 SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Westamerica Bancorporation Nasdaq: WABC, parent company of Westamerica Bank, generated net income for the fourth quarter 2020 of 23.8 million and diluted earnings per common share EPS of 0.89. Fourth quarter 2020 results include a gain on sale of a closed branch building, make-whole interest income on corporate bonds redeemed prior to maturity, and a customary adjustment to the tax provision for the filed 2019 tax returns which increased EPS 0.15. These results compare to net income of 20.1 million and EPS of 0.74 for the third quarter 2020 and net income of 20.7 million and EPS of 0.77 for the fourth quarter 2019. 