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Amendment to the Master Confirmation and Supplement Confirmation

 EXHIBIT 10.39 
 AMENDMENT TO MASTER CONFIRMATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATION 
 This AMENDMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made as of February 21, 2007, between Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“GS&Co.”) and Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (“Counterparty”). 
 WHEREAS, GS&Co. and Counterparty are parties to the Master Confirmation, dated February 7, 2007, containing terms relating to capped accelerated
stock buyback transactions to be entered into between GS&Co. and Counterparty (the “Master Confirmation”); 
 WHEREAS,
GS&Co. and Counterparty entered into a capped accelerated stock buyback transaction (reference number SDB1624558024) (the “Transaction”) under the Master Confirmation, the terms of which are set forth in the Master Confirmation
and the Supplemental Confirmation, dated February 7, 2007 (the “Supplemental Confirmation” and, together with the Master Confirmation, the “Transaction Confirmation”); 
 WHEREAS, GS&Co. and Counterparty desire to amend the Transaction Confirmation as set forth herein; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants herein contained, CS&Co. and Counterparty agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Terms Used but Not Defined Herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Transaction
Confirmation. 
 Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Counterparty. Counterparty represents and warrants to
GS&Co. that it is not entering into this Amendment (i) on the basis of, and it is not aware of, any material non-public information with respect to itself or the Shares (ii) in anticipation of, in connection with, or to facilitate, a
distribution of its securities, a self tender offer or a third-party tender offer or (iii) to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or
otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares). 
 Section 3. Amendment to
the Master Confirmation. The Master Confirmation is hereby amended as follows: 
 (a) The following definitions as hereby inserted after the
definition or “Initial Shares” in Section 1 of the Master Confirmation: 
  

			
	 “Interim Share Delivery:
	  	GS&Co. shall deliver a number of Shares equal to the Interim Shares, if any, to Counterparty on the interim Share Delivery Date in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions,
with the Interim Share Delivery Date deemed to be a “Settlement Date” for purposes of such Section 9.4.
		
	 Interim Share Delivery Date:
	  	For each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation.
		
	 Interim Shares:
	  	For each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation.”

 (b) The definition of “Minimum Share Delivery” in Section 1 of the Master Confirmation is
hereby amended by replacing the words “the Initial Shares” with the words “the sum of the Initial Shares and the Interim Shares”. 
 (c) Section 4(i) of the Master Confirmation is hereby amended by inserting the words “, the interim Share Delivery Date” immediately after the words “the Initial Share Delivery Date”. 

Section 4. Amendment to the Supplemental Confirmation. The Supplemental Confirmation is hereby amended by inserting the following definitions
after the definition of “Initial Shares” in Section 2 thereof: 
 “Interim Share Delivery
Date:        February 21, 2007 
 Interim
Shares:                                700,00”. 
 Section 4. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
 Section 5. Confirmation of Agreements. Except as amended hereby, the Transaction Confirmation shall remain and continue in full force and effect
and is hereby confirmed in all respects. 
 Section 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if all of the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first
above written. 
  

	
	GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
	
	/S/    CONRAD LANGENEGGER
	 Name:  Conrad Langenegger
 Title:    Vice President

  
  

			
	AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
		
	By:	 	  
		 	 Name:
 Title:

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first
above written. 
  

			
	GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
		
	By:	 	  
		 	Authorized Signatory

  
  

			
	AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
		
	By:	 	/S/  DAVID TRICK    
		 	 Name:  David Trick
 Title:    Managing Director & TreasurerEleventh Amendment to the Restated Savings and Profit Sharing Plan

  Exhibit 10.8
 ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE
 FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING PLAN
 AMENDED AND RESTATED
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998
 
 WHEREAS, First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") maintains the First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan as amended and restated effective January 1,
1998 (the "Plan"); and,
 WHEREAS, it is now deemed desirable and in the best interest of participants and beneficiaries to amend certain provisions of the Plan;
 NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the
power reserved to the undersigned officer of the Company in accordance with the authorizations and directions of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Plan is hereby amended effective January 1, 2006 in the following particulars
 1.Subsection 3.3(c) is restated as follows:
 "(c)Net earnings or losses to be refunded with the excess Before-Tax Contributions shall be equal to the net earnings or losses on such contributions for
the Plan Year in which the contributions were made and, for Plan Years 2006 and 2007, for the period after the close of such Plan Year and through the day before the distributions (the "Gap Period"). The net earnings or losses allocable to
excess Before-Tax Contributions for the Plan Year and the Gap Period shall be determined in the manner set forth in Article 4 and in all events in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(k)-2(b)(2)."
 2.Subsection 6.9(b) is restated as follows:
 "(b)The determination of whether a Participant has an immediate and heavy financial need is to be made by the Committee on the basis of all relevant
facts and circumstances. A distribution will be deemed to be on account of an immediate and heavy financial need only if made on account of:
(i)Medical expenses described in Section 213(d) of the Code
incurred by the Participant, the Participant's spouse, or any dependents of the Participant (as defined in Code Section 152 and without regard to Section 152(d)(1)(B)) or necessary for these persons to obtain such medical care;
 (ii)The purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal residence for the Participant;
 (iii)Payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses for the next 12 months
of post-secondary education for the Participant, the Participant's spouse, for children, or dependents;
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(iv)The need to prevent the eviction of
the Participant from his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the Participant's principal residence; 
 (v)Payments relating to burial or funeral expenses for the Participant's deceased parent, spouse,
children, or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152 and without regard to Section 152(d)(1)(B));
 (vi)Expenses for the repair of damage to the Participant's principal residence that would qualify for the casualty
deduction under Code Section 165 (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income); or 
 (vii)Any other event or expense deemed an immediate and heavy financial need by the Committee
or by the Department of the Treasury regulations."
 
 
	 	    /s/ JOHN M. O'MEARA                         
 John
M. O'Meara
 President and Chief Executive Officer
 Date:
   12/21/06                                   
    

 
  
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 CERTIFICATE
 I,  /s/ BARBARA
E. BRIICK  do hereby certify that I am the Corporate Secretary of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, and as such I am the keeper of the corporate seal and of the minutes and records of the
Company; that attached hereto is a complete, true and correct copy of the Eleventh Amendment to the First Midwest Bancorp Inc. Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 1998 (the "Eleventh Amendment"),
which Eleventh Amendment was duly adopted by the appropriate officer of the Company on December  29 , 2006; and that said Eleventh Amendment has not been rescinded or modified in any manner and remains in full force and effect.

WITNESS my signature and seal of the Company this  29  day of December, 2006.

	 	 
 
 
   /s/ BARBARA E. BRIICK            
 Secretary
 
 (SEAL)

 
  
 3Summary of Executive Compensation

  Exhibit 10.29
 
 Summary of Executive Compensation 
 
 The Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), after considering a market review of total compensation for certain executive officers expected to be named in the Company's
2007 Proxy Statement, determined the 2007 base salary for such officers, which is presented in the table below. 
 
  
 

	 Name and Principal Positions
	 2007 Base Salary
	 
	 Mr. John M. O'Meara, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
	 $678,000
	 
	 Mr. Thomas J. Schwartz, Group President Commercial Banking
 
	 $409,900
	 
	 Mr. Michael L. Scudder, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
	 $355,100
	 
	 Mr. Mark M. Dietrich, Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
 
	 $223,900
	 (1)

	 Ms. Janet M. Viano, Group President Retail Banking
 
	 $216,200
	 
	 Note: (1) Mr. Dietrich's compensation did not change for 2007 as he retired in first quarter 2007.
	 

  
 Each of these officers is also eligible to receive certain benefits and to participate in the Company's employee benefit plans applicable to
executive officers, including the Company's Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, Pension Plan, Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan, the Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, and Nonqualified Retirement Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions of
such plans. These officers are also parties to Indemnification Agreements and Employment Agreements that, among other things, entitle them to payments upon severance or upon a change in control.

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