$WTBA to Announce Quarterly Results, Hold Conference Call

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 24, 2017 — West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq:WTBA) (the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, will report its results for the first quarter of 2017, on Thursday, April 27, 2017 before the markets open.

The Company will discuss its results in a conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Friday, April 28, 2017.  The telephone number for the conference call is 888-339-0814.  A recording of the call will be available until May 12, 2017, by dialing 877-344-7529.  The replay passcode is 10098202.

West Bancorporation, Inc. is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.  Serving Iowans since 1893, West Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., is a community bank that focuses on lending, deposit services and trust services for consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses.  The Bank has eight offices in the greater Des Moines, Iowa area, one office in Iowa City, Iowa, one office in Coralville, Iowa, and one office in Rochester, Minnesota.

For more information contact:
Doug Gulling, Executive Vice President, Treasurer 
and Chief Financial Officer (515) 222-2309