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): January 15, 2004
Commission File Number: 0-49677
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Iowa 42-1230603
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number: 515-222-2300
Item 5. Other Events
The Registrant issued a press release on January 15, 2004 announcing the
declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $.16 per common share.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated January 15, 2004.
The information contained in this Press Release and other financial
reports 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 news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking information is 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:
competitive pressures, pricing pressures on loans and deposits, actions of bank
and non-bank competitors, changes in local and national economic conditions,
changes in regulatory requirements, actions of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and/or the Federal Reserve Board, and customer's acceptance of the
Company's products and services. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise
or update such 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,
West Bancorporation, Inc. has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto fully authorized.
West Bancorporation, Inc.
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(Registrant)
January 15, 2004 By: /s/ Douglas R. Gulling
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Dated Douglas R. Gulling
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc.
dated January 15, 2004