SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-05-04

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<div><a name="s70d028a763754690b919b519d9dafb4c"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">[Date]</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">[Name]</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">[Address]</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">RE:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Award Agreement dated [Date]; Performance Shares Award [Date]; Grant of Performance Shares</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Dear [Name]:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">On behalf of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), I am pleased to advise you that on [Date] (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Grant</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), in recognition of your position as a key employee of the Company and your being or becoming a party to an employment agreement and/or a Confidentiality and Restrictive Covenants Agreement (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CRCA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) with the Company, the Compensation Committee (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensation Committee</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and the Board of Directors of the Company approved an award of performance shares (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Award</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; or the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Performance Shares</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) pursuant to the First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Omnibus</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;). The Award provides you with the opportunity to earn [Number of Shares] shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Common Stock</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Award is subject to the terms and conditions of the Omnibus Plan, including any amendments thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference, and to the following provisions:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(1)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Award</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The Company hereby grants to you an Award of [Number of Shares] Performance Shares (the