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 26, 2018

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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):

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 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously reported, on September 27, 2016, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Loan Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association (the “Lender”) providing for a one-year $50 million unsecured revolving credit facility (as previously amended, the “Credit Facility”). On September 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the Lender, which extends the maturity of the Credit Facility to September 26, 2019 and makes certain technical and clarifying changes.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the complete terms of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01, above, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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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.