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| EX-3.2 - EXHIBIT 3.2 - WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION | exh_32.htm |
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 16, 2016
Westamerica Bancorporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 001-09383 | 94-2156203 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
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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):
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On December 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of Westamerica Bancorporation (the “Company”) approved and adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Bylaws of the Company amending Article III, Section 3.03 to provide for majority voting in uncontested election of directors. The Amendment became effective immediately on its adoption. The Amended Bylaws of the Company are otherwise unchanged. The full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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: December 16, 2016 | By: | /s/ John “Robert” Thorson | ||||
| John “Robert” Thorson | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Westamerica Bancorporation dated December 15, 2016. |
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