Company: WAL-PA
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-057334
Chunk: 34

Company: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 34
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-offs to average loans outstanding of 0.18% for 2024, compared to 0.06% for 2023. Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and repossessed assets) of 0.65% of total assets, compared to 0.40% at December 31, 2023.                                                                            |
| Return of Capital     | ·                                                                                                                                             | Increased the quarterly dividend to $0.38 in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $0.37 per share of common stock.                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| *  | Non-GAAP financial measure: See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” in Appendix A of this proxy statement for further information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. |
| ** | HFI (held for investment) Loans.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

| 40 | 2025 PROXY STATEMENT |

| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |

WESTERN ALLIANCE: Prudent and sustainable growth

| TSR Performance                     |     | EPS Results                     |
| Deposits (in billions)              |     | LoanS HFI  (in billions)        |
| Nonperforming Assets / Total Assets |     | Net Charge-Offs / Average Loans |

| 1) | Financial peers consist of 22 publicly traded banks headquartered in the U.S. with total assets between $50B and $250B, excluding target banks of pending acquisitions, as of December 31, 2024. |

| 2025 PROXY STATEMENT | 41 |

| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |

Co mpensation De sign The Compensation Committee, on behalf of the Board of Directors, performs responsibilities relating to the compensation of the Company’s directors and executive officers. The Compensation Committee seeks to establish total compensation for the Company’s executive officers that is fair, reasonable, competitive in the industry, and aligned with value creation for stockholders. The Company designs the compensation program to attract and retain high-caliber officers necessary to drive our growth and continued success. The Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors and management partner to ensure that compensation practices fairly reward executives for navigating challenges, meeting established performance goals and implementing effective risk management practices.. The Compensation Committee also takes action to ensure compensation is appropriately limited when necessary to serve the best interests of the Company or as required by regulatory constraints. 2024 Advisory Vote on Exe cutive Compensation The Company provides stockholders with the ability to cast an annual advisory vote