Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 15

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 15
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 nominate a candidate for Director pursuant to the advance notice provisions of the Company’s By-laws. Nominations must be received in writing at the principal executive offices of the Company and addressed to Wintrust Financial Corporation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, c/o Corporate Secretary, 9700 West Higgins Road, Suite 800, Rosemont, Illinois 60018 and otherwise satisfy the requirements set forth in the Company’s By-laws. Audit Committee The Board has established an Audit Committee for the purpose of overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of our financial statements and evaluating and monitoring the risk profile of the Company. In addition, the Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the following, in addition to other responsibilities: • being directly responsible for the appointment, termination, compensation, oversight of the work of, and policies for hiring the independent auditors, including an assessment of the qualifications and independence of the independent auditors, and approving all audit fees paid to the independent auditors; • reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and management reports thereon; 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS • discussing with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC, including critical audit matters; • overseeing the Company’s internal audit function and proposed audit plan; • reviewing the competence and performance of the independent auditors responsible for the audit and quality control procedures the auditing firm has established, and discussing with them the rotation of the lead and reviewing partner; • maintaining and reviewing a log of reports received and reviewing said reports pursuant to the Whistleblower Policies and Procedures; • reviewing with management and the independent auditors, the financial statements, footnotes and related disclosures to be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and reviewing the CEO and CFO certifications required to be filed therewith; • reviewing reports from, and, if material issues arise, may discuss with, the independent auditors on the critical policies and practices of the Company and all alternative treatments of financial information; • providing advice to the Compensation Committee regarding staffing needs associated with the Company’s accounting and finance functions; • reviewing quarterly interim financial statements and the financial disclosure in the Company’s earnings press releases and registration statements; • consulting with the Nominating Committee in reviewing transactions with “related-persons” required to be disclosed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; • reviewing the status of