UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): May 4, 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 | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Press Release dated May 4, 2004 | ||||||||
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 4, 2004, Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust”) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WestAmerica Mortgage Company and its affiliate Guardian Real Estate Services in a cash and stock merger agreement. A copy of the press release relating to the Company’s announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and 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
(Registrant)
| Date: May 4, 2004 | /s/ David L. Stoehr | |||
| Executive Vice President & | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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