1、2009 Annual Report First Midwest Bancorp,Inc.2009 Annual Report First Midwest Bancorp,Inc.RRD2069_Covers 13/18/10 6:59 PMFirst Midwest Bancorp,Inc.RRD2069_Covers 23/18/10 10:16 PMFirst Midwest Bancorp,Inc.is a bank holding company headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Itasca,Illinois with operation
2、s throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area as well as central and western Illinois.Our principal subsidiary is First Midwest Bank,which provides a broad range of commercial and retail banking services to consumer,commercial and industrial,and public or governmental customers.First Midwest Ba
3、nk has approximately$7.7 billion in assets and over$3.8 billion in trust assets under management.We are one of the Chicago metropolitan areas largest independent bank holding companies,and we provide business,retail banking,and trust and investment management services through some 100 offi ces locat
4、ed in 63 communities.We are committed to meeting the fi nancial needs of the people and businesses in the communities where we live and work by providing customized banking solutions,quality products,and innovative services that truly fulfi ll those fi nancial needs.Company ProfileAdditional Informa
5、tionVisit the Investor Relations section of our website,www.fi ,for stock and dividend information,quarterly earnings and news releases,on-line annual report,links to SEC fi lings and other Company information.1RRD2069_Body 3RRD2069_Body 33/23/10 9:53 AM3/23/10 9:53 AM2Dear Stockholders:Over the cou
6、rse of 2009,we continued to work through a multi-year cycle of economic decline and a level of governmental response that has been generational in its scope.This environment,and the impact it has had on credit,has adversely impacted our industry,our marketplace,and by extension,our fi nancial perfor