Company: WTFCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-031671
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Company: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
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oteproxy.com and then following the instructions on the screen; or • signing, dating and mailing in your proxy card which may be obtained by calling 888-proxyna (888-776-9962) or 201-299-6210 (for international callers) or by emailing help@equiniti.com. The deadline for voting by telephone or on the internet is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 21, 2025. Proxy cards submitted by mail must be received by the close of business on May 21, 2025. How do I vote if I hold my shares through a broker, bank or other nominee? If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, that institution will instruct you as to how your shares may be voted by proxy, including whether telephone or internet voting options are available. If you hold your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee and would like to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must first obtain a valid legal proxy issued in your name from the institution that holds your shares and bring that proxy to the Annual Meeting. May I change or revoke my vote after I return my proxy card? Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, you may change your vote by: • returning a later-dated proxy card; • entering a new vote by telephone or on the internet (prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 21, 2025); • voting in person by ballot during the Annual Meeting; or • delivering written notice of revocation to the Company’s Corporate Secretary by mail at 9700 West Higgins Road, Suite 800, Rosemont, Illinois 60018. If you vote by phone or internet, you may change your vote if you do so prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 21, 2025. Any later-dated proxy card or revocation sent by mail must be received by the close of business on May 21, 2025. If you hold your shares through an institution, that institution will instruct you as to how your vote may be changed. Who will count the votes? The Company’s Inspector of Election, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, will count the votes. Will my vote be kept confidential? Yes. As a matter of policy, shareholder proxies, ballots and tabulations that identify individual shareholders are kept secret and are available only to the Company, its tabulator and inspectors of election, who are required to