First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. to Participate in Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Bank Conference

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ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - February 24, 2011) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced that it will be participating in the KBW 2011 Bank Conference to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on March 1st and 2nd, 2011. Michael L. Scudder, First Midwest's President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the conference on Tuesday, March 1st at 1:55 P.M. (ET). Interested individuals may listen to the live webcast and view a copy of the slides by accessing http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceBostonBank2011_Webcast.html. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available approximately 4 hours after the last presentation 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 some 100 offices located in 65 communities, primarily in metropolitan Chicago. First Midwest was recently recognized by the Chicago Tribune as one of the top 20 best places to work in Chicago among large employers.

Contact Information:

CONTACT:
Greg Gorbatenko
Investor Relations
(630) 875-7533
www.firstmidwest.com

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
One Pierce Place, Suite 1500
Itasca, Illinois 60143-9768
(630) 875-7450