Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
Chunk: 122

Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 122
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 for future grants under the Plan shall be reduced by an amount equal to the number of shares subject to each Award granted under the Plan. Upon: a. a payout of any Award (or portion thereof) or any award (or portion thereof) granted under the Predecessor Plan in the form of cash; or b. a cancellation, termination, forfeiture, or lapse for any reason (with the exception of the termination of a tandem Award upon exercise of the related Award, or the termination of a related Award upon exercise of the corresponding tandem Award) of any Award (or portion thereof) or any award (or portion thereof) granted under the Predecessor Plan, then the number of shares of Common Stock underlying any such Award or such award granted under a Predecessor Plan, which were not issued as a result of any of the foregoing actions shall again be available for the purposes of Awards under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock subject to an Award granted under this Plan or the Predecessor Plan, other than a stock option or stock appreciation right, shall again become available for issuance under this Plan if such shares are delivered to or withheld by the Company to pay the purchase price or withholding taxes payable with respect to such award. Shares of Common Stock subject to an Award under this Plan shall not again be available for issuance under this Plan if such shares are: (i) shares that were subject to a stock option or stock appreciation right and were not issued or delivered upon the net settlement or net exercise of such stock option or stock appreciation right; (ii) shares delivered to or withheld by the Corporation to satisfy the tax withholding obligations relating to an outstanding stock option or stock appreciation right; or (iii) shares that are repurchased by the Corporation with proceeds received from payment of the exercise price of A-3 TABLE OF CONTENTS a stock option. The number of shares of Common Stock that again become available pursuant to this paragraph shall be equal to one share of Common Stock for each share subject to an award granted under this Plan or any Predecessor Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under this Plan shall not be reduced by (i) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Substitute Awards or (ii) available shares under a shareholder approved plan of a company or other entity which was a party to a corporate transaction with the Corporation (as appropriately adjusted to reflect such corporate transaction) which become subject to Awards granted under this Plan (subject to applicable stock exchange requirements). 6. Awards under this Plan . As the Committee may