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8-K - FORM 8-K - WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP | c656148ke8vk.htm |
EX-3.2 - EX-3.2 - WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP | c656148kexv3w2.htm |
Exhibit 3.1
FORM BCA 6.10 (rev. Dec. 2003)
STATEMENT OF RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING SERIES
Business Corporation Act
STATEMENT OF RESOLUTION
ESTABLISHING SERIES
Business Corporation Act
Jesse White, Secretary of State
Department of Business Services
Springfield, IL 62756
Telephone (217) 782-6961
www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Department of Business Services
Springfield, IL 62756
Telephone (217) 782-6961
www.cyberdriveillinois.com
Remit payment in the form of a
check or money order payable
to the Secretary of State.
check or money order payable
to the Secretary of State.
_____________________________________ File #_________________________________ Filing Fee: $25.00
Approved:
Submit in duplicate
Type or Print clearly in black ink
Do not write
above this line
1. CORPORATE NAME: Wintrust Financial Corporation
2.
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The Board of Directors on | July 28 | , | 2011 | duly adopted the following resolution | |||||
(Month & Day) | (Year) |
establishing and designating one or more series and fixing and determining the relative rights and
preferences thereof:
If not sufficient space to cover this point, add one or more sheets of this size
See attached document. |
3. The undersigned corporation has caused this statement to be signed by a duly authorized
officer, who
affirms, under penalties of perjury, that the facts stated herein are true. All signatures must be
in BLACK
INK.)
Dated
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July 28, 2011 | Wintrust Financial Corporation | ||
(Month, Day & Year) | (Exact Name of Corporation) | |||
/s/ David A. Dykstra | ||||
(Any Authorized Officers Signature) | ||||
David A. Dykstra, Senior EVP | ||||
(Type or Print Name and Title) |
This form is applicable only where the articles of incorporation expressly vest
authority in the board of directors to establish series and to fix and determine the
relative rights and preferences thereof. In such case series may be established
and rights and preferences fixed and determined by resolution of the board of
directors only to the extent not already established, fixed and determined by the
articles of incorporation.
Note: Only special and preferred classes of stock can be established in series.
ATTACHMENT
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
OF WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1998 Series A Preferred Stock
WHEREAS, on July 28, 1998, the Board of Directors of Wintrust Financial Corporation
(the Corporation), acting pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as
amended (the Articles) of the Corporation, established a series of the Corporations Junior
Serial Preferred Stock A, without par value, consisting of 100,000 shares so authorized (the
1998 Series A Preferred Stock);
WHEREAS, a statement of resolution establishing the 1998 Series A Preferred Stock
was filed with the Secretary of State of Illinois pursuant to the Illinois Business Corporation
Act,
amended on September 2, 1998; and
WHEREAS, no shares of the 1998 Series A Preferred Stock remain issued and
outstanding;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to the
Board of Directors of the Corporation by Article Four, Paragraph 2 of the Articles, the number of
authorized shares of 1998 Series A Preferred Stock be, and hereby is, reduced to zero; and that
such series of 1998 Series A Preferred Stock be, and hereby is, cancelled and that the shares so
cancelled be returned to the status of authorized but undesignated shares of preferred stock of the
Corporation.
Further Authorization
RESOLVED FURTHER, that in order to fully carry out the intent and effectuate the
purposes of the foregoing resolutions, the officers of the Corporation be and each of them hereby
is, authorized and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to take all such action,
to execute and deliver all such further agreements, instruments and documents, to make all such
filings with governmental or regulatory authorities and to pay all such fees and expenses, in each
case which shall in such officers judgment be deemed necessary, proper or advisable, such
determination to be evidenced conclusively by any such officers execution and delivery thereof
or taking of action in respect thereto; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that any and all actions heretofore or hereafter taken by each
officer of the Corporation in accordance with the preceding resolutions are hereby approved,
ratified and confirmed.