Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
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July
17, 2008 |
West
Bancorporation, Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Iowa
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0-49677
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42-1230603
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1601
22nd Street, West Des Moines,
Iowa
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50266
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
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515-222-2300 |
Not
Applicable
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Former
name or former address, if changed since last report
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
July
17, 2008, West Bancorporation, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend. The Company also announced
the
date it will release earnings for the second quarter and first half of
2008.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
99: Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated July 17, 2008.
The
information contained in this report may contain forward-looking statements
about the Company’s growth and acquisition strategies, new products and
services, and future financial performance, including earnings and dividends
per
share, return on average assets, return on average equity, efficiency ratio
and
capital ratio. Certain statements in this report constitute “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the
words
“believes,” “expects,” “should” or “anticipates,” or references to estimates or
similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are based upon certain
underlying assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Because of the possibility
of
change in the underlying assumptions, actual results could differ materially
from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may affect
future results include: interest rate risk; competitive pressures; pricing
pressures on loans and deposits; changes in credit and other risks posed
by the
Company’s loan and investment portfolios, including declines in commercial or
residential real estate values or changes in the allowance for loan losses
dictated by new market conditions or regulatory requirements; actions of
bank
and non-bank competitors; changes in local and national economic conditions;
changes in regulatory requirements, including actions of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and/or the Federal Reserve Board; and customers’ acceptance
of the Company’s products and services. The Company undertakes no obligation to
revise or update such forward-looking statements to reflect current events
or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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West
Bancorporation, Inc. |
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17, 2008 |
By: |
/s/ Douglas
R. Gulling |
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Name:
Douglas R. Gulling |
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Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer |
Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99
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Press
Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated July 17,
2008
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