---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-005102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WABC"
cik: "0000311094"
company_name: "WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION"
filed_at: "2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T07:43:53.373544+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Westamerica Bancorporation declares $0.42 quarterly dividend, approves share repurchase plan for up to 1.75M shares

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share, payable August 19, 2022 to holders of record August 8, 2022.
- Board authorized repurchase of up to 1,750,000 shares (~6.5% of shares outstanding) through September 1, 2023.
- Company reported Q2 net income of $25.3M ($0.94 diluted EPS) on July 21, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-005102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WABC
- cik: 0000311094
- company_name: WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
- filed_at: 2022-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184322005102/0001171843-22-005102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184322005102/f8k_072822.htm

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