ITASCA, IL--(Marketwire - January 12, 2010) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest" or
the "Company") (NASDAQ: FMBI) today announced that it intends to offer and
sell approximately $150 million of common stock in an underwritten public
offering. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. are
acting as joint bookrunners for the offering. Sandler O'Neill + Partners,
L.P. is acting as co-manager for the offering.