Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001104659-25-046769
Chunk: 109

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 424B5
Chunk 109
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ity with Series D Preferred. The series E preferred will rank on a parity with the series D preferred, and each other class or series of capital stock the Company may issue in the future, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the series E preferred as to dividend rights and rights on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company.

#### Preferred Stock
Blank Check Preferred Stock. We or any selling securityholder may offer shares of any series of preferred stock that we have designated or that we may designate and issue in the future, which may include, without limitation, shares of our preferred stock that are convertible into other securities of the Company. Under our articles of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority to issue preferred stock in one or more classes or series, and to fix for each class or series the voting powers and the distinctive designations, preferences and relative, participation, optional or other special rights and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions, as may be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the board of directors providing for the issuance of such class or series as may be permitted by the IBCA, including dividend rates, conversion rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting each such class or series, without any further vote or action by our shareholders.

Preferred Stock Offered Hereby. If we offer or any selling securityholder offers preferred stock pursuant to this prospectus in the future, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of such preferred stock, to the extent not already described herein, including the following, where applicable:

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the designation of the shares and the number of shares that constitute the series;

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the dividend rate (or the method of calculating dividends), if any, on the shares of the series and the priority as to payment of dividends with respect to other classes or series of our shares of capital stock;

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whether dividends are or will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends on the preferred stock are or will accumulate;

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the dividend periods (or the method of calculating the dividend periods);

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the voting rights of the preferred stock, if any;

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the liquidation preference and the priority as to payment of the liquidation preference with respect to other classes or series of our capital stock and any other rights of the shares of the class or series upon our liquidation or winding-up;

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whether or not the shares of the series are or will be convertible and, if so, the