On April 24, 2024, Western Alliance Bancorporation filed a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote against a shareholder proposal, requesting the Board of Directors of Western Alliance Bancorporation conduct an evaluation and issue a report within the next year, at reasonable cost and excluding proprietary information and disclosure of anything that would constitute an admission of pending litigation, evaluating how it oversees risks related to discrimination against individuals based on their race, color, religion (including religious views), sex, national origin, or political views, and whether such discrimination may impact individuals? exercise of their constitutionally protected civil rights, submitted by Inspire Investing at the Company?s annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on June 12, 2024.