Exhibit 99
FORM OF
REVOCABLE PROXY
Northwest Suburban Bancorp, Inc.
Special Meeting of Stockholders
The
undersigned hereby appoints Peter J. Wifler and George K. Busse,
with full power of substitution, to act as attorneys and proxies
for the undersigned to vote all shares of common stock of Northwest
Suburban Bancorp, Inc. (“Northwest”) that the
undersigned is entitled to vote at Northwest’s Special
Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”), to be held on
, 2007, at
, located at
,
, Illinois, at
.m., local time, and any and all adjournments and postponements
thereof, as follows:
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1. |
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The approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of March 22, 2007 (the “Merger
Agreement”) by and between Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. and
Northwest and the merger of Northwest with and into Midwest Banc
Holdings, Inc. contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the
“Merger”). |
o FOR
o
AGAINST
o ABSTAIN
The
Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ”
approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Merger.
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2. |
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The approval to adjourn the Meeting in the event that an
insufficient number of shares is present in person or by proxy to
approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and the Merger to permit
further solicitation. |
o FOR
o AGAINST
o ABSTAIN
