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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001015328-22-000099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTFC"
cik: "0001015328"
company_name: "WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T06:08:40.749661+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wintrust shareholders approve 1.2M-share 2022 stock plan, re-elect all 13 directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved the 2022 Stock Incentive Plan authorizing 1,200,000 new shares plus carryover from the 2015 plan.
- All 13 director nominees were elected with strong majorities; votes for each exceeded 46.5M out of ~49M votes cast.
- Advisory say-on-pay for 2021 executive compensation passed: 46.1M for, 2.8M against, 0.13M abstentions.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY2022 auditor passed: 49.3M for, 2.2M against, 23.6K abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001015328-22-000099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTFC
- cik: 0001015328
- company_name: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532822000099/0001015328-22-000099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532822000099/wtfc-20220526.htm

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