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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):  December 31, 2009
 
 
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Iowa
0-49677
42-1230603
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, Iowa  50266
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  515-222-2300
 
 
Not Applicable
(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:

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On December 31, 2009, West Bancorporation, Inc. completed its previously announced sale of WB Capital Management Inc. to Miles Capital Holdings, Inc.  The maximum purchase price is $3,170,000, consisting of a $2,000,000 seven-year promissory note and contingent earn-out payments of up to $1,170,000 over five years if WB Capital Management Inc. achieves certain revenue milestones.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                 Description

99                                Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated December 31, 2009





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 ratios.  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,” “intends,” “should,” or “anticipates,” or similar references or references to estimates or predictions.  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; changes in the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program; 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.


   
West Bancorporation, Inc.
     
     
December 31, 2009
By:
/s/ Douglas R. Gulling
   
Name: Douglas R. Gulling
   
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



 
 
 

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99
  
Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated December 31, 2009