Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 130

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 130
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 of an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right, (ii) cancel an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for another stock option or stock appreciation right with a lower exercise price or (iii) cancel any previously granted stock option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash or another Award if the exercise price of such stock option or stock appreciation right exceeds the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of such cancellation. i. No Dividend Equivalents on Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights . Notwithstanding anything in an Award Agreement to the contrary, the holder of a stock option or stock appreciation right shall not be entitled to receive dividend equivalents with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such stock option or stock appreciation right. 9. Amendments, Modification and Termination . The Board may at any time and from time to time, terminate, suspend or discontinue this Plan. The Board may at any time and from time to time, alter or amend this Plan, subject to any requirement of shareholder approval imposed by applicable law, rule or regulation, including any rule or regulation of the Nasdaq Global Select Market or any other stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided, however, that no amendment to the Plan shall be effective without the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders if such amendment seeks to modify the Director compensation limit set forth in this Plan or the prohibition on repricing of stock options or stock appreciation rights set forth in this Plan. No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award. 10. Recapitalization . In the event of any equity restructuring (within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation) that causes the per share value of shares of Common Stock to change, such as a share dividend, stock split, spinoff, rights offering or recapitalization through an extraordinary cash dividend, the number and class of securities available under this Plan, the terms of each outstanding stock option and stock appreciation right (including the number and class of securities subject to each outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right and the purchase price or base price per share), the terms of each outstanding restricted share Award and restricted share unit Award (including the number and class of securities subject thereto), the terms of each outstanding performance award (including the number and class of securities subject thereto) and the terms of