UNITES STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC.
Common Stock - No Par Value
CUSIP NO. 95123P106
December 31, 2002
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP NO. 95123P106
1. Names of Reporting Persons:
The Jay Newlin Trust
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons:
42-6267990
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) Not Applicable
(b) Not Applicable
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: State of Iowa
5. Sole Voting Power 945,082
6. Shared Voting Power Not Applicable
7. Sole Dispositive Power Not Applicable
8. Shared Dispositive Power 945,082
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by
Each Reporting Person 945,082
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9)
Excludes Certain Shares
Not Applicable
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 5.9%
12. Type of Reporting Person OO
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
West Bancorporation, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1601 22nd Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265-1474
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
The Jay Newlin Trust
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence:
6165 NW 86th Street #114
Johnston, IA 50131-2240
Item 2(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Iowa
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common - No Par Value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
95123P106
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b)
or Section 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person
filing is a:
Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 945,082
(b) Percent of Class: 5.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
(i) 945,082
(ii) Not Applicable
(iii) Not Applicable
(iv) 945,082
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
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Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 7, 2003
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Date
/s/ Vesta N. Hansen
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Signature
Vesta N. Hansen, Managing
Trustee of The Jay Newlin Trust
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Name/Title
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