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 28, 2015
 
Commission File Number: 000-23575

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
California
77-0446957
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(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)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Meeting) on May 28, 2015.  There were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting 8,203,658 shares of common stock.  Present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were 7,193,727 shares of common stock of the Company.  The matters set forth below were voted upon:
 
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
 
The election of nine 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
   
5,394,397
     
71,921
     
1,727,409
 
Jean W. Blois
   
5,371,575
     
94,743
     
1,727,409
 
John D. Illgen
   
5,455,317
     
11,001
     
1,727,409
 
Shereef Moharram
   
5,462,517
     
3,801
     
1,727,409
 
Eric Onnen
   
5,460,773
     
5,545
     
1,727,409
 
William R. Peeples
   
5,342,869
     
123,449
     
1,727,409
 
Martin E. Plourd
   
5,454,417
     
11,901
     
1,727,409
 
James R. Sims, Jr.
   
5,455,317
     
11,001
     
1,727,409
 
Kirk B. Stovesand
   
5,462,517
     
3,801
     
1,727,409
 

Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of the Company’s Independent Auditors
 
The Inspector of Elections certified the following vote tabulations for the proposal which passed with more than the required number of “for” votes:
 
   
Votes For
   
Votes
 Against
   
Votes
Abstain
 
     
7,173,893
     
1,003
     
18,831
 

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 29, 2015

 
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
   
  By:
 /s/Charles G. Baltuskonis
 
Charles G. Baltuskonis
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer