Western Alliance Bancorp

Our ESG Executive Committee, composed of senior executives, including our Chief Executive Officer, formalized the company's ESG framework, priorities and goals. The Executive Committee is supported by an internal ESG working group composed of a cross-functional team of senior employees who represent key areas of the Company's ESG program. Our Nominating, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Governance Committee") provides guidance, insight and oversight on the strategy, initiatives and management's performance in achieving our corporate responsibility goals.

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a formal, written Political Activities & Gifts to Government Officials Policy ("Policy") adopted by its Enterprise Risk Management Committee and reviewed annually. The Policy applies to all employees and directors of the Western Alliance Bancorporation and its subsidiaries, including Western Alliance Bank, AmeriHome Mortgage and others. The Policy covers political contributions, state and local "pay-to-play" regulations, lobbying and gifts to government officials. The Policy commits the Company to compliance with laws on disclosure of political contributions and lobbying activity and generally requires seeking Company approval in advance of undertaking such activity on behalf of the Company. [...] The Company engages in lobbying as permitted by law, including through in-house employees and external vendors. The Company abides by all federal, state and local lobbying registration and disclosure laws. The Company and its lobbyists file public reports of their lobbying activities as required by law. Federal lobbying information is available through the U.S. House and Senate websites. State and local lobbying information is available from the regulator in the relevant jurisdiction. The Company is also a member of trade associations that may engage in lobbying activity. No employee may engage in lobbying activities on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries unless that employee obtains prior authorization from the Director of Government Relations.