First Midwest Bancorp to Conduct Annual Stockholders Meeting


ITASCA, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 9, 2007 -- First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced that it will hold its Annual Stockholders Meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at 9:30 A.M. CT at the Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, Illinois. After conducting the business described in the 2007 Proxy Statement, First Midwest's management will make a brief presentation on the Company's results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007.

The presentation materials will be available for viewing in the Investor Relations section on the Company's website, www.firstmidwest.com, on May 16, 2007 after 2:00 P.M. CT and will be available for 7 days.

First Midwest is the premier relationship-based banking franchise in the growing Chicagoland banking market. As one of the Chicago metropolitan area's largest independent bank holding companies, First Midwest provides the full range of both business and retail banking and trust and investment management services through 103 offices located in 63 communities, primarily in metropolitan Chicago. First Midwest was the only bank named by Chicago magazine as one of the 25 best places to work in Chicago.

Contact Information: Contact: Andrea L. Stangl Assistant Corporate Secretary (630) 875-7463 www.firstmidwest.com First Midwest Bancorp One Pierce Place, Suite 1500 Itasca, Illinois 60143-9768 (630) 875-7450