EX-32 6 exhibit322.htm SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION CFO FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.

Exhibit 32.2

Certification

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certifies that:

    1. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

    2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ MICHAEL L. SCUDDER

Name:

Michael L. Scudder

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer

Dated: November 8, 2004