West Bancorporation, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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 30, 2005

West Bancorporation, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Iowa 0-49677 42-1230603
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, Iowa   50266
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
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

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

West Bancorporation, Inc. issued a press release on January 3, 2006 announcing the completion of the acquisition of Investors Management Group (IMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMCORE Financial, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99: Press release from West Bancorporation, Inc. dated January 3, 2006.





This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements about the benefits of the agreement between AMCORE Financial, Inc. and West Bancorporation, Inc. including future financial and operating results, cost savings, enhanced revenues, and accretion to reported earnings that may be realized; (ii) statements with respect to West Bancorporation’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts; and (iii) other statements identified by words such as ‘believes’, ‘expects’, ‘anticipates’, ‘estimates’, ‘intends’, ‘plans’, ‘targets’ and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of West Bancorporation’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Contemplated, projected, forecasted or estimated results in such forward looking statements involve certain inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors many of which are beyond the ability of West Bancorporation to control or predict could cause actual results to differ materially from those in its forward looking statements. These factors include the risks detailed from time-to-time in each company’s SEC reports, including the Annual Report and form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

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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.

         
    West Bancorporation, Inc.
          
January 3, 2006   By:   Douglas R. Gulling
       
        Name: Douglas R. Gulling
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99
  Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated January 3, 2006