---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001166928-25-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTBA"
cik: "0001166928"
company_name: "WEST BANCORPORATION INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T05:42:05.743861+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# West Bancorporation shareholders elect all director nominees and ratify auditor at annual meeting

## Summary
- Ten directors elected with over 10M votes each and approximately 3.4M broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote on 2024 executive compensation approved: 10,012,499 for, 338,010 against, 226,372 abstain.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent auditor passed: 13,902,733 for, 63,071 against, 7,020 abstain.
- Quorum achieved with 13,972,824 shares (83.0% of outstanding) represented at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001166928-25-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTBA
- cik: 0001166928
- company_name: WEST BANCORPORATION INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166928/000116692825000036/0001166928-25-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1166928/000116692825000036/wtba-20250424.htm

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