BUYINS.NET: (WABC) SqueezeTrigger Price is $50.780. There is $278,030,187.00 That Short Sellers Still Need To Cover

May 28, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --
WABC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring Westamerica Bancorporation - Common Stock (NASDAQ:WABC) in real time and just received an alert that is crossing above its primary SqueezeTrigger Price, the price that a short squeeze can start in any stock. There are 5444100 shares that have been shorted at the volume weighted average SqueezeTrigger Price of $50.780. To access SqueezeTrigger Prices ahead of potential short squeezes beginning, visit http://www.squeezetrigger.com.

From January 2005 to April 2009, an aggregate amount of 37912019 shares of WABC have been shorted for a total dollar value of $1,895,600,950.00. The WABC SqueezeTrigger price of $50.780 is the volume weighted average price that all shorts are short in shares of WABC. There is still approximately $278,030,187.00 of potential short covering in shares of WABC.

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Westamerica Bancorporation - Common Stock (NASDAQ:WABC) Westamerica Bancorporation, incorporated in 1972, is a bank holding company that operates through its subsidiary bank, Westamerica Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of banking services to corporate and individual customers in Northern and Central California. The principal communities served are located in Northern and Central California, from Mendocino, Lake and Nevada Counties in the North to Kern County in the South. The Bank focuses on the banking needs of small businesses. The Company also has a wholly owned subsidiary, Banker Services Corporation, which provides data processing services and other support functions to the Company and its subsidiaries.

On March 1, 2005, Westamerica Bancorporation acquired Redwood Empire Bancorp, the parent company of National Bank of the Redwoods (NBR). As of March 1, 2005, Redwood Empire had approximately $440 million in loans and $370 million in deposits. WAB is engaged in the banking business through 87 offices in 21 counties in Northern and Central California, including 13 offices in Fresno County, 11 each in Marin and Sonoma Counties, seven in Napa County, five each in Stanislaus, Lake, Kern, Contra Costa and Solano Counties, three each in Alameda and Sacramento Counties, two each in Mendocino, Nevada, Placer and Tulare Counties, and one each in Merced, San Francisco, Tuolumne, Kings, Madera and Yolo Counties.

Lending Activities

As of December 31, 2005, the Bank's loan portfolio consisted of commercial and commercial real estate loans, real estate construction loans, real estate residential loans and consumer loans. As of December 31, 2005, Westamerica Bank's net loans totaled $2,616,372,000.

Investment Activities

As of December 31, 2005, the Bank's investment portfolio consisted of the United States Government sponsored entities, state and political subdivisions, mortgage-backed and other securities. The Bank classifies its securities into available-for-sale securities, held-to-maturity securities and trading securities. As of December 31, 2005, Westamerica Bank held $662.4 million in securities classified as investments available for sale with a duration of 3.2 years. As of December 31, 2005, the Bank's held-to-maturity investment portfolio had a duration of 4.2 years, and investments included $1,218.5 million in fixed-rate and $118.7 million in adjustable-rate securities. The Bank had no trading securities at December 31, 2005.

Sources of Funds

Westamerica Bank attracts deposits from local businesses and professionals, as well as through retail certificates of deposit, savings and checking accounts. The Bank offers various types of deposits, including non-interest-bearing demand deposits, and interest-bearing deposits consisting of transaction deposits, savings deposits and time deposits. As of December 31, 2005, the Bank's deposits totaled $3,846,101,000. The Bank also uses short-term borrowed funds, which include federal funds purchased, sweep accounts, securities sold under repurchase agreements and line of credit.

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