Western Alliance Bancorporation filings document the regulatory record of a bank holding company with common stock and 4.250% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. Its 8-K reports furnish quarterly operating results, earnings presentations, dividend declarations for common and preferred securities, investor communications and material-event disclosures tied to banking operations.
The company’s proxy materials cover board governance, shareholder voting matters, executive compensation and equity-related compensation arrangements. Other filings document credit-related events, including impairment charges on commercial loan exposures, as well as capital-structure details, deferred compensation plans and risk disclosures associated with the company’s lending, deposit and specialty banking activities.
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s Chief Risk Officer Emily Nachlas reported multiple equity-related transactions in common stock and cash-settled restricted stock units on February 15, 2026. She received a grant of 1,514 shares of common stock at $0.00 per share, increasing her direct holdings to 16,997 shares before subsequent movements.
The filing shows a tax-withholding disposition of 422 common shares at $93.20 per share using transaction code F, and issuer-related dispositions of 72 shares and 53 shares at $93.20 per share under code D. She also exercised derivative awards, converting 72 units and 53 units of cash-settled restricted stock units into common stock with no exercise price.
Footnotes state the cash-settled restricted stock units are payable solely in cash, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock. These units vest in equal monthly installments on the 15th of each month over 36-month periods from March 2024 to February 2027 and from March 2025 to February 2028.
Western Alliance Bancorporation CBO for Regional Banking Tim R. Bruckner reported multiple equity-related transactions dated February 15, 2026. He acquired cash-settled restricted stock units in two derivative exercises totaling 273 units, each unit economically equivalent to one share of common stock.
He also received a grant of 3,346 shares of common stock at no cost and had shares withheld and disposed to the issuer for tax and related obligations at $93.20 per share. After these transactions, he directly held 29,068 shares of common stock plus remaining cash-settled units that vest monthly through periods ending in February 2027 and February 2028.
Western Alliance Bancorporation President and CEO Kenneth Vecchione reported multiple equity-related transactions dated February 15, 2026. He acquired 539 and 437 cash-settled restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one common share, and received a grant of 17,366 shares of common stock at no cost.
He disposed of 7,442 shares of common stock at $93.20 per share to satisfy tax obligations, and made additional dispositions of 539 shares and 437 shares to the issuer at the same price. Following these transactions, he directly held 463,178 common shares, plus indirect holdings of 1,950 shares in a 401(k) plan and 750 shares in an account for his daughter.
Western Alliance Bancorporation Chief Banking Officer – NBL Stephen Russell Curley reported multiple equity-related transactions dated February 15, 2026. He acquired cash settled restricted stock units (165 and 129 units), each economically equivalent to one common share, which vest monthly over 36 months and are payable solely in cash. He also received a grant of 3,665 shares of common stock. To cover tax obligations, 1,314 shares were disposed of at $93.20 per share, and additional small blocks of 165 and 129 shares were disposed of to the issuer at the same price following derivative exercises. After these transactions, he directly held 41,531 shares of common stock.
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s Chief Accounting Officer Ben Mucha reported several stock transactions in February. On February 13, he acquired 1,092 shares of common stock as a grant at $0.00 per share. On February 15, 319 shares were disposed of to cover tax obligations through a tax-withholding disposition at $93.20 per share. On February 18, he executed an open-market sale of 641 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $95.62 per share, with individual sale prices ranging from $95.58 to $95.64. After these transactions, his directly held common stock position was reported as 11,727 shares.
Barrow Hanley Global Investors, a Delaware LLC, disclosed beneficial ownership of 6,450,408 shares of Western Alliance Bancorp common stock, representing 5.86% of the class as of 12/31/2025.
The firm reports sole voting power over 4,149,991 shares, shared voting power over 2,300,417 shares, and sole dispositive power over all 6,450,408 shares. It certifies the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Western Alliance Bancorp.
Western Alliance Bancorporation Chief Administration Officer Timothy W. Boothe reported small changes in his holdings of the company’s common stock. On February 6, 2026, an F-coded transaction covered 384 shares at $94.39, leaving 64,465 shares held directly. On February 7, 2026, another F-coded transaction involved 599 shares at $94.39, with direct holdings then at 63,866 shares. In addition, 325 shares are reported as held indirectly through his spouse, Alvina Boothe.
Western Alliance Bancorporation officer Dale Gibbons, Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits, reported two common stock transactions. On February 6, 2026, a transaction coded F involved 968 shares at $94.39 per share. On February 7, 2026, a second F-coded transaction involved 2,337 shares at the same price.
After these transactions, Gibbons directly beneficially owned 302,541 shares of Western Alliance common stock. He also indirectly beneficially owned 612 shares through a 401(k) plan, which the filing notes reflects holdings including employer match as of February 5, 2026.
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s Chief Risk Officer, Emily Nachlas, reported two small stock dispositions. On February 6, 2026, she disposed of 287 shares of common stock at $94.39 per share, leaving 15,921 shares beneficially owned directly. On February 7, 2026, she disposed of an additional 438 shares at the same price, with direct beneficial ownership reported at 15,483 shares afterward.