WABC 10-Q Quarterly Report Sept. 30, 2019 | Alphaminr
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WABC 10-Q Quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019

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wabc20190930_10q.htm
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission file number: 001-09383

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California 94-2156203

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)

1108 Fifth Avenue , San Rafael , California 94901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code ( 707 ) 863-6000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☑                                                                           No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted  pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☑                                                                           No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes No ☑

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, no par value

WABC

The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Title of Class Shares outstanding as of October 28, 2019
Common Stock, 27,055,059
No Par Value


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Forward Looking Statements 3

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements

4

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

9

Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

29

Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

50

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

51

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 Legal Proceedings

51

Item 1A Risk Factors

51

Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

51

Item 3 Defaults upon Senior Securities

52

Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures

52

Item 5 Other Information

52

Item 6 Exhibits

52

Signatures

53

Exhibit Index

54

Exhibit 10.1 - Westamerica Bancorporation 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement Form

55

Exhibit 10.2 - Westamerica Bancorporation 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Form

63

Exhibit 31.1 - Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

69

Exhibit 31.2 - Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

70

Exhibit 32.1 - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

71

Exhibit 32.2 - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

72

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about Westamerica Bancorporation (the “Company”) for which it claims the protection of the safe harbor provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, expenses, future credit quality and performance, the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, loan growth or reduction, mitigation of risk in the Company’s loan and investment securities portfolios, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or nonpayment of dividends, capital structure and other financial items; (ii) statements of plans, objectives and expectations of the Company or its management or board of directors, including those relating to products or services; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements.  Words such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", “estimates”, "intends", "targeted", "projected", “forecast”, "continue", "remain", "will", "should", "may" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

These forward-looking statements are based on Management’s current knowledge and belief and include information concerning the Company’s possible or assumed future financial condition and results of operations. A number of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s ability to predict or control, could cause future results to differ materially from those contemplated. These factors include but are not limited to (1) the length and severity of difficulties in the global, national and California economies and the effects of government efforts to address those difficulties; (2) liquidity levels in capital markets; (3) fluctuations in asset prices including, but not limited to stocks, bonds, real estate, and commodities; (4) the effect of acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; (5) economic uncertainty created by terrorist threats and attacks on the United States, the actions taken in response, and the uncertain effect of these events on the national and regional economies; (6) changes in the interest rate environment; (7) changes in the regulatory environment; (8) competitive pressure in the banking industry; (9) operational risks including a failure or breach in data processing or security systems or those of third party vendors and other service providers, including as a result of cyber attacks or fraud; (10) volatility of interest rate sensitive loans, deposits and investments; (11) asset/liability management risks and liquidity risks; (12) the effect of natural disasters, including earthquakes, fire, flood, drought, and other disasters, on the uninsured value of the Company’s assets and of loan collateral, the financial condition of debtors and issuers of investment securities, the economic conditions affecting the Company’s market place, and commodities and asset values; (13) changes in the securities markets and (14) the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings. However, the reader should not consider the above-mentioned factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this report to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date forward looking statements are made, except as may be required by law. The reader is directed to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, for further discussion of factors which could affect the Company's business and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made in this report.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1    Financial Statements

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Assets:

Cash and due from banks

$ 415,639 $ 420,284

Equity securities

- 1,747

Debt securities available for sale

2,983,767 2,654,670

Debt securities held to maturity, with fair values of: $799,241 at September 30, 2019 and $971,445 at December 31, 2018

793,216 984,609

Loans

1,133,229 1,207,202

Allowance for loan losses

( 19,828 ) ( 21,351 )

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

1,113,401 1,185,851

Other real estate owned

43 350

Premises and equipment, net

34,080 34,507

Identifiable intangibles, net

1,464 1,929

Goodwill

121,673 121,673

Other assets

152,772 162,906

Total Assets

$ 5,616,055 $ 5,568,526

Liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$ 2,265,640 $ 2,243,251

Interest-bearing deposits

2,530,983 2,623,588

Total deposits

4,796,623 4,866,839

Short-term borrowed funds

45,646 51,247

Other liabilities

60,408 34,849

Total Liabilities

4,902,677 4,952,935

Contingencies (Note 10)

Shareholders' Equity:

Common stock (no par value), authorized - 150,000 shares

Issued and outstanding: 27,014 at September 30, 2019 and 26,730 at December 31, 2018

462,653 448,351

Deferred compensation

771 1,395

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

20,454 ( 39,996 )

Retained earnings

229,500 205,841

Total Shareholders' Equity

713,378 615,591

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$ 5,616,055 $ 5,568,526

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands, except per share data)

Interest and Loan Fee Income:

Loans

$ 14,431 $ 14,593 $ 44,050 $ 44,247

Equity securities

92 85 289 256

Debt securities available for sale

18,736 15,644 54,080 43,518

Debt securities held to maturity

4,535 5,931 14,788 18,321

Interest-bearing cash

1,901 2,361 5,597 5,933

Total Interest and Loan Fee Income

39,695 38,614 118,804 112,275

Interest Expense:

Deposits

447 518 1,410 1,417

Short-term borrowed funds

8 9 27 28

Total Interest Expense

455 527 1,437 1,445

Net Interest and Loan Fee Income

39,240 38,087 117,367 110,830

Provision for Loan Losses

- - - -

Net Interest and Loan Fee Income After Provision for Loan Losses

39,240 38,087 117,367 110,830

Noninterest Income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

4,510 4,615 13,508 14,012

Merchant processing services

2,494 2,464 7,708 7,190

Debit card fees

1,641 1,656 4,789 4,959

Trust fees

733 733 2,199 2,202

ATM processing fees

725 687 2,080 2,049

Other service fees

580 665 1,742 1,946

Financial services commissions

75 132 270 387

Life insurance gains

- 585 433 585

Equity securities(losses) gains

- ( 16 ) 50 ( 66 )

Other noninterest income

1,051 1,007 2,897 2,988

Total Noninterest Income

11,809 12,528 35,676 36,252

Noninterest Expense:

Salaries and related benefits

12,559 13,415 38,757 39,952

Occupancy and equipment

5,199 4,809 15,163 14,365

Outsourced data processing services

2,374 2,292 7,110 6,930

Professional fees

645 621 1,791 2,277

Courier service

456 448 1,349 1,333

Amortization of identifiable intangibles

76 451 465 1,474

Loss contingency

- 3,500 553 3,500

Other noninterest expense

2,724 3,830 9,589 11,298

Total Noninterest Expense

24,033 29,366 74,777 81,129

Income Before Income Taxes

27,016 21,249 78,266 65,953

Provision for income taxes

6,626 4,256 18,605 13,444

Net Income

$ 20,390 $ 16,993 $ 59,661 $ 52,509

Average Common Shares Outstanding

26,986 26,701 26,924 26,622

Average Diluted Common Shares Outstanding

27,027 26,815 26,976 26,736

Per Common Share Data:

Basic earnings

$ 0.76 $ 0.64 $ 2.22 $ 1.97

Diluted earnings

0.75 0.63 2.21 1.96

Dividends paid

0.41 0.40 1.22 1.20

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Net income

$ 20,390 $ 16,993 $ 59,661 $ 52,509

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale

10,407 ( 5,915 ) 85,822 ( 47,915 )

Deferred tax (expense) benefit

( 3,077 ) 1,749 ( 25,372 ) 14,164

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities available for sale, net of tax

7,330 ( 4,166 ) 60,450 ( 33,751 )

Total comprehensive income

$ 27,720 $ 12,827 $ 120,111 $ 18,758

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(unaudited)

Accumulated

Common

Other

Shares

Common

Deferred

Comprehensive

Retained

Outstanding

Stock

Compensation

Income (Loss)

Earnings

Total

(In thousands)

Balance, June 30, 2019

26,962 $ 459,369 $ 771 $ 13,124 $ 220,173 $ 693,437

Net income for the period

20,390 20,390

Other comprehensive income

7,330 7,330

Exercise of stock options

52 2,867 2,867

Stock based compensation

- 402 402

Stock awarded to employees

- 15 15

Dividends ($0.41 per share)

( 11,063 ) ( 11,063 )

Balance, September 30, 2019

27,014 $ 462,653 $ 771 $ 20,454 $ 229,500 $ 713,378

Balance, June 30, 2018

26,649 $ 443,338 $ 1,533 $ ( 49,900 ) $ 191,167 $ 586,138

Net income for the period

16,993 16,993

Other comprehensive loss

( 4,166 ) ( 4,166 )

Exercise of stock options

77 3,762 3,762

Restricted stock activity

- 138 ( 138 ) -

Stock based compensation

- 525 525

Stock awarded to employees

1 22 22

Dividends ($0.40 per share)

( 10,683 ) ( 10,683 )

Balance, September 30, 2018

26,727 $ 447,785 $ 1,395 $ ( 54,066 ) $ 197,477 $ 592,591

Balance, December 31, 2018

26,730 $ 448,351 $ 1,395 $ ( 39,996 ) $ 205,841 $ 615,591

Cumulative effect of bond premium amortization adjustment, net of tax

( 2,801 ) ( 2,801 )

Adjusted Balance, January 1, 2019

26,730 448,351 1,395 ( 39,996 ) 203,040 612,790

Net income for the period

59,661 59,661

Other comprehensive income

60,450 60,450

Shares issued from stock warrant exercise, net of repurchase

51 - -

Exercise of stock options

222 11,177 11,177

Restricted stock activity

18 1,697 ( 624 ) 1,073

Stock based compensation

- 1,484 1,484

Stock awarded to employees

1 80 80

Retirement of common stock

( 8 ) ( 136 ) ( 352 ) ( 488 )

Dividends ($1.22 per share)

( 32,849 ) ( 32,849 )

Balance, September 30, 2019

27,014 $ 462,653 $ 771 $ 20,454 $ 229,500 $ 713,378

Balance, December 31, 2017

26,425 $ 431,734 $ 1,533 $ ( 16,832 ) $ 173,804 $ 590,239

Cumulative effect of equity securities losses reclassified

142 ( 142 ) -

Adjusted Balance, January 1, 2018

26,425 431,734 1,533 ( 16,690 ) 173,662 590,239

Reclass stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

( 3,625 ) 3,625 -

Net income for the period

52,509 52,509

Other comprehensive loss

( 33,751 ) ( 33,751 )

Exercise of stock options

289 13,245 13,245

Restricted stock activity

20 1,281 ( 138 ) 1,143

Stock based compensation

- 1,575 1,575

Stock awarded to employees

2 99 99

Retirement of common stock

( 9 ) ( 149 ) ( 375 ) ( 524 )

Dividends ($1.20 per share)

( 31,944 ) ( 31,944 )

Balance, September 30, 2018

26,727 $ 447,785 $ 1,395 $ ( 54,066 ) $ 197,477 $ 592,591

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Operating Activities:

Net income

$ 59,661 $ 52,509

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

15,178 18,964

Provision for loan losses

- -

Net amortization of deferred loan fees

( 215 ) ( 181 )

Decrease (increase) in interest income receivable

323 ( 177 )

Increase in other assets

( 2,073 ) ( 1,896 )

(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable

( 3,386 ) 7,760

Decrease (increase) in net deferred tax asset

6,386 ( 1,345 )

Stock option compensation expense

1,484 1,575

Increase in interest expense payable

19 5

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities

( 12,233 ) 3,793

Life insurance gains

( 433 ) ( 585 )

Equity securities (gains) losses

( 50 ) 66

Net writedown of premises and equipment

- 3

Net gain on sale of foreclosed assets

- ( 94 )

Writedown of foreclosed assets

- 27

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

64,661 80,424

Investing Activities:

Net repayments of loans

73,026 91,594

Proceeds from life insurance policies

1,273 1,183

Purchases of debt securities available for sale

( 732,690 ) ( 634,113 )

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

1,797 -

Proceeds from sale/maturity/calls of debt securities available for sale

502,928 290,663

Proceeds from maturity/calls of debt securities held to maturity

184,525 127,578

Purchases of premises and equipment

( 2,495 ) ( 2,830 )

Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets

307 873

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

28,671 ( 125,052 )

Financing Activities:

Net change in deposits

( 70,216 ) 8,224

Net change in short-term borrowings

( 5,601 ) 3,285

Exercise of stock options

11,177 13,245

Retirement of common stock

( 488 ) ( 524 )

Common stock dividends paid

( 32,849 ) ( 31,944 )

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

( 97,977 ) ( 7,714 )

Net Change In Cash and Due from Banks

( 4,645 ) ( 52,342 )

Cash and Due from Banks at Beginning of Period

420,284 575,002

Cash and Due from Banks at End of Period

$ 415,639 $ 522,660

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:

Supplemental disclosure of non cash activities:

Right-of-use assets acquired in exchange for operating lease liabilities

$ 23,587 $ -

Amount recognized upon initial adoption of ASU 2016-02 included above

15,325 -

Loan collateral transferred to other real estate owned

- -

Securities purchases pending settlement

20,114 -

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow activities:

Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities

5,123 -

Interest paid for the period

1,417 1,440

Income tax payments for the period

16,021 7,028

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1: Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and follow general practices within the banking industry. The results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature and which, in the opinion of Management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes as well as other information included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 -K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Note 2: Accounting Policies

The most significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10 -K for the year ended December 31, 2018. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other financial statement notes and in this discussion, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined. Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions, and estimates underlying those amounts, it is reasonably possible conditions could change materially affecting results of operations and financial conditions.

Application of these principles requires the Company to make certain estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments. Certain accounting policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments and as such have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Estimates, assumptions and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment writedown or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third -party sources, when available.

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company adopted the following new accounting guidance:

FASB ASU 2016 - 02, Leases (Topic 842 ), was issued February 25, 2016. The provisions of the new standard require lessees to recognize most leases on-balance sheet, increasing reported assets and liabilities. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current U.S. GAAP.


The Company adopted the ASU provisions effective January 1, 2019, and elected the modified retrospective transition approach. The Company elected the package of practical expedients provided in the ASU, which allowed the Company to rely on lease classification determinations made under prior accounting guidance and forego reevaluation of (i) whether any existing contracts are or contain a lease, (ii) whether existing leases are operating or finance leases, and (iii) the initial direct cost for any existing leases. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components and exempt short-term leases with an original term of one year or less from on-balance sheet recognition. The implementing entry recognized a lease liability of $ 15.3 million and right-of-use asset of $ 15.3 million for facilities leases. The change in occupancy and equipment expense was not material.

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FASB ASU 2017 - 08 , Receivables – Non-Refundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310 - 20 ): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities , was issued March 2017. The ASU shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the ASU requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity.

The Company adopted the ASU provisions on January 1, 2019. The implementing entry reduced the carrying value of investment securities, specifically obligations of states and political subdivisions, by $ 3.1 million and reduced retained earnings by $ 2.8 million, net of tax. The change in premium amortization method was not material to revenue recognition.

FASB ASU 2017 - 12 , Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815 ): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities , was issued August 2017. The ASU expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements.  The ASU also provides for a one -time reclassification of prepayable assets from held-to-maturity (HTM) to available for sale (AFS) regardless of derivative use.

The Company adopted the ASU provisions on January 1, 2019. The Company does not currently engage in trading activities or use derivative instruments to control interest rate risk, even though such activities may be permitted with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company evaluated the prepayable assets in the HTM portfolio and did not effect a one -time reclassification of prepayable assets from HTM to the AFS upon implementation.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

FASB ASU 2016 - 13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326 ): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, was issued on June 16, 2016. The ASU significantly changes estimates for credit losses related to financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other contracts. For estimating credit losses, the FASB is replacing the incurred loss model with the current expected credit loss (CECL) model, which will accelerate recognition of credit losses.  Additionally, credit losses relating to debt securities available-for-sale will be recorded through an allowance for credit losses under the new standard. The Company will also be required to provide additional disclosures related to the financial assets within the scope of the new standard.

The Company will be required to adopt the ASU provisions on January 1, 2020. Management has evaluated available data, defined portfolio segments of loans with similar attributes, and selected loss estimate models for each identified loan portfolio segment. Management has preliminarily measured historical loss rates for each portfolio segment. Management has also segmented debt securities held to maturity, selected methods to estimate losses for each segment, and preliminarily measured a loss estimate. The ultimate adjustment to the allowance for loan losses will be accomplished through an offsetting after-tax adjustment to shareholders’ equity. Economic conditions and the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio and debt securities held to maturity at the time of adoption will influence the extent of the adopting accounting adjustment. Management expects to develop an aggregate loss estimate by December 31, 2019.

FASB ASU 2018 - 13 , Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820 ): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement , was issued August 2018. The ASU is part of the disclosure framework project, where the primary focus is to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the financial statements.  The ASU removes, modifies and adds disclosure requirements related to Fair Value Measurements.

The provisions of the ASU are effective January 1, 2020 with the option to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of the ASU.  The Company early adopted the provisions to remove and/or modify relevant disclosures in the “Fair Value Measurements” note to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.  The requirement to include additional disclosures will be adopted by the Company January 1, 2020. The additional disclosures will not affect the financial results upon adoption.

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Note 3: Investment Securities

Effective January 1, 2018, upon adoption of ASU 2016 - 01, equity securities included in the Company’s available for sale portfolio of $ 1,800 thousand were reclassified to equity securities. The reclassification of equity securities resulted in recording a cumulative effect adjustment to decrease retained earnings by $ 142 thousand, net of tax.

The Company had no equity securities at September 30, 2019 due to the sales of such securities during the third quarter 2019. The market value of equity securities was $ 1,747 thousand at December 31, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized gross unrealized holding gains of $ 50 thousand in earnings. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized gross unrealized holding losses of $ 66 thousand in earnings.

An analysis of the amortized cost and fair value by major categories of debt securities available for sale, which are carried at fair value with net unrealized gains (losses) reported on an after-tax basis as a component of cumulative other comprehensive income, and debt securities held to maturity, which are carried at amortized cost, follows:

At September 30, 2019

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

Cost

Gains

Losses

Value

(In thousands)

Debt securities available for sale

U.S. Treasury securities

$ 44,758 $ 68 $ - $ 44,826

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

122,245 23 ( 160 ) 122,108

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS)

976,066 10,294 ( 6,609 ) 979,751

Non-agency residential MBS

101 3 - 104

Agency commercial MBS

3,748 3 - 3,751

Securities of U.S. Government entities

786 - ( 9 ) 777

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

161,506 3,944 ( 47 ) 165,403

Corporate securities

1,645,518 24,520 ( 2,991 ) 1,667,047

Total debt securities available for sale

2,954,728 38,855 ( 9,816 ) 2,983,767

Debt securities held to maturity

Agency residential MBS

377,995 817 ( 2,647 ) 376,165

Non-agency residential MBS

2,471 62 - 2,533

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

412,750 7,804 ( 11 ) 420,543

Total debt securities held to maturity

793,216 8,683 ( 2,658 ) 799,241

Total

$ 3,747,944 $ 47,538 $ ( 12,474 ) $ 3,783,008

At December 31, 2018

Gross

Gross

Amortized

Unrealized

Unrealized

Fair

Cost

Gains

Losses

Value

(In thousands)

Debt securities available for sale

U.S. Treasury securities

$ 139,572 $ 5 $ ( 3 ) $ 139,574

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

167,228 65 ( 3,275 ) 164,018

Agency residential MBS

883,715 595 ( 30,439 ) 853,871

Non-agency residential MBS

113 1 - 114

Agency commercial MBS

1,869 - ( 27 ) 1,842

Securities of U.S. Government entities

1,128 - ( 9 ) 1,119

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

180,220 1,856 ( 2,985 ) 179,091

Corporate securities

1,337,608 1,075 ( 23,642 ) 1,315,041

Total debt securities available for sale

2,711,453 3,597 ( 60,380 ) 2,654,670

Debt securities held to maturity

Agency residential MBS

447,332 249 ( 14,129 ) 433,452

Non-agency residential MBS

3,387 40 - 3,427

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

533,890 3,403 ( 2,727 ) 534,566

Total debt securities held to maturity

984,609 3,692 ( 16,856 ) 971,445

Total

$ 3,696,062 $ 7,289 $ ( 77,236 ) $ 3,626,115

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The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity are shown in the following table s at the dates indicated:

At September 30, 2019

Debt Securities Available

Debt Securities Held

for Sale

to Maturity

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

Cost

Value

Cost

Value

(In thousands)

Maturity in years:

1 year or less

$ 284,550 $ 285,060 $ 64,092 $ 64,247

Over 1 to 5 years

1,182,895 1,199,153 179,576 182,635

Over 5 to 10 years

471,434 478,841 169,082 173,661

Over 10 years

35,934 37,107 - -

Subtotal

1,974,813 2,000,161 412,750 420,543

MBS

979,915 983,606 380,466 378,698

Total

$ 2,954,728 $ 2,983,767 $ 793,216 $ 799,241

At December 31, 2018

Debt Securities Available

Debt Securities Held

for Sale

to Maturity

Amortized

Fair

Amortized

Fair

Cost

Value

Cost

Value

(In thousands)

Maturity in years:

1 year or less

$ 262,418 $ 261,976 $ 86,172 $ 86,148

Over 1 to 5 years

1,438,849 1,414,020 214,137 213,829

Over 5 to 10 years

85,817 85,877 232,544 233,515

Over 10 years

38,672 36,970 1,037 1,074

Subtotal

1,825,756 1,798,843 533,890 534,566

MBS

885,697 855,827 450,719 436,879

Total

$ 2,711,453 $ 2,654,670 $ 984,609 $ 971,445

Expected maturities of mortgage-related securities can differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. In addition, such factors as prepayments and interest rates may affect the yield on the carrying value of mortgage-related securities. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no high-risk collateralized mortgage obligations as defined by regulatory guidelines.

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An analysis of the gross unrealized losses of the debt securities available for sale portfolio follows:

Debt Securities Available for Sale

At September 30, 2019

No. of

Less than 12 months

No. of

12 months or longer

No. of

Total

Investment

Unrealized

Investment

Unrealized

Investment

Unrealized

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

($ in thousands)

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

2 $ 19,970 $ ( 30 ) 4 $ 55,794 $ ( 130 ) 6 $ 75,764 $ ( 160 )

Agency residential MBS

1 3,750 ( 62 ) 49 400,690 ( 6,547 ) 50 404,440 ( 6,609 )

Securities of U.S. Government entities

- - - 2 777 ( 9 ) 2 777 ( 9 )

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

- - - 9 4,692 ( 47 ) 9 4,692 ( 47 )

Corporate securities

16 146,067 ( 1,196 ) 21 166,633 ( 1,795 ) 37 312,700 ( 2,991 )

Total

19 $ 169,787 $ ( 1,288 ) 85 $ 628,586 $ ( 8,528 ) 104 $ 798,373 $ ( 9,816 )

An analysis of gross unrecognized losses of the debt securities held to maturity portfolio follows:

Debt Securities Held to Maturity

At September 30, 2019

No. of

Less than 12 months

No. of

12 months or longer

No. of

Total

Investment

Unrecognized

Investment

Unrecognized

Investment

Unrecognized

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

($ in thousands)

Agency residential MBS

7 $ 13,020 $ ( 90 ) 57 $ 306,728 $ ( 2,557 ) 64 $ 319,748 $ ( 2,647 )

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

- - - 9 8,562 ( 11 ) 9 8,562 ( 11 )

Total

7 $ 13,020 $ ( 90 ) 66 $ 315,290 $ ( 2,568 ) 73 $ 328,310 $ ( 2,658 )

The unrealized losses on the Company’s debt securities were caused by market conditions for these types of investments, particularly changes in risk-free interest rates. The Company evaluates debt securities on a quarterly basis including changes in security ratings issued by rating agencies, changes in the financial condition of the issuer, and, for mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, delinquency and loss information with respect to the underlying collateral, changes in the levels of subordination for the Company’s particular position within the repayment structure and remaining credit enhancement as compared to expected credit losses of the security. Substantially all of these securities continue to be investment grade rated by a major rating agency. One corporate bond with an amortized cost of $ 15.0 million and a fair value of $ 13.7 million at September 30, 2019, is rated below investment grade.  In addition to monitoring credit rating agency evaluations, Management performs its own evaluations regarding the credit worthiness of the issuer or the securitized assets underlying asset backed securities.

The Company does not intend to sell any debt securities and has concluded that it is more likely than not that it will not be required to sell the debt securities prior to recovery of the amortized cost basis. Therefore, the Company does not consider these debt securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2019.

The fair values of the debt securities could decline in the future if the general economy deteriorates, inflation increases, credit ratings decline, the issuer’s financial condition deteriorates, or the liquidity for debt securities declines. As a result, other than temporary impairments may occur in the future.

As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had debt securities pledged to secure public deposits and short-term borrowed funds of $ 721,741 thousand and $ 728,161 thousand, respectively.

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An analysis of the gross unrealized losses of the debt securities available for sale portfolio follows:

Debt Securities Available for Sale

At December 31, 2018

No. of

Less than 12 months

No. of

12 months or longer

No. of

Total

Investment

Unrealized

Investment

Unrealized

Investment

Unrealized

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

($ in thousands)

U.S. Treasury securities

2 $ 54,805 $ ( 3 ) - $ - $ - 2 $ 54,805 $ ( 3 )

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

1 990 ( 5 ) 9 117,963 ( 3,270 ) 10 118,953 ( 3,275 )

Agency residential MBS

8 107,497 ( 507 ) 58 640,210 ( 29,932 ) 66 747,707 ( 30,439 )

Agency commercial MBS

1 1,842 ( 27 ) - - - 1 1,842 ( 27 )

Securities of U.S. Government entities

- - - 2 1,119 ( 9 ) 2 1,119 ( 9 )

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

32 26,452 ( 166 ) 71 67,121 ( 2,819 ) 103 93,573 ( 2,985 )

Corporate securities

38 308,157 ( 3,403 ) 79 722,740 ( 20,239 ) 117 1,030,897 ( 23,642 )

Total

82 $ 499,743 $ ( 4,111 ) 219 $ 1,549,153 $ ( 56,269 ) 301 $ 2,048,896 $ ( 60,380 )

An analysis of gross unrecognized losses of the debt securities held to maturity portfolio follows:

Debt Securities Held to Maturity

At December 31, 2018

No. of

Less than 12 months

No. of

12 months or longer

No. of

Total

Investment

Unrecognized

Investment

Unrecognized

Investment

Unrecognized

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

Positions

Fair Value

Losses

($ in thousands)

Agency residential MBS

16 $ 8,495 $ ( 34 ) 78 $ 412,574 $ ( 14,095 ) 94 $ 421,069 $ ( 14,129 )

Non-agency residential MBS

1 26 - - - - 1 26 -

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

97 83,633 ( 271 ) 142 151,546 ( 2,456 ) 239 235,179 ( 2,727 )

Total

114 $ 92,154 $ ( 305 ) 220 $ 564,120 $ ( 16,551 ) 334 $ 656,274 $ ( 16,856 )

The following table provides information about the amount of interest income earned on investment securities which is fully taxable and which is exempt from federal income tax:

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Taxable

$ 19,586 $ 16,780 $ 56,992 $ 47,327

Tax-exempt from federal income tax

3,777 4,880 12,165 14,768

Total interest income from investment securities

$ 23,363 $ 21,660 $ 69,157 $ 62,095

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Note 4: Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses and Other Real Estate Owned

At December 31, 2018, the Company had $ 5,713 thousand in loans secured by residential real estate which are indemnified from loss by the FDIC up to 80 % of principal; the indemnification expired February 6, 2019.

A summary of the major categories of loans outstanding is shown in the following tables at the dates indicated.

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Commercial

$ 216,273 $ 275,080

Commercial Real Estate

579,227 580,480

Construction

6,678 3,982

Residential Real Estate

35,348 44,866

Consumer Installment & Other

295,703 302,794

Total

$ 1,133,229 $ 1,207,202

Changes in the accretable yield for purchased loans were as follows:

For the

For the

Nine Months Ended

Year Ended

September 30, 2019

December 31, 2018

Accretable yield:

(In thousands)

Balance at the beginning of the period

$ 182 $ 738

Reclassification from nonaccretable difference

1,103 1,119

Accretion

( 368 ) ( 1,675 )

Balance at the end of the period

$ 917 $ 182

Accretion

$ ( 368 ) $ ( 1,675 )

Change in FDIC indemnification

- 2

(Increase) in interest income

$ ( 368 ) $ ( 1,673 )

The following summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses:

Allowance for Loan Losses

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Consumer

Commercial

Residential

Installment

Commercial

Real Estate

Construction

Real Estate

and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Balance at beginning of period

$ 5,235 $ 4,057 $ 1,117 $ 238 $ 5,418 $ 4,052 $ 20,117

(Reversal) provision

( 596 ) ( 1 ) 482 ( 16 ) 655 ( 524 ) -

Chargeoffs

- - - - ( 1,039 ) - ( 1,039 )

Recoveries

233 12 - - 505 - 750

Total allowance for loan losses

$ 4,872 $ 4,068 $ 1,599 $ 222 $ 5,539 $ 3,528 $ 19,828

Allowance for Loan Losses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Consumer

Commercial

Residential

Installment

Commercial

Real Estate

Construction

Real Estate

and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Balance at beginning of period

$ 6,311 $ 3,884 $ 1,465 $ 869 $ 5,645 $ 3,177 $ 21,351

(Reversal) provision

( 1,817 ) 146 134 ( 647 ) 1,833 351 -

Chargeoffs

( 71 ) - - - ( 3,332 ) - ( 3,403 )

Recoveries

449 38 - - 1,393 - 1,880

Total allowance for loan losses

$ 4,872 $ 4,068 $ 1,599 $ 222 $ 5,539 $ 3,528 $ 19,828

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Allowance for Loan Losses

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Consumer

Commercial

Residential

Installment

Commercial

Real Estate

Construction

Real Estate

and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Balance at beginning of period

$ 8,275 $ 3,789 $ 210 $ 1,064 $ 5,943 $ 3,759 $ 23,040

(Reversal) provision

( 184 ) 372 44 ( 120 ) ( 137 ) 25 -

Chargeoffs

( 384 ) ( 240 ) - - ( 845 ) - ( 1,469 )

Recoveries

103 - - - 353 - 456

Total allowance for loan losses

$ 7,810 $ 3,921 $ 254 $ 944 $ 5,314 $ 3,784 $ 22,027

Allowance for Loan Losses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Consumer

Commercial

Residential

Installment

Commercial

Real Estate

Construction

Real Estate

and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Balance at beginning of period

$ 7,746 $ 3,849 $ 335 $ 995 $ 6,418 $ 3,666 $ 23,009

(Reversal) provision

( 863 ) 312 ( 81 ) ( 51 ) 565 118 -

Chargeoffs

( 425 ) ( 240 ) - - ( 3,015 ) - ( 3,680 )

Recoveries

1,352 - - - 1,346 - 2,698

Total allowance for loan losses

$ 7,810 $ 3,921 $ 254 $ 944 $ 5,314 $ 3,784 $ 22,027

The allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans evaluated for impairment were as follows:

Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Evaluated for Impairment

At September 30, 2019

Commercial

Commercial Real Estate

Construction

Residential Real Estate

Consumer Installment and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Individually evaluated for impairment

$ 2,550 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,550

Collectively evaluated for impairment

2,322 4,068 1,599 222 5,539 3,528 17,278

Total

$ 4,872 $ 4,068 $ 1,599 $ 222 $ 5,539 $ 3,528 $ 19,828

Carrying value of loans:

Individually evaluated for impairment

$ 8,647 $ 7,445 $ - $ 193 $ 44 $ - $ 16,329

Collectively evaluated for impairment

207,626 571,782 6,678 35,155 295,659 - 1,116,900

Total

$ 216,273 $ 579,227 $ 6,678 $ 35,348 $ 295,703 $ - $ 1,133,229

Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Evaluated for Impairment

At December 31, 2018

Commercial

Commercial Real Estate

Construction

Residential Real Estate

Consumer Installment and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Individually evaluated for impairment

$ 2,752 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,752

Collectively evaluated for impairment

3,559 3,884 1,465 869 5,645 3,177 18,599

Total

$ 6,311 $ 3,884 $ 1,465 $ 869 $ 5,645 $ 3,177 $ 21,351

Carrying value of loans:

Individually evaluated for impairment

$ 9,944 $ 8,438 $ - $ 717 $ 143 $ - $ 19,242

Collectively evaluated for impairment

265,136 572,042 3,982 44,149 302,651 - 1,187,960

Total

$ 275,080 $ 580,480 $ 3,982 $ 44,866 $ 302,794 $ - $ 1,207,202

The Company’s customers are small businesses, professionals and consumers. Given the scale of these borrowers, corporate credit rating agencies do not evaluate the borrowers’ financial condition. The Company’s subsidiary, Westamerica Bank (the “Bank”) maintains a Loan Review Department which reports directly to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Loan Review Department performs independent evaluations of loans and validates management assigned credit risk grades on evaluated loans using grading standards employed by bank regulatory agencies. Loans judged to carry lower-risk attributes are assigned a “pass” grade, with a minimal likelihood of loss. Loans judged to carry higher-risk attributes are referred to as “classified loans,” and are further disaggregated, with increasing expectations for loss recognition, as “substandard,” “doubtful,” and “loss.” Loan Review Department performs continuous evaluations throughout the year. If the Bank becomes aware of deterioration in a borrower’s performance or financial condition between Loan Review Department examinations, assigned risk grades are re-evaluated promptly. Credit risk grades assigned by management and validated by the Loan Review Department are subject to review by the Bank’s regulatory authorities during regulatory examinations.

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The following summarizes the credit risk profile by internally assigned grade:

Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade

At September 30, 2019

Commercial

Commercial Real Estate

Construction

Residential Real Estate

Consumer Installment and Other

Total

(In thousands)

Grade:

Pass

$ 207,350 $ 568,009 $ 6,678 $ 33,629 $ 293,893 $ 1,109,559

Substandard

8,923 11,218 - 1,719 1,395 23,255

Doubtful

- - - - 111 111

Loss

- - - - 304 304

Total

$ 216,273 $ 579,227 $ 6,678 $ 35,348 $ 295,703 $ 1,133,229

Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade

At December 31, 2018

Commercial

Commercial Real Estate

Construction

Residential Real Estate

Consumer Installment and Other

Total

(In thousands)

Grade:

Pass

$ 264,634 $ 567,578 $ 3,982 $ 43,112 $ 300,553 $ 1,179,859

Substandard

10,446 12,902 - 1,754 1,556 26,658

Doubtful

- - - - 135 135

Loss

- - - - 550 550

Total

$ 275,080 $ 580,480 $ 3,982 $ 44,866 $ 302,794 $ 1,207,202

Credit risk profile reflects internally assigned grades of purchased covered loans without regard to FDIC indemnification on $ 5,713 thousand in loans secured by residential real estate at December 31, 2018. The indemnification expired February 6, 2019.

The following tables summarize loans by delinquency and nonaccrual status:

Summary of Loans by Delinquency and Nonaccrual Status

At September 30, 2019

Current and Accruing

30-59 Days Past Due and Accruing

60-89 Days Past Due and Accruing

Past Due 90 Days or More and Accruing

Nonaccrual

Total Loans

(In thousands)

Commercial

$ 215,787 $ 339 $ 119 $ 2 $ 26 $ 216,273

Commercial real estate

574,321 729 - - 4,177 579,227

Construction

6,678 - - - - 6,678

Residential real estate

34,064 828 456 - - 35,348

Consumer installment and other

291,638 2,879 737 349 100 295,703

Total

$ 1,122,488 $ 4,775 $ 1,312 $ 351 $ 4,303 $ 1,133,229

Summary of Loans by Delinquency and Nonaccrual Status

At December 31, 2018

Current and Accruing

30-59 Days Past Due and Accruing

60-89 Days Past Due and Accruing

Past Due 90 Days or More and Accruing

Nonaccrual

Total Loans

(In thousands)

Commercial

$ 274,045 $ 781 $ 254 $ - $ - $ 275,080

Commercial real estate

574,853 617 785 - 4,225 580,480

Construction

3,982 - - - - 3,982

Residential real estate

43,372 789 189 - 516 44,866

Consumer installment and other

297,601 3,408 1,107 551 127 302,794

Total

$ 1,193,853 $ 5,595 $ 2,335 $ 551 $ 4,868 $ 1,207,202

There were no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were on nonaccrual status at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

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The following summarizes impaired loans:

Impaired Loans

At September 30, 2019

At December 31, 2018

Unpaid

Unpaid

Recorded

Principal

Related

Recorded

Principal

Related

Investment

Balance

Allowance

Investment

Balance

Allowance

(In thousands)

With no related allowance recorded:

Commercial

$ 72 $ 72 $ - $ 755 $ 759 $ -

Commercial real estate

7,953 9,400 - 8,438 10,373 -

Residential real estate

193 224 - 717 747 -

Consumer installment and other

144 178 - 270 377 -

Total with no related allowance recorded

8,362 9,874 - 10,180 12,256 -

With an allowance recorded:

Commercial

8,600 8,600 2,550 9,189 9,189 2,752

Total with an allowance recorded

8,600 8,600 2,550 9,189 9,189 2,752

Total

$ 16,962 $ 18,474 $ 2,550 $ 19,369 $ 21,445 $ 2,752

Impaired loans include troubled debt restructured loans. Impaired loans at September 30, 2019, included $ 6,754 thousand of restructured loans, $ 3,670 thousand of which were on nonaccrual status. Impaired loans at December 31, 2018, included $ 8,579 thousand of restructured loans, $ 4,225 thousand of which were on nonaccrual status.

Impaired Loans

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Average

Recognized

Average

Recognized

Average

Recognized

Average

Recognized

Recorded

Interest

Recorded

Interest

Recorded

Interest

Recorded

Interest

Investment

Income

Investment

Income

Investment

Income

Investment

Income

(In thousands)

Commercial

$ 8,701 $ 144 $ 10,426 $ 175 $ 9,404 $ 476 $ 10,671 $ 495

Commercial real estate

7,968 60 11,282 189 7,133 333 12,291 615

Residential real estate

194 4 203 4 196 10 205 12

Consumer installment and other

99 - 173 4 103 - 261 10

Total

$ 16,962 $ 208 $ 22,084 $ 372 $ 16,836 $ 819 $ 23,428 $ 1,132

The following tables provide information on troubled debt restructurings:

Troubled Debt Restructurings

At September 30, 2019

Period-End

Individual

Number of

Pre-Modification

Period-End

Impairment

Contracts

Carrying Value

Carrying Value

Allowance

($ in thousands)

Commercial

3 $ 327 $ 44 $ 18

Commercial real estate

6 8,830 6,517 -

Residential real estate

1 241 193 -

Total

10 $ 9,398 $ 6,754 $ 18

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Troubled Debt Restructurings

At December 31, 2018

Period-End

Individual

Number of

Pre-Modification

Period-End

Impairment

Contracts

Carrying Value

Carrying Value

Allowance

($ in thousands)

Commercial

4 $ 2,274 $ 811 $ 19

Commercial real estate

8 9,237 7,568 -

Residential real estate

1 241 200 -

Total

13 $ 11,752 $ 8,579 $ 19

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Company did not modify any loans that were considered troubled debt restructurings, and had no troubled debt restructured loans that defaulted within 12 months of the modification date. A troubled debt restructuring is considered to be in default when payments are ninety days or more past due.

There were no loans restricted due to collateral requirements at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

There were no loans held for sale at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company held total other real estate owned (OREO) of $ 43 thousand net of reserve of $- 0 - thousand and $ 350 thousand net of reserve of $- 0 -  thousand, respectively. There were no foreclosed residential real estate properties and no covered OREO at December 31, 2018. The amount of consumer mortgage loans outstanding secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process was $ 114 thousand at September 30, 2019 and $ 516 thousand at December 31, 2018.

Note 5: Concentration of Credit Risk

Under the California Financial Code, credit extended to any one person owing to a commercial bank at any one time shall not exceed the following limitations: (a) unsecured loans shall not exceed 15 percent of the sum of the shareholders' equity, allowance for loan losses, capital notes, and debentures of the bank, or (b) secured and unsecured loans in all shall not exceed 25 percent of the sum of the shareholders' equity, allowance for loan losses, capital notes, and debentures of the bank. At September 30, 2019, the Bank did not have credit extended to any one entity exceeding these limits. At September 30, 2019, the Bank had 33 lending relationships each with aggregate amounts of $ 5 million or more. The Company has significant credit arrangements that are secured by real estate collateral. In addition to real estate loans outstanding as disclosed in Note 4, the Company had loan commitments related to real estate loans of $ 44,964 thousand and $ 53,891 thousand at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company requires collateral on all real estate loans with loan-to-value ratios at origination generally no greater than 75 % on commercial real estate loans and no greater than 80 % on residential real estate loans. At September 30, 2019, the Bank held corporate bonds in 88 issuing entities that exceeded $ 5 million for each issuer.

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Note 6: Other Assets and Other Liabilities

Other assets consisted of the following:

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Cost method equity investments:

Federal Reserve Bank stock (1)

$ 14,069 $ 14,069

Other investments

158 158

Total cost method equity investments

14,227 14,227

Life insurance cash surrender value

57,169 56,083

Net deferred tax asset

11,947 42,256

Right-of-use asset

19,721 -

Limited partnership investments

8,143 10,219

Interest receivable

25,511 25,834

Prepaid assets

3,530 4,658

Other assets

12,524 9,629

Total other assets

$ 152,772 $ 162,906

( 1 ) A bank applying for membership in the Federal Reserve System is required to subscribe to stock in the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) in its district in a sum equal to six percent of the bank’s paid-up capital stock and surplus. One-half of the amount of the bank's subscription shall be paid to the FRB and the remaining half will be subject to call when deemed necessary by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

The net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2019 of $ 11,947 thousand was net of deferred tax obligations of $ 8,585 thousand related to available for sale debt securities unrealized gains. The net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2018 of $ 42,256 thousand included deferred tax benefits of $ 16,787 thousand related to available for sale debt securities unrealized losses.

The Company owns 211 thousand shares of Visa Inc. class B common stock which have transfer restrictions; the carrying value is $- 0 - thousand. On September 30, 2019, Visa Inc. announced a revised conversion rate applicable to its class B common stock resulting from its September 27, 2019 deposit of funds into its litigation escrow account. This funding reduced the conversion rate of class B common stock into class A common stock, which is unrestricted and trades actively on the New York Stock Exchange, from 1.6298 to 1.6228 per share, effective as of September 27, 2019. Visa Inc. class A common stock had a closing price of $ 172.01 per share on September 30, 2019, the last day of stock market trading for the third quarter 2019. The ultimate value of the Company’s Visa Inc. class B shares is subject to the extent of Visa Inc.’s future litigation escrow fundings, the resulting conversion rate to class A common stock, and current and future trading restrictions on the class B common stock.

The Company invests in flow-through limited liability entities that manage or invest in affordable housing projects that qualify for low-income housing tax credits. At September 30, 2019, this investment totaled $ 8,143 thousand and $ 4,754 thousand of this amount represents outstanding equity capital commitments that are included in other liabilities. At December 31, 2018, this investment totaled $ 10,219 thousand and $ 4,799 thousand of this amount represented outstanding equity capital commitments. At September 30, 2019, the $ 4,754 thousand of outstanding equity capital commitments are expected to be paid as follows, $ 601 thousand in the remainder of 2019, $ 2,027 thousand in 2020, $ 138 thousand in 2021, $ 261 thousand in 2022, $ 134 thousand in 2023, $ 1,041 thousand in 2024 and $ 552 thousand in 2025 or thereafter.

The amounts recognized in net income for these investments include:

For the Three Months Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Investment loss included in pre-tax income

$ 600 $ 900 $ 1,800 $ 2,200

Tax credits recognized in provision for income taxes

225 336 675 1,008

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Other liabilities consisted of the following:

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Operating lease liability

$ 19,721 $ -

Other liabilities

40,687 34,849

Total other liabilities

$ 60,408 $ 34,849

The Company has entered into leases for most branch locations and certain other offices that were classified as operating leases primarily with original terms of 5 years. Certain lease arrangements contain extension options, which can be exercised at the Company’s option, for one or more additional 5 year terms. Unexercised extension options are not considered reasonably certain of exercise and have not been included in the lease term used to determine the lease liability or right-of-use asset. The Company did not have any finance leases as of September 30, 2019.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company recorded a lease liability of $ 19,721 thousand and a right-of-use asset of $ 19,721 thousand, respectively. The weighted average remaining life of operating leases and weighted average discount rate used to determine operating lease liabilities were 3.82 years and 2.93 %, respectively, at September 30, 2019. The Company did not have any material lease incentives, unamortized initial direct costs, prepaid lease expense, or accrued lease expense as of September 30, 2019.

Total lease costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, of $ 1,726 thousand and $ 5,145 thousand, respectively, were recorded within occupancy and equipment expense. The Company did not have any material short-term or variable leases costs or sublease income during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The following table summarizes the remaining lease payments of operating lease liabilities:

Minimum
future lease
payments

At September 30,

2019

(In thousands)

Remaining three months of 2019

$ 2,719

2020

6,283

2021

4,574

2022

3,632

2023

2,912

Thereafter

2,057

Total minimum lease payments

22,177

Less: discount

( 2,456 )

Present value of lease liability

$ 19,721

Minimum future rental payments under noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2018, prior to adoption of ASU 2016 - 02, were as follows:

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Minimum
future rental
payments

(In thousands)

2019

$ 5,996

2020

4,409

2021

2,741

2022

1,921

2023

1,223

Thereafter

1,044

Total minimum lease payments

$ 17,334

Note 7: Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets

The Company has recorded goodwill and other identifiable intangibles associated with purchase business combinations. Goodwill is not amortized, but is evaluated for impairment at least annually. The Company did not recognize impairment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018. Identifiable intangibles are amortized to their estimated residual values over their expected useful lives. Such lives and residual values are also periodically reassessed to determine if any amortization period adjustments are indicated. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2018 no such adjustments were recorded.

The carrying values of goodwill were:

At September 30, 2019

At December 31, 2018

(In thousands)

Goodwill

$ 121,673 $ 121,673

The gross carrying amount of identifiable intangible assets and accumulated amortization was:

At September 30, 2019

At December 31, 2018

Gross

Gross

Carrying

Accumulated

Carrying

Accumulated

Amount

Amortization

Amount

Amortization

(In thousands)

Core deposit intangibles

$ 56,808 $ ( 55,344 ) $ 56,808 $ ( 54,879 )

As of September 30, 2019, the current period and estimated future amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets was:

Total

Core

Deposit

Intangibles

(In thousands)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (actual)

$ 465

Estimate for the remainder of year ending December 31, 2019

73

Estimate for year ending December 31, 2020

287

2021

269

2022

252

2023

236

2024

222

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Note 8: Deposits and Borrowed Funds

The following table provides additional detail regarding deposits.

Deposits

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Noninterest-bearing

$ 2,265,640 $ 2,243,251

Interest-bearing:

Transaction

910,566 929,346

Savings

1,445,210 1,498,991

Time deposits less than $100 thousand

92,300 102,654

Time deposits $100 thousand through $250 thousand

56,066 64,512

Time deposits more than $250 thousand

26,841 28,085

Total deposits

$ 4,796,623 $ 4,866,839

Demand deposit overdrafts of $ 1,078 thousand and $ 980 thousand were included as loan balances at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Interest expense for aggregate time deposits with individual account balances in excess of $100 thousand was $ 81 thousand and $ 246 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $ 91 thousand and $ 283 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

The following table provides additional detail regarding short-term borrowed funds.

Repurchase Agreements (Sweep)
Accounted for as Secured Borrowings

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

Overnight and Continuous

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

Repurchase agreements:

(In thousands)

Collateral securing borrowings:

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

$ 75,784 $ 73,803

Agency residential MBS

55,013 58,380

Corporate securities

115,018 91,837

Total collateral carrying value

$ 245,815 $ 224,020

Total short-term borrowed funds

$ 45,646 $ 51,247

Note 9: Fair Value Measurements

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Equity securities and debt securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as other real estate owned, impaired loans, certain loans held for investment, debt securities held to maturity, and other assets.  These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the lower-of-cost or fair-value accounting of individual assets.

In accordance with the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company bases its fair values on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal market or most advantageous market for an asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date under current market conditions. A fair value measurement reflects all of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique, the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset, and the risk of nonperformance.

The Company groups its assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three -level hierarchy, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. When the valuation assumptions used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability are categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the asset or liability is categorized in its entirety within the lowest level of the hierarchy. These levels are:

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Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 1 includes U.S. Treasury and equity securities, which are traded by dealers or brokers in active markets. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. Level 2 includes mutual funds, federal agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate securities, asset-backed securities, and municipal bonds.

Level 3 – Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

The Company relies on independent vendor pricing services to measure fair value for equity securities, debt securities available for sale and debt securities held to maturity. The Company employs three pricing services. To validate the pricing of these vendors, the Company compares vendors’ pricing for each of the securities for consistency; significant pricing differences, if any, are evaluated using all available independent quotes with the quote most closely reflecting the market generally used as the fair value estimate. In addition, the Company conducts “other than temporary impairment (OTTI)” analysis on a quarterly basis; debt securities selected for OTTI analysis include all debt securities at a market price below 95 % of par value. As with any valuation technique used to estimate fair value, changes in underlying assumptions used could significantly affect the results of current and future values. Accordingly, these fair value estimates may not be realized in an actual sale of the securities.

The Company regularly reviews the valuation techniques and assumptions used by its vendors and determines which valuation techniques are utilized based on observable market inputs for the type of securities being measured. The Company uses the information to determine the placement in the fair value hierarchy as level 1, 2 or 3.

Assets Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The tables below present assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the dates indicated.

At September 30, 2019

Fair Value

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3) (1)

(In thousands)

Debt securities available for sale

U.S. Treasury securities

$ 44,826 $ 44,826 $ - $ -

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

122,108 - 122,108 -

Agency residential MBS

979,751 - 979,751 -

Non-agency residential MBS

104 - 104 -

Agency commercial MBS

3,751 - 3,751 -

Securities of U.S. Government entities

777 - 777 -

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

165,403 - 165,403 -

Corporate securities

1,667,047 - 1,667,047 -

Total debt securities available for sale

$ 2,983,767 $ 44,826 $ 2,938,941 $ -

( 1 ) There were no transfers in to or out of level 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

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At December 31, 2018

Fair Value

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3) (1)

(In thousands)

Equity securities

Mutual funds

$ 1,747 $ - $ 1,747 $ -

Total equity securities

1,747 - 1,747 -

Debt securities available for sale

U.S. Treasury securities

139,574 139,574 - -

Securities of U.S. Government sponsored entities

164,018 - 164,018 -

Agency residential MBS

853,871 - 853,871 -

Non-agency residential MBS

114 - 114 -

Agency commercial MBS

1,842 - 1,842 -

Securities of U.S. Government entities

1,119 - 1,119 -

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

179,091 - 179,091 -

Corporate securities

1,315,041 - 1,315,041 -

Total debt securities available for sale

2,654,670 139,574 2,515,096 -

Total

$ 2,656,417 $ 139,574 $ 2,516,843 $ -

( 1 ) There were no transfers in to or out of level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Assets Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of lower of cost or fair value accounting of individual assets. For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis that were recorded in the balance sheet at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the following tables provide the level of valuation assumptions used to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related assets at period end.

For the

Nine Months Ended

At September 30, 2019

September 30, 2019

Carrying Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total Losses

(In thousands)

Other real estate owned

$ 43 $ - $ - $ 43 $ -

Impaired loans:

Commercial

6,050 - - 6,050 -

Commercial real estate

4,099 - - 4,099 -

Residential real estate

193 - - 193 -

Consumer installment and other

77 - - 77 ( 34 )

Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

$ 10,462 $ - $ - $ 10,462 $ ( 34 )

For the

Year Ended

At December 31, 2018

December 31, 2018

Carrying Value

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total Losses

(In thousands)

Other real estate owned

$ 350 $ - $ - $ 350 $ -

Impaired loans:

Commercial

6,437 - - 6,437 -

Commercial real estate

3,870 - - 3,870 ( 240 )

Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

$ 10,657 $ - $ - $ 10,657 $ ( 240 )

Level 3 – Valuation is based upon present value of expected future cash flows, independent market prices, estimated liquidation values of loan collateral or appraised value of the collateral as determined by third -party independent appraisers, less 10 % for selling costs, generally. Level 3 includes other real estate owned that has been measured at fair value upon transfer to foreclosed assets and impaired loans collateralized by real property and other business asset collateral where a specific reserve has been established or a chargeoff has been recorded. Losses on other real estate owned represent losses recognized in earnings during the period subsequent to its initial classification as foreclosed assets. The unobservable inputs and qualitative information about the unobservable inputs are not presented as the inputs were not developed by the Company.

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Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following section describes the valuation methodologies used by the Company for estimating fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value in the balance sheet.

Cash and Due from Banks Cash and due from banks represent U.S. dollar denominated coin and currency, deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank and correspondent banks, and amounts being settled with other banks to complete the processing of  customers’ daily transactions. Collectively, the Federal Reserve Bank and financial institutions operate in a market in which cash and due from banks transactions are processed continuously in significant daily volumes honoring the face value of the U.S. dollar.

Equity Securities The fair values of equity securities were estimated using quoted prices as describe above for Level 2 valuation.

Debt Securities Held to Maturity The fair values of debt securities were estimated using quoted prices as described above for Level 1 and Level 2 valuation.

Loans Loans are valued using the exit price notion. The Company uses a net present value of cash flows methodology that seeks to incorporate interest rate, credit, liquidity and prepayment risks in the fair market value estimation. Inputs to the calculation include market rates for similarly offered products, market interest rate projections, credit spreads, estimated credit losses and prepayment assumptions.

Deposit Liabilities Deposits with no stated maturity such as checking accounts, savings accounts and money market accounts can be readily converted to cash or used to settle transactions at face value through the broad financial system operated by the Federal Reserve Banks and financial institutions. The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time deposits was estimated using a net present value of cash flows methodology, incorporating market interest rate projections and rates on alternative funding sources.

Short-Term Borrowed Funds The carrying amount of securities sold under agreement to repurchase and other short-term borrowed funds approximate fair value due to the relatively short period of time between their origination and their expected realization.

The tables below are a summary of fair value estimates for financial instruments and the level of the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurements are categorized, excluding financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The values assigned do not necessarily represent amounts which ultimately may be realized for assets or paid to settle liabilities. In addition, these values do not give effect to adjustments to fair value which may occur when financial instruments are sold or settled in larger quantities.  The carrying amounts in the following tables are recorded in the balance sheet under the indicated captions.

The Company has not included assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments, such as goodwill, long-term relationships with deposit, merchant processing and trust customers, other purchased intangibles, premises and equipment, deferred taxes and other assets and liabilities. The total estimated fair values do not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

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At September 30, 2019

Carrying Amount

Estimated Fair Value

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2 )

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3 )

Financial Assets:

(In thousands)

Cash and due from banks

$ 415,639 $ 415,639 $ 415,639 $ - $ -

Debt securities held to maturity

793,216 799,241 - 799,241 -

Loans

1,113,401 1,178,305 - - 1,178,305

Financial Liabilities:

Deposits

$ 4,796,623 $ 4,794,970 $ - $ 4,621,416 $ 173,554

Short-term borrowed funds

45,646 45,646 - 45,646 -

At December 31, 2018

Carrying Amount

Estimated Fair Value

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2 )

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3 )

Financial Assets:

(In thousands)

Cash and due from banks

$ 420,284 $ 420,284 $ 420,284 $ - $ -

Debt securities held to maturity

984,609 971,445 - 971,445 -

Loans

1,185,851 1,184,770 - - 1,184,770

Financial Liabilities:

Deposits

$ 4,866,839 $ 4,862,668 $ - $ 4,671,588 $ 191,080

Short-term borrowed funds

51,247 51,247 - 51,247 -

The majority of the Company’s standby letters of credit and other commitments to extend credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans. No premium or discount was ascribed to these commitments because virtually all funding would be at current market rates.

Note 10: Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Loan commitments are agreements to lend to a customer provided there is no violation of any condition established in the agreement. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future funding requirements. Loan commitments are subject to the Company’s normal credit policies and collateral requirements. Unfunded loan commitments were $ 286,876 thousand at September 30, 2019 and $ 278,598 thousand at December 31, 2018. Standby letters of credit commit the Company to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified future events occur. Standby letters of credit are primarily issued to support customers’ short-term financing requirements and must meet the Company’s normal credit policies and collateral requirements. Financial and performance standby letters of credit outstanding totaled $ 3,099 thousand at September 30, 2019 and $ 2,772 thousand at December 31, 2018. The Company had no commitments outstanding for commercial and similar letters of credit at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Company had $ 550 thousand and $ 75 thousand in outstanding full recourse guarantees to a 3 rd party credit card company at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company had a reserve for unfunded commitments of $ 2,308 thousand at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, included in other liabilities.

Due to the nature of its business, the Company is subject to various threatened or filed legal cases. Based on the advice of legal counsel, the Company does not expect such cases will have a material, adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations. Legal liabilities are accrued when obligations become probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. In the second quarter 2019, the Company achieved a mediated settlement to dismiss a lawsuit and paid the resulting liability of $ 252 thousand.

The Company determined that it will be obligated to provide refunds of revenue recognized in years prior to 2018 to some customers. The Company initially estimated the probable amount of these obligations to be $ 5,542 thousand and accrued a liability for such amount in 2017; based on additional information received in the second quarter 2019, the Company increased such liability to $ 5,843 thousand by recognizing an expense of $ 301 thousand.

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Note 11: Earnings Per Common Share

The table below shows earnings per common share and diluted earnings per common share. Basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the impact of common stock equivalents.

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands, except per share data)

Net income applicable to common equity (numerator)

$ 20,390 $ 16,993 $ 59,661 $ 52,509

Basic earnings per common share

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (denominator)

26,986 26,701 26,924 26,622

Basic earnings per common share

$ 0.76 $ 0.64 $ 2.22 $ 1.97

Diluted earnings per common share

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic

26,986 26,701 26,924 26,622

Add common stock equivalents for options

41 114 52 114

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (denominator)

27,027 26,815 26,976 26,736

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 0.75 $ 0.63 $ 2.21 $ 1.96

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, options to purchase 379 thousand and 425 thousand shares of common stock, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the option exercise price exceeded the fair value of the stock such that their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, options to purchase 326 thousand and 432 thousand shares of common stock, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share because the option exercise price exceeded the fair value of the stock such that their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

Note 12: Income Taxes

In the second quarter 2019, the Company decreased unrecognized tax benefits by $ 909 thousand related to settlements with taxing authorities. The settlements incorporated amended tax returns for which the Company had recognized a deferred tax asset in the amount of $ 1,003 thousand.

In the second quarter 2019, the Company re-assessed its ability to realize benefits from California capital loss carryforwards. The Company established a $ 269 thousand valuation allowance related to the deferred tax asset.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands, except per share data)

Net Interest and Loan Fee Income (FTE) (1)

$ 40,349 $ 39,498 $ 120,925 $ 115,122

Provision for Loan Losses

- - - -

Noninterest Income:

Life Insurance Gains

- 585 433 585

Other Noninterest income

11,809 11,943 35,243 35,667

Total Noninterest Income

11,809 12,528 35,676 36,252

Noninterest Expense:

Loss Contingency

- 3,500 553 3,500

Other Noninterest Expense

24,033 25,866 74,224 77,629

Total Noninterest Expense

24,033 29,366 74,777 81,129

Income Before Income Taxes (FTE) (1)

28,125 22,660 81,824 70,245

Income Tax Provision (FTE) (1)

7,735 5,667 22,163 17,736

Net Income

$ 20,390 $ 16,993 $ 59,661 $ 52,509

Average Common Shares Outstanding

26,986 26,701 26,924 26,622

Average Diluted Common Shares Outstanding

27,027 26,815 26,976 26,736

Common Shares Outstanding at Period End

27,014 26,727

Per Common Share:

Basic Earnings

$ 0.76 $ 0.64 $ 2.22 $ 1.97

Diluted Earnings

0.75 0.63 2.21 1.96

Book Value

$ 26.41 $ 22.17

Financial Ratios:

Return on Assets

1.45 % 1.19 % 1.43 % 1.25 %

Return on Common Equity

11.87 % 10.58 % 11.92 % 11.22 %

Net Interest Margin (FTE) (1)

3.11 % 3.00 % 3.12 % 2.95 %

Net Loan Losses to Average Loans

0.10 % 0.34 % 0.17 % 0.11 %

Efficiency Ratio (2)

46.1 % 56.4 % 47.8 % 53.6 %

Average Balances:

Assets

$ 5,570,843 $ 5,648,004 $ 5,580,965 $ 5,600,499

Loans

1,142,668 1,194,874 1,177,057 1,215,712

Investment securities

3,687,049 3,591,637 3,675,102 3,538,724

Deposits

4,770,976 4,893,859 4,789,084 4,856,639

Shareholders' Equity

681,513 636,965 669,043 625,496

Period End Balances:

Assets

$ 5,616,055 $ 5,529,463

Loans

1,133,229 1,196,955

Investment securities

3,776,983 3,506,341

Deposits

4,796,623 4,835,837

Shareholders' Equity

713,378 592,591

Capital Ratios at Period End:

Total Risk Based Capital

17.20 % 16.99 %

Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets

10.75 % 8.67 %

Dividends Paid Per Common Share

$ 0.41 $ 0.40 $ 1.22 $ 1.20

Common Dividend Payout Ratio

55 % 63 % 55 % 61 %

The above financial summary has been derived from the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements. This information should be read in conjunction with those statements, notes and the other information included elsewhere herein. Percentages under the heading "Financial Ratios" are annualized with the exception of the efficiency ratio.

(1) Yields on securities and certain loans have been adjusted upward to a "fully taxable equivalent" ("FTE") basis in order to reflect the effect of income which is exempt from federal income taxation at the current statutory tax rate.

(2) The efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income on an FTE basis and noninterest income).

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Financial Overview

Westamerica Bancorporation and subsidiaries’ (collectively, the “Company”) reported net income of $20.4 million or $0.75 diluted earnings per common share for the third quarter 2019 and net income of $59.7 million or $2.21 diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 include a tax-exempt life insurance gain of $433 thousand and $553 thousand in loss contingencies. The loss contingencies include a $301 thousand increase in estimated customer refunds of revenue recognized prior to 2018 and a $252 thousand settlement to dismiss a lawsuit. Although loss contingencies represent estimated liabilities, which are subject to revision, the Company does not anticipate additional losses for either of these matters. These results compare to net income of $17.0 million or $0.63 diluted earnings per common share for the third quarter 2018 and net income of $52.5 million or $1.96 diluted earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The third quarter 2018 results include a $585 thousand tax-exempt life insurance gain and a $3.5 million loss contingency resulting from a mediated settlement to dismiss a lawsuit.

The Company’s principal source of revenue is net interest and loan fee income, which represents interest and fees earned on loans and investment securities (“earning assets”) reduced by interest paid on deposits and other borrowings (“interest-bearing liabilities”). Market interest rates declined considerably following the recession of 2008 and 2009. Interest rates remained historically low through 2016 as the monetary policy of the Federal Open Market Committee (the “FOMC”) was highly accommodative. During this period, Management avoided originating long-dated, low-yielding loans given the potential impact of such assets on forward earning potential; as a result, loans declined and investment securities increased. The changed composition of the earning assets and low market interest rates pressured the net interest margin to lower levels. The FOMC began removing monetary stimulus in December 2016 and increased the federal funds rate by 2.00% to 2.50% through June 2019, although longer-term rates did not increase by a similar magnitude. The increase in market interest rates benefited the Company’s earning asset yields until the FOMC cut the federal funds rate in July 2019 by 0.25% and in September 2019 by 0.25%.

The funding source of the Company’s earning assets is primarily customer deposits. The Company’s long-term strategy includes maximizing checking and savings deposits as these types of deposits are lower-cost and less sensitive to changes in interest rates compared to time deposits. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 the average volume of checking and savings deposits was 96.2% and 96.1%, respectively, of average total deposits.

Credit quality remained solid with nonperforming assets totaling $4.7 million at September 30, 2019 compared with $5.8 million at December 31, 2018 and $6.5 million at September 30, 2018. The Company did not recognize a provision for loan losses in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The Company presents its net interest margin and net interest income on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate. Management believes the FTE basis is valuable to the reader because the Company’s loan and investment securities portfolios contain a relatively large portion of municipal loans and securities that are federally tax exempt. The Company’s tax exempt loans and securities composition may not be similar to that of other banks, therefore in order to reflect the impact of the federally tax exempt loans and securities on the net interest margin and net interest income for comparability with other banks, the Company presents its net interest margin and net interest income on an FTE basis. Yields on tax-exempt securities and loans have been adjusted upward to reflect the effect of income exempt from federal income taxation at the federal statutory tax rate.

The Company’s significant accounting policies (see Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to Financial Statements in the Company’s 2018 Form 10-K) are fundamental to understanding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

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Net Income

Following is a summary of the components of net income for the periods indicated:

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands, except per share data)

Net interest and loan fee income (FTE)

$ 40,349 $ 39,498 $ 120,925 $ 115,122

Provision for loan losses

- - - -

Noninterest income

11,809 12,528 35,676 36,252

Noninterest expense

24,033 29,366 74,777 81,129

Income before taxes (FTE)

28,125 22,660 81,824 70,245

Income tax provision (FTE)

7,735 5,667 22,163 17,736

Net income

$ 20,390 $ 16,993 $ 59,661 $ 52,509

Average diluted common shares

27,027 26,815 26,976 26,736

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 0.75 $ 0.63 $ 2.21 $ 1.96

Average total assets

$ 5,570,843 $ 5,648,004 $ 5,580,965 $ 5,600,499

Net income to average total assets (annualized)

1.45 % 1.19 % 1.43 % 1.25 %

Net income to average common shareholders' equity (annualized)

11.87 % 10.58 % 11.92 % 11.22 %

Net income for the third quarter 2019 was $3.4 million more than the third quarter 2018. Net interest and loan fee income (FTE) increased $851 thousand in the third quarter 2019 compared with the third quarter 2018 mainly due to a higher net yield on earning assets and higher average balances of investments, partially offset by lower average balances of interest-bearing cash and loans. The provision for loan losses remained zero, reflecting Management's evaluation of losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Noninterest income decreased $719 thousand from the third quarter 2018 primarily due to lower income from service charges on deposit accounts in the third quarter 2019 and a life insurance gain of $585 thousand in the third quarter 2018. Noninterest expense decreased $5.3 million in the third quarter 2019 compared with the third quarter 2018 due to a $3.5 million loss contingency recognized in the third quarter 2018 and lower FDIC insurance assessments, employee benefit costs, and intangible amortization in the third quarter 2019. The lower third quarter 2019 FDIC assessments are due to application of the Bank’s assessment credit described in the Company’s December 31, 2018 Form 10-K, Part 1, Item 1, “Premiums for Deposit Insurance.” The tax rate (FTE) for the third quarter 2019 was 27.5% compared with 25.0% for the third quarter 2018. The higher tax rate in the third quarter 2019 is due to lower levels of tax-exempt interest income and stock compensation tax deductions in the third quarter 2019 and the tax exempt nature of the life insurance gains realized in the third quarter 2018.

Comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2019 with the nine months ended September 30, 2018 net income increased $7.2 million. Net interest and loan fee (FTE) income increased $5.8 million due to a higher net yield on earning assets and higher average balances of investments, partially offset by lower average balances of interest-bearing cash and loans. The provision for loan losses remained zero, reflecting Management's evaluation of losses inherent in the loan portfolio. In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, noninterest income decreased $576 thousand compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due to lower income from service charges on deposit accounts, other service charges and debit card fees, offset in part by an increase in merchant processing services. In the nine months ended September 30, 2019 noninterest expense decreased $6.4 million compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to decreases in loss contingencies, FDIC insurance assessments, employee benefit costs, and intangible amortization in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The effective tax rates (FTE) was 27.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with 25.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The higher effective tax rate (FTE) in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with the same period in 2018 is due to lower levels of tax-exempt interest income and stock compensation tax deductions.

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Net Interest and Loan Fee Income (FTE)

Following is a summary of the components of net interest and loan fee income (FTE) for the periods indicated:

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

($ in thousands)

Interest and loan fee income

$ 39,695 $ 38,614 $ 118,804 $ 112,275

FTE adjustment

1,109 1,411 3,558 4,292

Interest expense

455 527 1,437 1,445

Net interest and loan fee income (FTE)

$ 40,349 $ 39,498 $ 120,925 $ 115,122

Average earning assets

$ 5,176,744 $ 5,231,257 $ 5,173,581 $ 5,191,664

Net interest margin (FTE) (annualized)

3.11 % 3.00 % 3.12 % 2.95 %

Net interest and loan fee income (FTE) increased $851 thousand in the third quarter 2019 compared with the third quarter 2018 mainly due to a higher net yield on earning assets (up 0.11%) and higher average balances of investments (up $95 million), partially offset by lower average balances of interest-bearing cash (down $98 million) and loans (down $52 million).

Comparing the first nine months ended September 30, 2019 with the nine months ended September 30, 2018, net interest and loan fee (FTE) income increased $5.8 million due to a higher net yield on earning assets (up 0.17%) and higher average balances of investments (up $136 million), partially offset by lower average balances of interest-bearing cash (down $116 million) and loans (down $39 million).

The annualized net interest margin (FTE) increased to 3.11% in the third quarter 2019 and 3.12% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 3.00% in the third quarter 2018 and 2.95% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The net interest margin (FTE) increased in 2019, reflecting earning assets repriced to higher yields.

The Company’s funding costs were 0.04% in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, unchanged from the same periods in 2018. Average balances of time deposits declined $34 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Average balances of checking and saving deposits accounted for 96.1% of average total deposits in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with 95.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Net Interest Margin (FTE)

The following summarizes the components of the Company's net interest margin (FTE) for the periods indicated (percentages are annualized.)

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Yield on earning assets (FTE)

3.15 % 3.04 % 3.16 % 2.99 %

Rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities

0.07 % 0.08 % 0.07 % 0.07 %

Net interest spread (FTE)

3.08 % 2.96 % 3.09 % 2.92 %

Impact of noninterest-bearing demand deposits

0.03 % 0.04 % 0.03 % 0.03 %

Net interest margin (FTE)

3.11 % 3.00 % 3.12 % 2.95 %

The FOMC increased the federal funds rate between December 2016 and December 2018. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2019 the yield on earning assets increased compared with the comparable periods of 2018 as earning assets repriced to higher yields. Rates on interest-bearing liabilities were kept low by reducing the volume of higher-cost time deposits and managing rates paid on checking and savings deposits.

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Summary of Average Balances, Yields/Rates and Interest Differential

The following tables present information regarding the consolidated average assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity, the amounts of interest income earned from average interest earning assets and the resulting yields, and the amounts of interest expense incurred on average interest-bearing liabilities and the resulting rates. Average loan balances include nonperforming loans. Interest income includes reversal of previously accrued interest on loans placed on non-accrual status during the period and proceeds from loans on nonaccrual status only to the extent cash payments have been received and applied as interest income and accretion of purchased loan discounts. Yields, rates and interest margins are annualized.

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity and Yields, Rates & Interest Margin

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Interest

Average

Income/

Yields/

Balance

Expense

Rates

($ in thousands)

Assets

Investment securities:

Taxable

$ 3,096,255 $ 19,586 2.53 %

Tax-exempt (1)

590,794 4,782 3.24 %

Total investments (1)

3,687,049 24,368 2.64 %

Loans:

Taxable

1,094,107 14,038 5.09 %

Tax-exempt (1)

48,561 497 4.06 %

Total loans (1)

1,142,668 14,535 5.05 %

Total interest-bearing cash

347,027 1,901 2.14 %

Total Interest-earning assets (1)

5,176,744 40,804 3.15 %

Other assets

394,099

Total assets

$ 5,570,843

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Noninterest-bearing demand

$ 2,234,494 $ - - %

Savings and interest-bearing transaction

2,357,462 302 0.05 %

Time less than $100,000

101,452 64 0.25 %

Time $100,000 or more

77,568 81 0.41 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,536,482 447 0.07 %

Short-term borrowed funds

50,398 8 0.06 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,586,880 455 0.07 %

Other liabilities

67,956

Shareholders' equity

681,513

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 5,570,843

Net interest spread (1) (2)

3.08 %

Net interest and fee income and interest margin (1) (3)

$ 40,349 3.11 %

(1) Amounts calculated on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

(2) Net interest spread represents the average yield earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets. The net interest margin is greater than the net interest spread due to the benefit of noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

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Distribution of Assets, Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity and Yields, Rates & Interest Margin

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Interest

Average

Income/

Yields/

Balance

Expense

Rates

($ in thousands)

Assets

Investment securities:

Taxable

$ 2,849,187 $ 16,780 2.36 %

Tax-exempt (1)

742,450 6,177 3.33 %

Total investments (1)

3,591,637 22,957 2.56 %

Loans:

Taxable

1,140,448 14,161 4.93 %

Tax-exempt (1)

54,426 546 3.98 %

Total loans (1)

1,194,874 14,707 4.88 %

Total interest-bearing cash

444,746 2,361 1.98 %

Total Interest-earning assets (1)

5,231,257 40,025 3.04 %

Other assets

416,747

Total assets

$ 5,648,004

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Noninterest-bearing demand

$ 2,223,678 $ - - %

Savings and interest-bearing transaction

2,461,357 358 0.06 %

Time less than $100,000

118,156 69 0.23 %

Time $100,000 or more

90,668 91 0.40 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,670,181 518 0.08 %

Short-term borrowed funds

63,489 9 0.06 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,733,670 527 0.08 %

Other liabilities

53,691

Shareholders' equity

636,965

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 5,648,004

Net interest spread (1) (2)

2.96 %

Net interest and fee income and interest margin (1) (3)

$ 39,498 3.00 %

(1) Amounts calculated on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

(2) Net interest spread represents the average yield earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets. The net interest margin is greater than the net interest spread due to the benefit of noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

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Distribution of Assets, Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity and Yields, Rates & Interest Margin

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Interest

Average

Income/

Yields/

Balance

Expense

Rates

($ in thousands)

Assets

Investment securities:

Taxable

$ 3,037,722 $ 56,992 2.50 %

Tax-exempt (1)

637,380 15,401 3.22 %

Total investments (1)

3,675,102 72,393 2.63 %

Loans:

Taxable

1,126,866 42,834 5.08 %

Tax-exempt (1)

50,191 1,538 4.10 %

Total loans (1)

1,177,057 44,372 5.04 %

Total interest-bearing cash

321,422 5,597 2.30 %

Total Interest-earning assets (1)

5,173,581 122,362 3.16 %

Other assets

407,384

Total assets

$ 5,580,965

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Noninterest-bearing demand

$ 2,203,755 $ - - %

Savings and interest-bearing transaction

2,399,848 970 0.05 %

Time less than $100,000

105,339 194 0.25 %

Time $100,000 or more

80,142 246 0.41 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,585,329 1,410 0.07 %

Short-term borrowed funds

55,376 27 0.06 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,640,705 1,437 0.07 %

Other liabilities

67,462

Shareholders' equity

669,043

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 5,580,965

Net interest spread (1) (2)

3.09 %

Net interest and fee income and interest margin (1) (3)

$ 120,925 3.12 %

(1) Amounts calculated on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

(2) Net interest spread represents the average yield earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets. The net interest margin is greater than the net interest spread due to the benefit of noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

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Distribution of Assets, Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity and Yields, Rates & Interest Margin

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Interest

Average

Income/

Yields/

Balance

Expense

Rates

($ in thousands)

Assets

Investment securities:

Taxable

$ 2,781,814 $ 47,327 2.27 %

Tax-exempt (1)

756,910 18,697 3.29 %

Total investments (1)

3,538,724 66,024 2.49 %

Loans:

Taxable

1,159,049 42,876 4.95 %

Tax-exempt (1)

56,663 1,734 4.09 %

Total loans (1)

1,215,712 44,610 4.91 %

Total interest-bearing cash

437,228 5,933 1.74 %

Total Interest-earning assets (1)

5,191,664 116,567 2.99 %

Other assets

408,835

Total assets

$ 5,600,499

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Noninterest-bearing demand

$ 2,186,250 $ - - %

Savings and interest-bearing transaction

2,450,893 924 0.05 %

Time less than $100,000

121,619 210 0.23 %

Time $100,000 or more

97,877 283 0.39 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,670,389 1,417 0.07 %

Short-term borrowed funds

62,131 28 0.06 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,732,520 1,445 0.07 %

Other liabilities

56,233

Shareholders' equity

625,496

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 5,600,499

Net interest spread (1) (2)

2.92 %

Net interest and fee income and interest margin (1) (3)

$ 115,122 2.95 %

(1) Amounts calculated on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

(2) Net interest spread represents the average yield earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets. The net interest margin is greater than the net interest spread due to the benefit of noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

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Summary of Changes in Interest Income and Expense due to Changes in Average Asset & Liability Balances and Yields Earned & Rates Paid

The following tables set forth a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense due to changes in average assets and liability balances (volume) and changes in average interest yields/rates for the periods indicated. Changes not solely attributable to volume or yields/rates have been allocated in proportion to the respective volume and yield/rate components.

Summary of Changes in Interest Income and Expense

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Compared with

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Volume

Yield/Rate

Total

(In thousands)

Increase (decrease) in interest and loan fee income:

Investment securities:

Taxable

$ 1,455 $ 1,351 $ 2,806

Tax-exempt (1)

(1,262 ) (133 ) (1,395 )

Total investments (1)

193 1,218 1,411

Loans:

Taxable

(575 ) 452 (123 )

Tax-exempt (1)

(59 ) 10 (49 )

Total loans (1)

(634 ) 462 (172 )

Total interest-bearing cash

(585 ) 125 (460 )

Total (decrease) increase in interest and loan fee income (1)

(1,026 ) 1,805 779

(Decrease) increase in interest expense:

Deposits:

Savings and interest-bearing transaction

(15 ) (41 ) (56 )

Time less than $100,000

(10 ) 5 (5 )

Time $100,000 or more

(13 ) 3 (10 )

Total interest-bearing deposits

(38 ) (33 ) (71 )

Short-term borrowed funds

(2 ) 1 (1 )

Total decrease in interest expense

(40 ) (32 ) (72 )

(Decrease) increase in net interest and loan fee income (1)

$ (986 ) $ 1,837 $ 851

(1) Amounts calculated on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

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Summary of Changes in Interest Income and Expense

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Compared with

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Volume

Yield/Rate

Total

(In thousands)

Increase (decrease) in interest and loan fee income:

Investment securities:

Taxable

$ 4,354 $ 5,311 $ 9,665

Tax-exempt (1)

(2,953 ) (343 ) (3,296 )

Total investments (1)

1,401 4,968 6,369

Loans:

Taxable

(1,191 ) 1,149 (42 )

Tax-exempt (1)

(198 ) 2 (196 )

Total loans (1)

(1,389 ) 1,151 (238 )

Total interest-bearing cash

(1,623 ) 1,287 (336 )

Total (decrease) increase in interest and loan fee income (1)

(1,611 ) 7,406 5,795

(Decrease) increase in interest expense:

Deposits:

Savings and interest-bearing transaction

(19 ) 65 46

Time less than $100,000

(28 ) 12 (16 )

Time $100,000 or more

(51 ) 14 (37 )

Total interest-bearing deposits

(98 ) 91 (7 )

Short-term borrowed funds

(3 ) 2 (1 )

Total (decrease) increase in interest expense

(101 ) 93 (8 )

(Decrease) increase in net interest and loan fee income (1)

$ (1,510 ) $ 7,313 $ 5,803

(1) Amounts calculated on an FTE basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

Provision for Loan Losses

The Company manages credit costs by consistently enforcing conservative underwriting and administration procedures and aggressively pursuing collection efforts with debtors experiencing financial difficulties. The provision for loan losses reflects Management's assessment of credit risk in the loan portfolio during each of the periods presented.

The Company provided no provision for loan losses in the third quarters of 2019 and 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Classified loans declined from $27 million at December 31, 2018 to $24 million at September 30, 2019. Nonaccrual loans were $4 million at September 30, 2019 compared with $5 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018. These factors were reflected in Management’s evaluation of credit quality, the level of the provision for loan losses, and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2019. For further information regarding credit risk, net credit losses and the allowance for loan losses, see the “Loan Portfolio Credit Risk” and “Allowance for Loan Losses” sections of this Report.

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Noninterest Income

The following table summarizes the components of noninterest income for the periods indicated.

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Service charges on deposit accounts

$ 4,510 $ 4,615 $ 13,508 $ 14,012

Merchant processing services

2,494 2,464 7,708 7,190

Debit card fees

1,641 1,656 4,789 4,959

Trust fees

733 733 2,199 2,202

ATM processing fees

725 687 2,080 2,049

Other service fees

580 665 1,742 1,946

Financial services commissions

75 132 270 387

Life insurance gains

- 585 433 585

Equity securities (losses) gains

- (16 ) 50 (66 )

Other noninterest income

1,051 1,007 2,897 2,988

Total

$ 11,809 $ 12,528 $ 35,676 $ 36,252

Noninterest income for the third quarter 2019 decreased by $719 thousand from the third quarter 2018 primarily due to lower income from service charges on deposit accounts in the third quarter 2019 and a life insurance gain of $585 thousand in the third quarter 2018. Service charges on deposit accounts decreased due to declines in overdraft fees in the third quarter 2019.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, noninterest income decreased $576 thousand compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Income from service charges on deposit accounts decreased due to lower overdraft fees in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Other service charges decreased due to lower income from internet banking. Debit card fees and financial services commissions decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. An increase in merchant processing services partially offset the decrease in noninterest income in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Noninterest Expense

The following table summarizes the components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated.

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Salaries and related benefits

$ 12,559 $ 13,415 $ 38,757 $ 39,952

Occupancy and equipment

5,199 4,809 15,163 14,365

Outsourced data processing services

2,374 2,292 7,110 6,930

Professional fees

645 621 1,791 2,277

Courier service

456 448 1,349 1,333

Amortization of identifiable intangibles

76 451 465 1,474

Loss contingency

- 3,500 553 3,500

Other noninterest expense

2,724 3,830 9,589 11,298

Total

$ 24,033 $ 29,366 $ 74,777 $ 81,129

Noninterest expense decreased $5.3 million in the third quarter 2019 compared with the third quarter 2018 due to a loss contingency recognized in the third quarter 2018 and lower FDIC insurance assessments, employee benefit costs, and intangible amortization in the third quarter 2019. The lower third quarter 2019 FDIC assessments are due to application of Westamerica Bank’s assessment credit described in the Company’s December 31, 2018 Form 10-K, Part 1, Item 1, “Premiums for Deposit Insurance.”

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In the nine months ended September 30, 2019 noninterest expense decreased $6.4 million compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to decreases in loss contingencies, FDIC insurance assessments, employee benefit costs, and intangible amortization in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Provision for Income Tax

The Company’s income tax provision (FTE) was $7.7 million for the third quarter 2019 and $22.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with $5.7 million for the third quarter 2018 and $17.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The effective tax rates (FTE) of 27.5% for the third quarter 2019 and 27.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with 25.0% for the third quarter 2018 and 25.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The higher effective tax rate (FTE) in the third quarter 2019 compared with the same period in 2018 is due to lower levels of tax-exempt interest income and stock compensation tax deductions in the third quarter 2019 and the tax exempt nature of the life insurance gains realized in the third quarter 2018. The tax provisions (FTE) for the third quarter 2019 and the third quarter 2018 include tax benefits of $-0- thousand and $152 thousand, respectively, for tax deductions from the exercise of employee stock options which exceed related compensation expenses recognized in the financial statements.

The higher effective tax rate (FTE) in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared with the same period in 2018 is due to lower levels of tax-exempt interest income and stock compensation tax deductions in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The tax provisions (FTE) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 include tax benefits of $365 thousand and $731 thousand, respectively, for tax deductions from the exercise of employee stock options which exceed related compensation expenses recognized in the financial statements.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company decreased unrecognized tax benefits by $909 thousand related to settlements with taxing authorities. The settlements incorporated amended tax returns for which the Company had recognized a deferred tax asset in the amount of $1,003 thousand.

Investment Portfolio

The Company maintains an investment securities portfolio consisting of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government sponsored entities, agency and non-agency mortgage backed securities, state and political subdivisions, corporations, and other securities.

Management has managed the investment securities portfolio in response to changes in deposit and loan volumes. The carrying value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio was $3.8 billion at September 30, 2019 and $3.6 billion at December 31, 2018.

Management continually evaluates the Company’s investment securities portfolio in response to established asset/liability management objectives, changing market conditions that could affect profitability, liquidity, and the level of interest rate risk to which the Company is exposed. These evaluations may cause Management to change the level of funds the Company deploys into investment securities and change the composition of the Company’s investment securities portfolio.

At September 30, 2019, substantially all of the Company’s investment securities continue to be investment grade rated by one or more major rating agencies. In addition to monitoring credit rating agency evaluations, Management performs its own evaluations regarding the credit worthiness of the issuer or the securitized assets underlying asset-backed securities. The Company’s procedures for evaluating investments in securities are in accordance with guidance issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, “Investing in Securities without Reliance on Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Agencies” (SR 12-15) and other regulatory guidance. There have been no significant differences in the Company’s internal analyses compared with the ratings assigned by the third party credit rating agencies.

The Company had no equity securities at September 30, 2019. All of the equity securities were sold with no gains or losses from the sale during the third quarter 2019. The market value of the equity securities was $1,747 thousand at December 31, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized gross unrealized holding gains of $50 thousand in earnings.

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The following table summarizes total corporate securities by the industry sector in which the issuing companies operate:

At September 30, 2019

At December 31, 2018

Market value

As a percent of total corporate securities

Market value

As a percent of total corporate securities

($ in thousands)

Financial

$ 719,601 43 % $ 531,512 40 %

Utilities

223,428 14 % 197,568 15 %

Consumer, Non-cyclical

184,859 11 % 169,851 13 %

Industrial

151,452 9 % 152,636 12 %

Technology

123,107 7 % 105,324 8 %

Communications

89,559 5 % 49,642 4 %

Basic Materials

66,978 4 % 30,410 2 %

Consumer, Cyclical

61,053 4 % 58,430 5 %

Energy

47,010 3 % 19,668 1 %

Total Corporate securities

$ 1,667,047 100 % $ 1,315,041 100 %

The following tables summarize the total general obligation and revenue bonds issued by states and political subdivisions held in the Company’s investment securities portfolios as of the dates indicated, identifying the state in which the issuing government municipality or agency operates.

At September 30, 2019, the Company’s investment securities portfolios included securities issued by 481 state and local government municipalities and agencies located within 42 states. The largest exposure to any one municipality or agency was $9.0 million (fair value) represented by one general obligation bond.

At September 30, 2019

Amortized

Fair

Cost

Value

(In thousands)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:

General obligation bonds:

California

$ 84,879 $ 87,392

Texas

38,245 38,698

New Jersey

29,798 30,150

Washington

23,924 24,626

Minnesota

20,661 20,918

Other (33 states)

203,785 207,899

Total general obligation bonds

$ 401,292 $ 409,683

Revenue bonds:

California

$ 32,277 $ 32,787

Kentucky

16,399 16,680

Colorado

12,917 13,243

Washington

11,223 11,567

Indiana

9,944 10,149

Other (28 states)

90,204 91,837

Total revenue bonds

$ 172,964 $ 176,263

Total obligations of states and political subdivisions

$ 574,256 $ 585,946

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At December 31, 2018, the Company’s investment securities portfolios included securities issued by 583 state and local government municipalities and agencies located within 43 states. The largest exposure to any one municipality or agency was $9.3 million (fair value) represented by eight general obligation bonds.

At December 31, 2018

Amortized

Fair

Cost

Value

(In thousands)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:

General obligation bonds:

California

$ 104,607 $ 105,730

Texas

56,653 56,286

New Jersey

35,501 35,527

Minnesota

29,609 29,593

Other (35 states)

267,402 266,136

Total general obligation bonds

$ 493,772 $ 493,272

Revenue bonds:

California

$ 35,164 $ 35,399

Kentucky

19,320 19,328

Colorado

14,564 14,539

Washington

13,034 13,228

Iowa

13,202 13,052

Indiana

12,007 12,034

Other (28 states)

113,047 112,805

Total revenue bonds

$ 220,338 $ 220,385

Total obligations of states and political subdivisions

$ 714,110 $ 713,657

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the revenue bonds in the Company’s investment securities portfolios were issued by state and local government municipalities and agencies to fund public services such as water utility, sewer utility, recreational and school facilities, and general public and economic improvements. The revenue bonds were payable from 19 revenue sources at September 30, 2019 and 22 revenue sources December 31, 2018. The revenue sources that represent 5% or more individually of the total revenue bonds are summarized in the following tables.

At September 30, 2019

Amortized

Fair

Cost

Value

(In thousands)

Revenue bonds by revenue source:

Water

$ 39,657 $ 40,489

Sales tax

23,030 23,532

Sewer

19,667 20,196

Lease (renewal)

15,368 15,656

Lease (abatement)

10,924 11,190

Other (14 sources)

64,318 65,200

Total revenue bonds by revenue source

$ 172,964 $ 176,263

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At December 31, 2018

Amortized

Fair

Cost

Value

(In thousands)

Revenue bonds by revenue source:

Water

$ 46,326 $ 46,671

Sales tax

28,264 28,517

Sewer

28,335 28,502

Lease (renewal)

17,013 17,051

College & University

13,919 13,714

Other (17 sources)

86,481 85,930

Total revenue bonds by revenue source

$ 220,338 $ 220,385

See Note 3 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information related to the investment securities.

Loan Portfolio Credit Risk

The Company extends loans to commercial and consumer customers which expose the Company to the risk borrowers will default, causing loan losses. The Company’s lending activities are exposed to various qualitative risks. All loan segments are exposed to risks inherent in the economy and market conditions. Significant risk characteristics related to the commercial loan segment include the borrowers’ business performance and financial condition, and the value of collateral for secured loans. Significant risk characteristics related to the commercial real estate segment include the borrowers’ business performance and the value of properties collateralizing the loans. Significant risk characteristics related to the construction loan segment include the borrowers’ performance in successfully developing the real estate into the intended purpose and the value of the property collateralizing the loans. Significant risk characteristics related to the residential real estate segment include the borrowers’ financial wherewithal to service the mortgages and the value of the property collateralizing the loans. Significant risk characteristics related to the consumer loan segment include the financial condition of the borrowers and the value of collateral securing the loans.

The preparation of the financial statements requires Management to estimate the amount of losses inherent in the loan portfolio and establish an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is maintained by assessing or reversing a provision for loan losses through the Company’s earnings. In estimating credit losses, Management must exercise judgment in evaluating information deemed relevant, such as financial information regarding individual borrowers, overall credit loss experience, the amount of past due, nonperforming and classified loans, recommendations of regulatory authorities, prevailing economic conditions and other information. The amount of ultimate losses on the loan portfolio can vary from the estimated amounts. Management follows a systematic methodology to estimate loss potential in an effort to reduce the differences between estimated and actual losses.

The Company closely monitors the markets in which it conducts its lending operations and follows a strategy to control exposure to loans with high credit risk. The Bank’s organization structure separates the functions of business development and loan underwriting; Management believes this segregation of duties avoids inherent conflicts of combining business development and loan approval functions. In measuring and managing credit risk, the Company adheres to the following practices.

The Bank maintains a Loan Review Department which reports directly to the audit committee of the Board of Directors. The Loan Review Department performs independent evaluations of loans to challenge the credit risk grades assigned by Management using grading standards employed by bank regulatory agencies. Those loans judged to carry higher risk attributes are referred to as “classified loans.” Classified loans receive elevated Management attention to maximize collection.

The Bank maintains two loan administration offices whose sole responsibility is to manage and collect classified loans.

Classified loans with higher levels of credit risk are further designated as “nonaccrual loans.” Management places classified loans on nonaccrual status when full collection of contractual interest and principal payments is in doubt. Uncollected interest previously accrued on loans placed on nonaccrual status is reversed as a charge against interest income. The Company does not accrue interest income on loans following placement on nonaccrual status. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied to reduce the carrying amount of the loan unless the carrying amount is well secured by loan collateral. “Nonperforming assets” include nonaccrual loans, loans 90 or more days past due and still accruing, and repossessed loan collateral (commonly referred to as “Other Real Estate Owned”).

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Nonperforming Assets

At September 30,

At December 31,

2019

2018

2018

(In thousands)

Nonperforming nonaccrual loans

$ 633 $ 1,611 $ 998

Performing nonaccrual loans

3,670 3,870 3,870

Total nonaccrual loans

4,303 5,481 4,868

Accruing loans 90 or more days past due

351 361 551

Total nonperforming loans

4,654 5,842 5,419

Other real estate owned

43 620 350

Total nonperforming assets

$ 4,697 $ 6,462 $ 5,769

Nonperforming assets have declined at September 30, 2019 compared with September 30, 2018 due to payoffs, chargeoffs and sale of Other Real Estate Owned. At September 30, 2019, one loan secured by commercial real estate with a balance of $3.7 million was on nonaccrual status. The remaining five nonaccrual loans held at September 30, 2019 had an average carrying value of $127 thousand.

Management believes the overall credit quality of the loan portfolio is reasonably stable; however, classified and nonperforming assets could fluctuate from period to period. The performance of any individual loan can be affected by external factors such as the interest rate environment, economic conditions, and collateral values or factors particular to the borrower. No assurance can be given that additional increases in nonaccrual and delinquent loans will not occur in the future.

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company’s allowance for loan losses represents Management’s estimate of loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. In evaluating credit risk for loans, Management measures loss potential of the carrying value of loans. As described above, payments received on nonaccrual loans may be applied against the principal balance of the loans until such time as full collection of the remaining recorded balance is expected.

The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses, chargeoffs and recoveries for the periods indicated:

For the Three Months

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

($ in thousands)

Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses

Balance, beginning of period

$ 20,117 $ 23,040 $ 21,351 $ 23,009

Provision for loan losses

- - - -

Loans charged off

Commercial

- (384 ) (71 ) (425 )

Commercial real estate

- (240 ) - (240 )

Consumer installment and other

(1,039 ) (845 ) (3,332 ) (3,015 )

Total chargeoffs

(1,039 ) (1,469 ) (3,403 ) (3,680 )

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

Commercial

233 103 449 1,352

Commercial real estate

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Consumer installment and other

505 353 1,393 1,346

Total recoveries

750 456 1,880 2,698

Net loan losses

(289 ) (1,013 ) (1,523 ) (982 )

Balance, end of period

$ 19,828 $ 22,027 $ 19,828 $ 22,027

Net loan losses as a percentage of average total loans (annualized)

0.10 % 0.34 % 0.17 % 0.11 %

The Company's allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered appropriate to provide for losses that can be estimated based upon specific and general conditions. These include conditions unique to individual borrowers, as well as overall loan loss experience, the amount of past due, nonperforming and classified loans, recommendations of regulatory authorities, prevailing economic conditions and other factors. A portion of the allowance is individually allocated to impaired loans whose full collectability of principal is uncertain. Such allocations are determined by Management based on loan-by-loan analyses. The Company evaluates all loans with outstanding principal balances in excess of $500 thousand that are classified or on nonaccrual status and all “troubled debt restructured” loans for impairment. The remainder of the loan portfolio is collectively evaluated for impairment based in part on quantitative analyses of historical loan loss experience of loan portfolio segments to determine standard loss rates for each segment. The loss rate for each loan portfolio segment reflects both the historical loss experience during a look-back period and a loss emergence period. Liquidating purchased consumer installment loans are evaluated separately by applying historical loss rates to forecasted liquidating principal balances to measure losses inherent in this portfolio segment. The loss rates are applied to segmented loan balances to allocate the allowance to the segments of the loan portfolio.

The remainder of the allowance is considered to be unallocated. The unallocated allowance is established to provide for probable losses that have been incurred as of the reporting date but not reflected in the allocated allowance. The unallocated allowance addresses additional qualitative factors consistent with Management's analysis of the level of risks inherent in the loan portfolio, which are related to the risks of the Company's general lending activity. Included in the unallocated allowance is the risk of losses that are attributable to national or local economic or industry trends which have occurred but have not yet been recognized in loan chargeoff history (external factors). The primary external factor evaluated by the Company and the judgmental amount of unallocated reserve assigned by Management as of September 30, 2019 is economic and business conditions $0.4 million. Also included in the unallocated allowance is the risk of losses attributable to general attributes of the Company's loan portfolio and credit administration (internal factors). The internal factors evaluated by the Company and the judgmental amount of unallocated reserve assigned by Management are: concentrations of credit at $1.0 million, adequacy of lending Management and staff at $1.1 million, and loan review system at $1.0 million.

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Allowance for Loan Losses

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Consumer

Commercial

Residential

Installment

Commercial

Real Estate

Construction

Real Estate

and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Balance at beginning of period

$ 5,235 $ 4,057 $ 1,117 $ 238 $ 5,418 $ 4,052 $ 20,117

(Reversal) provision

(596 ) (1 ) 482 (16 ) 655 (524 ) -

Chargeoffs

- - - - (1,039 ) - (1,039 )

Recoveries

233 12 - - 505 - 750

Total allowance for loan losses

$ 4,872 $ 4,068 $ 1,599 $ 222 $ 5,539 $ 3,528 $ 19,828

Allowance for Loan Losses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Consumer

Commercial

Residential

Installment

Commercial

Real Estate

Construction

Real Estate

and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Balance at beginning of period

$ 6,311 $ 3,884 $ 1,465 $ 869 $ 5,645 $ 3,177 $ 21,351

(Reversal) provision

(1,817 ) 146 134 (647 ) 1,833 351 -

Chargeoffs

(71 ) - - - (3,332 ) - (3,403 )

Recoveries

449 38 - - 1,393 - 1,880

Total allowance for loan losses

$ 4,872 $ 4,068 $ 1,599 $ 222 $ 5,539 $ 3,528 $ 19,828

Allowance for Loan Losses and Recorded Investment in Loans Evaluated for Impairment

At September 30, 2019

Commercial

Commercial Real Estate

Construction

Residential Real Estate

Consumer Installment and Other

Unallocated

Total

(In thousands)

Allowance for loan losses:

Individually evaluated for impairment

$ 2,550 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,550

Collectively evaluated for impairment

2,322 4,068 1,599 222 5,539 3,528 17,278

Total

$ 4,872 $ 4,068 $ 1,599 $ 222 $ 5,539 $ 3,528 $ 19,828

Carrying value of loans:

Individually evaluated for impairment

$ 8,672 $ 7,953 $ - $ 193 $ 144 $ - $ 16,962

Collectively evaluated for impairment

207,601 571,274 6,678 35,155 295,559 - 1,116,267

Total

$ 216,273 $ 579,227 $ 6,678 $ 35,348 $ 295,703 $ - $ 1,133,229

Management considers the $19.8 million allowance for loan losses to be adequate as a reserve against probable incurred loan losses in the loan portfolio as of September 30, 2019.

See Note 4 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information related to the loan portfolio, loan portfolio credit risk, allowance for loan losses and other real estate owned.

Asset/Liability and Market Risk Management

Asset/liability management involves the evaluation, monitoring and management of interest rate risk, market risk, liquidity and funding. The fundamental objective of the Company's management of assets and liabilities is to maximize its economic value while maintaining adequate liquidity and a conservative level of interest rate risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is a significant market risk affecting the Company. Many factors affect the Company’s exposure to interest rates, such as general economic and financial conditions, customer preferences, historical pricing relationships, and re-pricing characteristics of financial instruments. Financial instruments may mature or re-price at different times. Financial instruments may re-price at the same time but by different amounts. Short-term and long-term market interest rates may change by different amounts. The timing and amount of cash flows of various financial instruments may change as interest rates change. In addition, the changing levels of interest rates may have an impact on loan demand and demand for various deposit products.

The Company’s earnings are affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government and its agencies, particularly the FOMC. The monetary policies of the FOMC can influence the overall growth of loans, investment securities, and deposits and the level of interest rates earned on loans and investment securities and paid for deposits and other borrowings. The nature and impact of future changes in monetary policies are generally not predictable.

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Management attempts to manage interest rate risk while enhancing the net interest margin and net interest income. At times, depending on expected increases or decreases in market interest rates, the relationship between long and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, Management may adjust the Company's interest rate risk position. The Company's results of operations and net portfolio values remain subject to changes in interest rates and to fluctuations in the difference between long and short-term interest rates.

Management monitors the Company’s interest rate risk using a purchased simulation model, which is periodically validated using supervisory guidance issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, SR 11-7 “Guidance on Model Risk Management.” Management measures its exposure to interest rate risk using both a static and dynamic composition of financial instruments. Within the static composition simulation, cash flows are assumed redeployed into like financial instruments at prevailing rates and yields. Within the dynamic composition simulation, Management makes assumptions regarding the expected change in the volume of financial instruments given the assumed change in market interest rates. Both simulations are used to measure expected changes in net interest income assuming various levels of change in market interest rates.

The Company’s asset and liability position was slightly “asset sensitive” at September 30, 2019, depending on the interest rate assumptions applied to each simulation model. An “asset sensitive” position results in a slightly larger change in interest income than in interest expense resulting from application of assumed interest rate changes.

At September 30, 2019, Management’s most recent measurements of estimated changes in net interest income were:

Static Simulation (balance sheet composition unchanged):

Assumed Immediate Parallel Shift in Interest Rates

-1.00 % 0.00 % +1.00 %

First Year Change in Net Interest Income

-6.50 % 0.00 % +4.60 %

Dynamic Simulation (balance sheet composition changes):

Assumed Change in Interest Rates Over 1 Year

-1.00 % 0.00 % +1.00 %

First Year Change in Net Interest Income

-3.60 % 0.00 % +2.00 %

Simulation estimates depend on, and will change with, the size and mix of the actual and projected composition of financial instruments at the time of each simulation.

The Company does not currently engage in trading activities or use derivative instruments to manage interest rate risk, even though such activities may be permitted with the approval of the Company's Board of Directors.

Market Risk - Equity Markets

Equity price risk can affect the Company. Preferred or common stock holdings, as permitted by banking regulations, can fluctuate in value. Changes in value of preferred or common stock holdings are recognized in the Company's income statement.

Fluctuations in the Company's common stock price can impact the Company's financial results in several ways. First, the Company has at times repurchased and retired its common stock; the market price paid to retire the Company's common stock affects the level of the Company's shareholders' equity, cash flows and shares outstanding. Second, the Company's common stock price impacts the number of dilutive equivalent shares used to compute diluted earnings per share. Third, fluctuations in the Company's common stock price can motivate holders of options to purchase Company common stock through the exercise of such options thereby increasing the number of shares outstanding and potentially adding volatility to the book tax provision. Finally, the amount of compensation expense and tax deductions associated with share based compensation fluctuates with changes in and the volatility of the Company's common stock price.

Market Risk - Other

Market values of loan collateral can directly impact the level of loan chargeoffs and the provision for loan losses. The financial condition and liquidity of debtors issuing bonds and debtors whose mortgages or other obligations are securitized can directly impact the credit quality of the Company’s investment securities portfolio requiring the Company to recognize other than temporary impairment charges. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange risk, are not significant in the normal course of the Company's business activities.

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Liquidity and Funding

The objective of liquidity management is to manage cash flow and liquidity reserves so that they are adequate to fund the Company's operations and meet obligations and other commitments on a timely basis and at a reasonable cost. The Company achieves this objective through the selection of asset and liability maturity mixes that it believes best meet its needs. The Company's liquidity position is enhanced by its ability to raise additional funds as needed in the wholesale markets.

In recent years, the Company's deposit base has provided the majority of the Company's funding requirements. This relatively stable and low-cost source of funds, along with shareholders' equity, provided 98% of funding for average total assets in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018. The stability of the Company’s funding from customer deposits is in part reliant on the confidence clients have in the Company. The Company places a very high priority in maintaining this confidence through conservative credit and capital management practices and by maintaining an appropriate level of liquidity.

Liquidity is further provided by assets such as balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank, investment securities, and amortizing loans. The Company's investment securities portfolio provides a substantial secondary source of liquidity. The Company held $3.8 billion in total investment securities at September 30, 2019. Under certain deposit, borrowing and other arrangements, the Company must hold and pledge investment securities as collateral. At September 30, 2019, such collateral requirements totaled approximately $722 million.

Liquidity risk can result from the mismatching of asset and liability cash flows, or from disruptions in the financial markets. The Company performs liquidity stress tests on a periodic basis to evaluate the sustainability of its liquidity. Under the stress testing, the Company assumes outflows of funds increase beyond expected levels. Measurement of such heightened outflows considers the composition of the Company’s deposit base, including any concentration of deposits, non-deposit funding such as short-term borrowings, and unfunded lending commitments. The Company evaluates its stock of highly liquid assets to meet the assumed higher levels of outflows. Highly liquid assets include cash and amounts due from other banks from daily transaction settlements, reduced by branch cash needs and Federal Reserve Bank reserve requirements, and investment securities based on regulatory risk-weighting guidelines. Based on the results of the most recent liquidity stress test, Management is satisfied with the liquidity condition of the Bank and the Company. However, no assurance can be given the Bank or Company will not experience a period of reduced liquidity.

Management continually monitors the Company’s cash levels. Loan demand from credit worthy borrowers will be dictated by economic and competitive conditions. The Company aggressively solicits non-interest bearing demand deposits and money market checking deposits, which are the least sensitive to changes in interest rates. The growth of these deposit balances is subject to heightened competition, the success of the Company's sales efforts, delivery of superior customer service, new regulations and market conditions. The Company does not aggressively solicit higher-costing time deposits; as a result, Management anticipates such deposits will decline. Changes in interest rates, most notably rising interest rates, could impact deposit volumes. Depending on economic conditions, interest rate levels, liquidity management and a variety of other conditions, deposit growth may be used to fund loans or purchase investment securities. However, due to possible volatility in economic conditions, competition and political uncertainty, loan demand and levels of customer deposits are not certain. Shareholder dividends are expected to continue subject to the Board's discretion and continuing evaluation of capital levels, earnings, asset quality and other factors.

Westamerica Bancorporation ("Parent Company") is a separate entity apart from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. In addition to its operating expenses, the Parent Company is responsible for the payment of dividends declared for its shareholders, and interest and principal on any outstanding debt. The Parent Company currently has no debt. Substantially all of the Parent Company's revenues are obtained from subsidiary dividends and service fees.

The Bank’s dividends paid to the Parent Company, proceeds from the exercise of stock options, and Parent Company cash balances provided adequate cash for the Parent Company to pay shareholder dividends of $33 million and $43 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and in the year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, and retire common stock in the amount of $488 thousand and $524 thousand, respectively. Payment of dividends to the Parent Company by the Bank is limited under California and Federal laws. The Company believes these regulatory dividend restrictions will not have an impact on the Parent Company's ability to meet its ongoing cash obligations.

Capital Resources

The Company has historically generated high levels of earnings, which provide a means of accumulating capital. The Company's net income as a percentage of average shareholders' equity (“return on equity” or “ROE”) has been 11.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 11.3% in the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company also raises capital as employees exercise stock options. Capital raised through the exercise of stock options was $11 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $13 million in the year ended December 31, 2018.

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The Company paid common dividends totaling $33 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $43 million in the year ended December 31, 2018, which represent dividends per common share of $1.22 and $1.60, respectively. The Company's earnings have historically exceeded dividends paid to shareholders. The amount of earnings in excess of dividends provides the Company resources to finance growth and maintain appropriate levels of shareholders' equity. In the absence of profitable growth opportunities, the Company has at times repurchased and retired its common stock as another means to return earnings to shareholders. The Company repurchased and retired 8 thousand shares valued at $488 thousand in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 9 thousand shares valued at $524 thousand in the year ended December 31, 2018.

The Company's primary capital resource is shareholders' equity, which was $713 million at September 30, 2019 compared with $616 million at December 31, 2018. The Company's ratio of equity to total assets was 12.7% at September 30, 2019 and 11.1% at December 31, 2018.

The Company performs capital stress tests on a periodic basis to evaluate the sustainability of its capital. Under the stress testing, the Company assumes various scenarios such as deteriorating economic and operating conditions, unanticipated asset devaluations, and significant operational lapses. The Company measures the impact of these scenarios on its earnings and capital. Based on the results of the most recent stress tests, Management is satisfied with the capital condition of the Bank and the Company. However, no assurance can be given the Bank or Company will not experience a period of reduced earnings or a reduction in capital from unanticipated events and circumstances.

Capital to Risk-Adjusted Assets

On July 2, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board approved a final rule that implements changes to the regulatory capital framework for all banking organizations. The rule’s provisions which most affected the regulatory capital requirements of the Company and the Bank:

Introduced a new “Common Equity Tier 1” capital measurement,

Established higher minimum levels of capital,

Introduced a “capital conservation buffer,”

Increased the risk-weighting of certain assets, and

Established limits on the amount of deferred tax assets with any excess treated as a deduction from Tier 1 capital.

Under the final rule, a banking organization that is not subject to the “advanced approaches rule” may make a one-time election not to include most elements of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, including net-of-tax unrealized gains and losses on debt securities available for sale, in regulatory capital. Neither the Company nor the Bank is subject to the “advanced approaches rule” and both made the election not to include most elements of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in regulatory capital.

Banking organizations that are not subject to the “advanced approaches rule” began complying with the final rule on January 1, 2015; on such date, the Company and the Bank became subject to the revised definitions of regulatory capital, the new minimum regulatory capital ratios, and various regulatory capital adjustments and deductions according to transition provisions and timelines. All banking organizations began calculating standardized total risk-weighted assets on January 1, 2015. The transition period for the capital conservation buffer for all banking organizations began on January 1, 2016 and ended January 1, 2019, when the 2.5% capital conservation buffer was fully implemented. Any bank subject to the rule which is unable to maintain its “capital conservation buffer” above the minimum regulatory capital ratios will be restricted in the payment of discretionary executive compensation and shareholder distributions, such as dividends and share repurchases.

The final rule did not supersede provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA) requiring federal banking agencies to take prompt corrective action (PCA) to resolve problems of insured depository institutions. The final rule revised the PCA thresholds to incorporate the higher minimum levels of capital, including the “common equity tier 1” ratio.

The capital ratios for the Company and the Bank under the new capital framework are presented in the tables below, on the dates indicated.

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To Be

Well-capitalized

Required for

Under Prompt

At September 30, 2019

Capital Adequacy

Corrective Action

Company

Bank

Purposes

Regulations (Bank)

Common Equity Tier I Capital

16.55 % 12.14 % 7.00% (1) 6.50 %

Tier I Capital

16.55 % 12.14 % 8.50% (1) 8.00 %

Total Capital

17.20 % 12.98 % 10.50% (1) 10.00 %

Leverage Ratio

10.41 % 7.60 % 4.00% 5.00 %

(1) Includes 2.5% capital conservation buffer.

To Be

Required for

Well-capitalized

Capital Adequacy Purposes

Under Prompt

At December 31, 2018

Effective

Effective

Corrective Action

Company

Bank

January 1, 2018

January 1, 2019

Regulations (Bank)

Common Equity Tier I Capital

16.30 % 13.01 % 6.375% (2) 7.00% (3) 6.50 %

Tier I Capital

16.30 % 13.01 % 7.875% (2) 8.50% (3) 8.00 %

Total Capital

17.03 % 13.94 % 9.875% (2) 10.50% (3) 10.00 %

Leverage Ratio

9.51 % 7.55 % 4.000% 4.00% 5.00 %

(2) Includes 1.875% capital conservation buffer.

(3) Includes 2.5% capital conservation buffer.

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an update to the accounting standards for credit losses known as the "Current Expected Credit Losses" (CECL) methodology, which replaces the existing incurred loss methodology for certain financial assets.  The Company intends to timely adopt the CECL methodology January 1, 2020, which involves an implementing accounting entry to retained earnings on a net-of-tax basis. In December 2018, the federal bank regulatory agencies approved a final rule which became effective April 1, 2019 modifying their regulatory capital rules and providing an option to phase in over a period of three years the day-one regulatory capital effects of implementing the CECL methodology. The Company has not determined whether it will elect the three-year phase in period for the day-one regulatory capital effects. See Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements, “Recently Issued Accounting Standards” for more information on the CECL methodology.

The Company and the Bank routinely project capital levels by analyzing forecasted earnings, credit quality, shareholder dividends, asset volumes, share repurchase activity, stock option exercise proceeds, and other factors. Based on current capital projections, the Company and the Bank expect to maintain regulatory capital levels exceeding the highest effective regulatory standard and pay quarterly dividends to shareholders. No assurance can be given that changes in capital management plans will not occur.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company does not currently engage in trading activities or use derivative instruments to control interest rate risk, even though such activities may be permitted with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Credit risk and interest rate risk are the most significant market risks affecting the Company, and equity price risk can also affect the Company’s financial results. These risks are described in the preceding sections regarding “Loan Portfolio Credit Risk,” and “Asset/Liability and Market Risk Management.” Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange risk and commodity price risk, are not significant in the normal course of the Company’s business activities.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of September 30, 2019.

Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required and that such information is communicated to the Company’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The evaluation did not identify any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any material pending legal proceeding, nor is their property the subject of any material pending legal proceeding, other than ordinary routine legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. None of these proceedings is expected to have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations. Legal liabilities are accrued when obligations become probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. In the second quarter 2019, the Company achieved a mediated settlement to dismiss a lawsuit and paid the resulting liability of $252 thousand. The Company determined that it will be obligated to provide refunds of revenue recognized in years prior to 2018 to some customers. The Company initially estimated the probable amount of these obligations to be $5,542 thousand and accrued a liability for such amount in 2017; based on additional information received in the second quarter 2019, the Company increased such liability to $5,843 thousand by recognizing an expense of $301 thousand.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The Company’s Form 10-K as of December 31, 2018 includes detailed disclosure about the risks faced by the Company’s business; such risks have not materially changed since the Form 10-K was filed.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) None

(b) None

(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Westamerica Bancorporation or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

2019

Period

(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased

(b) Average Price Paid per Share

(c) Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

(In thousands, except price paid)

July 1 through July 31

- $ - - 1,750

August 1 through August 31

- - - 1,750

September 1 through September 30

- - - 1,750

Total

- $ - - 1,750

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The Company repurchases shares of its common stock in the open market on a discretionary basis to optimize the Company’s use of equity capital and enhance shareholder value and with the intention of lessening the dilutive impact of issuing new shares under stock option plans, and other ongoing requirements.

No shares were repurchased during the period July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. A program approved by the Board of Directors on July 26, 2018 authorizing the purchase of up to 1,750 thousand shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time prior to September 1, 2019 was replaced by a program approved by the Board of Directors on July 25, 2019 authorizing the purchase of up to 1,750 thousand shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time prior to September 1, 2020.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibit list required by this item is incorporated by reference to the Exhibit Index filed with this report.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ JOHN "ROBERT" THORSON

John "Robert" Thorson

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Chief Accounting Officer)

Date: November 4, 2019

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 10.1*: Westamerica Bancorporation 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement Form

Exhibit 10.2*: Westamerica Bancorporation 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Form

Exhibit 31.1:  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibit 31.2:  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibit 32.1: Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 32.2:  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 101.INS: XBRL Instance Document – The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

Exhibit 101.SCH: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Exhibit 101.CAL: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.DEF: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.LAB: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.PRE: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Indicates management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I - Financial InformationItem 1 Financial StatementsNote 1: Basis Of PresentationNote 2: Accounting PoliciesNote 3: Investment SecuritiesNote 4: Loans, Allowance For Loan Losses and Other Real Estate OwnedNote 5: Concentration Of Credit RiskNote 6: Other Assets and Other LiabilitiesNote 7: Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible AssetsNote 8: Deposits and Borrowed FundsNote 9: Fair Value MeasurementsNote 10: Commitments and Contingent LiabilitiesNote 11: Earnings Per Common ShareNote 12: Income TaxesItem 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of OperationsItem 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 4. Controls and ProceduresPart II. Other InformationItem 1. Legal ProceedingsItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of ProceedsItem 3. Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesItem 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresItem 5. Other InformationItem 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1 - Westamerica Bancorporation 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Stock Option Agreement Form 55 Exhibit 10.2 - Westamerica Bancorporation 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit AwardAgreement Form 63 Exhibit 31.1 - Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) 69 Exhibit 31.2 - Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) 70 Exhibit 32.1 - Certification of Chief Executive Officer Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 71 Exhibit 32.2 - Certification of Chief Financial Officer Required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 72