Item 8.01 Other Events

On October 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of West Bancorporation, Inc. ("Company") passed resolutions adopting an amendment to the Company's restated articles of incorporation to authorize a class of preferred stock and calling for a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting to approve the amendment. Currently, the restated articles of incorporation do not authorize the issuance of preferred stock.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99: Press Release of West Bancorporation, Inc. dated October 24, 2008

Certain statements in this report constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "should," or "anticipates," or references to estimates or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are based upon certain underlying assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Because of the possibility of change in the underlying assumptions, actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. The Company may not complete a sale of preferred stock under the Treasury's program because of a number of factors, including, among other things, the Company not being approved under the program, the failure to obtain shareholder approval of the amendment to the restated articles of incorporation, or the failure to satisfy other closing conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update such forward-looking statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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