WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 1, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP (WTFC)
CIK: 0001015328
Period of Report: 2016-01-28

Reporting Person: DYKSTRA DAVID A (SENIOR EVP AND COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-01-28	Common Stock	A	2930	—	Acquired	178639	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-01-28	Non-Qualified Stock Opion (right to buy)	$40.87	A	16790	Acquired	2023-01-28	Common Stock (16790.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents stock awarded upon attainment of performance objectives under the Company's Long Term Incentive Program.

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