12/18/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/18/2025 13:59
Westamerica Bancorporation Announces Stock Repurchase Plan
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Westamerica Bancorporation (NASDAQ: WABC) today approved a plan to repurchase, as conditions warrant, up to 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions prior to December 31, 2026. The repurchase plan represents approximately 8.0 percent of the Company's common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2025.
Chairman, President and CEO David Payne stated, "This stock repurchase plan recognizes Westamerica's financial strength, conservative risk profile and reliable earnings stream."
Westamerica Bancorporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Westamerica Bank, operates banking and trust offices throughout Northern and Central California.
| Westamerica Bancorporation Web Address: www.westamerica.com |
For additional information contact:
Westamerica Bancorporation
1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
Robert A. Thorson - Investment Relations Contact, 707-863-6090
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