John “Robert” A. Thorson
Westamerica Bancorporation announces the retirement of John “Robert” A. Thorson, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective January 24, 2025, following over 35 years of service.
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Westamerica Bancorp shareholders elect all 8 director nominees at 2026 annual meeting
All 8 director nominees elected with For votes ranging from 18.1M to 18.6M of shares voted.
Westamerica Bancorporation boosts stock buyback authorization by 2M shares, 11.8% of outstanding
Board approved 2,000,000 additional shares for repurchase; total remaining authorization 2,785,023 shares.
Westamerica raises quarterly dividend to $0.48, up $0.02 from prior quarter
Quarterly cash dividend increased to $0.48 per share, a $0.02 increase from prior quarter.
Westamerica Q1 2026 EPS $1.13, net income $27.4M, slight sequential dip
Net income $27.4M, diluted EPS $1.13; Q4 2025 net income $27.8M, EPS $1.12.
Westamerica Bancorp appoints Carter Welch to Board as independent director
Carter Welch appointed independent director effective February 26, 2026.
Westamerica declares $0.46 quarterly dividend; Q4 net income $27.8M
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share; payable Feb 13, 2026 to holders of record Feb 2, 2026.
Westamerica Q4 2025 net income $27.8M, EPS $1.12; cost of funds 0.24%
Net income $27.8M, diluted EPS $1.12 (incl. $0.02 tax adjustment); Q3 net income $28.3M, EPS $1.12.
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.
Westamerica Bancorporation declares $0.46 quarterly dividend, payable Nov 14
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share declared, payable Nov 14, 2025 to holders of record Nov 3, 2025.
Westamerica Q3 net income $28.3M, EPS $1.12 flat sequentially; low cost of funds 0.26%
Net income $28.3M, diluted EPS $1.12; Q2 2025 net income was $29.1M, EPS $1.12.
E. Joseph Bowler to retire from Westamerica Bancorp Board effective Sept 25, 2025
Director E. Joseph Bowler notified retirement on Aug 11, 2025, effective Sep 25, 2025.
Westamerica declares $0.46 quarterly dividend, record Aug 4
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share declared on common stock.
Westamerica Bancorp Q2 2025 net income $29.1M, EPS $1.12 vs Q1 $31.0M/$1.16
Net interest income (FTE) $54.6M, down from $56.4M Q1; yield on earning assets 4.07% vs 4.14%.
Westamerica Bancorp shareholders approve all proposals at 2025 annual meeting
All 8 director nominees elected; Inez Wondeh received 20,392,383 votes for, 82,749 against.
Westamerica Bancorporation raises quarterly dividend to $0.46/share
Quarterly dividend increased $0.02 to $0.46 per share, a ~4.5% rise from prior quarter.
Westamerica Q1 net income $31.0M, EPS $1.16; stable credit quality
Net income $31.0M, diluted EPS $1.16 vs Q4 2024 net income $31.7M, EPS $1.19.
Westamerica Bancorp authorizes up to 2M share repurchase (~7.5% of outstanding)
Board approved repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares (about 7.5% of shares outstanding) prior to March 31, 2026.
Westamerica Bancorporation declares $0.44 quarterly dividend, payable Feb 14
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share declared on common stock.
Westamerica Bancorporation SVP/Treasurer Thorson retiring; John Sousa appointed
John 'Robert' A. Thorson retires as Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective January 24, 2025, after 35+ years.
Westamerica Q4 net income $31.7M ($1.19 EPS), down from Q3's $35.1M
Net interest income (FTE) $59.2M vs $62.5M in Q3; yield on earning assets fell to 4.25% from 4.45%.
Westamerica declares $0.44/share quarterly dividend, payable Nov 15
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share declared, record date Nov 4, payable Nov 15, 2024.
Westamerica Q3 EPS $1.31, net income $35.1M; stable credit and low funding costs
Net income $35.1M, diluted EPS $1.31 (incl. $0.04 gains from life insurance/asset sales); Q2 net income $35.5M, EPS $1.33.
Westamerica Bancorporation declares $0.44 quarterly dividend, payable Aug 16
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share declared, payable August 16, 2024 to holders of record August 5, 2024.
Westamerica Q2 EPS $1.33, net income $35.5M; funding cost rises to 0.35%
Net income $35.5M vs $36.4M in Q1; diluted EPS $1.33 vs $1.37.
Westamerica appoints Anela Jonas as CFO; Thorson becomes Treasurer
Anela Jonas named CFO effective June 27, 2024; she served as Controller for 13 years in Finance.
Westamerica amends 8-K to correct voting results for director election
Proposal 1: All eight director nominees elected; corrected vote counts provided.
Shareholders elect all 8 director nominees at Westamerica annual meeting
8 directors elected; top vote-getter Martin Camsey with 20,754,179 'For' votes; lowest 20,156,888 for E. Joseph Bowler.
Westamerica declares $0.44 quarterly dividend; Q1 EPS $1.37 on $36.4M net income
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share declared, payable May 17, 2024 to holders of record May 6, 2024.
Westamerica Bancorp Q1 2024 net income $36.4M, EPS $1.37, down from Q4
Net income $36.4M, diluted EPS $1.37; sequential decline from Q4 2023 net income $39.5M ($1.48 EPS).
Westamerica Bancorporation announces the retirement of John “Robert” A. Thorson, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, effective January 24, 2025, following over 35 years of service.
Westamerica Bancorporation announces the appointment of John Sousa as Senior Vice President and Treasurer effective January 27, 2025.
Effective June 27, 2024, Westamerica Bancorporation (the “Company”) appointed Ms. Anela Jonas as Chief Financial Officer.
Effective June 27, 2024, Mr. John “Robert” Thorson will retain his responsibilities as Treasurer and Treasury Division Manager.
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