WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2017

Jan 24, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP (WTFC)
CIK: 0001015328
Period of Report: 2017-01-23

Reporting Person: WEHMER EDWARD J (Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-01-23	Common Stock	M	15627	$37.85	Acquired	121255	Direct
2017-01-23	Common Stock	M	3367	$41.24	Acquired	124622	Direct
2017-01-23	Common Stock	S	18994	$70.24	Disposed	105628	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-01-23	Non-Qualified Stock Opion (right to buy)	$37.85	M	15627	Disposed	2020-01-24	Common Stock (15627.0)	Direct
2017-01-23	Non-Qualified Stock Opion (right to buy)	$41.24	M	3367	Disposed	2020-07-25	Common Stock (3367.0)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7079	Indirect
Common Stock	46376	Indirect
Common Stock	4950	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported is the weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $70.15 to $70.36, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the SEC, the issuer and any security holder full information regarding the number of shares and the prices at which the shares were sold.