First Midwest Bancorp Annual Stockholders Meeting Results


ITASCA, IL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 16, 2007 -- First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced that at its Annual Stockholders Meeting Vernon A. Brunner, Brother James Gaffney, John L. Sterling and J. Stephen Vanderwoude were elected to serve as members of the Board of Directors until the year 2010. Additionally, Management presented an overview of the Company and its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 and three months ended March 31, 2007.

The presentation is available for viewing under the Investor Relations section on the Company's website, www.firstmidwest.com, beginning on May 16, 2007 and for 7 days thereafter.

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