Written agreement with Midwest Banc Holdings and Midwest Bank & Trust Co.

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Dec. 30, 2009. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc., Melrose Park, Illinois, a registered bank holding company, Midwest Bank and Trust Company, Elmwood Park, Illinois, a state member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Banking.

A copy of the Written Agreement is attached.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System