cvcy-20260723
| 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: July 23, 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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On July 23, 2026, Community West Bancshares issued a press release containing unaudited financial information and accompanying discussion for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 22, 2026, the Board of Directors of Community West Bancshares declared a $0.12 per share cash dividend payable on August 21, 2026 to shareholders of record as of August 7, 2026.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The information in this Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2026 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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: | July 23, 2026 | COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES By: /s/ Shannon R. Livingston Shannon R. Livingston Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||