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): February
1, 2012
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
California |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
000-23575 |
77-0446957 |
(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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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 filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
⃞ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 1, 2012, Community West Bancorp (the “Company”) issued a press release disclosing consolidated financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. The press release also provides a summary of a regulatory agreement entered into by the Company’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Community West Bank, with its primary banking regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Company will file a separate Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the material terms of the regulatory agreement and attach a copy of the regulatory agreement thereto within the time periods required by Form 8-K.
A copy of the press release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1 referenced therein, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | Not Applicable | |
(b) | Not Applicable | |
(c) | Not Applicable | |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
99.1 |
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Press release dated February 1, 2012 |
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: |
February 1, 2012 |
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COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES |
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By: |
/s/ Charles G. Baltuskonis |
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Charles G. Baltuskonis |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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