Welcome to our dedicated page for Westamerica Bancorporation SEC filings (Ticker: WABC), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Westamerica Bancorporation is a California corporation and bank holding company for Westamerica Bank, with common stock registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol WABC.
Through this page, readers can review annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which the company cites in its forward-looking statement disclosures. These filings contain detailed information on net interest income, noninterest income, noninterest expense, credit quality, capital ratios, deposits, loans, investment securities and risk factors relevant to its commercial banking operations in Northern and Central California.
The filings page also surfaces current reports on Form 8-K, which Westamerica uses to report material events. Recent 8-K filings reference press releases announcing quarterly financial results, dividend declarations, stock repurchase plan approvals and certain corporate governance matters, such as the retirement of a member of the Board of Directors. These documents link specific events to the company’s broader financial and strategic context.
In addition, users can access insider transaction reports on Form 4 and other ownership-related filings when available, to see how directors and officers transact in WABC shares over time. Stock Titan enhances these filings with AI-powered summaries that explain key sections, highlight important numbers and clarify technical language, helping readers interpret lengthy 10-K and 10-Q reports or detailed 8-K disclosures more efficiently.
Filings are updated as they become available on EDGAR, allowing investors, analysts and other interested parties to follow Westamerica Bancorporation’s regulatory reporting history and understand the financial and governance information the company provides to the market.
Westamerica Bancorporation reported voting results from its April 23, 2026 annual shareholder meeting. 20,862,774 shares of common stock were represented out of 24,189,404 shares outstanding on the March 4, 2026 record date, indicating strong participation.
Shareholders elected all nominated directors, with support levels generally above 18.0 million "for" votes for each nominee. They also approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, with 18,355,387 votes in favor. In addition, shareholders ratified the selection of Crowe LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, receiving over 20.5 million votes in favor and very few votes against.
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION SVP/Risk Officer Curtis Belton exercised employee stock options and updated his holdings. He exercised 10,600 non-qualified stock options for Common Stock at an exercise price of $49.70 per share, leaving 5,300 options outstanding. The filing also reports 731.301 Common Stock shares held indirectly through an ESOP and no directly held Common Stock shares after this update.
Westamerica Bancorporation increased its stock repurchase plan authorization by 2,000,000 shares. After including this increase and shares already bought back, the company now has authorization to repurchase 2,785,023 shares, equal to 11.8 percent of its common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2026.
The company may repurchase shares on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions prior to December 31, 2026, depending on conditions. Management describes the larger plan as reflecting Westamerica’s financial strength, conservative risk profile and reliable earnings.
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION director Inez Wondeh bought common stock in an open-market trade. On this transaction date, Wondeh purchased 61 shares of common stock at a price of $53.785 per share. After the purchase, Wondeh directly owned 1,007 common shares. The filing also lists an indirect ownership line showing zero common shares held indirectly.
Westamerica Bancorporation announced that its Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.48 per share, a $0.02 per share increase from the prior quarter. The dividend will be paid on May 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 4, 2026.
Management linked the higher dividend to Westamerica’s reliable earnings, financial strength and conservative risk profile. The company recently reported $27.4 million in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, or $1.13 in diluted earnings per common share.
Westamerica Bancorporation senior executive Robert James Baker Jr., SVP/Banking Division Manager, reported an open-market sale of 759 shares of common stock at $53.8337 per share. This transaction reduced his directly held shares to zero, while he continues to hold 3,729.514 shares indirectly through an ESOP as of the reported date.
Westamerica Bancorporation reported first quarter 2026 net income of $27.4 million, with diluted EPS of $1.13. Earnings were helped by a $300 thousand reversal of credit loss provisions, which added $0.01 per share.
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) was $52.7 million, and the net interest margin was 3.74%, down from 3.90% a year earlier. Operating efficiency remained strong, with noninterest expenses at 41.6% of total revenue. Return on average common equity was 11.0% for the quarter.
Asset quality stayed solid, with nonperforming loans of $1.4 million and an allowance for credit losses on loans of $11.2 million at March 31, 2026. The company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share and retired about 1.0 million shares under its repurchase plan.
The Vanguard Group filed an Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13G/A stating it currently holds 0 shares of Westamerica BanCorp common stock, representing 0% of the class. The filing explains that an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 caused certain subsidiaries or business divisions to report beneficial ownership separately from The Vanguard Group, Inc.
The filing lists Vanguard's principal address as 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA and is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/27/2026.