Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On January 27, 2022, the Board of Directors of Wintrust Financial Corporation
(the "Company") amended the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws, effective
immediately. The amendment increases the size of the Board of Directors from
twelve (12) directors to thirteen (13) directors. The Company's Amended and
Restated By-Laws, as amended, are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Additionally on January 27, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company
appointed Elizabeth H. Connelly as a director of Company, effective immediately,
to fill the vacancy created by the above-referenced bylaws amendment.
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.                Description
        3.2                  Amended and Restated By-laws    ,     A

dopted Effective January 27,


                           2022
        104                Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded

within the Inline XBRL document)





                                   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/Kathleen M. Boege
                                                        Kathleen M. Boege
                                                        Executive Vice

President, General Counsel and


                                                        Corporate Secretary


Date: January 31, 2022


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