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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 14pt;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 18pt;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">ACT OF 1934</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2019</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 24pt;"><font style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif; font-weight: bold;">COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">000-23575</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">77-0446957</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">445 Pine Avenue, Goleta, California</font></font></u></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,Times,serif;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
        &#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#167;240.12b-2). Emerging growth company &#9744;</font></div>
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        complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Meeting) on May 23, 2019.&#160; There were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
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            <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">431,232</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Tom L. Dobyns</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">4,679,244</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">692,147</font></div>
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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): May 23, 2019
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
000-23575
77-0446957
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
445 Pine Avenue, Goleta, California
93117
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(805) 692-5821
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
        of the following provisions (see General instruction A.2.below):
☐
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☐
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☐
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☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
        §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
        complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
CWBC
NASDAQ
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Meeting) on May 23, 2019.  There were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
        at the Annual Meeting 8,449,886 shares of common stock.  Present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were 7,496,035 shares of common stock of the Company.  The matters set forth below were voted upon:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
The election of eight nominees for the Board of Directors who will serve for a one-year term was voted on by the shareholders.  The Inspector
        of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the nominees, all of whom were elected:
Votes For
Votes
Withheld
Non
Votes
Robert H. Bartlein
4,626,468
744,923
2,124,644
Jean W. Blois
4,750,563
620,828
2,124,644
Dana L. Boutain
4,940,159
431,232
2,124,644
Tom L. Dobyns
4,679,244
692,147
2,124,644
John D. Illgen
4,655,834
715,557
2,124,644
James W. Lokey
4,929,503
441,888
2,124,644
Shereef Moharram
4,944,603
426,788
2,124,644
William R. Peeples
4,618,280
753,111
2,124,644
Martin E. Plourd
5,061,155
310,236
2,124,644
Kirk B. Stovesand
4,944,603
426,788
2,124,644
Proposal No. 2 – Shareholder Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation
Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations to approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company's
        Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Non-Votes
4,540,635
702,946
127,810
2,124,644
Proposal No. 3 – Shareholder Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on The Frequency of Shareholder Advisory Vote
        on Executive Compensation
The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations to approve, in a non-binding vote, the frequency of
        the voting on executive compensation as every three years.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Non-Votes
2,184,437
38,600
3,093,299
55,055
2,124,644
Proposal No. 4 - Ratification of the
          Company's Independent Auditors
The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal to ratify the selection of RSM US LLP, which passed with
        more than the required number of "for" votes:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Non-Votes
7,445,065
23,283
27,687
0
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
        undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 24, 2019
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
By:
/s/Susan C. Thompson
Susan C. Thompson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer