Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) 8-K/A Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 2, 2022

WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-32550	88-0365922
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One E. Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona  85004

 (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

(602) 389-3500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value	WAL	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/400th Interest in a Share of 4.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	WAL PrA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Western Alliance Bancorporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) to amend its Form 8-K, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2022 (the “Original 8-K”), for the sole purpose of supplementing Item 5.02(d) of the Original 8-K to include additional disclosure regarding committee assignments on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). No other revisions have been made to the Original 8-K, and other than as mentioned in the foregoing sentence, this Amendment does not amend, update, or change any other items or disclosures contained in the Original 8-K.

ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

(d) As previously reported in the Original 8-K, on December 2, 2022, the Board appointed Kevin M. Blakely and Paul Galant directors of the Company. On February 7, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Blakely to serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee and Mr. Galant to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Finance & Investment Committee.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
	(Registrant)
	/s/ Dale Gibbons
	Dale Gibbons
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
Date:	February 9, 2023

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