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Issuer:     WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION (WABC)
CIK:        0000311094
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-22T17:11:07+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-006773
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Westamerica declares $0.48 quarterly dividend, payable Nov 13; cites $28.2M Q3 net income
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- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share on common stock; record date Nov 2, 2026, payable Nov 13, 2026.
- Chairman/President/CEO David Payne: dividend reflects Westamerica's "reliable earnings stream, financial strength and conservative risk profile."
- Press release notes $28.2M net income for quarter ended Sept 30, 2026, or $1.22 diluted EPS, reported Oct 15, 2026.
- No change in dividend rate disclosed; Westamerica Bank operates banking and trust offices across Northern and Central California.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326006773/0001171843-26-006773-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/311094/000117184326006773/f8k_102226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-006773

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