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.
Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) reported that Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owned 1,134,029 shares of its common stock, equal to 4.9% of the class, as of September 30, 2026. Vanguard reported sole voting power over 169,595 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,134,029 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power reported. The disclosed position includes securities attributed to Vanguard Capital Management LLC and identified affiliates or business divisions.
Curtis Belton reported disposition transactions in this Form 4 filing. Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) reports that SVP/Risk Officer Curtis Belton exercised 7,400 non-qualified stock options on October 23, 2026, at an exercise price of $57.08 per share. The option position was reported as zero following the transaction. Belton reported 815.278 common shares held indirectly through an ESOP and zero common shares held directly. The options vest ratably over three years beginning one year from the grant date and expire January 28, 2031.
Curtis Belton, identified as an officer of Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), reported a proposed sale of 7,400 common shares with an aggregate market value of $454,405.00; October 23, 2026, is listed as the approximate sale date. The shares are listed as acquired through an employee stock option exercise, and the transaction description states broker payment for a cashless exercise. The notice also reports 9,200 shares sold during the prior three months on July 24, 2026, with an aggregate value of $556,964.00.
Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share on common stock outstanding. The dividend is payable November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business November 2, 2026. Westamerica reported net income of $28.2 million and diluted earnings per common share of $1.22 for the three months ended September 30, 2026.
Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $28.2 million, compared with $28.3 million a year earlier, while diluted earnings per share were $1.22, up 8.9% from $1.12. Net interest and loan fee income on a fully taxable equivalent basis was $53.5 million, down 0.6%; net interest margin was 3.81%, versus 3.80%.
Average loans were $661.3 million, down 11.1% from Q3 2025, while average investment securities were $4.66 billion, up 11.5%. Noninterest income increased 5.4% to $10.7 million; the company attributed the increase primarily to a one-time merchant-processing termination fee and higher transaction volumes. It recorded no provision for credit losses. At September 30, 2026, nonperforming assets were $476,000 and the allowance for credit losses on loans was $10.5 million. Total assets were $5.79 billion, down 2.0% year over year.
Westamerica paid a $0.48-per-share dividend and retired 51,000 common shares during the quarter at an average retirement price of $57.92 per share. Net income for the first nine months of 2026 was $82.9 million, down 6.2% from $88.4 million.
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.