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Exhibit 99.1

2010 Voting Results

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Westamerica Bancorporation held on April 22, 2010, the items listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposals are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Each of the items was approved by the shareholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.

Item 1 — Election of Directors.

The following individuals were elected as directors to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

                         
Nominee   For   Withheld   Broker Non-Vote
Etta Allen
    21,034,680       376,178       3,758,473  
Louis Bartolini
    21,036,408       374,450       3,758,473  
E. Joseph Bowler
    20,564,462       846,396       3,758,473  
Arthur Latno, Jr.
    18,342,612       3,068,246       3,758,473  
Patrick Lynch
    21,032,858       378,000       3,758,473  
Catherine MacMillan
    21,044,022       366,837       3,758,473  
Ronald Nelson
    21,046,470       364,388       3,758,473  
David Payne
    21,023,912       386,946       3,758,473  
Edward Sylvester
    20,992,122       418,736       3,758,473  

Item 2 — Ratification of Selection of KPMG as Company’s Independent Auditors for Fiscal Year 2010.

The voting results were as follows:

                         
For   Against   Withheld   Broker Non-Vote
24,906,076
    161,268       101,988       0