UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 24, 2019

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Illinois	001-35077	36-3873352
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9700 West Higgins Road

Rosemont, Illinois 60018

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (847) 939-9000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last year)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Ticker Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value	WTFC	The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Series D Preferred Stock, no par value	WTFCM	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.             ☐

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 24, 2019, the Board of Directors of Wintrust Financial Corporation (the “Company”) authorized a share repurchase, pursuant to which the Company may purchase, in one or more transactions in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, up to $125 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. A copy of the press release relating to such authorization is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated October 24, 2019
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: October 30, 2019

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