8-K

UNITED STATES
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): May 22, 2020

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-10967	36-3161078
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois		60631
(Address of principal executive offices)		(ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (708) 831-7483

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, $0.01 par value	FMBI	The NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 22, 2020, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ellen A. Rudnick as Lead Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Rudnick succeeds J. Stephen Vanderwoude in this role. The press release, dated May 22, 2020, is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.
	99.1	Press Release issued by First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. dated May 22, 2020.
	104.0	Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.
Date:	May 22, 2020	By:	/s/ Nicholas J. Chulos
			Nicholas J. Chulos Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC.

APPOINTS ELLEN A. RUDNICK AS LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

CHICAGO, IL – May 22, 2020 – First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. today announced the appointment of Ellen A. Rudnick as Lead Independent Director. Ms. Rudnick succeeds J. Stephen Vanderwoude, who decided to retire as Lead Independent Director and who will continue to serve as a director of First Midwest and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Enterprise Risk Committees.

“Since becoming a director in 2005, Ellen has always provided valuable strategic insight and important contributions to our board,” said Michael L. Scudder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Midwest. “Her extensive leadership, corporate governance and public company board experience, as well as her understanding of our company and our industry, made her an ideal choice to serve as Lead Independent Director.”

Mr. Scudder continued, “I also want to thank Steve Vanderwoude for his leadership as our first Lead Independent Director. I am pleased Steve will remain as a director so that we may continue to benefit from his knowledge, perspectives and collaborative approach.”

About First Midwest

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) is a relationship-focused financial institution and one of the largest independent publicly traded bank holding companies based on assets headquartered in Chicago and the Midwest, with approximately $20 billion of assets and an additional $11 billion of assets under management. First Midwest Bank, Park Bank and First Midwest’s other affiliates provide a full range of commercial, treasury management, equipment leasing, consumer, wealth management, trust and private banking products and services. First Midwest operates branches and other locations throughout metropolitan Chicago, southeast Wisconsin and across the Midwest. Visit First Midwest at www.firstmidwest.com.

CONTACTS:

Investors	Media
Patrick S. Barrett	Maurissa Kanter
EVP, Chief Financial Officer	SVP, Director of Corporate Communications
708.831.7231	708.831.7345
pat.barrett@firstmidwest.com	maurissa.kanter@firstmidwest.com

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | 8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue | Suite 1300 | Chicago | Illinois | 60631

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