TIMOTHY CRANE - 22 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP (WTFC)

Role: PRESIDENT & CEO, Director
Signature: /s/Kathleen M. Boege, Attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: WTFC
Transactions as of: 22 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: +$4,904,511
Form type: 4
Filing time: 26 Jan 2026, 16:06:50 UTC
Previous filing: 28 Feb 2025
Next filing: 28 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
CRANE TIMOTHY	PRESIDENT & CEO, Director	9700 WEST HIGGINS ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT	/s/Kathleen M. Boege, Attorney-in-fact	26 Jan 2026	0001501874

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	WTFC	Common Stock	Award	$4,904,511	+32,222	+42%	$152.21	108,484	22 Jan 2026	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes 13,024 Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Company's 2025 Stock Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company common stock and vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
F2	Includes 19,198 shares of stock awarded upon attainment of performance objectives under the Company's Long Term Incentive Program.