LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wintrust Financial
Corporation ("Wintrust") (Nasdaq: WTFC) will present at the Raymond James and
Associates 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference to be held in
Orlando, FL on March 6 - 9, 2005. Wintrust's presentation is scheduled to
begin at 10:25 a.m., Eastern Time, on March 8, 2005.
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/rjii05/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 $7
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. Currently, Wintrust operates a total of 55 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 First Northwest Bancorp, Inc. in a merger transaction
consisting of consideration of stock and cash. The registration statement
includes a proxy statement/prospectus, seeking approval of the proposed
transaction by the shareholders of First Northwest Bancorp, Inc. Shareholders
of First Northwest Bancorp, Inc. are advised to read the important information
concerning the proposed transaction contained in the proxy
statement/prospectus and other documents filed by Wintrust with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus relating to
the proposed First Northwest Bancorp, Inc. acquisition have been mailed to
shareholders of First Northwest Bancorp, Inc. These documents can also be
obtained free of charge from the web site maintained by the Securities and
Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov or upon written request to Wintrust
Financial Corporation, Attn: Investor Relations, 727 North Bank Lane, Lake
Forest, Illinois 60045 or by calling (847) 615-4096, or, for First Northwest
Bancorp, Inc. shareholders, upon written request to First Northwest Bancorp,
Inc., Attn: President, 234 W. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights, Illinois
60004 or by calling (847) 670-1000.
SOURCE Wintrust Financial Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.wintrust.com
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rjii05/wtfc
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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