Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 57

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 57
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 | $ |   590,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Edward J. Wehmer*       | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                | $ |   450,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                | $ |   450,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ |

* Mr. Wehmer’s 2023 base salary was $1,175,000 from January 1 through April 30, 2023, during which time he served as CEO. His 2023 base salary decreased to $450,000 on May 1, 2023, pursuant to the Wehmer Agreement, in connection with his transition to the role of Founder and Senior Advisor and remained at that level for the duration of 2024. Annual Short-Term Incentive The Company’s performance-based annual short-term incentives are based on each NEO’s overall performance and the achievement of Company performance goals subject to the discretion and adjustment by the Committee. Annual short-term incentives are intended to provide officers across the Company with an opportunity to receive cash compensation (which may be paid in equity at the discretion of the Committee), based on consideration of the Company, subsidiary and individual performance goals. Performance-based incentives are a key component of our total compensation package because they reward our executives for pursuing objectives that the Committee believes are consistent with the overall goals and strategic direction that the Board has set for the Company. NEO short-term incentive target opportunities are reviewed by the Committee annually to evaluate appropriateness to the current business cycle and competitiveness relative to the market. In determining the target annual short-term incentives, the Committee considers several factors, including: • market practices; • the target annual incentive set and achieved in recent years; • the desire to provide, as described above, a substantial portion of total compensation as performance-based; and • the relative importance and degree of difficulty of the short-term and long-term performance goals of the Company. The Committee establishes target opportunities for each participant based on their role and competitive market data. The 2024 target opportunities for the NEOs did not change as compared to the 2023 target opportunities, other than in the case of Mr. Wehmer, who did not participate in the annual short-term incentive program pursuant to the Wehmer Agreement. Based on the Committee’s assessment of Corporate and individual performance, actual awards can vary from 0% to 150% of the target opportunities.

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