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) September 22, 2016

 

(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.)

 

One Pierce Place, Suite 1500, Itasca, Illinois

 

60143

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(630) 875-7450
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

o                Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file the computation of its ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the five years from 2011 through 2015 as an exhibit that is incorporated by reference into its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-213587).

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

12.1                        Statement re: Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 

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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.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date:

September 22, 2016

/s/ Nicholas J. Chulos

 

 

By: Nicholas J. Chulos

 

 

Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary,

 

 

and General Counsel

 

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