ZIDAR THOMAS P 4

What Happened Thomas P. Zidar, Chairman (Senior Market Head Wealth - Mtg) of Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC), surrendered/withheld 1,632 shares to satisfy a tax liability. The shares were recorded as disposed at $149.83 per share, for a total value of $244,523. This disposition (code F) reflects tax withholding or payment of tax obligations and is not a typical open‑market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-25; Filing date: 2026-02-27 (Form 4 accession 0001365691-26-000006).
• Shares withheld/disposed: 1,632 at $149.83 each; total value $244,523.
• Transaction code F: payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares used to cover taxes).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Filed two days after the transaction date (appears timely under Form 4 rules).

Context Tax‑withholding dispositions are common after option exercises or equity awards and typically reflect settlement of tax obligations rather than a cashing‑out decision. They reduce insider share counts but are generally routine and do not, by themselves, indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company.