First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT



Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 28, 2008





First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

0-10967
(Commission
File Number)

36-3161078
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Pierce Place, Suite 1500, Itasca, Illinois
(Address of principal executive offices)

60143
(Zip Code)

(630) 875-7450
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") is furnishing presentation materials included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to Item 7.01. The Company does not undertake any duty to update this presentation after the date of this Report. This Report will not be deemed to be an admission as to the materiality of any information included herein (including Exhibit 99.1). The attached Exhibit 99.1 includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of those measures to the most directly related comparable GAAP measures is also available on the Company's website at http://www.firstmidwest.com/aboutinvestor_overview.asp.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1

February 28, 2008 Power Point presentation delivered by the Company at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2008 Regional Bank Conference.

SIGNATURES
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused

this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: February 28, 2008

/s/ CYNTHIA A. LANCE

Cynthia A. Lance
Executive Vice President and
Corporate Secretary

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