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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001015328-24-000152"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTFC"
cik: "0001015328"
company_name: "WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:52:35.651251+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wintrust shareholders elect all 14 directors, approve advisory compensation, ratify auditor

## Summary
- All 14 director nominees elected; Peter D. Crist received lowest 'for' at 51.6M shares (94.7% of votes cast).
- Advisory vote on 2023 executive compensation approved with 53.0M shares for (98.1% of votes cast ex-broker non-votes).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as 2024 auditor approved with 54.5M shares for (96.5% of votes cast).
- Broker non-votes totaled 2.4M shares on director and compensation proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001015328-24-000152
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTFC
- cik: 0001015328
- company_name: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532824000152/0001015328-24-000152-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532824000152/wtfc-20240523.htm

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