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.
Stephen Russell Curley, Chief Banking Officer - NBL at Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported transactions dated 09/15/2025 on Form 4. The filing shows non-derivative and derivative activity tied to cash-settled restricted stock units. Following the reported trades, Mr. Curley directly beneficially owned 37,739 shares of common stock. The Form 4 records acquisitions (code M) of awards that vest monthly and dispositions (code D) executed at $89.05 per share. The derivative section lists cash-settled restricted stock units with 2,819 and 3,732 units reported following the transactions. The filing includes vesting schedules stating units vest and are payable solely in cash on a monthly 1/36th basis over defined 36-month periods beginning March 2024 and March 2025 respectively.
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Vice Chairman and CFO Dale Gibbons reported transactions on 09/15/2025 showing continued substantial ownership and routine equity compensation activity. The filing shows Mr. Gibbons beneficially owned 296,358 shares of common stock after two reported sales at $89.05 per share. The report also records cash-settled restricted stock units that vested or were recognized on 09/15/2025, representing 285 and 212 unit grants that pay out monthly through 2027 and 2028 respectively.
The filing discloses 4,837 and 6,131 cash-settled RSU equivalents held following the transactions and notes 401(k) plan shares held (reflected as 612 indirect) as of 09/04/2025. The form was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of the reporting person.
Insider transactions by Lynne Herndon, Chief Credit Officer at Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). The Form 4 discloses multiple transactions on 09/15/2025: Herndon acquired cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) that are economically equivalent to shares and sold common stock in two separate dispositions at $89.05 per share. After the reported activity, Herndon beneficially owned 1,359 shares. The RSUs vest monthly over multi-year schedules: one series vests 1/36th monthly from March 2024 to February 2027 and another vests 1/36th monthly from March 2025 to February 2028. The Form is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/17/2025.
Jessica H. Jarvi, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported multiple transactions on 09/15/2025. The filing shows Jarvi acquired cash-settled restricted stock units that vest monthly and are economically equivalent to shares, and she exercised and sold common stock at $89.05 per share. After the reported activity she directly beneficially owns 12,457 shares and indirectly holds 2,074 shares in the WAL 401(k) plan. The restricted stock units vest in monthly installments over 36-month schedules beginning March 2024 and March 2025 and will be payable in cash.
Barbara Kennedy, Chief Human Resources Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), reported changes in her holdings on 09/15/2025. The filing shows cash‑settled restricted stock units (RSUs) that vest monthly: 101 units from a March 2024 award and 74 units from a March 2025 award. On 09/15/2025 she had acquisitions reflected as vesting of those RSUs and matching disposals of common stock at $89.05 per share. After the transactions she directly beneficially owned 8,753 shares and indirectly held 22,797 shares through the Kennedy Family Trust.
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.
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.