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Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC, et al. – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/14/06 re: West Bancorporation Inc.

On:  Tuesday, 2/14/06, at 3:32pm ET   ·   Accession #:  891804-6-653   ·   File #:  5-78872

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/14/06  Columbia Wanger Asset Mgmt LP     SC 13G                 1:12K  West Bancorporation Inc.          Kelvyn Press Inc./FA
          Wam Acquisition GP, Inc.

Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership by a “Passive” Investor   —   Schedule 13G   —   WA’68

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G      West Bancorporation, Inc.                              9     19K

Document Table of Contents

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11st Page  –  Filing Submission
4Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
"Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
"Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
"Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
"Item 2(c). Citizenship:
"Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
"Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
"Item 3. Type of Person:
5Item 4. Ownership (at December 31, 2005):
"Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
6Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
"Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
"Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
"Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
"Item10. Certification: 
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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.       )* 
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 West Bancorporation, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)

 95123P106
 -----------------
(CUSIP Number)

 December 31, 2005
 -----------------------------------------------------
 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

  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)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's  
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the       
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                                     

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of   
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act 
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the       
Notes).                                                                         

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CUSIP No. 154785109                    13G                                      
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 04-3519872               
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                          
                                                                        (a)  [_]
                                                                        (b)  [_]
Not Applicable                                                  
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                               

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       

Delaware                                                        
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NUMBER OF    5    SOLE VOTING POWER                                         

SHARES             928,600                                              
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BENEFICIALLY  6    SHARED VOTING POWER                                        

OWNED BY            0                                                     
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EACH      7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 

REPORTING            928,600                                                
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PERSON     8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                

WITH              0                                                   
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

928,600                                                         
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*      

                                                                             [_]
Not Applicable                                                  
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                            

5.6%                                                            
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                  

IA                                                              
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CUSIP No. 154785109                    13G                                      
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                   
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     

WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.                                        
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                          
                                                                        (a)  [_]
                                                                        (b)  [_]
Not Applicable                                                  
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3    SEC USE ONLY                                                               

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                       

Delaware                                                        
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NUMBER OF    5    SOLE VOTING POWER                                         

SHARES              None                                                  
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER                                         

OWNED BY             928,600                                                
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH       7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                  

REPORTING            None                                                   
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON      8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 

WITH               928,600                                              
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON               

928,600                                                         
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*      

                                                                             [_]
Not Applicable                                                  
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                            

5.6%                                                            
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                  

CO                                                              
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Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:                                                     

West Bancorporation, Inc.                         
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Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                    

1601 22nd Street                                  
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266                       
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Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:                                              

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")    
             WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM ("WAM GP")
            --------------------------------------------------------------------

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office:                               

WAM and WAM GP are located at:                    

227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000                
Chicago, Illinois 60606                           
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Item 2(c)   Citizenship:                                                        

            WAM is a Delaware limited partnership and WAM GP is a Delaware
corporation.                                      
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Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:                                       

Common Stock                                      
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Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:                                                       

154785109                                         
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Item 3      Type of Person:                                                     

               (e)  WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
                  the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM GP is the General
Partner of the Investment Adviser.      
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Item 4      Ownership (at December 31, 2005):                                   

         (a)  Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule
13d-3:                                  

(i) WAM:          928,600               
(ii) WAM GP:      928,600               
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(b)  Percent of class:                            

(i) WAM:          5.6%                  
(ii) WAM GP:      5.6%                  
               -----------------------------------------------------------------

(c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (1)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

   (i) WAM:          928,600
(ii) WAM GP:      0   

                (2)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

(i) WAM:          0   
   (ii) WAM GP:      928,600

                       (3)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:                   

   (i) WAM:          928,600
(ii) WAM GP:      0   

                     (4)  shared power to dispose or to direct disposition
of:                   

(i) WAM:          0   
   (ii) WAM GP:      928,600
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Item 5      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:                       

Not Applicable                                    
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Item 6      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:    

Not Applicable                                    
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Item 7      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired  
     the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

Not Applicable                                    
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Item 8      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:          

Not Applicable                                    
            --------------------------------------------------------------------

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group:                                     

Not Applicable                                    
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Item10      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.          

Disclaimer                                              

             In accordance with Rule 13d-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of
          1934, each of the persons filing this statement expressly disclaim
            the beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement
            and the filing of this report shall not be construed as an admission
   by such persons that they are the beneficial owners of such
securities.                                             
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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.                                                                        

Date:  February 13, 2006                                                        

            The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees
             and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule
             13G in connection with its beneficial ownership of the security
reported herein.                                  

                  WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                  for itself and as general partner of
                                    COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

               By: /s/Bruce H. Lauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                      Bruce H. Lauer
                                           Senior Vice President and Secretary

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 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 1      Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 13, 2006 by and      
              among Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. and WAM Acquisition
GP, Inc.                                          

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

   The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to
which this Agreement is attached.                                               

Dated:  February 13, 2006                         

                  WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                  for itself and as general partner of
                                    COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

               By: /s/Bruce H. Lauer
                                         ---------------------------------------
                      Bruce H. Lauer
                                           Senior Vice President and Secretary

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