X0202 4 2007-09-28 0 0000702325 FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC FMBI 0001279183 WISE STEPHANIE R ONE PIERCE PLACE, SUITE 1500 ITASCA IL 60143 0 1 0 0 EVP, Bus.& Institutional Svcs. Phantom Stock under NQ Retirement Plan 2007-09-28 4 A 0 8 34.2600 A Common Stock 8 739 D Phantom Stock under NQ Retirement Plan 2007-09-28 4 A 0 1 34.2500 A Common Stock 1 740 D Shares of phantom stock in the Nonqualified Retirement Plan have a 1-for-1 conversion ratio. Between September 19, 2007 and October 2, 2007 the reporting person acquired 8 shares of First Midwest common stock under the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan through the bi-weekly employee contribution feature of the Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated September 28, 2007. Shares of phantom stock in the Nonqualified Retirement Plan are payable in cash following the termination of the reporting person's employment with First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Between September 19, 2007 and October 2, 2007 the reporting person acquired 1 share of First Midwest common stock under the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Nonqualified Retirement Plan through the quarterly employer contribution feature of the Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated September 28, 2007. By: Andrea L. Stangl, Attorney-in-fact 2007-10-02