CRANE TIMOTHY 4

What Happened Timothy Crane, President & CEO and a director of Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC), disposed of 4,272 shares on Jan 26, 2026. The shares were recorded at $146.20 each, totaling $624,566. This disposition was reported as a payment to cover an exercise price or tax liability (transaction code F), meaning shares were surrendered to satisfy withholding rather than sold in the open market.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-26; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-01-28 (timely filing).
• Shares involved: 4,272 at $146.20 per share; total value $624,566.
• Transaction code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (shares withheld/surrendered).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt (see the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings).
• Filing timeliness: Reported within the required Form 4 window (not marked late).

Context

• Code F typically indicates shares were used to satisfy tax withholding following an option exercise or vesting; this is a routine, administrative disposition and not necessarily a market sale or directional bet on the stock.
• For retail investors, tax-withholding share dispositions are common and generally less informative about insider sentiment than outright open-market purchases or sales.