ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On November 18, 2021, Western Alliance Bancorporation (the "Company") entered into an amendment, dated November 18, 2021 (the "Amendment") to the Distribution Agreement dated June 3, 2021 (the "Agreement"), among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. The Amendment modifies the parties to the Agreement to include Piper Sandler & Co. as an additional sales agent.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. Except as expressly modified by the Amendment, the terms of the Agreement remain unchanged, including the maximum number of shares issuable thereunder.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.



(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
  No.                                    Description

1.1           Amendment to the Distribution Agreement, dated November 18, 2021, by
            and between Western Alliance Bancorporation, J.P. Morgan Securities
            LLC and Piper Sandler & Co.

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document)

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