First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Declares Second Quarter Dividend of $0.01 per Share

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Wed May 27, 2009 1:30pm EDT 

  ITASCA, IL, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "First Midwest") (NASDAQ:
FMBI), the holding company of First Midwest Bank, today announced that
the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of
$0.01 per share, payable Tuesday, July 14, 2009 to shareholders of record
on Friday, June 26, 2009.

    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 62
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:
Paul F. Clemens
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
(630) 875-7347
www.firstmidwest.com

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