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Issuer:     WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (WABC)
CIK:        0000311094
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-002706
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Westamerica Bancorporation boosts stock buyback authorization by 2M shares, 11.8% of outstanding
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- Board approved 2,000,000 additional shares for repurchase; total remaining authorization 2,785,023 shares.
- Repurchase plan runs through December 31, 2026; shares may be bought on open market or privately.
- Increased authorization reflects financial strength and conservative risk profile, per CEO David Payne.
- Authorization represents 11.8% of common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326002706/0001171843-26-002706-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326002706/f8k_042426.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-002706

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