Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Form 4 WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION / Kenneth Vecchione ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vecchione Kenneth

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION

ONE E. WASHINGTON STREET, STE 1400

(Street)

PHOENIX AZ 85004

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION [ WAL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/06/2025		A		10,485	A	$0	456,785	D
Common Stock	02/07/2025		F		5,773	D	$89.89	451,012	D
Common Stock	02/08/2025		F		3,401	D	$89.89	447,611	D
Common Stock								1,950(1)	I	401K Plan
Common Stock								750	I	Darcy Vecchione UTMA (daughter)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units	(2)	02/06/2025		A		15,726		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	15,726	(2)	15,726	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	02/06/2025		A		5,519		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	5,519	$0	39,301(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects shares held in the 401K Plan to include employer match as of 2/6/25.

2. Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Western Alliance Bancorporation common stock.

3. These units vest and are payable solely in cash as follows: 1/36th on the 15th day of each month during the 36-month period beginning February 2025 and ending January 2028.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WAL common stock.

5. The restricted stock units are payable upon the Reporting Person's Qualified Retirement from the Company as described in the Plan documents.

6. The number of restricted stock units beneficially owned by the reporting person following the transaction includes the reinvestment of WAL's quarterly dividends, which resulted in an additional 286 restricted stock units.

Remarks:

	/s/Jessica Jarvi (Attorney-in-fact)	02/10/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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