UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2015
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois | 001-35077 | 36-3873352 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
9700 W. Higgins Road, Suite 800 Rosemont, Illinois | 60018 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (847) 939-9000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last year)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 19, 2015, Wintrust Financial Corporation (the “Company”) released a summary of the results of its annual stress tests conducted in accordance with regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The summary of the Company-run stress test results is available in the “Financial Reports” section of the Investor Relations site on www.wintrust.com or is directly available at http://www.wintrust.com/sites/default/files/dfast_annual_disclosures.pdf.
The information in this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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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.
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ David L. Stoehr | |
David L. Stoehr Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: June 19, 2015
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