{"url_path":"/sec/wal/8-k/2026-06-11/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/0001628280-26-042555-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-042555","cik":"0001212545","ticker":"WAL","issuer_name":"WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1212545/0001628280-26-042555-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001212545","primary_entity_name":"WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION"},"word_count":324,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn June 10, 2026, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 98,091,907 representing 90.3% of the 108,671,534 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Company's stockholders: elected all of the thirteen nominees for director; approved the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation; and ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter are set forth below.\n\nProposal 1 Election of Directors\n\nThe Company’s stockholders elected thirteen directors to each serve for a one-year term expiring in 2027. The voting results were as follows:\n\nVOTES FORVOTES AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER NON-VOTES\n\nBruce D. Beach88,839,363 1,765,730 60,031 7,426,783 \n\nJuan R. Figuereo89,581,111 1,019,494 64,519 7,426,783 \n\nGreta Guggenheim90,399,965 211,892 53,267 7,426,783 \n\nChristopher A. Halmy89,557,996 1,050,465 56,663 7,426,783 \n\nMary Chris Jammet90,175,991 431,463 57,670 7,426,783 \n\nMarianne Boyd Johnson88,182,126 2,362,811 120,187 7,426,783 \n\nRobert P. Latta88,982,021 1,618,875 64,228 7,426,783 \n\nAnthony T. Meola90,406,134 201,025 57,965 7,426,783 \n\nDr. Michael Papay90,313,828 294,902 56,394 7,426,783 \n\nBryan K. Segedi90,356,458 251,709 56,957 7,426,783 \n\nDonald D. Snyder85,888,286 4,707,822 69,016 7,426,783 \n\nClarke Starnes III90,366,435 241,639 57,050 7,426,783 \n\nKenneth A. Vecchione89,283,829 1,315,228 66,067 7,426,783 \n\nProposal 2 Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation\n\nThe Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:\n\nVOTES FORVOTES AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER NON-VOTES\n\n86,377,5794,148,326139,2197,426,783 \n\nProposal 3 Ratification of Auditor\n\nThe Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows:\n\nVOTES FORVOTES AGAINSTABSTENTIONSBROKER NON-VOTES\n\n96,759,7281,009,265322,914—"}