Wintrust Financial Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2024
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | ||||
Wintrust Financial Corporation (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 23, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected all fourteen of the Company’s director nominees, (ii) approved on an advisory (non-binding) basis the Company’s 2023 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 2024. 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 | 53,211,882 | 850,068 | 29,214 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy S. Crane | 53,762,372 | 301,717 | 27,075 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter D. Crist | 51,603,964 | 2,427,382 | 59,818 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William J. Doyle | 53,432,350 | 629,241 | 29,573 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Marla F. Glabe | 53,960,683 | 100,442 | 30,039 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Patrick Hackett, Jr. | 53,061,446 | 961,338 | 68,380 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott K. Heitmann | 53,299,708 | 728,268 | 63,188 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian A. Kenney | 53,473,506 | 587,047 | 30,611 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deborah L. Hall Lefevre | 53,561,826 | q | 500,453 | 28,885 | 2,413,651 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Suzet M. McKinney | 52,716,297 | 1,334,668 | 40,199 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gregory A. Smith | 54,019,195 | 37,280 | 34,689 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Karin Gustafson Teglia | 53,254,263 | 807,892 | 29,009 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex E. Washington, III | 53,321,498 | 739,174 | 30,492 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward J. Wehmer | 53,585,109 | 473,298 | 32,757 | 2,413,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2 — Advisory Vote on 2023 Executive Compensation
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 53,032,605 | 1,008,965 | 49,594 | 2,413,651 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal No. 3 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 54,526,069 | 1,944,023 | 34,723 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/Kathleen M. Boege | |||||||
Kathleen M. Boege Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
Date: May 28, 2024
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