Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 20

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 reviewing the Company’s financial policies, capital structure, strategy for obtaining financial resources, tax-planning strategies and use of cash flow; • reviewing the Company’s share repurchase activities and plans and recommending to the Board any share repurchase programs deemed necessary or advisable; • reviewing and making recommendations with respect to any share repurchase programs and dividend policy; • reviewing proposed mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures involving the Company and its subsidiaries; • reviewing and making recommendations with respect to private equity and other strategic investments; 14 TABLE OF CONTENTS • reviewing and making recommendations with respect to issuing equity and debt securities; • providing advice to management with respect to the financial aspects of transactions by subsidiaries of the Company that require a vote by the Company, as a shareholder of such subsidiaries; and • reviewing and assessing annually the adequacy of the Finance Committee Charter and, if appropriate, recommending changes to the Board for approval. The Board has determined that each member of the Finance Committee has no material relationship with the Company and each is otherwise independent under the applicable Nasdaq listing standards. During 2024, the Finance Committee met five times. Information Technology/Information Security Committee The Board has established an IT/IS Committee to provide guidance to management regarding information technology and information security. In addition, the IT/IS Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities with respect to the following, among other responsibilities: • reviewing and approving the Company’s information technology strategic plan and planning process; • assessing the likelihood, frequency and severity of cyber attacks and data breaches; • reviewing and approving the development and implementation of the Company’s information technology and information security programs and policies in context of the Company’s risk profile; • reviewing the scope and effectiveness of the Company’s material information technology and information security infrastructure, including strategies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of new technologies and systems; • coordinating with the Audit Committee regarding oversight of the Company’s Security Program; • reviewing the strategies and measures taken by the Company to identify, assess, monitor, control and mitigate its risks in the areas of information technology and information security; • review management’s action plan and response during a significant breach of the Company’s information technology and information security systems, which may include management’s investigation of the incident, law enforcement engagement, customer, media and/or regulatory notification and disclosure, reporting, and remediation; • reviewing and approving the data management strategy for the Company; • overseeing any independent third-party assessments of the Company’s information technology and information security programs and policies and data management strategy; • reviewing