Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-05-22
Form Type: S-8
Source: 0001104659-25-052025
Chunk: 2

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-22
Form: S-8
Chunk 2
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 President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary.
Ms. Boege is eligible to participate in the Plan and beneficially owns or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 1.0% of
the Common Stock.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 8.75 of the Illinois Business Corporation
Act (the “IBCA”) provides generally and in pertinent parts that an Illinois corporation may indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and agents, or anyone serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (in the case of actions by or in the right of the corporation)
or against expenses, judgments, fines, and settlements (in all other cases) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with
any action, suit, or proceeding if, in connection with the matters in issue, they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in connection with any criminal suit or proceeding, if
in connection with the matters in issue, they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful, provided that no indemnification
shall be made with respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to have been liable to the corporation,
unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity. If a present or former director, officer or employee
of an Illinois corporation has been successful in the defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, claim, issue or matter, such person
shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses if, in connection with the matters in issue, they acted in good faith and in
a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation.

Section 8.75 of the IBCA further permits an
Illinois corporation to pay expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding in
advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding if the director or officer undertakes to repay such amount if it is
ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. An Illinois corporation may also grant additional