Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 55

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 55
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 employment terminates due to his death or a constructive termination, then Mr. Wehmer will receive the unpaid portion of the Transition Award, payable in installments in accordance with its original payment schedule (or in the case of his death, within 30 days thereafter). The continued payment of the Transition Award following Mr. Wehmer’s qualifying termination is subject to Mr. Wehmer’s continued compliance with ongoing obligations under the Wehmer Agreement, including the restrictive covenants contained in the Wehmer Agreement which are of significant value to the Company. In addition, the Wehmer Agreement provides that Mr. Wehmer’s 2023 transition did not constitute a constructive termination for purposes of the Wehmer Agreement. 39

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2024 Compensation Elements and Decisions This section describes the various elements of our 2024 compensation program for the NEOs and outlines why the Committee chose each element, how it’s determined and its impact on the Committee’s pay decisions.

| ​ | ​ | Element                                 | ​ | ​ | ​ | Key Characteristics                                                                                                                                                                                            | ​ | ​ | ​ | Why We Pay thisElement                                                                                                                                | ​ | ​ | ​ | How WeDetermine theAmount                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2024 Decisions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Base Salary                             | ​ | ​ | ​ | Fixed compensation component payable in cash. Reviewed annually and adjusted when appropriate.                                                                                                                 | ​ | ​ | ​ | Provide a base level of competitive cash compensation for executive talent.                                                                           | ​ | ​ | ​ | Experience, job scope, market data, and individual performance.                                                                                                                                                                    | ​ | ​ | ​ | Annual base salary increases were approved for the NEOs (other than Mr. Wehmer) in 2024, ranging between 3.8% and 10%.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Annual Short-Term Incentive             | ​ | ​ | ​ | Variable compensation component payable in cash or stock. Performance is 75% allocated to financial measures and 25% allocated to individual performance goals. Payment is capped at 150% of target.           | ​ | ​ | ​ | Motivate and reward executives for performance on key operational, financial and individual objectives met during the course of the performance year. | ​ | ​ | ​ | Market practices and individual performance with actual payouts based on the extent to which performance goals are achieved.                                                                                                       | ​