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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.
Western Alliance Bancorporation President and CEO Kenneth Vecchione reported routine compensation-related transactions involving cash-settled restricted stock units tied to the company’s common stock on May 15, 2026. He exercised derivative awards covering a total of 1,571 units that are each the economic equivalent of one share of common stock, and simultaneously disposed of the same 1,571 common shares back to the issuer at $74.42 per share, resulting in no net change in his direct share count.
Following these transactions, Vecchione directly held 463,178 shares of common stock and indirectly held 750 shares in a UTMA account for his daughter and 1,950 shares in a 401K Plan that includes employer match as of May 14, 2026. He also retained remaining balances of cash-settled restricted stock units that vest monthly through periods ending between February 2027 and February 2029, all payable solely in cash.
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION vice chair Dale Gibbons reported compensation-related stock activity, not open-market trading. On May 15, 2026, he exercised derivative awards covering 726 shares of common stock and returned an equal number of shares to the issuer at $74.4200 per share, a disposition to the company rather than a market sale.
After these transactions, Gibbons directly held 307,093 shares of common stock and indirectly held 612 shares in a 401K Plan as of May 14, 2026. He also retained cash settled restricted stock units that are economically equivalent to common shares and vest monthly in 36 installments from March 2024, March 2025, and March 2026 through February 2027, February 2028, and February 2029, respectively, payable solely in cash.
Western Alliance Bancorporation Chief Human Resources Officer Barbara Kennedy reported routine equity compensation activity involving cash-settled restricted stock units tied to common stock. On May 15, 2026, she exercised derivatives covering 257 units, with corresponding dispositions of matching common shares to the issuer at $74.42 per share. Following these transactions, she holds 10,332 common shares directly and 22,797 shares indirectly through the Kennedy Family Trust, plus outstanding cash-settled units that vest monthly through February 2029.
Western Alliance Bancorporation Chief Credit Officer Lynne Herndon reported routine equity compensation activity involving small share amounts. On May 15, 2026, Herndon exercised derivative awards and disposed of corresponding common shares back to the issuer, including 27, 22 and 35 shares of common stock at $74.42 per share in issuer dispositions.
Following these transactions, Herndon directly held 1,880 shares of Western Alliance common stock. The filing also shows multiple transactions in cash-settled restricted stock units that are economically equivalent to one share of common stock each and vest in monthly installments through periods ending in February 2027, February 2028 and February 2029, payable solely in cash.
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s Chief Financial Officer, Vishal Idnani, reported a small, routine equity compensation transaction. On May 15, 2026, he exercised awards tied to 123 shares of common stock and had a matching disposition to the issuer for the same number of shares, resulting in no meaningful net change in his share count.
After these transactions, Idnani directly holds 11,468 shares of common stock. He also holds 4,043 cash-settled restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of Western Alliance common stock. These units vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months from March 2026 through February 2029.
Western Alliance Bancorporation CLO & Secretary Jessica H. Jarvi reported routine equity-related transactions involving cash-settled restricted stock units and common stock on May 15, 2026. She exercised a total of 168 cash-settled restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock, in three blocks of 64, 46 and 58 units. Matching dispositions of 64, 46 and 58 common shares were made to the issuer at $74.42 per share, resulting in no net open-market buying or selling. After the transactions, Jarvi directly held 13,707 common shares and indirectly held 2,074 shares through a WAL 401(k) account, and continued to hold cash-settled units that vest monthly between March 2024 and February 2029.
Western Alliance Bancorporation Chief Banking Officer Stephen Russell Curley reported routine equity transactions involving company stock and cash-settled units. On May 15, 2026, he exercised derivative rights for a total of 440 shares of common stock and disposed the same number back to the issuer in issuer dispositions, leaving him with 41,531 common shares directly owned.
He also reported activity in cash-settled restricted stock units, which are each the economic equivalent of one common share and are payable solely in cash. Footnotes state that these units vest in equal 1/36th monthly installments over separate 36‑month periods beginning March 2024, March 2025, and March 2026, running through February 2027, February 2028, and February 2029, respectively.
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s CBO for Regional Banking, Tim R. Bruckner, reported routine equity compensation activity involving common stock and cash-settled restricted stock units. On May 15, 2026, he exercised derivative awards and disposed of an equal number of common shares back to the issuer.
In total, 415 shares of common stock were returned to the company at $74.42 per share in issuer dispositions, matched by 415 shares acquired through exercises coded as derivative conversions. After these transactions, Bruckner directly owns 29,068 shares of common stock, indicating only a minor adjustment to his overall equity position.
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s Chief Risk Officer Emily Nachlas reported routine equity compensation activity. On May 15, 2026, she exercised a total of 189 shares worth of awards and disposed of the same number of common shares back to the issuer at $74.42 per share, leaving her with 16,575 common shares held directly. The filing also shows cash-settled restricted stock units that vest monthly through periods ending between February 2027 and February 2029, each unit being the economic equivalent of one common share but payable solely in cash.
Western Alliance Bancorporation Chief Administration Officer Timothy W. Boothe reported a series of compensation-related equity transactions in common stock on May 15, 2026. He exercised derivative awards for a total of 235 shares of common stock and disposed of an equal number of shares back to the issuer at $74.42 per share, resulting in no net change in his direct share count. After these transactions he holds 65,417 shares directly and 325 shares indirectly through his spouse. Related cash-settled restricted stock units, each economically equivalent to one share, continue to vest monthly and are payable solely in cash.