CHICAGO (AP) _ First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (FMBI) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $48.6 million.

The bank, based in Chicago, said it had earnings of 39 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to 41 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 44 cents per share.

The holding company for First Midwest Bank posted revenue of $192.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $183.3 million, which also missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $189.8 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $199.6 million, or $1.60 per share. Revenue was reported as $751.1 million.

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