SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) . . . . . November 15, 1995 First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-10967 36-3161078 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 300 Park Blvd., Suite 405, P.O. Box 459 Itasca, Illinois 60143-0459 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (708) 875-7450 (Former name or address, if changed since last report) Exhibit Index is on Page 5 FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. FORM 8-K November 15, 1995 Item 5. Other Events First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") has announced that it's Board of Directors at their November 15, 1995 regular quarterly meeting authorized the repurchase of up to 800,000 shares of its common stock, or approximately 6.5% of such shares outstanding The authorization permits the Company to repurchase its shares from time to time in both open market and private transactions. The repurchased shares will be reserved for future issuance in conjunction with the Company's qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, dividend reinvestment plan, stock option plans as well as for other general corporate purposes. The authorization has no time limitation and will see Management effect repurchases as it deems prudent. Incident to the November 15, 1995 authorization, the Board rescinded a November, 1993 repurchase authorization. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit Index is located on Page 5 of this Report on Form 8-K. FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. FORM 8-K November 15, 1995 The following Items are not applicable for this Form 8-K: Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. FORM 8-K November 15, 1995 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 November 30, 1995 Donald J. Swistowicz (Signature)* * Duly authorized to sign on behalf of the Registrant. FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. FORM 8-K November 15, 1995 EXHIBIT INDEX Page Exhibit Number Exhibit 28 - Additional Exhibits 6 Press release issued by First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. dated November 17, 1995