WTFC Wintrust Financial Corp - 8-K

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Wintrust Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held on May 28, 2026, the Company's shareholders (i) elected all twelve of the Company’s director nominees, (ii) approved an advisory (non-binding) proposal approving the Company’s 2025 executive compensation as described in the Company’s proxy statement, and (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026. The results of the vote at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Elizabeth H. Connelly

57,703,405

819,291

34,162

3,273,227

Timothy S. Crane

58,398,500

135,796

22,562

3,273,227

Peter D. Crist

55,192,285

3,343,601

20,972

3,273,227

Marla F. Glabe

56,625,990

1,900,267

30,601

3,273,227

Brian A. Kenney

57,923,346

602,517

30,995

3,273,227

Laura A. Kohl

58,389,726

135,956

31,176

3,273,227

Deborah L. Hall Lefevre

57,232,200

1,189,049

135,609

3,273,227

Suzet M. McKinney

57,743,798

781,624

31,436

3,273,227

David S. Richter

58,395,799

127,770

33,289

3,273,227

Gregory A. Smith

57,937,355

585,492

34,011

3,273,227

Karin Gustafson Teglia

57,733,221

790,300

33,337

3,273,227

Alex E. Washington, III

57,088,273

1,434,938

33,647

3,273,227

Proposal No. 2 — Advisory Vote on 2025 Executive Compensation

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

56,857,769

1,623,123

75,966

3,273,227

Proposal No. 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

57,552,404

4,249,760

27,921

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