June 1 (Reuters) - First Midwest Bancorp Inc FMBI.O :
* OLD NATIONAL AND FIRST MIDWEST ANNOUNCE MERGER TO CREATE A
PREMIER MIDWESTERN BANK
* FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC - ALL-STOCK MERGER OF EQUALS
TRANSACTION WITH A TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF $6.5 BILLION
* FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP - FIRST MIDWEST STOCKHOLDERS WILL
RECEIVE
1.1336 SHARES OF OLD NATIONAL STOCK FOR EACH SHARE OF FIRST
MIDWEST STOCK THEY OWN
* FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC - FORMER FIRST MIDWEST
STOCKHOLDERS
ARE EXPECTED TO COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 44% OF
COMBINED COMPANY
* FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP INC - NEW ORGANIZATION WILL OPERATE
UNDER
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP AND OLD NATIONAL BANK NAMES
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