-- 3rd Quarter 2007 Earnings Release: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, prior
to the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web
site at www.firstmidwest.com.
-- Teleconference: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, from 10:00 A.M. ET to
11:00 A.M. ET. Listen-only mode via telephone and Internet broadcast on
the First Midwest web site at www.firstmidwest.com.
-- Dial-in Numbers: (800) 510-0219; International (617) 614-3451;
passcode 67614770. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start
of the teleconference.
-- Telephone Replay: (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888;
passcode 11968276. The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M. ET on
October 24, 2007 until 11:59 P.M. ET on October 31, 2007.
-- Web Replay: Access the web replay by selecting the Investor Relations
section of the First Midwest web site at www.firstmidwest.com. The replay
will be available beginning at 12:00 P.M. ET on October 24, 2007 until
11:59 P.M. ET on October 31, 2007.
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 recently recognized
by the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workforce
Flexibility in the greater Chicago area.
Contact Information: Contact: Andrea L. Stangl Assistant Corporate Secretary (630) 875-7463 www.firstmidwest.com