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accession: "0001015328-26-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTFC"
cik: "0001015328"
company_name: "WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-29T20:06:47+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T20:08:18.523369+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wintrust shareholders elect all 12 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify auditor at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 55.2M to 58.4M with broker non-votes of 3.3M.
- Advisory vote on 2025 executive compensation approved: 56.9M for, 1.6M against, 76K abstentions.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as 2026 auditor passed: 57.6M for, 4.2M against, 28K abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001015328-26-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTFC
- cik: 0001015328
- company_name: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-29T20:06:47+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532826000016/0001015328-26-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015328/000101532826000016/wtfc-20260528.htm

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