First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2016 Second Quarter Results

ITASCA, IL--(Marketwired - Jul 19, 2016) - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI), the holding company of First Midwest Bank (the "Bank"), today reported results of operations and financial condition for the second quarter of 2016. Net income for the second quarter of 2016 was $25.3 million, or $0.31 per share. This compares to $18.0 million, or $0.23 per share, for the first quarter of 2016, and $22.6 million, or $0.29 per share, for the second quarter of 2015. Performance for the second and first quarters of 2016 were impacted by acquisition and integration related pre-tax expenses of $618,000 and $5.0 million, respectively. Excluding these expenses, earnings per share was $0.32 for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $0.27 for the first quarter of 2016.

SELECT SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

• Increased earnings per share to $0.32, up 19% from the first quarter of 2016 and 10% from second quarter of 2015, excluding acquisition and integration related expenses.
  
  
• Grew fee-based revenues to $36 million, an increase of 7% from the first quarter of 2016 and 14% from the second quarter of 2015.
  
  
• Improved efficiency ratio to 61%, compared to 65% for the first quarter of 2016 and 62% for the second quarter of 2015.
  
  
• Expanded total loans to $8.0 billion, up 8% annualized from March 31, 2016 and 17% from June 30, 2015.
  
  
• Reported non-performing assets to total loans plus OREO of 0.93%, down 17 basis points from June 30, 2015 and consistent with March 31, 2016.
  
  
• Grew average core deposits to $7.7 billion, up 9% from the first quarter of 2016 and 13% from the second quarter of 2015.
  
  
• Announced the pending acquisition of Standard Bancshares, Inc. on June 28, 2016, with $2.5 billion in assets, $2.2 billion in deposits, and $1.8 billion in loans.
  
  

"It was an active second quarter, reflecting continued, successful execution on a number of business fronts," said Michael L. Scudder, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. "Core earnings per share improved by 19% to $0.32 as compared to first quarter 2016, benefiting from the full quarter impact of our acquisition of The National Bank and Trust Company of Sycamore as well as organic earning asset and revenue growth and controlled operating expenses. Our loan growth was both strong and balanced, growing by 8% annualized versus the end of last quarter and 17% as contrasted to a year ago."

Mr. Scudder continued, "Against a backdrop of market volatility and uncertainty, we remain centered on those actions which enhance the value of our franchise and inure to the long term benefit of our shareholders. Our pending acquisition of Standard Bank and Trust Company further positions us as a premier market leader in metro Chicago and reinforces our commitment to relationship based business banking. At the same time, we continue to strengthen our lines of business and work to efficiently grow and diversify our revenues. Combined with our strong capital foundation, these efforts add to our underlying business momentum and position us well for future performance and growth."

ACQUISITIONS

Pending Acquisition

Standard Bancshares, Inc.

On June 28, 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Standard Bancshares, Inc. ("Standard"), the holding company for Standard Bank and Trust Company. With the acquisition, the Company would acquire 35 banking offices in the southwest Chicago suburbs and adjacent markets in northwest Indiana. Standard has total assets of approximately $2.5 billion with $2.2 billion in deposits, of which over 90% are core deposits, and $1.8 billion in loans, of which 80% are commercial-related. If the merger is completed, the merger consideration to Standard shareholders will be Company common stock, with an overall transaction value of approximately $365 million as of the date of announcement. The acquisition is expected to close in late 2016 or early 2017, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions, as well as Company and Standard shareholder approval.

Completed Acquisitions

NI Bancshares Corporation

On March 8, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of NI Bancshares Corporation ("NI Bancshares"), the holding company for The National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore. With the acquisition, the Company obtained ten banking offices in northern Illinois, and added approximately $400 million in loans and $600 million in deposits. In addition, the Company acquired over $700 million in trust assets under management, which increased the Company's trust assets under management by approximately 10%. The merger consideration totaled $70.1 million and consisted of $54.9 million in Company common stock and $15.2 million in cash.

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

On December 3, 2015, the Company completed its acquisition of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. ("Peoples") and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights. With the acquisition, the Company acquired two banking offices in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and approximately $92 million in deposits and $54 million in loans. The merger consideration totaled $16.8 million and was paid in cash.

OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Net Interest Income and Margin Analysis

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

				Quarters Ended
				June 30, 2016								March 31, 2016								June 30, 2015
				Average Balance			Interest Earned/ Paid			Yield/ Rate (%)		Average Balance			Interest Earned/ Paid			Yield/ Rate (%)		Average Balance				Interest Earned/ Paid				Yield/ Rate (%)
Assets:
Other interest-earning assets				$	300,945		$	426		0.57		$	241,645		$	342		0.57		$	669,556			$	516			0.31
Securities (1)					1,721,781			10,636		2.47			1,495,462			9,998		2.67			1,177,516				9,792			3.33
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock					42,561			200		1.88			39,773			159		1.60			38,748				368			3.80
Loans (1)(2)					7,883,806			87,481		4.46			7,346,035			79,356		4.34			6,815,781				76,573			4.51
	Total interest-earning assets (1)				9,949,093			98,743		3.99			9,122,915			89,855		3.96			8,701,601				87,249			4.02
Cash and due from banks					154,693								133,268								133,180
Allowance for loan and covered loan losses					(80,561	)							(75,654	)							(73,865	)
Other assets					945,291								876,316								881,613
		Total assets		$	10,968,516							$	10,056,845							$	9,642,529
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing core deposits (3)				$	4,941,779			991		0.08		$	4,607,738			948		0.08		$	4,407,168				896			0.08
Time deposits					1,277,694			1,491		0.47			1,183,463			1,437		0.49			1,216,371				1,506			0.50
Borrowed funds					461,363			1,499		1.31			303,232			1,316		1.75			140,002				118			0.34
Senior and subordinated debt					162,836			2,588		6.39			201,253			3,133		6.26			200,999				3,134			6.25
	Total interest-bearing liabilities				6,843,672			6,569		0.39			6,295,686			6,834		0.44			5,964,540				5,654			0.38
Demand deposits (3)					2,771,813								2,463,017								2,437,742
	Total funding sources				9,615,485								8,758,703								8,402,282
Other liabilities					117,534								119,554								116,717
Stockholders' equity - common					1,235,497								1,178,588								1,123,530
		Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	10,968,516							$	10,056,845							$	9,642,529
Tax-equivalent net interest income/margin (1)								92,174		3.72						83,021		3.66							81,595			3.76
Tax-equivalent adjustment								(2,193	)							(2,307	)								(2,693	)
		Net interest income (GAAP)					$	89,981							$	80,714								$	78,902

(1)		Interest income and yields on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a tax-equivalent basis, assuming a federal income tax rate of 35%. The corresponding income tax impact related to tax-exempt items is recorded in income tax expense. These adjustments have no impact on net income. See the accompanying Non-GAAP Financial Information discussion and the Non-GAAP Reconciliations for details on the calculation of tax-equivalent net interest income.
(2)		Includes loans acquired through Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")-assisted transactions subject to loss sharing agreements ("covered loans"), which totaled $27.2 million, $28.4 million, and $57.9 million at June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016, and June 30, 2015, respectively.
(3)		See the Deposit Composition table for further average balance detail by category.

For the second quarter of 2016, total average interest-earning assets rose $826.2 million from the first quarter of 2016 and $1.2 billion from the second quarter of 2015. The increase from both prior periods was driven primarily by $528.8 million of interest-earning assets acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction late in the first quarter of 2016, as well as leveraging growth in deposits and FHLB advances. Compared to the second quarter of 2015, the rise in average interest-earning assets was also impacted by $96.2 million of interest-earning assets acquired in the Peoples transaction late in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Average funding sources increased by $856.8 million from the first quarter of 2016 and $1.2 billion from the second quarter of 2015. Compared to both prior periods, the increase resulted primarily from deposits acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction and the full quarter impact of the addition of $262.5 million of FHLB advances during the first quarter of 2016. In addition, deposits acquired in the Peoples transaction contributed to the increase in average funding sources compared to the second quarter of 2015.

Tax-equivalent net interest margin for the current quarter was 3.72%, increasing 6 basis points from the first quarter of 2016 and decreasing 4 basis points from the second quarter of 2015. The increase in tax-equivalent net interest margin from the first quarter of 2016 was due primarily to higher accretion on acquired loans and lower funding costs resulting from the maturity of $38.5 million of subordinated notes early in the second quarter of 2016, partially offset by the addition of lower yielding securities. Compared to the second quarter of 2015, the decrease in tax-equivalent net interest margin was due primarily to the addition of FHLB advances and lower covered loan income, partially offset by the maturity of subordinated notes.

Net interest income increased by 11.5% and 14.0% from the first quarter of 2016 and second quarter of 2015, respectively, due primarily to the increase in average loans of 7.3% and 15.7% from the same periods.

Acquired loan accretion contributed $3.9 million, $1.4 million, and $3.6 million to net interest income for the second quarter of 2016, the first quarter of 2016, and the second quarter of 2015, respectively.

Fee-based Revenues and Total Noninterest Income Analysis
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
				Quarters Ended									June 30, 2016 Percent Change from
				June 30, 2016			March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015			March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015
Service charges on deposit accounts				$	10,169		$	9,473		$	9,886		7.3			2.9
Wealth management fees					8,642			7,559			7,433		14.3			16.3
Card-based fees					7,592			6,718			6,953		13.0			9.2
Merchant servicing fees					3,170			3,028			2,938		4.7			7.9
Mortgage banking income					1,863			1,368			1,439		36.2			29.5
Other service charges, commissions, and fees					4,498			5,448			2,924		(17.4	)		53.8
	Total fee-based revenues				35,934			33,594			31,573		7.0			13.8
Other income					1,865			1,445			1,900		29.1			(1.8	)
Net securities gains					23			887			515		(97.4	)		(95.5	)
		Total noninterest income		$	37,822		$	35,926		$	33,988		5.3			11.3

Total fee-based revenues of $35.9 million grew $2.3 million, or 7.0%, compared to the first quarter of 2016, with services provided to customers acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction contributing to the majority of the increase. In addition, the increase in card-based fees from the first quarter of 2016 reflected seasonally higher transaction volumes and mortgage banking income rose as a result of $52.1 million in sales of 1-4 family mortgage loans in the secondary market during the second quarter of 2016, compared to $38.7 million in the first quarter of 2016. These increases were partially offset by lower sales of capital market products to commercial clients within other service charges, commissions, and fees.

Compared to the second quarter of 2015, total fee-based revenues grew $4.4 million, or 13.8%, with approximately half due to services provided to customers acquired in the NI Bancshares and Peoples transactions. In addition, card-based fees increased as a result of higher transaction volumes and other service charges, commissions, and fees grew due to sales of capital market products to commercial clients and gains realized on the sale of equipment financing contracts originated by First Midwest Equipment Finance.

Total noninterest income of $37.8 million grew 5.3% and 11.3% from the first quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively.

Noninterest Expense Analysis
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
					Quarters Ended												June 30, 2016 Percent Change from
					June 30, 2016				March 31, 2016				June 30, 2015				March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015
Salaries and employee benefits:
	Salaries and wages				$	37,916			$	36,296			$	33,096			4.5			14.6
	Retirement and other employee benefits					8,351				8,298				7,198			0.6			16.0
		Total salaries and employee benefits				46,267				44,594				40,294			3.8			14.8
Net occupancy and equipment expense						9,928				9,697				9,622			2.4			3.2
Professional services						5,292				5,920				5,322			(10.6	)		(0.6	)
Technology and related costs						3,669				3,701				3,527			(0.9	)		4.0
Merchant card expense						2,724				2,598				2,472			4.8			10.2
Advertising and promotions						1,927				1,589				2,344			21.3			(17.8	)
Cardholder expenses						1,512				1,359				1,292			11.3			17.0
Net other real estate owned ("OREO") expense						1,122				664				1,861			69.0			(39.7	)
Other expenses						8,295				7,447				6,717			11.4			23.5
		Total noninterest expense excluding acquisition and integration related expenses (1)				80,736				77,569				73,451			4.1			9.9
Acquisition and integration related expenses						618				5,020				--			(87.7	)		N/M
			Total noninterest expense		$	81,354			$	82,589			$	73,451			(1.5	)		10.8
Efficiency ratio (2)						61	%			65	%			62	%

N/M - Not meaningful.
(1)		See the Non-GAAP Financial Information discussion for detail.
(2)		The efficiency ratio expresses noninterest expense, excluding OREO expense, as a percentage of tax-equivalent net interest income plus total fee-based revenues, other income, and tax-equivalent adjusted bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI") income. In addition, acquisition and integration related pre-tax expenses of $618,000 and $5.0 million are excluded from the efficiency ratio for the second and first quarters of 2016, respectively. See the accompanying Non-GAAP Financial Information discussion and Non-GAAP Reconciliations for details on the calculation of the efficiency ratio.

The efficiency ratio improved to 61% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 65% for the first quarter of 2016 and 62% for the second quarter of 2015. Excluding acquisition and integration related expenses, total noninterest expense increased by 4.1% from the first quarter of 2016 and 9.9% compared to the second quarter of 2015, with the operations associated with the NI Bancshares and Peoples transactions contributing to substantially all of the linked quarter increase and approximately two-thirds of the increase from second quarter of 2015. These costs primarily occurred within salaries and employee benefits expense, net occupancy and equipment expense, technology and related costs, cardholder expenses, and other expense.

The decrease in professional services from the first quarter of 2016 resulted primarily from a reduction in covered loan remediation expenses.

LOAN PORTFOLIO AND ASSET QUALITY
Loan Portfolio Composition
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
				As of									June 30, 2016 Percent Change From
				June 30, 2016			March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015			March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015
Commercial and industrial				$	2,699,742		$	2,634,391		$	2,366,056		2.5			14.1
Agricultural					401,858			422,231			377,410		(4.8	)		6.5
Commercial real estate:
	Office, retail, and industrial				1,529,675			1,566,395			1,432,502		(2.3	)		6.8
	Multi-family				587,104			562,065			557,947		4.5			5.2
	Construction				371,016			260,743			190,970		42.3			94.3
	Other commercial real estate				1,000,655			1,060,302			871,119		(5.6	)		14.9
		Total commercial real estate			3,488,450			3,449,505			3,052,538		1.1			14.3
		Total corporate loans			6,590,050			6,506,127			5,796,004		1.3			13.7
Home equity					722,881			683,171			599,320		5.8			20.6
1-4 family mortgages					415,581			390,887			283,562		6.3			46.6
Installment					223,845			213,979			113,382		4.6			97.4
		Total consumer loans			1,362,307			1,288,037			996,264		5.8			36.7
Covered loans					27,180			28,391			57,917		(4.3	)		(53.1	)
		Total loans		$	7,979,537		$	7,822,555		$	6,850,185		2.0			16.5

Total loans grew by 8.0% on an annualized basis from March 31, 2016 and 11.2% from June 30, 2015, excluding loans acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction of $363.2 million. Compared to both prior periods presented, growth in commercial and industrial loans reflects the continued expansion into select sector-based lending areas such as structured finance, asset-based lending, and equipment financing. The rise in construction loans compared to both prior periods presented was driven mainly by select commercial projects for which permanent financing is expected upon their completion. Consumer loans grew compared to both prior periods presented due to the continued expansion of mortgage and installment loans, as well as the addition of shorter-duration, floating rate home equity loans.

Asset Quality
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
				As of												June 30, 2016 Percent Change from
				June 30, 2016				March 31, 2016				June 30, 2015				March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015
Asset quality, excluding covered loans and covered OREO
Non-accrual loans				$	36,859			$	31,383			$	45,009			17.4			(18.1	)
90 days or more past due loans, still accruing interest					5,406				5,483				2,744			(1.4	)		97.0
	Total non-performing loans				42,265				36,866				47,753			14.6			(11.5	)
Accruing troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs")					2,491				2,702				3,067			(7.8	)		(18.8	)
OREO					29,452				29,238				24,471			0.7			20.4
	Total non-performing assets			$	74,208			$	68,806			$	75,291			7.9			(1.4	)
30-89 days past due loans				$	22,770			$	29,826			$	28,625
Non-accrual loans to total loans					0.46	%			0.40	%			0.66	%
Non-performing loans to total loans					0.53	%			0.47	%			0.70	%
Non-performing assets to total loans plus OREO					0.93	%			0.88	%			1.10	%
Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance for loan losses				$	80,105			$	77,150			$	71,463
Reserve for unfunded commitments					1,400				1,225				1,816
		Total allowance for credit losses		$	81,505			$	78,375			$	73,279
Allowance for credit losses to total loans (1)					1.02	%			1.00	%			1.07	%
Allowance for credit losses to loans, excluding acquired loans					1.11	%			1.11	%			1.16	%
Allowance for credit losses to non-accrual loans, excluding covered loans					217.34	%			244.74	%			152.01	%

(1)		This ratio includes acquired loans that are recorded at fair value through an acquisition adjustment, which incorporates credit risk as of the acquisition date with no allowance for credit losses being established at that time. As the acquisition adjustment is accreted into income over future periods, an allowance for credit losses on acquired loans is established as necessary to reflect credit deterioration.

Total non-performing assets represented 0.93% of total loans and OREO at June 30, 2016, compared to 0.88% at March 31, 2016 and down from 1.10% at June 30, 2015.

Charge-Off Data
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
					Quarters Ended
					June 30, 2016				% of Total			March 31, 2016				% of Total		June 30, 2015				% of Total
Net loan charge-offs (1):
		Commercial and industrial			$	1,450			28.3			$	1,396			34.3		$	3,273			59.2
		Agricultural				--			--				--			--			--			--
		Office, retail, and industrial				1,633			31.8				421			10.3			1,862			33.7
		Multi-family				83			1.6				179			4.4			466			8.4
		Construction				(12	)		(0.2	)			111			2.7			(188	)		(3.4	)
		Other commercial real estate				810			15.8				1,294			31.8			(603	)		(10.9	)
		Consumer				1,164			22.7				672			16.5			432			7.8
		Covered				2			--				--			--			285			5.2
			Total net loan charge-offs		$	5,130			100.0			$	4,073			100.0		$	5,527			100.0
Net loan charge-offs to average loans, annualized:
	Quarter-to-date					0.26	%						0.22	%					0.33	%
	Year-to-date					0.24	%						0.22	%					0.41	%

(1)		Amounts represent charge-offs, net of recoveries.

DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO
Deposit Composition
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
				Average for Quarters Ended									June 30, 2016 Percent Change from
				June 30, 2016			March 31, 2016			June 30, 2015			March 31, 2016		June 30, 2015
Demand deposits				$	2,771,813		$	2,463,017		$	2,437,742		12.5		13.7
Savings deposits					1,655,566			1,575,174			1,470,441		5.1		12.6
NOW accounts					1,615,677			1,448,666			1,379,508		11.5		17.1
Money market accounts					1,670,536			1,583,898			1,557,219		5.5		7.3
	Core deposits				7,713,592			7,070,755			6,844,910		9.1		12.7
Time deposits and other					1,277,694			1,183,463			1,216,371		8.0		5.0
		Total deposits		$	8,991,286		$	8,254,218		$	8,061,281		8.9		11.5

Average core deposits of $7.7 billion for the second quarter of 2016 increased by 9.1% and 12.7% compared to the first quarter of 2016 and the second quarter of 2015, respectively. The rise in average core deposits compared to both prior periods reflects the full quarter impact of the $443.1 million in core deposits assumed in the NI Bancshares transaction, which was completed late in the first quarter of 2016, and organic growth. Additionally, the rise in average core deposits from the first quarter of 2016 was impacted by the seasonal increase in average municipal deposits of nearly $180.0 million.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Capital Ratios
			As of
			June 30, 2016			March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015			June 30, 2015
Company regulatory capital ratios:
	Total capital to risk-weighted assets		10.68	%		10.64	%		11.15	%		11.37	%
	Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets		9.83	%		9.81	%		10.28	%		10.49	%
	Common equity Tier 1 ("CET1") to risk-weighted assets		9.32	%		9.30	%		9.73	%		9.93	%
	Tier 1 capital to average assets		8.94	%		9.56	%		9.40	%		9.34	%
Company tangible common equity ratios (1)(2):
	Tangible common equity to tangible assets		8.29	%		8.25	%		8.59	%		8.32	%
	Tangible common equity, excluding other comprehensive loss, to tangible assets		8.37	%		8.39	%		8.89	%		8.54	%
	Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets		9.14	%		9.04	%		9.29	%		9.55	%

(1)		These ratios are not subject to formal Federal Reserve regulatory guidance.
(2)		Tangible common equity ("TCE") represents common stockholders' equity less goodwill and identifiable intangible assets. See the accompanying Non-GAAP Reconciliations for details of the calculation of these ratios.

Overall, the Company's regulatory capital ratios were consistent compared to March 31, 2016 as a result of an increase in retained earnings, offset by the impact of loan growth on risk-weighted assets. The reduction in Tier 1 capital to average assets from March 31, 2016 resulted from the full quarter impact of assets acquired in the NI Bancshares transaction.

The Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share during the second quarter of 2016, which is consistent with the quarterly dividend paid to shareholders in the first quarter of 2016 and follows a dividend increase from $0.08 to $0.09 per common share during the first quarter of 2015.

Conference Call

A conference call to discuss the Company's results, outlook, and related matters will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. (ET). Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should dial (877) 507-0639 (U.S. domestic) or (412) 317-6003 (International) and ask for the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Earnings Conference Call. The number should be dialed 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start of the conference call. There is no charge to access the call. The conference call will also be accessible as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.firstmidwest.com/investorrelations. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the Company's website or by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S. domestic) or (412) 317-0088 (International) conference ID 10088402 beginning one hour after completion of the live call until 9:00 A.M. (ET) on July 28, 2016. Please direct any questions regarding obtaining access to the conference call to First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Investor Relations, via e-mail, at investor.relations@firstmidwest.com.

Press Release and Additional Information Available on Website

This press release and the accompanying unaudited Selected Financial Information are available through the "Investor Relations" section of First Midwest's website at www.firstmidwest.com/investorrelations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "might," "will," "would," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "probable," "potential," "possible," "target," "continue," "look forward," or "assume" and words of similar import. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead express only management's beliefs regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of management's control. It is possible that actual results and events may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or events indicated in these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect new information or events or conditions after the date hereof.

Forward-looking statements may be deemed to include, among other things, statements relating to our future financial performance, the performance of our loan or securities portfolio, the expected amount of future credit reserves or charge-offs, corporate strategies or objectives, anticipated trends in our business, regulatory developments, acquisition transactions, including estimated synergies, cost savings and financial benefits of pending or consummated transactions, including First Midwest's proposed acquisition of Standard, and growth strategies, including possible future acquisitions. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. For a discussion of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should refer to the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as well as our subsequent filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, these risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Other sections of such reports describe additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company's accounting and reporting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and general practices within the banking industry. As a supplement to GAAP, the Company provides non-GAAP performance results, which management believes are useful because they assist investors in assessing the Company's operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include earnings per share and total non-interest expense, excluding certain significant transactions, tax-equivalent net interest income (including its individual components), tax-equivalent net interest margin, the efficiency ratio, tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible common equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, to tangible assets, tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets, return on average tangible common equity, and return on average tangible common equity, excluding certain significant transactions.

Earnings per share, excluding certain significant transactions, and the efficiency ratio exclude acquisition and integration related expenses and property valuation adjustments. Management believes excluding these transactions from earnings per share and the efficiency ratio are useful in assessing the Company's underlying operational performance since these transactions do not pertain to its core business operations and their exclusion facilitates better comparability between periods.

The tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income and net interest margin recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a 35% tax rate. Management believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis and that it enhances comparability for peer comparison purposes.

In management's view, tangible common equity measures are meaningful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, in assessing the Company's use of equity and in facilitating comparisons with peers.

Although intended to enhance investors' understanding of the Company's business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. See the following reconciliations for details on the calculation of these measures to the extent presented herein.

Additional Information for Stockholders

The information contained herein does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed merger of First Midwest and Standard, First Midwest will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement of First Midwest and Standard, which also will constitute a prospectus of First Midwest, that First Midwest and Standard will send to their respective shareholders. Investors and shareholders are advised to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available because it will contain important information about First Midwest, Standard and the proposed transaction. When filed, this document and other documents relating to the merger filed by First Midwest can be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These documents also can be obtained free of charge by accessing First Midwest's website at www.firstmidwest.com under the tab "Investor Relations" and then under "SEC Filings." Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from First Midwest upon written request to First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., Attn: Corporate Secretary, One Pierce Place, Suite 1500, Itasca, Illinois 60143 or by calling (630) 875-7463, or from Standard upon written request to Standard Bancshares, Inc., Attn: Lawrence P. Kelley, President and Chief Executive Officer, 7800 West 95th Street, Hickory Hills, Illinois 60457 or by calling (708) 499-2000.

Participants in the Proposed Standard Transaction

First Midwest, Standard and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed under the rules of the SEC to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the respective shareholders of First Midwest and Standard in connection with the proposed Standard transaction. Certain information regarding the interests of these participants and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed Standard transaction when it becomes available. Additional information about First Midwest and its directors and officers may be found in the definitive proxy statement of First Midwest relating to its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on April 14, 2016 and First Midwest's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on February 23, 2016. The definitive proxy statement and annual report can be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

About the Company

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. First Midwest's principal subsidiary, First Midwest Bank, and other affiliates provide a full range of commercial, 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 website is www.firstmidwest.com.

Accompanying Unaudited Selected Financial Information    

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited) (Dollar amounts in thousands)
				As of
				June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
				2016			2016			2015			2015			2015
Period-End Balance Sheet
Assets
Cash and due from banks				$	149,957		$	135,049		$	114,587		$	125,279		$	135,546
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks					105,432			171,312			266,615			822,264			811,287
Trading securities, at fair value					17,693			17,408			16,894			17,038			18,172
Securities available-for-sale, at fair value					1,773,759			1,625,579			1,306,636			1,151,418			1,142,407
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost					20,672			21,051			23,152			23,723			24,292
FHLB and FRB stock					44,506			40,916			39,306			38,748			38,748
Loans:
	Commercial and industrial				2,699,742			2,634,391			2,524,726			2,392,860			2,366,056
	Agricultural				401,858			422,231			387,440			393,732			377,410
	Commercial real estate:
		Office, retail, and industrial			1,529,675			1,566,395			1,395,454			1,414,077			1,432,502
		Multi-family			587,104			562,065			528,324			539,308			557,947
		Construction			371,016			260,743			216,882			192,086			190,970
		Other commercial real estate			1,000,655			1,060,302			931,190			869,748			871,119
	Home equity				722,881			683,171			653,468			647,223			599,320
	1-4 family mortgages				415,581			390,887			355,854			294,261			283,562
	Installment				223,845			213,979			137,602			131,185			113,382
	Covered loans				27,180			28,391			30,775			51,219			57,917
		Total loans			7,979,537			7,822,555			7,161,715			6,925,699			6,850,185
Allowance for loan losses					(80,105	)		(77,150	)		(73,630	)		(72,500	)		(71,463	)
	Net loans				7,899,432			7,745,405			7,088,085			6,853,199			6,778,722
OREO					29,990			29,649			27,782			32,035			28,230
Premises, furniture, and equipment, net					140,554			141,323			122,278			127,443			128,621
Investment in BOLI					218,133			218,873			209,601			208,666			207,814
Goodwill and other intangible assets					369,962			369,979			339,277			331,250			332,223
Accrued interest receivable and other assets					225,720			212,378			178,463			203,983			216,965
	Total assets			$	10,995,810		$	10,728,922		$	9,732,676		$	9,935,046		$	9,863,027
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Noninterest-bearing deposits				$	2,683,495		$	2,627,530		$	2,414,454		$	2,671,793		$	2,508,316
Interest-bearing deposits					6,287,821			6,153,288			5,683,284			5,624,657			5,704,355
	Total deposits				8,971,316			8,780,818			8,097,738			8,296,450			8,212,671
Borrowed funds					449,744			387,411			165,096			169,943			189,036
Senior and subordinated debt					162,876			201,293			201,208			201,123			201,039
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities					160,985			134,835			122,366			119,861			135,324
Stockholders' equity					1,250,889			1,224,565			1,146,268			1,147,669			1,124,957
	Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	10,995,810		$	10,728,922		$	9,732,676		$	9,935,046		$	9,863,027
Stockholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI")				$	1,259,692		$	1,239,606		$	1,174,657		$	1,163,487		$	1,146,189
Stockholders' equity, common					1,250,889			1,224,565			1,146,268			1,147,669			1,124,957

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

					Quarters Ended															Six Months Ended
					June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
					2016			2016			2015			2015			2015			2016			2015
Income Statement
Interest income					$	96,550		$	87,548		$	84,667		$	84,292		$	84,556		$	184,098		$	167,025
Interest expense						6,569			6,834			6,655			6,390			5,654			13,403			11,341
	Net interest income					89,981			80,714			78,012			77,902			78,902			170,695			155,684
Provision for loan losses						8,085			7,593			4,500			4,100			6,000			15,678			12,552
		Net interest income after provision for loan losses				81,896			73,121			73,512			73,802			72,902			155,017			143,132
Noninterest Income
		Service charges on deposit accounts				10,169			9,473			10,303			10,519			9,886			19,642			19,157
		Wealth management fees				8,642			7,559			7,493			7,222			7,433			16,201			14,447
		Card-based fees				7,592			6,718			6,761			6,868			6,953			14,310			13,355
		Merchant servicing fees				3,170			3,028			2,929			3,207			2,938			6,198			5,603
		Mortgage banking income				1,863			1,368			1,777			1,402			1,439			3,231			2,562
		Other service charges, commissions, and fees				4,498			5,448			4,664			3,900			2,924			9,946			5,090
			Total fee-based revenues			35,934			33,594			33,927			33,118			31,573			69,528			60,214
		Other income				1,865			1,445			1,729			1,372			1,900			3,310			3,848
		Net securities gains				23			887			822			524			515			910			1,027
			Total noninterest income			37,822			35,926			36,478			35,014			33,988			73,748			65,089
Noninterest Expense
	Salaries and employee benefits:
		Salaries and wages				37,916			36,296			34,295			33,554			33,096			74,212			65,890
		Retirement and other employee benefits				8,351			8,298			8,925			7,807			7,198			16,649			15,120
			Total salaries and employee benefits			46,267			44,594			43,220			41,361			40,294			90,861			81,010
		Net occupancy and equipment expense				9,928			9,697			9,256			9,406			9,622			19,625			20,058
		Professional services				5,292			5,920			6,117			6,172			5,322			11,212			10,431
		Technology and related costs				3,669			3,701			3,694			3,673			3,527			7,370			7,214
		Merchant card expense				2,724			2,598			2,495			2,722			2,472			5,322			4,669
		Advertising and promotions				1,927			1,589			2,211			1,828			2,344			3,516			3,567
		Cardholder expenses				1,512			1,359			1,329			1,354			1,292			2,871			2,560
		Net OREO expense				1,122			664			926			1,290			1,861			1,786			3,065
		Other expenses				8,295			7,447			7,525			6,559			6,717			15,742			13,534
		Acquisition and integration related expenses				618			5,020			1,389			--			--			5,638			--
		Property valuation adjustments				--			--			8,581			--			--			--			--
			Total noninterest expense			81,354			82,589			86,743			74,365			73,451			163,943			146,108
		Income before income tax expense				38,364			26,458			23,247			34,451			33,439			64,822			62,113
		Income tax expense				13,097			8,496			6,923			11,167			10,865			21,593			19,657
			Net income		$	25,267		$	17,962		$	16,324		$	23,284		$	22,574		$	43,229		$	42,456
Net income applicable to common shares					$	24,977		$	17,750		$	16,145		$	23,058		$	22,325		$	42,727		$	41,979
Net income applicable to common shares, excluding certain significant transactions (1)					$	25,348		$	20,762		$	22,127		$	23,058		$	22,325		$	46,110		$	41,979

Footnotes to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(1)		Certain significant transactions include acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions and property valuation adjustments related to strategic branch initiatives.

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Selected Financial Information (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

		As of or for the
		Quarters Ended																				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
		2016				2016				2015				2015				2015				2016				2015
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share ("EPS") (1)		$	0.31			$	0.23			$	0.21			$	0.30			$	0.29			$	0.54			$	0.55
Diluted EPS (1)		$	0.31			$	0.23			$	0.21			$	0.30			$	0.29			$	0.54			$	0.55
Diluted EPS, excluding certain significant transactions (1) (6)		$	0.32			$	0.27			$	0.29			$	0.30			$	0.29			$	0.58			$	0.55
Common Stock and Related Per Common Share Data
Book value		$	15.38			$	15.06			$	14.70			$	14.72			$	14.43			$	15.38			$	14.43
Tangible book value		$	10.83			$	10.51			$	10.35			$	10.47			$	10.17			$	10.83			$	10.17
Dividends declared per share		$	0.09			$	0.09			$	0.09			$	0.09			$	0.09			$	0.18			$	0.18
Closing price at period end		$	17.56			$	18.02			$	18.43			$	17.54			$	18.97			$	17.56			$	18.97
Closing price to book value			1.1				1.2				1.3				1.2				1.3				1.1				1.3
Period end shares outstanding			81,312				81,298				77,952				77,942				77,961				81,312				77,961
Period end treasury shares			9,965				9,976				10,276				10,286				10,267				9,965				10,267
Common dividends		$	7,240			$	7,228			$	7,017			$	7,014			$	7,022			$	14,468			$	14,033
Key Ratios/Data
Return on average common equity (1) (2)			8.13	%			6.06	%			5.55	%			8.06	%			7.97	%			7.12	%			7.56	%
Return on average tangible common equity (1) (2)			11.94	%			8.87	%			8.06	%			11.68	%			11.62	%			10.44	%			11.07	%
Return on average tangible common equity, excluding certain significant transactions (1) (2) (6)			12.11	%			10.32	%			10.94	%			11.68	%			11.62	%			11.24	%			11.07	%
Return on average assets (2)			0.93	%			0.72	%			0.66	%			0.94	%			0.94	%			0.83	%			0.90	%
Loans to deposits			88.94	%			89.09	%			88.44	%			83.48	%			83.41	%			88.94	%			83.41	%
Efficiency ratio (1)			60.98	%			64.82	%			64.95	%			63.20	%			61.70	%			62.81	%			63.05	%
Net interest margin (3)			3.72	%			3.66	%			3.59	%			3.58	%			3.76	%			3.69	%			3.77	%
Yield on average interest-earning assets (3)			3.99	%			3.96	%			3.89	%			3.86	%			4.02	%			3.97	%			4.04	%
Cost of funds			0.39	%			0.44	%			0.44	%			0.42	%			0.38	%			0.41	%			0.39	%
Net noninterest expense to average assets			1.61	%			1.90	%			2.08	%			1.60	%			1.66	%			1.75	%			1.73	%
Effective income tax rate			34.14	%			32.11	%			29.78	%			32.41	%			32.50	%			33.31	%			31.65	%
Capital Ratios
Total capital to risk-weighted assets (1)			10.68	%			10.64	%			11.15	%			11.43	%			11.37	%			10.68	%			11.37	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (1)			9.83	%			9.81	%			10.28	%			10.55	%			10.49	%			9.83	%			10.49	%
CET1 to risk-weighted assets (1)			9.32	%			9.30	%			9.73	%			10.00	%			9.93	%			9.32	%			9.93	%
Tier 1 capital to average assets (1)			8.94	%			9.56	%			9.40	%			9.29	%			9.34	%			8.94	%			9.34	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1)			8.29	%			8.25	%			8.59	%			8.50	%			8.32	%			8.29	%			8.32	%
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI, to tangible assets (1)			8.37	%			8.39	%			8.89	%			8.67	%			8.54	%			8.37	%			8.54	%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets (1)			9.14	%			9.04	%			9.29	%			9.70	%			9.55	%			9.14	%			9.55	%

Note: Selected Financial Information footnotes are located at the end of this section.

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Selected Financial Information (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

				As of or for the
				Quarters Ended																			Six Months Ended
				June 30,				March 31,			December 31,				September 30,				June 30,				June 30,			June 30,
				2016				2016			2015				2015				2015				2016			2015
Asset Quality Performance Data
Non-performing assets(4)
Commercial and industrial				$	6,303			$	5,364		$	5,587			$	6,438			$	11,100			$	6,303		$	11,100
Agricultural					475				295			355				112				317				475			317
Commercial real estate:
	Office, retail, and industrial				16,815				10,910			6,875				6,961				12,599				16,815			12,599
	Multi-family				321				410			796				1,046				1,287				321			1,287
	Construction				360				778			905				3,332				4,940				360			4,940
	Other commercial real estate				4,797				5,555			5,611				5,898				5,513				4,797			5,513
Consumer					7,788				8,071			8,746				8,521				9,253				7,788			9,253
	Total non-accrual loans				36,859				31,383			28,875				32,308				45,009				36,859			45,009
90 days or more past due loans, still accruing interest					5,406				5,483			2,883				4,559				2,744				5,406			2,744
	Total non-performing loans				42,265				36,866			31,758				36,867				47,753				42,265			47,753
Accruing TDRs					2,491				2,702			2,743				2,771				3,067				2,491			3,067
OREO					29,452				29,238			27,349				31,129				24,471				29,452			24,471
Total non-performing assets				$	74,208			$	68,806		$	61,850			$	70,767			$	75,291			$	74,208		$	75,291
30-89 days past due loans (4)				$	22,770			$	29,826		$	16,329			$	28,629			$	28,625			$	22,770		$	28,625
Allowance for credit losses
Allowance for loan losses				$	78,711			$	75,582		$	71,992			$	68,384			$	66,602			$	78,711		$	66,602
Allowance for covered loan losses					1,394				1,568			1,638				4,116				4,861				1,394			4,861
Reserve for unfunded commitments					1,400				1,225			1,225				1,225				1,816				1,400			1,816
	Total allowance for credit losses			$	81,505			$	78,375		$	74,855			$	73,725			$	73,279			$	81,505		$	73,279
Provision for loan losses				$	8,085			$	7,593		$	4,500			$	4,100			$	6,000			$	15,678		$	12,552
Net charge-offs by category
Commercial and industrial				$	1,450			$	1,396		$	1,781			$	1,601			$	3,273			$	2,846		$	9,930
Agricultural					--				--			--				--				--				--			--
Commercial real estate:
	Office, retail, and industrial				1,633				421			267				457				1,862				2,054			1,696
	Multi-family				83				179			(27	)			67				466				262			490
	Construction				(12	)			111			105				(114	)			(188	)			99			(205	)
	Other commercial real estate				810				1,294			110				92				(603	)			2,104			448
Consumer					1,164				672			1,134				959				432				1,836			911
Covered loans					2				--			--				1				285				2			513
		Total net charge-offs		$	5,130			$	4,073		$	3,370			$	3,063			$	5,527			$	9,203		$	13,783
Total recoveries included above				$	1,003			$	1,116		$	1,031			$	1,294			$	2,579			$	2,119		$	4,376

Note: Selected Financial Information footnotes are located at the end of this section.

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Selected Financial Information (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
		As of or for the
		Quarters Ended
		June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
		2016			2016			2015			2015			2015
Asset Quality ratios(4)
Non-accrual loans to total loans		0.46	%		0.40	%		0.40	%		0.47	%		0.66	%
Non-performing loans to total loans		0.53	%		0.47	%		0.45	%		0.54	%		0.70	%
Non-performing assets to total loans plus OREO		0.93	%		0.88	%		0.86	%		1.02	%		1.10	%
Non-performing assets to tangible common equity plus allowance for credit losses		7.72	%		7.39	%		7.03	%		7.99	%		8.74	%
Non-accrual loans to total assets		0.34	%		0.29	%		0.30	%		0.33	%		0.46	%
Allowance for credit losses and net charge-off ratios
Allowance for credit losses to total loans (5)		1.02	%		1.00	%		1.05	%		1.06	%		1.07	%
Allowance for credit losses to loans, excluding acquired loans.		1.11	%		1.11	%		1.11	%		1.14	%		1.16	%
Allowance for credit losses to non-accrual loans (4)		217.34	%		244.74	%		253.57	%		215.45	%		152.01	%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans (4)		189.54	%		208.34	%		230.55	%		188.81	%		143.27	%
Net charge-offs to average loans (2)		0.26	%		0.22	%		0.19	%		0.18	%		0.33	%

Footnotes to Selected Financial Information
	(1)		See the Non-GAAP Reconciliations section for detailed calculation.
	(2)		Annualized based on the actual number of days for each period presented.
	(3)		Presented on a tax equivalent basis, which reflects federal and state tax benefits.
	(4)		Excludes covered loans and covered OREO.
	(5)		This ratio includes acquired loans that are recorded at fair value through an acquisition adjustment, which incorporates credit risk, as of the acquisition date with no allowance for credit losses being established at that time. As the acquisition adjustment is accreted into income over future periods, an allowance for credit losses is established on acquired loans as necessary to reflect credit deterioration.
	(6)		Certain significant transactions include acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions and property valuation adjustments related to strategic branch initiatives.

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

				Quarters Ended																				Six Months Ended
				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
				2016				2016				2015				2015				2015				2016				2015
Earnings Per Share
Net income				$	25,267			$	17,962			$	16,324			$	23,284			$	22,574			$	43,229			$	42,456
Net income applicable to non-vested restricted shares					(290	)			(212	)			(179	)			(226	)			(249	)			(502	)			(477	)
	Net income applicable to common shares				24,977				17,750				16,145				23,058				22,325				42,727				41,979
Acquisition and integration related expenses					618				5,020				1,389				--				--				5,638				--
Tax-equivalent adjustment of acquisition and integration related expenses (2)					(247	)			(2,008	)			(556	)			--				--				(2,255	)			--
Property valuation adjustments.					--				--				8,581				--				--				--				--
Tax-equivalent adjustment of property valuation adjustments (2)					--				--				(3,432	)			--				--				--				--
	Net income applicable to common shares, excluding certain significant transactions (1)			$	25,348			$	20,762			$	22,127			$	23,058			$	22,325			$	46,110			$	41,979
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
	Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic)				80,383				77,980				77,121				77,106				77,089				79,182				77,004
	Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents				13				12				13				13				12				12				12
		Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding			80,396				77,992				77,134				77,119				77,101				79,194				77,016
Basic EPS				$	0.31			$	0.23			$	0.21			$	0.30			$	0.29			$	0.54			$	0.55
Diluted EPS				$	0.31			$	0.23			$	0.21			$	0.30			$	0.29			$	0.54			$	0.55
Diluted EPS, excluding certain significant transactions (1)				$	0.32			$	0.27			$	0.29			$	0.30			$	0.29			$	0.58			$	0.55
Anti-dilutive shares not included in the computation of diluted EPS					469				608				735				751				768				539				857
Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income
Net interest income				$	89,981			$	80,714			$	78,012			$	77,902			$	78,902			$	170,695			$	155,684
Tax-equivalent adjustment					2,193				2,307				2,494				2,609				2,693				4,500				5,576
	Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)			$	92,174			$	83,021			$	80,506			$	80,511			$	81,595			$	175,195			$	161,260
Efficiency Ratio Calculation
Noninterest expense				$	81,354			$	82,589			$	86,743			$	74,365			$	73,451			$	163,943			$	146,108
Less:													--
	Net OREO expense				(1,122	)			(664	)			(926	)			(1,290	)			(1,861	)			(1,786	)			(3,065	)
	Acquisition and integration related expenses				(618	)			(5,020	)			(1,389	)			--				--				(5,638	)			--
	Property valuation adjustments				--				--				(8,581	)			--				--				--				--
		Total		$	79,614			$	76,905			$	75,847			$	73,075			$	71,590			$	156,519			$	143,043
Tax-equivalent net interest income (2)				$	92,174			$	83,021			$	80,506			$	80,511			$	81,595			$	175,195			$	161,260
Fee-based revenues					35,934				33,594				33,927				33,118				31,573				69,528				60,214
Add:
	Other income, excluding BOLI income				984				579				807				446				446				1,563				1,511
	BOLI				881				866				922				926				1,454				1,747				2,337
	Tax-equivalent adjustment of BOLI				587				577				615				617				969				1,165				1,558
		Total		$	130,560			$	118,637			$	116,777			$	115,618			$	116,037			$	249,198			$	226,880
Efficiency ratio					60.98	%			64.82	%			64.95	%			63.20	%			61.70	%			62.81	%			63.05	%

Note: Non-GAAP Reconciliations footnotes are located at the end of this section.

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

			As of or for the
			Quarters Ended																Six Months Ended
			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
			2016			2016			2015			2015			2015				2016				2015
Risk-Based Capital Data
Common stock			$	913		$	913		$	882		$	882		$	882			$	913			$	882
Additional paid-in capital				495,159			493,153			446,672			445,037			443,558				495,159				443,558
Retained earnings				982,277			964,250			953,516			944,209			927,939				982,277				927,939
Treasury stock, at cost				(218,657	)		(218,710	)		(226,413	)		(226,641	)		(226,190	)			(218,657	)			(226,190	)
Goodwill and other intangible assets				(358,582	)		(357,895	)		(327,115	)		(318,854	)		(319,243	)			(358,582	)			(319,243	)
Disallowed deferred tax assets				(2,263	)		(2,956	)		(1,902	)		(2,889	)		(3,046	)			(2,263	)			(3,046	)
	CET1 capital			898,847			878,755			845,640			841,744			823,900				898,847				823,900
Trust-preferred securities				50,690			50,690			50,690			50,690			50,690				50,690				50,690
Other disallowed deferred tax assets				(1,508	)		(1,970	)		(2,868	)		(4,334	)		(4,568	)			(1,508	)			(4,568	)
	Tier 1 capital			948,029			927,475			893,462			888,100			870,022				948,029				870,022
Tier 2 capital				81,505			78,375			74,855			73,725			73,279				81,505				73,279
	Total capital		$	1,029,534		$	1,005,850		$	968,317		$	961,825		$	943,301			$	1,029,534			$	943,301
Risk-weighted assets			$	9,641,953		$	9,452,551		$	8,687,864		$	8,414,729		$	8,296,679			$	9,641,953			$	8,296,679
Adjusted average assets			$	10,608,085		$	9,700,671		$	9,501,087		$	9,559,796		$	9,318,347			$	10,608,085			$	9,318,347
Total capital to risk-weighted assets				10.68	%		10.64	%		11.15	%		11.43	%		11.37	%			10.68	%			11.37	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets				9.83	%		9.81	%		10.28	%		10.55	%		10.49	%			9.83	%			10.49	%
CET1 to risk-weighted assets				9.32	%		9.30	%		9.73	%		10.00	%		9.93	%			9.32	%			9.93	%
Tier 1 capital to average assets				8.94	%		9.56	%		9.40	%		9.29	%		9.34	%			8.94	%			9.34	%
Tangible Common Equity
Stockholders' equity			$	1,250,889		$	1,224,565		$	1,146,268		$	1,147,669		$	1,124,957			$	1,250,889			$	1,124,957
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets				(369,962	)		(369,979	)		(339,277	)		(331,250	)		(332,223	)			(369,962	)			(332,223	)
	Tangible common equity			880,927			854,586			806,991			816,419			792,734				880,927				792,734
Less: AOCI				8,803			15,041			28,389			15,818			21,232				8,803				21,232
	Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI		$	889,730		$	869,627		$	835,380		$	832,237		$	813,966			$	889,730			$	813,966
Total assets			$	10,995,810		$	10,728,922		$	9,732,676		$	9,935,046		$	9,863,027			$	10,995,810			$	9,863,027
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets				(369,962	)		(369,979	)		(339,277	)		(331,250	)		(332,223	)			(369,962	)			(332,223	)
	Tangible assets		$	10,625,848		$	10,358,943		$	9,393,399		$	9,603,796		$	9,530,804			$	10,625,848			$	9,530,804
Tangible common equity to tangible assets				8.29	%		8.25	%		8.59	%		8.50	%		8.32	%			8.29	%			8.32	%
Tangible common equity, excluding AOCI, to tangible assets				8.37	%		8.39	%		8.89	%		8.67	%		8.54	%			8.37	%			8.54	%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets				9.14	%		9.04	%		9.29	%		9.70	%		9.55	%			9.14	%			9.55	%

Note: Non-GAAP Reconciliations footnotes are located at the end of this section.

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

			As of or for the
			Quarters Ended																				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				March 31,				December 31,				September 30,				June 30,				June 30,				June 30,
			2016				2016				2015				2015				2015				2016				2015
Return on Average Common and Tangible Common Equity
Net income applicable to common shares			$	24,977			$	17,750			$	16,145			$	23,058			$	22,325			$	42,727			$	41,979
Intangibles amortization				1,245				985				971				973				978				2,230				1,976
Tax-equivalent adjustment of intangibles amortization				(498	)			(394	)			(388	)			(389	)			(391	)			(892	)			(790	)
	Net income applicable to common shares, excluding intangibles amortization			25,724				18,341				16,728				23,642				22,912				44,065				43,165
Acquisition and integration related expenses				618				5,020				1,389				--				--				5,638				--
Tax-equivalent adjustment of acquisition and integration related expenses (2)				(247	)			(2,008	)			(556	)			--				--				(2,255	)			--
Property valuation adjustments				--				--				8,581				--				--				--				--
Tax-equivalent adjustment of property valuation adjustments (2)				--				--				(3,432	)			--				--				--				--
	Net income applicable to common shares, excluding intangibles amortization and certain significant transactions (1)		$	26,095			$	21,353			$	22,710			$	23,642			$	22,912			$	47,448			$	43,165
Average stockholders' equity			$	1,235,497			$	1,178,588			$	1,154,506			$	1,134,967			$	1,123,530				1,207,043			$	1,119,170
Less: average intangible assets				(369,177	)			(346,549	)			(331,013	)			(331,720	)			(332,694	)			(357,863	)			(333,186	)
	Average tangible common equity		$	866,320			$	832,039			$	823,493			$	803,247			$	790,836			$	849,180			$	785,984
Return on average common equity (3)				8.13	%			6.06	%			5.55	%			8.06	%			7.97	%			7.12	%			7.56	%
Return on average tangible common equity (3)				11.94	%			8.87	%			8.06	%			11.68	%			11.62	%			10.44	%			11.07	%
Return on average tangible common equity, excluding certain significant transactions (1) (3)				12.11	%			10.32	%			10.94	%			11.68	%			11.62	%			11.24	%			11.07	%

Footnotes to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
	(1)		Certain significant transactions include acquisition and integration related expenses associated with completed and pending acquisitions and property valuation adjustments related to strategic branch initiatives.
	(2)		Presented on a tax equivalent basis, which reflects federal and state tax benefits.
	(3)		Annualized based on the actual number of days for each period presented.