Shareholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity and Earnings Per Share

Shareholders’ Equity and Earnings Per Share

Series C Preferred Stock

In March 2012, the Company issued and sold 126,500 shares of non-cumulative perpetual convertible preferred stock, Series C, liquidation preference $1,000 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) for $126.5 million in an equity offering. If declared, dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 5.00% per annum. The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at the option of the holder at a conversion rate of 24.3132 shares of common stock per share of Series C Preferred Stock subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. In the first quarter of 2015, pursuant to such terms, 40 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock were converted at the option of the respective holders into 972 shares of the Company's common stock. In 2014, 10 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock were converted at the option of the respective holders into 244 shares of the Company's common stock. On and after April 15, 2017, the Company will have the right under certain circumstances to cause the Series C Preferred Stock to be converted into common stock if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds a certain amount.

Common Stock Warrant

Pursuant to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (the “U.S. Treasury”) Capital Purchase Program, on December 19, 2008, the Company issued to the U.S. Treasury a warrant to exercise 1,643,295 warrant shares of Wintrust common stock at a per share exercise price of $22.82, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, and with a term of 10 years. In February 2011, the U.S. Treasury sold all of its interest in the warrant issued to it in a secondary underwritten public offering. No warrant shares were exercised in the first quarter of 2015. During 2014, certain holders of the interest in the warrant exercised 705,878 warrant shares at the exercise price, which resulted in 363,155 shares of common stock issued. At March 31, 2015, all remaining holders of the interest in the warrant are able to exercise 937,417 warrant shares.

Other

In January 2015, the Company issued 422,121 shares of its common stock in the acquisition of Delavan.

At the January 2015 Board of Directors meeting, a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share ($0.44 on an annualized basis) was declared. It was paid on February 19, 2015 to shareholders of record as of February 5, 2015.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables summarize the components of other comprehensive income (loss), including the related income tax effects, and the related amount reclassified to net income for the periods presented (in thousands).

	Accumulated Unrealized (Losses) Gains on Securities			Accumulated Unrealized Losses on Derivative Instruments			Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	(9,533	)	$	(2,517	)	$	(25,282	)	$	(37,332	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) during the period, net of tax, before reclassifications	15,945			(593		)	(9,045		)	6,307
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(318		)	252			—			(66		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)during the period, net of tax	$	15,627		$	(341	)	$	(9,045	)	$	6,241
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	6,094		$	(2,858	)	$	(34,327	)	$	(31,091	)
Balance at January 1, 2014	$	(53,665	)	$	(2,462	)	$	(6,909	)	$	(63,036	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) during the period, net of tax, before reclassifications	13,722			(356		)	(7,400		)	5,966
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	20			297			—			317
Net other comprehensive income (loss) during the period, net of tax	$	13,742		$	(59	)	$	(7,400	)	$	6,283
Balance at March 31, 2014	$	(39,923	)	$	(2,521	)	$	(14,309	)	$	(56,753	)

	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the
Details Regarding the Component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Three months ended						Impacted Line on the Consolidated Statements of Income
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Accumulated unrealized losses on securities
Gains (losses) included in net income	$	524		$	(33	)	Gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net
	524			(33		)	Income before taxes
Tax effect	$	(206	)	$	13		Income tax expense
Net of tax	$	318		$	(20	)	Net income
Accumulated unrealized losses on derivative instruments
Amount reclassified to interest expense on junior subordinated debentures	$	414		$	493		Interest on junior subordinated debentures
	(414		)	(493		)	Income before taxes
Tax effect	$	162		$	196		Income tax expense
Net of tax	$	(252	)	$	(297	)	Net income

Earnings per Share

The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated:

		Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)		March 31, 2015		March 31, 2014
Net income		$	39,052	$	34,500
Less: Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion		1,581		1,581
Net income applicable to common shares—Basic	(A)	37,471		32,919
Add: Dividends on convertible preferred stock, if dilutive		1,581		1,581
Net income applicable to common shares—Diluted	(B)	39,052		34,500
Weighted average common shares outstanding	(C)	47,239		46,195
Effect of dilutive potential common shares
Common stock equivalents		1,158		1,434
Convertible preferred stock, if dilutive		3,075		3,075
Total dilutive potential common shares		4,233		4,509
Weighted average common shares and effect of dilutive potential common shares	(D)	51,472		50,704
Net income per common share:
Basic	(A/C)	$	0.79	$	0.71
Diluted	(B/D)	$	0.76	$	0.68

Potentially dilutive common shares can result from stock options, restricted stock unit awards, stock warrants, the Company’s convertible preferred stock and shares to be issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Directors Deferred Fee and Stock Plan, being treated as if they had been either exercised or issued, computed by application of the treasury stock method. While potentially dilutive common shares are typically included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, potentially dilutive common shares are excluded from this computation in periods in which the effect would reduce the loss per share or increase the income per share. For diluted earnings per share, net income applicable to common shares can be affected by the conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock. Where the effect of this conversion would reduce the loss per share or increase the income per share, net income applicable to common shares is not adjusted by the associated preferred dividends.