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Westamerica Bancorporation filings document the company’s public reporting as a California bank holding company with Nasdaq-listed common stock. Its Form 8-K reports cover quarterly results, dividends, share repurchase authorizations, director appointments and other material corporate events tied to Westamerica Bank’s commercial banking and trust operations in Northern and Central California.
Proxy materials and related meeting filings describe board elections, advisory executive-compensation votes, independent auditor ratification and shareholder voting outcomes. The filing record also includes disclosures on governance, capital returns, operating performance, credit-loss provisions, deposit funding, loan and securities portfolio economics and registered common-stock status.
American Century Investment Management, Inc., American Century Companies, Inc., and Stowers Institute for Medical Research report their beneficial ownership of Westamerica Bancorporation common stock on an amended Schedule 13G. As of June 30, 2026, they report beneficial ownership of 1,958,072 shares, representing 8.3% of the outstanding common stock.
The group reports sole voting power over 1,920,874 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,958,072 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. American Century Investment Management, Inc. acts as an investment adviser to various clients that have the economic interest in these securities.
State Street Corporation reports passive ownership of common stock of Westamerica Bancorporation. State Street and its listed asset management subsidiaries beneficially own 1,394,074 shares of Westamerica Bancorp common stock, representing 5.9% of the class as of this filing. They report 0 shares with sole voting or dispositive power, but have shared voting power over 283,756 shares and shared dispositive power over all 1,394,074 shares. No other person is identified as having rights to receive dividends or sale proceeds in excess of 5% of the class.
Westamerica Bancorporation reports solid profitability for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 while operating with a securities-heavy balance sheet and modest loan book. Net income was $27,385 thousand for the quarter and $54,740 thousand for the first six months of 2026, compared with $29,066 thousand and $60,103 thousand in the same 2025 periods. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $1.17 for the quarter and $2.30 year‑to‑date, with dividends of $0.48 and $0.94 per share, respectively.
Total assets were $5,805,061 thousand, down from $5,960,180 thousand at December 31, 2025, reflecting lower cash and loan balances alongside growth in debt securities available for sale, which reached $3,639,177 thousand. Loans stood at $668,833 thousand, with an allowance for credit losses of $10,790 thousand. Credit quality appears controlled, with limited nonaccrual and past‑due exposures.
Total deposits were $4,772,777 thousand, with a large noninterest‑bearing component of $2,141,783 thousand. Shareholders’ equity was $853,148 thousand, reduced mainly by a larger accumulated other comprehensive loss of $117,592 thousand, driven by unrealized losses on the sizable securities portfolio as market interest rates remain above portfolio yields.
Belton Curtis reported disposition transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Westamerica Bancorporation SVP/Risk Officer Curtis Belton exercised 9,200 non-qualified stock options for common stock on 2026-07-24 at an exercise price of 58.5100 per share, eliminating this option position. Following the transactions, he reports 0 directly held common shares and 777.465 shares held indirectly through an ESOP. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan was affirmed.
Westamerica Bancorporation shareholder Curtis Belton plans to sell up to 9,200 shares of common stock through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., with an anticipated sale date of 07/24/2026 following an employee stock option exercise via a broker cashless exercise. In the prior three months, Belton sold 10,600 shares on 04/24/2026 for an aggregate value of 580,976.00.
Westamerica Bancorporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share on common stock, payable August 14, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 3, 2026.
The company previously reported net income of $27.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, or $1.17 diluted earnings per common share, and its leadership characterized results as reflecting reliable earnings, financial strength and a conservative risk profile.
DONOHOE BRIAN J reported disposition transactions in a Form 4 filing for WABC. The filing lists transactions totaling 21,000 shares from July 20, 2026 to July 20, 2026.
Baker Robert James Jr reported disposition transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Westamerica Bancorporation senior vice president Robert James Baker Jr exercised non-qualified stock options covering 14,400 and 15,000 shares of common stock on July 20, 2026, at exercise prices of $57.1775 and $55.4700 per share. These options expire in 2027 and 2033. Following the transactions, he reports no common shares held directly and 3,800.764 shares held indirectly through an ESOP.
Westamerica Bancorporation is the issuer of common stock that shareholder Robert James Baker Jr. plans to sell pursuant to a Form 144 notice. The planned sale covers 29,400 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $1,802,007.00, on or after 07/20/2026 through NASDAQ, using Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as broker. The sale is tied to an employee stock option exercise structured as a broker payment for a cashless exercise. During the prior three months, Baker sold 759 shares for $40,860.00 on 04/20/2026 and 10,200 shares for $563,957.00.