Western Alliance Bancorporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   April 30, 2013

Western Alliance Bancorporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Nevada C17075-1995 88-0365922
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One E Washington Street, Suite 1400, Phoenix, Arizona   85004
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   602-389-3500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 30, 2013, Western Alliance Bank ("WAB"), an Arizona corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, successfully closed the acquisition of Centennial Bank, a California industrial bank ("Centennial Bank"), pursuant to the previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 18, 2013, among WAB, LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., a Virginia corporation in dissolution ("LFG"), Orange County Bancorp, a California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of LFG (the "Sole Stockholder"), and Centennial Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sole Stockholder (the "Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, WAB paid LFG cash consideration in the amount of $57,500,000, distribution of specified loans and assumption of Centennial Bank’s transactional expenses up to $1,000,000.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Western Alliance Bancorporation
          
May 1, 2013   By:   Dale Gibbons
       
        Name: Dale Gibbons
        Title: Chief Financial Officer