cvcy-20260527
| 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: May 27, 2026
(Date of earliest event reported)
| Community West Bancshares | ||||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||
CA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-31977 (Commission File Number) | 77-0539125 (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||||||||||||
7100 N. Financial Dr., Ste. 101, Fresno, CA (Address of principal executive offices) | 93720 (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
559-298-1775 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, no par value | CWBC | NASDAQ | ||||||||||||
| (Title of Each Class) | (Trading Symbol) | (Name of Each Exchange on which Registered) | ||||||||||||
Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) | ||||||||||||||
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 27, 2026 Community West Bancshares (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 19,578,840 shares were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 72.23% of the 27,106,375 issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are as follows:
Elected directors of the Company to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.
In the election of directors, no candidates were nominated for election as a director other than the nominees of the Board of Directors whose names were set forth in the Company’s proxy statement dated April 10, 2026. Set forth below is a tabulation of the votes cast in the election of directors with respect to each nominee for office:
| Director | Votes Cast for Election | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert H. Bartlein | 15,968,514 | 237,441 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel J. Doyle | 12,913,074 | 3,292,881 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Frank T. (“Tommy”) Elliott, IV | 15,883,670 | 322,285 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert J. Flautt | 15,929,596 | 276,359 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jagroop (“Jay”) Gill | 15,561,155 | 644,800 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| James J. Kim | 16,040,948 | 165,007 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| James W. Lokey | 16,121,638 | 84,317 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andriana D. Majarian | 15,989,778 | 216,177 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steven D. McDonald | 15,842,175 | 363,780 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin E. Plourd | 15,942,740 | 263,215 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dorothea D. Silva | 16,040,389 | 165,566 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kirk B. Stovesand | 13,053,991 | 123,883 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dora Westerlund | 16,052,923 | 153,032 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
The ratification of the appointment of Baker Tilly LLP for the 2026 fiscal year as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The appointment was ratified by the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 19,556,109 | 12,393 | 10,338 | ||||||||||||
The adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution approving executive compensation. The resolution was ratified by the following votes:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 15,269,021 | 876,079 | 60,855 | 3,372,885 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| Dated: | May 28, 2026 | COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES By: /s/ Shannon R. Livingston Shannon R. Livingston Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||