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UNITED STATES Delaware 0-10967 36-3161078 300 Park Boulevard, Suite 400, Itasca, Illinois 60143 (630) 875-7450
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) July 9, 2004
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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(Former name and address, if changed since last report)
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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. |
FORM 8-K |
July 9, 2004 |
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure On July 9, 2004, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing a written agreement with bank regulators. This press release, dated July 9, 2004, is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused |
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this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. |
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First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: July 9, 2004 |
/s/ STEVEN H. SHAPIRO |
Steven H. Shapiro |
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Exhibit 99 |
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First Midwest Bancorp |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Michael L. Scudder Group EVP - Chief Financial Officer |
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FIRST MIDWEST BANK EXECUTES WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH REGULATORS |
ITASCA, IL, July 9, 2004 - First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. ("First Midwest") (NASDAQ: FMBI) today reported that its subsidiary bank, First Midwest Bank (the "Bank") entered into an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate to enhance its compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations relating to anti-money laundering policies and procedures. Citing the common goal of the Bank and its regulators to fully address all cited deficiencies, the Bank has agreed to author a written compliance plan as well as to complete a compliance review of certain customer transactions since the date of the last prior satisfactory regulatory review.
Based upon preliminary communication with field examiners in the first quarter of this year, the Bank has conducted a comprehensive review of policy, procedure, systems and manpower addressing these important areas. Management believes that the remediation timeframes communicated in the written agreement are achievable based upon the work accomplished prior to the signing of this agreement. Management further believes that compliance with this agreement will have no negative effect on First Midwest's financial condition, liquidity, capital resources or operations.
"Since first learning of the deficiencies in this area, we have worked diligently and cooperatively with the Federal Reserve and the State of Illinois to aggressively and comprehensively correct these problems," said Chief Executive Officer John M. O'Meara. "Based on our long history of risk management and regulatory compliance, I am confident that this will be timely resolved."
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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Act of 1995: Statements in this news release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning specific factors described in First Midwest Bancorp's 2003 Form 10-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently available. First Midwest does not intend to update this information and disclaims any legal obligation to the contrary. Historical information is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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