WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP (WTFC)
CIK: 0001015328
Period of Report: 2012-01-26

Reporting Person: MURPHY RICHARD B (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-26	Common Stock	A	1705	—	Acquired	0	Direct
2012-01-27	Common Stock	F	848	$30.9550	Disposed	0	Direct
2012-01-28	Common Stock	F	1995	$30.9550	Disposed	42265	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-26	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$30.9750	A	5181	Acquired	2019-01-26	Common Stock (5181)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3308	Indirect
Common Stock	1795	Indirect
Common Stock	5172	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Restricted Stock Units granted under the Company's Stock Incentive Plan - Shares become fully vested one year from the date of grant and will be converted into unrestricted shares of Common Stock within 40 days subsequent to the vesting date.

F2: Option shares granted in conjunction with award under the Company's Long-term Incentive program. Award shares vest at a rate of one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.