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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.
Emily Nachlas, Chief Risk Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported multiple Section 16 transactions on 09/15/2025. The filing shows cash-settled restricted stock units vesting and being reported as acquisitions and corresponding disposals of common stock. Specific entries list acquisitions via vesting under codes M 72 and M 53 and two disposals at a price of $89.05 per share. Following the transactions, Ms. Nachlas beneficially owned 14,671 shares of common stock and held cash-settled RSU economic equivalents of 1,221 and 1,532 units under two vesting schedules. The RSUs vest monthly through February 2027 and February 2028 respectively, and each unit equals one share economically.
Emily Nachlas, Chief Risk Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported multiple Section 16 transactions on 09/15/2025. The filing shows cash-settled restricted stock units vesting and being reported as acquisitions and corresponding disposals of common stock. Specific entries list acquisitions via vesting under codes M 72 and M 53 and two disposals at a price of $89.05 per share. Following the transactions, Ms. Nachlas beneficially owned 14,671 shares of common stock and held cash-settled RSU economic equivalents of 1,221 and 1,532 units under two vesting schedules. The RSUs vest monthly through February 2027 and February 2028 respectively, and each unit equals one share economically.
Kenneth Vecchione, President and CEO and a director of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported multiple transactions in the issuer's common stock on 09/15/2025. The report shows cash-settled restricted stock units vesting and being recorded as economic equivalents of shares, routine purchases via vesting, and corresponding disposals at a reported price of $89.05 per share.
Following the reported activity, Vecchione beneficially owns 447,611 shares directly, plus additional indirect holdings including 1,950 shares in a 401(k) and 750 held in a UTMA for his daughter; cash-settled RSUs recorded total 9,175 and 12,667 underlying-share equivalents in Box II. The filing notes scheduled monthly cash vesting for two RSU tranches through February 2027 and February 2028.
Kenneth Vecchione, President and CEO and a director of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported multiple transactions in the issuer's common stock on 09/15/2025. The report shows cash-settled restricted stock units vesting and being recorded as economic equivalents of shares, routine purchases via vesting, and corresponding disposals at a reported price of $89.05 per share.
Following the reported activity, Vecchione beneficially owns 447,611 shares directly, plus additional indirect holdings including 1,950 shares in a 401(k) and 750 held in a UTMA for his daughter; cash-settled RSUs recorded total 9,175 and 12,667 underlying-share equivalents in Box II. The filing notes scheduled monthly cash vesting for two RSU tranches through February 2027 and February 2028.
Western Alliance Bancorporation announced that its board of directors has authorized a common stock repurchase program for up to $300 million of its common shares. This authorization allows the company to buy back its own stock over time, which can reduce the number of shares in the market and concentrate ownership among remaining shareholders. The announcement was made on September 12, 2025, and was accompanied by a press release referenced as Exhibit 99.1.
Kenneth Vecchione, President and CEO of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported multiple transactions dated 08/15/2025. The filing shows cash-settled restricted stock units paid as the economic equivalent of common shares: 539 units (vesting monthly from March 2024 to Feb 2027) and 437 units (vesting monthly from March 2025 to Feb 2028), both recorded as acquisitions. Offsetting dispositions of common stock were reported at $82.55 per share, leaving 447,611 shares beneficially owned after the transactions. The report also discloses 1,950 shares in a 401(k) plan and 750 shares in a UTMA for his daughter. The form was signed by attorney-in-fact Jessica Jarvi on 08/18/2025.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Form 4 summary: Lynne Herndon, Chief Credit Officer and officer of Western Alliance, reported transactions dated 08/15/2025 involving both acquisitions and dispositions of common stock and vested cash-settled restricted stock units. The filing shows acquisitions under plan codes referenced as 35 and 22 that are cash-settled restricted stock units which vest monthly over multi-year schedules. Separate dispositions on the same date reflect sales at $82.55 per share. After the reported transactions the filing shows Ms. Herndon beneficially owned 1,359 shares of common stock. The explanatory notes state the two classes of units vest 1/36th monthly beginning March 2024 (ending Feb 2027) and March 2025 (ending Feb 2028) and that each unit is the economic equivalent of one share.
Stephen Russell Curley, Chief Banking Officer at Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported trades on 08/15/2025 reflecting routine vesting and partial sale of equity-linked compensation. Several cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) vested and were reported as acquisitions at $0 per unit because they are compensation awards, while separate sale transactions were executed at $82.55 per share.
The filing shows monthly-vesting cash-settled RSUs from two grant schedules: one that began March 2024 and vests monthly through February 2027, and another that began March 2025 and vests monthly through February 2028. After the reported transactions the beneficial ownership of common stock is shown as 37,739 shares (direct ownership). The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person on 08/18/2025.
Insider transactions by Tim R. Bruckner, CBO for Regional Banking at Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). The Form 4 shows multiple transactions on 08/15/2025 involving common stock and cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs). The filing reports cash-settled RSUs being recognized as acquisitions (158 and 115 units) that are economically equivalent to shares and vest monthly through February 2027 and February 2028 respectively. Reported open-market disposals occurred at a sale price of $82.55, reducing the reported direct holdings to 24,759 shares after the trades. The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Form 4 shows transactions by Vice Chairman and CFO Dale Gibbons on 08/15/2025. The filing records cash-settled restricted stock unit vesting events and open-market sales. A total of 285 RSUs (economic equivalent of 285 shares) vested under a 2024 grant and 212 RSUs vested under a 2025 grant; these vested units are payable in cash and represent 5,122 and 6,343 underlying share equivalents respectively. Separate open-market sales occurred at $82.55 per share, reducing direct beneficial ownership to 296,358 shares. The reporting also notes 296,643 and 296,570 share counts shown after certain acquisitions before the sales, and shares held in the company 401(k) plan that are included in indirect ownership.
Emily Nachlas, Chief Risk Officer at Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported insider transactions dated 08/15/2025. The Form 4 shows a sequence of non-derivative and derivative entries: certain units were reported as acquired via vesting (code M) and then disposed (code D) at $82.55 per share. Following the reported trades, Ms. Nachlas beneficially owns 14,671 shares of common stock. The filing also reports cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) with post-transaction holdings of 1,293 and 1,585 units respectively.
The form includes explanations that the M-coded units vest and are payable solely in cash on a monthly schedule: one tranche vests 1/36th monthly from March 2024 through February 2027 and another vests 1/36th monthly from March 2025 through February 2028. The filing is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/18/2025.
Barbara Kennedy, Chief Human Resources Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported transactions dated 08/15/2025. The filing shows awarded and vested cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) and contemporaneous dispositions of common stock at $82.55 per share. The Form 4 lists acquisitions (code M) of 101 and 74 RSU units (priced at $0) and disposals (code D) of 101 and 74 common shares at $82.55 each. Following the transactions, Ms. Kennedy directly beneficially owns 8,753 common shares and indirectly owns 22,797 shares through the Kennedy Family Trust. The RSU awards vest monthly over 36-month schedules beginning March 2024 and March 2025, and each unit is the economic equivalent of one share.