Form 8-K Filing

0001171843-11-001171.txt : 20110428 0001171843-11-001171.hdr.sgml : 20110428 20110428122413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-11-001171 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110428 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110428 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110428 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000311094 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 942156203 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09383 FILM NUMBER: 11786704 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1108 FIFTH AVE CITY: SAN RAFAEL STATE: CA ZIP: 94901 BUSINESS PHONE: (707) 863-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4550 MANGELS BLVD STREET 2: A-2Y CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CA ZIP: 94585-1200 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INDEPENDENT BANKSHARES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830801 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

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 28, 2011

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

California		001-09383		94-2156203
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, California		94901
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (707) 863-6000

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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	[ ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 28, 2011 Westamerica Bancorporation declared a quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated April 28, 2011

SIGNATURE

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

		Westamerica Bancorporation (Registrant)
April 28, 2011 (Date)		/s/ JOHN "ROBERT" THORSON John "Robert" Thorson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	Exhibit Index
	99.1	Press release dated April 28, 2011

EX-99.1 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE Westamerica Bancorporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

EXHIBIT 99.1

Westamerica Bancorporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Westamerica Bancorporation (Nasdaq:WABC) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share on common stock outstanding to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2011. The dividend is payable May 20, 2011.

Chairman, President and CEO David Payne stated, "This dividend recognizes Westamerica's healthy level of capital, stable asset quality and strong operating earnings."

On April 19, 2011, Westamerica reported $22 million in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011, or $0.77 diluted earnings per common share.

Westamerica Bancorporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Westamerica Bank, operates banking and trust offices throughout Northern and Central California.

Westamerica Bancorporation Web Address: www.westamerica.com

The Westamerica Bancorporation logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3638

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION:

The following appears in accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This press release may contain forward-looking statements about the Company, including descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products, or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may."

Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors - many of which are beyond the Company's control - could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company's most recent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the annual report for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed on Form 10-K and quarterly report for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 filed on Form 10-Q, describe some of these factors, including certain credit, market, operational, liquidity and interest rate risks associated with the Company's business and operations. Other factors described in these reports include changes in business and economic conditions, competition, fiscal and monetary policies, disintermediation, legislation including the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and mergers and acquisitions.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date forward looking statements are made.

CONTACT: Westamerica Bancorporation
         Robert A. Thorson - SVP & Chief Financial Officer
         707-863-6840