Company: WAL-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057334
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Company: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 bringing appropriate matters to the attention of the Audit Committee and for keeping the Audit Committee informed of matters that management believes require attention, guidance, resolution, or other actions. RSM US LLP is responsible for performing an independent audit of, and expressing an opinion on, the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”).

During the year, the Audit Committee discussed with RSM US LLP and the Company’s internal auditors, with and without management present, the overall scope and plans for their respective audits, the results of their examinations, and their evaluations of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and of the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting.

The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2024, with RSM US LLP and management. In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with RSM US LLP those matters required to be discussed under generally accepted auditing standards, including Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1301 (Communication with Audit Committees) as currently in effect and the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB and the SEC.

RSM US LLP has provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by the PCAOB’s Ethics and Independence Rule 3526,Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, as currently in effect, and the Audit Committee discussed with RSM US LLP any relationships that may impact on the firm’s objectivity and independence and satisfied itself as to the auditors’ independence. In addition, the Audit Committee reviewed and approved the fees paid to RSM US LLP for audit and non-audit related services.

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Based on the reviews and discussion referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, for filing with the SEC.

<div align='center'>Submitted by the Audit Committee

Juan R. Figuereo (Chair)

Bruce D. Beach

Christopher A. Halmy

Mary Chris Jammet

Mary Tuuk Kuras

Bryan K. Segedi</div>

The foregoing Audit Committee Report does not constitute soliciting material and