Western Alliance Bancorporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   September 22, 2014

Western Alliance Bancorporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware C17075-1995 88-0365922
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One E Washington Street, Suite 1400, Phoenix, Arizona   85004
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   602-389-3500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 23, 2014, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Western Alliance Bancorporation (the "Company") adopted an amendment to Section 1.9(a) of the Company’s Bylaws. Section 1.9(a) was amended to change the vote standard for the election of directors in uncontested elections from a plurality of votes cast to a majority of votes cast. In all director elections other than uncontested elections, the vote standard will continue to be a plurality of votes cast and stockholders are not permitted to vote against any nominee for director. In connection with such amendment, the Board plans to adopt a director resignation policy that would provide resignation procedures for incumbent directors who fail to be elected by a "majority of the votes cast" in uncontested elections and guidelines for the Board to determine whether to accept such resignations. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Western Alliance Bancorporation
          
September 26, 2014   By:   Dale Gibbons
       
        Name: Dale Gibbons
        Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
3.1
  Bylaws, as amended