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Exhibit
32.1
Certification
pursuant to
18
U.S.C. section 1350,
as
adopted pursuant to
section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (the
“Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 (the “Report”),
I, William S. Rowland, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: March
3, 2010
/s/
William S. Rowland
William
S. Rowland
President
and Chief Executive Officer