-- 4th Quarter 2006 Earnings Release: Wednesday, January 24, 2007, prior to the market opening, by Market Wire distribution and First Midwest's web site at www.firstmidwest.com. -- Teleconference: Wednesday, January 24, 2007, from 10:00 A.M. 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: (866) 271-5140; International (617) 213-8893; passcode 71450825. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference. -- Telephone Replay: (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888; passcode 41200393. The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M. ET on January 24, 2007 until 11:59 P.M. ET on January 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 January 24, 2007 until 11:59 P.M. ET on January 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 the only bank named by Chicago magazine as one of the 25 best places to work in Chicago.
Contact Information: CONTACT: Michael L. Scudder EVP, Chief Financial Officer (630) 875-7283 www.firstmidwest.com First Midwest Bancorp One Pierce Place, Suite 1500 Itasca, Illinois 60143-9768 (630) 875-7450