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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): April 19, 2004

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


     
Illinois
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  36-3873352
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
727 North Bank Lane
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (847) 615-4096
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)

 


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Item 5. Other Events.
Item 7(c). Exhibits.
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
First Quarter 2004 Earnings Release


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Item 5. Other Events.

     On April 19, 2004, Wintrust Financial Corporation (the “Company”) announced earnings for the first quarter of 2004. A copy of the press release relating to the Company’s earnings results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7(c). Exhibits.

     Exhibit 99.1            First Quarter 2004 Earnings Release dated April 19, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     Certain supplemental information relating to non-GAAP financial measures reported in the attached press release is included on page 9 of Exhibit 99.1.

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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: April 19, 2004
  /s/ David L. Stoehr
 
 
  Executive Vice President &
  Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     
Exhibit
   
99.1
  First Quarter 2004 Earnings Release dated April 19, 2004.

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