Western Alliance Bancorporation filed a Form 8-K on October 30, 2026, disclosing that its Board of Directors declared quarterly cash dividends on both its common stock and its Series A preferred stock.

Key Highlights

  • Common stock dividend: The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share of common stock.
  • Common stock payment date: The dividend will be payable November 27, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 12, 2026.
  • Preferred stock dividend: The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $209.00 per share (equivalent to $0.5225 per depositary share) on its 4.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A.
  • Preferred stock payment date: The preferred dividend will be payable December 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2026.
  • Board action: Both dividends were declared pursuant to a unanimous written consent dated October 30, 2026.

Western Alliance Board Declares Common and Preferred Dividends via Unanimous Written Consent

According to the filing, Western Alliance Bancorporation's Board of Directors acted through a unanimous written consent dated October 30, 2026, to declare quarterly cash dividends on two classes of securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols NYSE:WAL (common stock) and NYSE:WAL PrA (depositary shares representing the Series A preferred stock).

The company disclosed that the common stock dividend of $0.46 per share will be paid on November 27, 2026, to holders of record as of November 12, 2026. Separately, the Board declared a dividend of $209.00 per share on the 4.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, which the filing notes is equivalent to $0.5225 per depositary share. Each depositary share represents a 1/400th interest in one share of the preferred stock, according to the filing. The preferred dividend is payable December 30, 2026, to holders of record as of December 15, 2026.

The filing was signed by Vishal Idnani, Chief Financial Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation, and was submitted under Item 8.01 (Other Events) of Form 8-K. The registrant is incorporated in Delaware and headquartered at One E. Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

What Was Disclosed

Western Alliance Bancorporation's October 30, 2026 Form 8-K disclosed the declaration of a $0.46 per share quarterly common stock dividend payable November 27, 2026, and a $209.00 per share (equivalent to $0.5225 per depositary share) preferred stock dividend payable December 30, 2026.