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Issuer:     WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (WABC)
CIK:        0000311094
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-25-008001
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Westamerica Bancorp authorizes repurchase of up to 2M shares (8% of outstanding) through Dec 31, 2026
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- Board approved repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock, representing about 8.0% of shares outstanding as of Sept 30, 2025.
- Buyback may be executed on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions prior to December 31, 2026.
- Chairman, President & CEO David Payne cited financial strength, conservative risk profile, and reliable earnings as rationale.
- No expiration or accelerated purchase commitments beyond the specified period.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184325008001/0001171843-25-008001-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184325008001/f8k_121825.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-008001

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