---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-002475"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WABC"
cik: "0000311094"
company_name: "WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION"
filed_at: "2025-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T07:27:02.526219+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Westamerica Bancorporation raises quarterly dividend to $0.46/share

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend increased $0.02 to $0.46 per share, a ~4.5% rise from prior quarter.
- Record date is May 5, 2025; payable on May 16, 2025.
- CEO David Payne cited reliable earnings stream and financial strength for the increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-002475
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WABC
- cik: 0000311094
- company_name: WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
- filed_at: 2025-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184325002475/0001171843-25-002475-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184325002475/f8k_042425.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-002475
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-002475.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-002475.txt

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