UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 25, 2006
AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Washington | | 0-18561 | | 91-1259511 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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| 41 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 400 Spokane, WA | | 99201 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (509) 467-6993
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 2 – Financial Information
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
AmericanWest Bancorporation Announces 2006 Second Quarter Results and Quarterly Cash Dividend, on the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 7 – Regulation FD
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
AmericanWest Bank (“AWB”), the principal subsidiary of AmericanWest Bancorporation, has received approval from the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions of its application filed on June 12, 2006 to open two new financial centers, once located in College Place, Washington, near Walla Walla, and the other to be located in the West Plains area near Spokane, Washington. AWB intends to open each financial center in the fourth quarter of this year. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.
AWB previously announced that it has received approval from the Utah State Department of Financial Institutions of its application filed on April 6, 2006 to open a loan production office in the greater metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah area. AWB has opened that office and anticipates opening full-service branch operations in this rapidly growing Utah market in Q4 of this year. The loan production office and full service operations both will be operated under the trade name “Precision Bank” to avoid customer confusion with another banking institution in the State of Utah having a name similar to AmericanWest Bank.
AmericanWest Bancorporation is presenting at the 2006 KBW Honor Roll and Seventh Annual Community Bank Investor Conference August 1, 2006. A slide presentation that will be presented at the conference is included as Exhibit 99.2 and is furnished pursuant to Regulation FD.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(c) | | Exhibit No. | | Exhibit Description |
| | 99.1 | | Press release dated July 25, 2006, titled “AmericanWest Bancorporation Announces 2006 Second Quarter Results and Quarterly Cash Dividend”. |
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| | 99.2 | | AmericanWest Bancorporation’s Slide Presentation for August 1, 2006 at the KBW Honor Roll and Seventh Annual Community Bank Investor Conference. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION, a Washington Corporation |
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Dated: July 28, 2006 | | | | /s/ R. Blair Reynolds |
| | | | R. Blair Reynolds |
| | | | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
