Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 60

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 60
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 net interest margin, net overhead ratio, loan, asset and deposit growth and credit quality; • continued progress on diversification strategy via expanded lines of business; • continued build out of enterprise infrastructure to support future success of the organization; and • the successful negotiation and completion of the Macatawa Bank acquisition. The Committee, taking into account the Company’s actual consolidated pre-tax net income performance along with all of the other above-referenced positive key performance indicators, determined to pay out the portion of annual short-term incentives associated with the Company-level results at 102% of target. The Committee also took into account satisfaction of individual performance objectives. The Committee’s analysis ultimately resulted in short-term incentive payouts to NEOs other than Mr. Wehmer ranging from 99.9% to 100.4% of target. Individual Performance Objectives : The Committee reviewed each executive’s performance relative to individual goals and determined that each of the NEOs generally achieved all of their individual performance objectives. Total Annual Short-Term Incentive Payout : Consistent with the approach taken in prior years, the final determination of an NEO’s actual short-term incentive payment was based on the Committee’s holistic evaluation of Company and individual performance metrics including consolidated pre-tax net income, individual performance objectives, and discretionary factors. The Committee retains the discretion to determine the amount of any annual short-term incentive awarded to an NEO. The final determination of the Committee could result in no short-term incentive being paid or a short-term incentive amount above or below a strictly formulaic view of performance. Based on their analysis, the Committee approved the annual short-term incentive award for each participating NEO. The extent of achievement of Mr. Crane and the other participating NEOs relative to the accomplishment of the Company’s financial objectives was taken into account. Additionally, short-term incentives were informed by the Committee’s intention to ensure that total cash compensation was at an appropriate competitive position relative to the Company’s performance. The following table sets forth the total eligible annual short-term incentive amounts at target and annual short-term incentives actually paid to each of our participating NEOs under the short-term incentive program.

| ​ | ​ | Named Executive Officer | ​ | ​ | ​ | Total Annual Short-TermIncentive at Target |   |           |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | Total Annual Short-TermIncentive Paid |   |           |   | ​ | ​ | ​ | % Annual Short-TermIncentive Paid vs. Target |   |        |   | ​ | ​ |
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