WEST BANCORPORATION INC

The following discussion describes the consolidated operations and financial condition of the Company, West Bank and West Bank's special purpose subsidiaries. Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 are compared to the results for the same periods in 2025, and the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of September 30, 2026 is compared to that as of December 31, 2025. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026.

The Company conducts business from its headquarters building in West Des Moines, Iowa and through its branch offices in central Iowa, which is generally the greater Des Moines metropolitan area; eastern Iowa, which is the area including and surrounding Iowa City and Coralville; and southern Minnesota, which includes the cities of Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato and St. Cloud.

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was $11,628, or $0.67 per diluted common share, compared to $9,314, or $0.55 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The Company's annualized return on average assets and return on average equity for the three months ended September 30, 2026 were 1.16 percent and 16.41 percent, respectively, compared to 0.92 percent and 15.25 percent, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2025.

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2026 increased $3,869, or 17.2 percent, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to increases in interest income on loans, deposits with banks and securities purchased under agreements to resell, decreases in interest expense on deposits and FHLB advances, and partially offset by a decrease in interest income on securities.

Noninterest income increased $242 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an increase in trust services revenue. Noninterest expense increased $411 during the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2025, primarily due to an increase in salaries and employee benefits, partially offset by a decrease in FDIC insurance expense.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $33,273, or $1.93 per diluted common share, compared to $25,135, or $1.48 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company's annualized return on average assets and return on average equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 were 1.11 percent and 16.18 percent, respectively, compared to 0.84 percent and 14.27 percent, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 increased $11,501, or 17.8 percent, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to increases in interest income on loans and securities purchased under agreements to resell, decreases in interest expense on deposits, FHLB advances and long-term debt, and partially offset by a decrease in interest income on securities.

Noninterest income increased $739 for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to an increase in trust services revenue. Noninterest expense increased $1,095 during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2025, primarily due to an increase in salaries and employee benefits, partially offset by a decrease in FDIC insurance expense.

On a quarterly basis, the Company compares three key performance metrics to those of our identified peer group. The peer group for 2026 consists of 19 Midwestern, publicly traded financial institutions, including Ames National Corporation, Bank First Corporation, Bridgewater Bancshares Inc., CF Bankshares, Inc., ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., Civista Bancshares, Inc., Equity Bancshares, Inc., Farmers National Banc Corp., Farmers & Merchants Bancorp., First Business Financial Services, Inc., First Financial Corp., First Mid Bancshares, Inc., German American Bancorp, Inc., HBT Financial Inc., Hills Bancorporation, Isabella Bank Corporation, LCNB Corp., Mercantile Bank Corporation, and Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. The Company ranks in the middle of the peer group by total assets. The Company's goal is to perform at or near the top of this peer group relative to what we consider to be three key metrics: return on average equity, efficiency ratio and nonperforming assets to total assets. We believe these measures encompass the factors that define the performance of a community bank. Company and peer results for the key financial performance measures are summarized below.

(1) The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. For further information, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this report.

(2) Latest data available.

At its meeting on October 28, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per common share. The dividend is payable on November 25, 2026, to stockholders of record on November 11, 2026.