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
Date
of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October
23, 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
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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:
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:
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
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communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
October 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of West Bancorporation, Inc.
(“Company”) passed resolutions adopting an amendment to the Company’s restated
articles of incorporation to authorize a class of preferred stock and calling
for a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting to approve
the
amendment. Currently, the restated articles of incorporation do not authorize
the issuance of preferred stock.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
99: Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated October 24,
2008
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. The Company may not complete a sale of preferred
stock under the Treasury’s program because of a number of factors, including,
among other things, the Company not being approved under the program, the
failure to obtain shareholder approval of the amendment to the restated articles
of incorporation, or the failure to satisfy other closing conditions. 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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| Date: October
24, 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
| 99 |
Press Release of West Bancorporation,
Inc.
dated October 24, 2008 |