FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ochal Patricia A. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WESTERN LIBERTY BANCORP [ WLBC ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

8363 W. SUNSET ROAD, SUITE 350 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/17/2012
(Street)

LAS VEGAS, NV 89113
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0001   10/17/2012     D    10661   D   (1) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options   $21.01   10/17/2012     D         17848      (2) 6/12/2017   Common Stock, par value $0.0001   17848     (3) 0   D    
Options   $21.01   10/17/2012     D         17849      (2) 8/11/2018   Common Stock, par value $0.0001   17849     (3) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 17, 2012, between Western Liberty Bancorp and Western Alliance Bancorporation (the "Merger Agreement"), in exchange for the right, with respect to each share of Western Liberty Bancorp common stock, to elect to receive, subject to proration, either (i) 0.4341 of a share of Western Alliance Bancorporation common stock or (ii) $4.02 in cash.
( 2)  Represents fully vested and exercisable options
( 3)  Cancelled, without any consideration paid to the Reporting Person, pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ochal Patricia A.
8363 W. SUNSET ROAD
SUITE 350
LAS VEGAS, NV 89113

Interim CFO

Signatures
/s/ Patricia A. Ochal 10/17/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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