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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 26, 2016

 

Commission File Number: 000-23575

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

(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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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Meeting) on May 26, 2016.  There were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting 8,103,105 shares of common stock.  Present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were 7,036,041 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:

Proposal No.2 – Shareholder Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation

The 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.

Proposal No. 3 - 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:

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 31, 2016

 

 

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