First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. to Participate in Raymond James 2014 U.S. Bank Conference

ITASCA, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2014) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI), the holding company of First Midwest Bank, today announced that it will be participating in the Raymond James 2014 U.S. Bank Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 3, 2014. Michael L. Scudder, First Midwest's President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the conference on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. Central Time. The audio presentation and slides will be broadcast via live webcast at http://wsw.com/webcast/rj91/fmbi and will also be available through First Midwest's website at www.firstmidwest.com/investorrelations/. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available immediately following the live presentation until September 10, 2014.

About First Midwest

First Midwest, with assets of approximately $9.0 billion, is the premier relationship-based financial institution in the dynamic Chicagoland banking market. As one of Illinois' largest independent bank holding companies, First Midwest, through its subsidiary bank and other affiliates, provides a full range of business and retail banking and wealth management services through approximately 100 banking offices located in metropolitan Chicago, northwest Indiana, central and western Illinois, and eastern Iowa. First Midwest has been recognized by J.D. Power as having the "Highest Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the Midwest Region" according to the 2014 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study(SM). First Midwest's website is www.firstmidwest.com.