UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 19, 2004
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Commission File Number 0-21923
| Illinois | 36-3873352 | |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
727 North Bank Lane
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(847) 615-4096
| Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 19, 2004, Wintrust Financial Corporation (the “Company”) announced the completion of its previously announced merger transactions with SGB Corporation d/b/a WestAmerica Mortgage Company (“WAMC”) and WAMC’s affiliate Guardian Real Estate Services, Inc. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release relating to the announcement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Note: the information in this report (including the exhibits) is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed a determination or an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 20, 2004
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/s/ David L. Stoehr | |
| David L. Stoehr | ||
| Executive Vice President & | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |
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