X0304 4 2011-10-14 0 0001212545 WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION WAL 0001398948 Vecchione Kenneth C/O WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION ONE E WASHINGTON STREET PHOENIX AZ 85004 1 1 0 0 President & COO Common Stock 2011-10-14 5 A 0 E 2068 0.00 A 215045 D Common Stock 452 I By 401(k) Plan These shares are issuable in respect of common stock that represent a portion of the reporting person's salary, net of withholdings and deductions, that fully vest on the date of the grant. Once vested the common stock is transferrable by the reporting person in full. /s/ Dale Gibbons (Attorney-in-fact) 2011-10-17