Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 95

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 95
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 the prior fiscal year, the proximity of any awards to other significant corporate events is coincidental.In addition, the Compensation Committee may make grants at any time during the year it deems appropriate, including with respect to new hires or transitions. The Company does not schedule its equity grantsin anticipation of the release of material non-public information (“MNPI”) nor does the Company time the release of MNPIbased on equity grant dates. During 2024, no stock option grants were made to any of our NEOs. PROPOSAL NO. 2 — APPROVAL OF THE 2025 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN General At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders will be asked to approve the Wintrust Financial Corporation 2025 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”). The 2025 Plan was approved by the Board on April 1, 2025, subject to shareholder approval, and will replace the Wintrust Financial Corporation 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). As of March 17, 2025, there were approximately 341,673 shares that remained available for future grants under the 2022 Plan (assuming outstanding performance awards are counted at the maximum vesting level), and which will cease to be available for future grants under the 2022 Plan if the 2025 Plan is approved by our shareholders. We are committed to using equity incentive awards prudently, within reasonable limits, and subject to performance and service-based vesting requirements. In setting the proposed number of shares reserved and issuable under the 2025 Plan, the Compensation Committee and the Board considered several factors, including the potential dilutive effect of equity awards outstanding under the Company’s prior equity compensation plans, the Company’s historical equity usage and the expected dilution of the 2025 Plan, in order to arrive at a reasonable and appropriate dilutive impact of the 2025 Plan. Share Information on Equity Compensation Plans as of March 17, 2025 The following table provides information regarding our outstanding equity awards and shares available for future awards under the Company’s existing equity compensation plans as of March 17, 2025 (except as otherwise noted):

| ​ | ​ | Total number of stock options outstanding(1)                                                                                                    | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |      5,675 | ​ | ​ | ​ |
| ​ | ​ | Total number of full value awards outstanding (includes restricted stock, restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs))﻿