Hahnfeld Jeffrey D 4

What Happened
Jeffrey D. Hahnfeld, EVP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer of Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC), had 167 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations related to an equity transaction. The shares were disposed at $146.20 per share for a total value of approximately $24,415. This was a tax-withholding disposition (routine), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-26; filing date: 2026-01-28 (filed within standard two-business-day window).
• Action: Code F — payment of exercise price or tax liability via share withholding (disposition of 167 shares).
• Price: $146.20 per share; total value reported: ~$24,415.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the information provided in this summary. (Check the full Form 4 for exact post-transaction holdings.)
• Filing status: Timely (no late filing flag reported).

Context
Code F typically means the insider used company shares to cover taxes from an option exercise or vesting event (a "net share settlement" or withholding), which is a routine administrative step and not necessarily a signal about the insider's view of the stock. Fiscal or employment-related equity settlements often generate these withholdings.