First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Announces Schedule for First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release and Teleconference

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ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - April 7, 2010) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI), the holding company of First Midwest Bank, today announced the following schedule and contact information for its first quarter 2010 earnings release and teleconference:

  • 1st Quarter 2010 Earnings Release: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, prior to the market opening, by Marketwire distribution and First Midwest's web site at www.firstmidwest.com.
  • Teleconference: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 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) 322-2803; International (617) 614-4925; passcode 974 20 234. Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the teleconference.
  • Telephone Replay: (888) 286-8010; International (617) 801-6888; passcode 741 75 560. The replay will be available from 12:00 P.M. ET on April 21, 2010 until 11:59 P.M. ET on April 28, 2010.
  • 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 April 21, 2010 until 11:59 P.M. ET on April 28, 2010.

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 63 communities, primarily in metropolitan Chicago.

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