secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (WABC)
CIK:        0000311094
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-002678
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Westamerica raises quarterly dividend to $0.48, up $0.02 from prior quarter
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- Quarterly cash dividend increased to $0.48 per share, a $0.02 increase from prior quarter.
- Record date May 4, 2026; payable May 15, 2026.
- Q1 2026 net income $27.4M, diluted EPS $1.13.
- CEO cites reliable earnings stream and financial strength as basis for increase.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326002678/0001171843-26-002678-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326002678/f8k_042326.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-002678

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