Company: WAL-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057334
Chunk: 18

Company: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 or acquisition opportunities, and for purposes of complying with all applicable corporate governance rules of the NYSE. Information with respect to each of the five standing committees is set forth below:

| Audit Committee | Meetings during 2024: 11 |

|                                       |     |                             |     |                           |     |                            |     |           |     |                            |     | ALLINDEPENDENTAllFinancially Literate |
| Mr. Figuereo, Financial Expert, Chair |     | Mr. Beach, Financial Expert |     | Mr. HalmyFinancial Expert |     | Ms. JammetFinancial Expert |     | Ms. Kuras |     | Mr. SegediFinancial Expert |     |                                       |

| Primary Responsibilities |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |     | ·  ·    ·   ·       ·    ·   · | Review and approve the appointment, replacement, or dismissal of the chief audit executive ("CAE"); Be directly responsible for (in consultation with the CEO) the annual performance evaluation, total compensation, oversight, removal, and succession plan of the chief audit executive;Support the stature and independence of internal audit by meeting directly with the CAE regarding the internal audit function, organizational concerns, and industry concerns;Review and approve the annual internal audit plan including budget, resource plan, activities, organizational structure, and overall risk assessment methodology relative to the Company's asset size and complexity, strategies and objectives, risk profile, and pace of technological and other changes; and all major changes to the plan;Review the status of actions recommended by internal audit and the independent auditor to remediate and resolve any significant control deficiencies or material weaknesses identified; Oversee the Company’s compliance with the rules and regulations related to the preparation and presentation of financial statements; andProvide regular reports to the Board of Directors of the Company and its bank subsidiary. |
| ·          ·    ·   ·  · | Serve as an independent and objective body and to otherwise assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of (a) the qualifications, independence and performance of the registered public accounting firm employed by the Company (the "independent auditor"), (b) the performance of the Company’s internal audit function, (c) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, its related accounting and financial reporting processes and internal controls over financial reporting, and (d) the Company’s compliance with regulatory, legal and ethical requirements;Be directly responsible for the annual appointment, compensation and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm or other firm engaged for the purpose