LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wintrust Financial
Corporation ("Wintrust") (Nasdaq: WTFC) will present at the Raymond James and
Associates 27th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held in
Orlando, FL on March 5 - 8, 2006. Wintrust's presentation is scheduled to
begin at 11:00 AM, Eastern Time, on March 7, 2006.
This event will be webcast and may be accessed at Wintrust's website at
http://www.wintrust.com or at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rj19/wtfc/ .
Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before the
presentation to download and install any necessary audio software. For those
unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days
after the conference. There is no charge to access the event.
Wintrust is a financial holding company with assets of approximately
$8 billion whose common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market
(Nasdaq: WTFC). Wintrust operates thirteen community bank subsidiaries that
are located in the Chicago and Milwaukee market areas. Additionally, the
Company operates various non-bank subsidiaries including one of the largest
commercial insurance premium finance companies operating in the United States,
a company providing short-term accounts receivable financing and value-added
out-sourced administrative services to the temporary staffing services
industry, companies engaging primarily in the origination and purchase of
residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market throughout the United
States, and companies providing wealth management services including broker-
dealer, money management services, advisory services, and trust and estate
services. As of December 31, 2005, Wintrust operated a total of 62 banking
offices and is in the process of constructing several additional branch
facilities.
Additional Information
Wintrust has filed a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with its previously announced proposed
acquisition of Hinsbrook Bancshares, Inc. ("HBI") in a merger transaction
consisting of consideration of stock and cash. In connection with the
proposed transaction, Wintrust will file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), and will furnish to shareholders of HBI, a proxy
statement/prospectus. Shareholders are advised to read the proxy
statement/prospectus when it becomes available because it will contain
important information about Wintrust, HBI and the proposed transaction. A
definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to HBI shareholders seeking
their approval of the merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby.
Shareholders will be able to obtain a free-of-charge copy of the proxy
statement (when available) and other relevant documents filed with the SEC
from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov . Shareholders will also be able
to obtain a free-of-charge copy of the proxy statement and other relevant
documents (when available) by directing a request by mail or telephone to
Wintrust Financial Corporation, Attn: Investor Relations, 727 North Bank Lane,
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 or by calling (847) 615-4096, or to Hinsbrook
Bancshares, Inc., Attn: President, 6262 South Route 83, Willowbrook, Illinois
60527 or by calling (630) 920-2700. Shareholders are urged to read the proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant material when they become available
before making any voting or investment decisions with respect to the proposed
transactions.
HBI and certain of its directors, executive officers and other members of
management and employees may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be
"participants" in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of HBI in
favor of the proposed merger. Information regarding the persons who may be
considered "participants" in the solicitation of proxies will be set forth in
the proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No
offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting
the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the
proposed merger and all other statements in this release other than historical
facts constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
SOURCE Wintrust Financial Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.wintrust.com
http://www.rjcapitalmarkets.com/conference_detail_main.asp?content_id=100
CONTACT:
Edward J. Wehmer, President & Chief Executive
Officer, or David A. Dykstra, Senior Executive Vice President &
Chief Operating Officer of Wintrust Financial Corporation,
+1-847-615-4096
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