UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
| For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 | |||||
| OR | |||||
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
| For the transition period from __________ to __________ | |||||
Commission File Number: 0-49677
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
West Bancorporation, Inc.
Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
West Bancorporation, Inc.
3330 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266
REQUIRED INFORMATION
The West Bancorporation, Inc. Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Accordingly, the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA are provided as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 11-K.
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
West Bancorporation, Inc. Employee Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
| June 26, 2025 | By: | /s/ David D. Nelson | ||||||||||||
| Dated | David D. Nelson | |||||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| 23.1 | |||||
| 23.2 | |||||
| 99.1 | |||||