WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION·4

Feb 18, 4:36 PM ET

Curley Stephen Russell 4

4 · WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION · Filed Feb 18, 2026

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Western Alliance (WAL) CBO Curley Russell Exercises Options and Sells Shares

What Happened

  • Curley Stephen Russell, Chief Banking Officer (Non-Branch Leader), reported transactions on Feb 15, 2026. He received a grant/award of 3,665 units (cash-settled), exercised or converted derivative awards (multiple M entries) and disposed/surrendered shares to cover tax and issuer obligations.
  • Dispositions: 1,314 shares were disposed (code F) at $93.20 for $122,465 (tax/exercise withholding), and two dispositions to the issuer (code D) of 165 shares ($15,378) and 129 shares ($12,023). Total shares surrendered/disposed = 1,608 for total proceeds of $149,866. Several exercises/conversions (codes M) are reported as acquired at $0, consistent with option conversions followed by share surrender.
  • Overall signal: primarily routine option exercise/conversion and tax/payment-related share surrender; the filing shows no open‑market buy.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-02-15; Filing date: 2026-02-18 (timely).
  • Prices: Dispositions reported at $93.20 per share where applicable; awards and some conversions reported at $0 (internal conversion accounting).
  • Shares disposed/surrendered: 1,608 shares totaling ~$149,866.
  • Award: 3,665 units granted (code A) — units are cash-settled and each unit equals one share economically (Footnotes F1–F3 explain monthly cash vesting schedules).
  • Footnotes: F1 & F3 — units vest and are payable solely in cash in monthly instalments (1/36th monthly over specified 36‑month periods starting March 2024 and March 2025). F2 — each unit equals the economic equivalent of one share.
  • Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided filing data.

Context

  • The filing shows option/derivative exercises with immediate surrender of shares to cover taxes/exercise obligations (common “cashless” or net share settlement behavior). This is typically a routine administrative transaction and not necessarily a directional bet on the stock.
  • For retail investors: purchases are often more informative of insider confidence. Here, the activity is largely administrative (exercise/withholding and cash-settled awards).

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-02-15
Curley Stephen Russell
Chief Banking Ofc.-NBL
Transactions
  • Award

    Common Stock

    2026-02-15+3,66542,845 total
  • Tax Payment

    Common Stock

    2026-02-15$93.20/sh1,314$122,46541,531 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Common Stock

    [F1][F2]
    2026-02-15+16541,696 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock

    2026-02-15$93.20/sh165$15,37841,531 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Common Stock

    [F3][F2]
    2026-02-15+12941,660 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock

    2026-02-15$93.20/sh129$12,02341,531 total
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units

    [F2][F1]
    2026-02-151651,994 total
    Common Stock (165 underlying)
  • Exercise/Conversion

    Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units

    [F2][F3]
    2026-02-151293,087 total
    Common Stock (129 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]These units vest and are payable solely in cash as follows: 1/36th on the 15th day of each month during the 36-month period beginning March 2024 and ending February 2027.
  • [F2]Each unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Western Alliance Bancorporation common stock.
  • [F3]These units vest and are payable solely in cash as follows: 1/36th on the 15th day of each month during the 36-month period beginning March 2025 and ending February 2028.
Signature
/s/Jessica Jarvi (Attorney-in-fact)|2026-02-18

Documents

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    wk-form4_1771450579.xmlPrimary

    FORM 4