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FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. |
FORM 8-K |
August 15, 2007 |
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year On August 15, 2007 the Board of Directors ("Board") of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated the By-Laws of the Company ("By-Laws") to reflect certain ministerial changes, including: (1) permitting the Board in its discretion to elect one or more of its members to the position of Vice Chairman of the Board and a description of the powers and duties of a Vice Chairman of the Board; (2) permitting the Company to appoint an officer with the title of President and a description of the powers and duties of the President; (3) permitting the Company to designate the Chairman of the Board and any Vice Chairman of the Board as officers of Company; and (4) clarifying that the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and senior officers of the Company shall be fixed by the Board or a committee thereof. The foregoing description of the By-Laws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. | ||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K. | ||||
3.1 | First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws. | |||
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 thereunto duly authorized. | |
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: August 20, 2007 | /s/ CYNTHIA A. LANCE |
Cynthia A. Lance | |
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