Form 8-K

8-K — WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

Accession: 0001171843-26-002737

Filed: 2026-04-27

Period: 2026-04-24

CIK: 0000311094

SIC: 6021 (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April

24, 2026

Westamerica Bancorporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

001-09383

94-2156203

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

1108 Fifth Avenue

San Rafael, California

94901

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (707)

863-6000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule

405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use

the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a)

of the Exchange Act. ☐

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Proxies for the Annual Meeting of shareholders held on April 23, 2026, were solicited pursuant

regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Report of Inspector of election indicates that 20,862,774 shares of the Common

Stock of the Company, out of 24,189,404 shares outstanding on the March 4, 2026 record date, were present, in person or by proxy, at

the meeting. The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

The shareholders elected all of the Board of Director nominees for a term of one year, as follows:

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

Alisa Belew

18,490,079

255,468

43,008

2,074,219

Martin Camsey

18,488,488

257,069

42,998

2,074,219

Melanie M. Chiesa

18,412,425

331,069

45,061

2,074,219

Michele Hassid

18,298,021

443,477

47,057

2,074,219

David L. Payne

18,505,822

249,587

33,146

2,074,219

Edward B. Sylvester

18,085,396

666,724

36,435

2,074,219

Carter Welch

18,582,179

163,417

42,959

2,074,219

Inez Wondeh

18,464,962

280,293

43,300

2,074,219

Proposal 2. Approve a Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation

of Westamerica Bancorporation’s named executive officers, by the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

18,355,387

379,196

53,972

2,074,219

Proposal 3. Ratify Selection of Crowe LLP as Company’s Independent Auditors for Fiscal

Year 2026

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered

public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, by the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

20,502,455

239,365

120,954

-0-

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.

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

(Registrant)

Date: April 27, 2026

By:

/s/ Anela Jonas

Anela Jonas

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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