffered an Involuntary Termination and on terms substantially as favorable to the Executive including amounts of coverage and deductibles and other costs to him in effect immediately prior to such Involuntary Termination or maintain the same medical, dental and disability benefits described in Section 5(a) for the benefit of the Executive and his eligible dependents, at the same cost to the Executive, as he would have enjoyed if he had remained employed by the Company or Imperial; or at the election of the Executive (or, notwithstanding the election of the Executive at the election of the Company or Imperial, if coverage under the Company's or Imperial's group plan is not available to the Executive and his eligible dependents and beneficiaries) cash in an amount equal to the premium cost being paid by the Company or Imperial with respect to the Executive for such benefits immediately prior to the Date of Termination); and

                                   (iv)            Provide office space and secretarial support of the same type as it provided to the Executive during his employment for a period of 18 months following  his Date of Termination; and

                                   (v)            transfer title of the Company or Imperial owned or leased vehicle currently being utilized by the Executive to the Executive, free and clear. All costs of such transfer such as lease buy-out, registration fees and sales taxes to be borne by Company or Imperial; and

                                   (vi)            transfer and assign to the Executive all interests maintained by the Company or Imperial in life insurance policies on the life of the Executive including the cash surrender value of such policies free and clear of any loans; and

                                   (vii)            notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all of Executive's outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards, including but not limited to Stock Plan options and RRP stock held in the SERP shall immediately vest.

                      (b)            Involuntary Termination in Connection with or Following a Change in Control.  In the event the Executive experiences an Involuntary Termination in connection with or within five years following a Change in Control then, in lieu of the benefits provided under Section 7(a) hereof, he shall receive a single lump sum cash payment at the time of his Involuntary Termination in an amount equal to 299% of the Executive's "base amount" as determined under Section 280G of the Code less the present value, if any, of the benefits to be received by the Executive under Sections 4(g) (i.e., under the SCP) and 7(a)(vii) of this Agreement that are required to be taken into account in the calculation of parachute payments under Section 280G of the Code or the applicable 280G regulations (the "Change in Control Payment").  In no event, however, shall the Change in Control Payment prior to reduction for Elective Benefits (as defined below) exceed the aggregate of (i) 100% of the total value of the payments under Sections 7(a)(i) and (ii) hereof, (ii) 100% of the total value of the benefits under Sections 7(a)(iii) through (vi) hereof and (iii) 1.5 times the annual Base Salary of the Executive in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, which resulting amount is equal to the value of the change in control benefits of the Executive under the Original Employment Agreement excluding the SERP change in control benefit referred to therein (the "Original Employment Agreement Adjusted Change in Control Benefit").  At the election of the Executive prior to the receipt of the lump sum benefit provided above, the Executive shall be entitled to receive any of the benefits provided in Section 7(a)(iii) through (vi) (the "Elective Benefits"), in which case the amount of the Change in Control Payment shall be reduced by the present value of the Elective Benefits to be received by the Executive pursuant to Section 7(a)(iii) through (vi).  Moreover, if the Change in Control occurs on or after January 1, 2008, the Change in Control Payment prior to reduction for Elective Benefits shall not be less than the Original Employment Agreement Adjusted Change in Control Benefit minus $1,000,000, notwithstanding that the amount thereof exceeds 299% of the Executive's "base amount" as defined under Section 280G of the Code.

                      (c)            Change in Control. In the event that any payments or benefits provided or to be provided to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement in combination with payments or benefits, if any, from other plans or arrangements maintained by the Company or Imperial or any of its affiliates, constitute "excess parachute payments" under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") that are subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, the Company or Imperial shall pay to the Executive in cash an additional amount equal to the amount of the Gross Up Payment (as hereinafter defined). The "Gross Up Payment" shall be the amount needed to insure that the amount of such payments and the value of such benefits received by the Executive (net of such excise tax and any federal, state and local tax on the Company's or Imperial's payment to him attributable to such excise tax) equals the amount of such payments and value of such benefits as he would receive in the absence of such excise tax and any federal, state and local tax on the Company's or Imperial's payment to him attributable to such excise tax. The Company or Imperial shall pay the Gross Up Payment within 25 business days after the Date of Termination. For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross Up Payment, the value of any non-cash benefits and deferred payments or benefits shall be determined by the Company's

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independent auditors in accordance with the principles of Section 280G of the Code and the 280G regulations. In the event that, after the Gross Up Payment is made, the amount of the excise tax is determined to be less than the amount calculated in the determination of the actual Gross Up Payment made by the Company, the Executive shall repay to the Company or Imperial, at the time that such reduction in the amount of excise tax is finally determined, the portion of the Gross Up Payment attributable to such reduction, plus interest on the amount of such repayment at the applicable federal rate under Section 1274 of the Code from the date of the Gross Up Payment to the date of the repayment. The amount of the reduction of the Gross Up Payment shall reflect any subsequent reduction in excise taxes resulting from such repayment. In the event that, after the Gross Up Payment is made, the amount of the excise tax is determined to exceed the amount anticipated at the time the Gross Up Payment was made, the Company or Imperial shall pay to the Executive, in immediately available funds, at the time that such additional amount of excise tax is finally determined, an additional payment ("Additional Gross Up Payment") equal to such additional amount of excise tax and any federal, state and local taxes thereon, plus all interest and penalties, if any, owed by the Executive with respect to such additional amount of excise and other tax. The Executive shall have the right to challenge any excise tax assessment against him as to which the Executive is entitled to (or would be entitled if such assessment is finally determined to be proper) a Gross Up Payment or Additional Gross Up Payment, provided that all costs and expenses incurred in such a challenge shall be borne by the Company or Imperial and the Company or Imperial shall indemnify the Executive and hold him harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any excise or other tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such payment of costs and expenses by the Company or Imperial.

                      (d)            Termination Due to Disability. In the event that the Company or Imperial desires to terminate the employment of the Executive due to Disability, it shall send him a notice as provided in Section 8 stating that it has determined that he has a Disability as defined in Section 1(c) of this Agreement. If, within 30 days after receiving such a notice, the Executive does not return to the performance of his duties on a full-time basis, his employment shall be terminated on the 30th day after such receipt and such day shall be the Termination Date, provided that if the Executive does not concur that a Disability has occurred, a licensed medical doctor, selected jointly by the Company and the Executive, shall determine the existence of a Disability. In the event that the Company and the Executive cannot agree on the selection of such a doctor, each shall select a doctor, and the two doctors shall select a third doctor, and the three doctors shall determine whether a Disability exists.  In the event of the termination of the Executive's employment due to Disability, the Company or Imperial shall pay to the Executive the same payments and benefits as the Executive would have been entitled to under Section 7(a) (excluding the benefits under Section 7(a)(iv)) if he had suffered Involuntary Termination, and the amount of any bonus or incentive compensation for the fiscal year in which such Disability termination occurs as if the Executive had remained employed, the amounts of which shall be pro-rated in accordance with the portion of the fiscal year prior to his Disability termination; provided that such amounts shall be payable when and as ordinarily payable under the applicable plans.

                      (e)            Termination for Cause. In the event of Termination for Cause, the Company or Imperial shall have no further obligation to the Executive under this Agreement after the Date of Termination, subject to any benefit continuation requirement under applicable law.

                      (f)            Voluntary Termination. The Executive may terminate his employment voluntarily at any time by a notice pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement. In the event that the Executive voluntarily terminates his employment other than by reason of any of the actions that constitute Involuntary Termination under Section 1(e) of this Agreement or in connection with or within 60 months after a Change in Control, the Company or Imperial shall be obligated to the Executive for the amount of his Base Salary and benefits only through the Date of Termination, in each case at the time such payments are due, and the Company or Imperial shall have no further obligation to the Executive under this Agreement, subject to any benefits continuation requirement under applicable law.

                      (g)            Death. In the event of the death of the Executive while employed under this Agreement and prior to any termination of employment, the Company or Imperial shall pay to the Executive's estate, or such person as the Executive may have previously designated in writing, the same payments and benefits as the Executive would have been entitled to under Section 7(a) (excluding the benefits under Section 7(a)(iv)) if he had suffered Involuntary Termination, and the amount of any bonus or incentive compensation for the fiscal year in which the Executive died if he had remained employed, the amounts of which shall be pro-rated in accordance with the portion of the fiscal year prior to his death; provided that such amounts shall be payable when and as ordinarily payable under the applicable plans.

                      (h)            No Mitigation Except As To Health Benefits. The Executive shall be under no obligation to mitigate the amount of payments or benefits to which he is entitled under this Section 7 by seeking employment or otherwise, provided that to the extent, if any, that the Executive and his eligible dependents under the Company's or Imperial's medical, dental and short- and long-term disability plans become entitled to substantially the same coverage at substantially the same cost (if any) to the Executive as applies under this Section 7, then the Company's or Imperial's obligation to provide such benefits shall be reduced accordingly. In the event that the Executive becomes entitled to such benefits from another employer during the period in which the Company or Imperial provides benefits under this Section 7, the Executive shall notify the Company or Imperial in writing within 30 days, and shall notify the Company or Imperial of such changes as may occur in such benefits from time to time in each case within 30 days, in such details as the Company or Imperial may reasonably request.

           8.            Notice of Termination. In the event that the Company or Imperial desires to terminate the employment of the Executive during the term of this Agreement, the Company or Imperial shall deliver to the Executive a written notice of termination, stating whether such termination constitutes Termination for Cause or Involuntary Termination, setting forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the termination, and specifying the date upon which employment shall terminate, which date shall be at least 30 days after the date upon which the notice is delivered, except in the case of Termination for Cause. In the event that the Executive determines in good faith that he has experienced an Involuntary Termination of his employment, he shall send a written notice to the Company or Imperial stating the circumstances that constitute such Involuntary Termination and the date upon which his employment shall have ceased due to such Involuntary Termination. In the event that the Executive desires to terminate his employment with the Company or Imperial, he shall deliver a written notice to the Company or Imperial, stating the date upon which employment shall terminate, which, except in the case of termination of employment in connection with or within 60 months after a Change in Control, shall be at least 90 days after the date upon which the notice is delivered, unless the parties agree to a date sooner.

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            9.            Confidentiality and Noncompete Agreement.

                      (a)            The Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment by the Company or Imperial, he will have access to and become informed of confidential and secret information which is a competitive asset of the Company or Imperial ("Confidential Information"), including, without limitation, (i) the terms of any agreement between the Company or Imperial and any employee, customer or supplier, (ii) pricing strategy, (iii) merchandising and marketing methods, (iv) product development ideas and strategies, (v) personnel training and development programs, (vi) financial results, (vii) strategic plans and demographic analyses, (viii) proprietary computer and systems software, and (ix) any nonpublic information concerning the Company or Imperial, its employees, suppliers or customers. The Executive agrees that he will at all times keep all Confidential Information in strict confidence and will not intentionally make known, divulge, reveal, furnish, make available, or use any Confidential Information that could materially affect the Company's or Imperial's operations, profitability or reputation (except in the course of his regular authorized duties on behalf of the Company or Imperial). The Executive may disclose information as required by law (after giving the Company or Imperial notice and an opportunity to contest such requirement). The Executive's obligations under this Section 9(a) are in addition to, and not in limitation of or preemption of, all other obligations of confidentiality which the Executive may have to the Company or Imperial under general legal or equitable principles.

                      (b)            Except in the ordinary course of the Company's or Imperial's business, the Executive has not made, nor shall at any time following the date of this Agreement, make or cause to be made, any copies, pictures, duplicates, facsimiles or other reproductions or recordings or any abstracts or summaries including or reflecting Confidential Information. All such documents and other property furnished to the Executive by the Company or Imperial or otherwise acquired or developed by the Company or Imperial shall at all times be the property of the Company or Imperial. Upon termination of the Executive's employment, the Executive will return to the Company or Imperial any such documents or other property of the Company or Imperial which are in the possession, custody or control of the Executive.

                      (c)            Without the prior written consent of the Company or Imperial, except in the ordinary course of the Company's or Imperial's business, the Executive shall not at any time during the period that he is employed by the Company or Imperial engage in any business or division of a business of a kind in whole or in part similar to that engaged in by the Company or Imperial or any of its subsidiaries.

           10.            Post-termination Assistance. The Executive agrees that after his employment with the Company or Imperial has terminated for any reason, he will provide, upon reasonable notice, such information and assistance to the Company or Imperial as may reasonably be requested by the Company or Imperial in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its affiliates is or may become a party; provided that the Company or Imperial agrees to reimburse the Executive for any reasonably related expenses, including travel expenses.

           11.            Arbitration. Any dispute between the Executive and the Company or Imperial under this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the procedures established in this Section and the Federal Arbitration Act. The dispute will be determined by arbitration in accordance with the following procedures:

                      (a)            Arbitration may be initiated by providing the other party with a written demand to arbitrate.

                      (b)            Within 21 calendar days of receipt of a written demand to arbitrate, the parties shall select an arbitrator to hear the dispute. In the event that the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, either party may, within 30 calendar days of the written demand for arbitration, petition the presiding judge of the local state trial court having jurisdiction for an appointment of a retired judge to serve as arbitrator.

                      (c)            The arbitrator will hold a hearing at which the parties to the dispute may submit evidence, including examining witnesses. The arbitrator may issue subpoenas to compel the testimony of third parties and the production of documents. Testimony shall be taken under oath and the parties may be represented by legal counsel.

                      (d)            The arbitrator shall issue a written decision within 21 calendar days of the conclusion of the hearing. The decision shall be final and binding upon the parties and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

                      (e)            The Company and Imperial shall bear the direct costs of the arbitration proceedings (arbitration fees, transcripts expenses, etc.), but each party shall otherwise bear its own expenses.

           12.            Attorneys Fees. The Company and Imperial shall pay all legal fees and related expenses (including the cost of experts, evidence and counsel) incurred by the Executive as a result of (i) the Executive's contest or disputing any termination of employment, or (ii) the Executive's seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement or by any other plan or arrangement maintained by the Company or Imperial (or its successors) under which the Executive is or may be entitled to receive benefits; provided that the Company's or Imperial's obligation to pay such fees and expenses is subject to the Executive's prevailing with respect to the matters in dispute in any action initiated by the Executive or the Executive's having been determined to have acted reasonably and in good faith with respect to any action initiated by the Company or Imperial.

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           13.            No Assignments.

                      (a)            This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto, and neither party may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party; provided that the Company or Imperial shall require any successor or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) by an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company or Imperial would be required to perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken place. Failure of the Company or Imperial to obtain such an assumption agreement on or before the second business day next preceding the effectiveness of any such succession or assignment shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall require the Company or Imperial to pay to the Executive the Change in Control Payment in a single lump sum payment on the business day next preceding the effectiveness of such succession or assignment transaction.  For purposes of implementing the provisions of this Section 13, the Change In  Control and Date of Termination shall be deemed to occur on the business day next preceding the date the succession transaction becomes effective.

                      (b)            This Agreement and all rights of the Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amounts would still be payable to the Executive hereunder if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Executive's devisee, legatee or other designee or if there is no such designee, to the Executive's estate.

           14.            Delivery of Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the Company or Imperial at its home office, to the attention of the Board of Directors with a copy to the Secretary of the Company, or if to the Executive, to such home or other address as the Executive has most recently provided in writing to the Company.

           15.            Amendments. No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties.

           16.            Headings. The heading used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement.

           17.            Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability or any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

           18.            Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States to the extent applicable and otherwise by the laws of the Sate of California.

           19.            Withholding of Taxes. The Company or Imperial may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as the Company or Imperial is required to withhold pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.

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            The parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

           THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.

           

	ITLA CAPITAL CORPORATION
and IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK 
 
 	 	EXECUTIVE
	By:	 /s/Jeffrey Lipscomb
Jeffrey Lipscomb	 	By:	 /s/George W. Haligowski
George W. Haligowski
	Its:	Member of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Compensation Committee
 
 
 			Executive
	ITLA CAPITAL CORPORATION
and IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK 
 
 
	 	
	By:	 /s/Hirotaka Oribe
Hirotaka Oribe	 		
	Its:	Member of the Board of Directors
and the Compensation Committee
 
 
 			
	ITLA CAPITAL CORPORATION
and IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK 
 
 
	 	
	By:	 /s/Timothy Doyle
Timothy Doyle	 		
	Its:	Managing Director and
Chief Financial officer			

9
End.

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