MB Financial, Inc. Approves Second Quarter Dividend

MB Financial, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBFI) will pay a cash dividend, distributing $0.01 per share to shareholders of record as of May 15, to be paid on May 29. The MB Financial Board of Directors approved the payment at its meeting today. This payment represents a reduction of $0.11 per share from the dividend paid in the first quarter of 2009.

"Our decision to reduce the dividend was based on a detailed review and analysis of our capital needs. This analysis considered the current weak state of the economy and increasingly adverse credit cycle as well as opportunities that may arise to effectively deploy capital. We believe this action is in the best long-term interests of the Company, our shareholders and our customers.” said Mitchell Feiger, President and Chief Executive Officer.

MBFI is the $8.8 billion holding company for MB Financial Bank, N.A. MB Financial Bank is a locally operated financial institution that has been delivering competitive personalized service for nearly 100 years to businesses and individuals who live and work in the Chicago metropolitan area.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties, with respect to the results of operations and other uncertainties that may not be known or anticipated by the Company. While management of the Company uses its best efforts to be accurate in making forward-looking statements, any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to vary materially from the future results indicated in such forward-looking statements.