First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Announces Schedule for

ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (“First Midwest”) (NASDAQ NGS:FMBI), the holding company of First Midwest Bank, announced today the following schedule and contact information for its 2016 fourth quarter and full year earnings release and conference call:

• Earnings Release:  Tuesday, January 24, 2017, after the market close, by GlobeNewswire distribution and First Midwest’s website at www.firstmidwest.com/investorrelations .  
• Conference Call:  Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 11:00 A.M. ET.  Listen-only mode, via telephone and Internet broadcast on the First Midwest website at  www.firstmidwest.com/investorrelations .  
• Dial-in Numbers:  US (877) 507-0639; International (412) 317-6003. Participants should ask for the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Earnings Conference Call.  Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call.  
• Telephone Replay:  US (877) 344-7529; International (412) 317-0088; Conference ID: 10099063. The replay will be available one hour after completion of the live call until 9:00 A.M. ET on February 1, 2017.  
• Web Replay:  Access the web replay by selecting the Investor Relations section of the First Midwest website at www.firstmidwest.com/investorrelations . The replay will be available one hour after completion of the live call until 9:00 A.M. ET on February 1, 2017.

About First Midwest

First Midwest is a relationship-based financial institution and one of the largest independent publicly-traded bank holding companies based on assets headquartered in the Midwest, with approximately $11.6 billion in assets and over $8 billion in trust assets under management.  First Midwest’s principal subsidiary, First Midwest Bank, and other affiliates provide a full range of commercial, leasing, retail, wealth management, trust and private banking products and services through over 110 locations in metropolitan Chicago, northwest Indiana, central and western Illinois, and eastern Iowa.  First Midwest’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol FMBI.  First Midwest’s website is www.firstmidwest.com .

Contact Information Paul F. Clemens Executive Vice President (630) 875-7347 paul.clemens@firstmidwest.com James M. Roolf SVP and Corporate Relations Officer (630) 875-7533 jim.roolf@firstmidwest.com