<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127371-16-000125.txt : 20160122
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127371-16-000125
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160120
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001127371
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				770539125
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-31977
		FILM NUMBER:		161356789

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7100 N. FINANCIAL DRIVE, #101
		CITY:			FRESNO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93720
		BUSINESS PHONE:		559-323-3433

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7100 N. FINANCIAL DRIVE, #101
		CITY:			FRESNO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93720
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<a name="sF28F984568BF505DBF0B6B163B6E585D"></a><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&#160;8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT TO SECTION&#160;13 OR 15(d)&#160;OF THE</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">January&#160;20, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></div><div 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Written communications pursuant to Rule&#160;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&#160;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&#160;14d-2(b)&#160;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&#160;13e-4(c)&#160;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sF28F984568BF505DBF0B6B163B6E585D"></a><div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02 (b)&#160;Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On January&#160;20, 2016, Founding Director Sidney B. Cox notified the Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors of the Company.  </font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A press release dated January 22, 2016 was issued by the Company announcing the retirement of Sidney B. Cox, and his appointment as a Director Emeritus.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(a) Financial statements:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; None</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(b) Pro forma financial information:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; None</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(c) Shell company transactions:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; None</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(d) Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; 99.1 &#160; &#160; &#160; Press Release of Central Valley Community Bancorp dated January 22, 2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:9px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:99.4140625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td width="8%"></td><td width="33%"></td><td width="59%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dated:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">January 22, 2016</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-top:2px;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP</font></div><div style="padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#160;/s/ David A. Kinross</font></div><div style="padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160; &#160; &#160;David A. 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<a name="s11DB25530C728DCD116E6B22B1B3D07F"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:64pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:64pt;">Cohen</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:36pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:36pt;color:#008000;">C</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:28pt;color:#008000;">ommunications</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">1201 West Shaw Avenue</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Fresno, California  93711</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Phone:  559.222.1322</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Fax:  559.221.4376</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">debbie@cohencommunications.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:20pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:20pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CONTACT:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Debbie Nalchajian-Cohen</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">(559) 222-1322</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP ANNOUNCES </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">RETIREMENT OF FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">FRESNO, CALIFORNIA&#8230;January 22, 2016&#8230; The Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Company) (NASDAQ: CVCY), the bank holding company and parent company of Central Valley Community Bank (Bank), headquartered in Fresno, California, announced today the retirement of founding Board Member, Sidney (Sid) B. Cox, after 36 years of service, effective January 20, 2016. Additionally, the Board unanimously appointed Cox as Director Emeritus, the second of only two who have been given this honor since the Company&#8217;s founding. Cox will continue to offer input and direction for the Company and Bank as Director Emeritus, effective January 20, 2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Through the leadership of the hands-on Board of Directors, the Company has grown steadily and sensibly over the past three decades while keeping pace with the needs of its customers and the communities it serves. During Cox&#8217;s leadership on the Board he served on every committee and has been very active in helping oversee the Bank&#8217;s growth from a single-office community bank in 1980 to a $1.2 billion in asset community bank as of third quarter 2015 with 21 full-service offices and nearly 300 employees.</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;Together as Directors, we are honored to have served on the Board with Sid and have greatly benefited from his wisdom, guidance and relationship-building expertise over the past 36 years,&#8221; stated Daniel J. Doyle, Chairman of the Board for Central Valley Community Bancorp and Central </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:center;padding-left:24px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">-more-</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s11DB25530C728DCD116E6B22B1B3D07F"></a><div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Central Valley Community Bank - Page </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">2</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Valley Community Bank. &#8220;As a founding Board Member, he has helped build the strong and secure foundation the Company stands on today and as Director Emeritus, we know he will help continue to advocate for the Company, the Bank&#8217;s customers and its valued employees.&#8221;</font></div><a name="s224442facfe744eb98fa2d48d738d67c"></a><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Since joining the Board as a founding Director in 1980, Cox has been instrumental in helping to refer and build customer relationships in addition to establishing deep connections with nonprofit organizations where the Bank has invested team member time and financial resources to give back to the communities it serves. This commitment to community service is one that he not only fostered for the Bank but also with vital organizations during his esteemed career. </font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In addition to serving as a founding Director for the Company, Cox&#8217;s career included news reporting with the Fresno Bee, KMJ Radio and KMJ-TV (predecessor to KSEE-TV). He spent the last 20 years of his career with Producers Cotton Oil Company as a Vice President and upon retirement in 1988, he established Cox Communications, a public relations consultancy.  </font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Cox may be best known; however, for his dedicated service with numerous civic and educational organizations, chairing several boards and directing highly successful fundraising campaigns. He has served as General Chairman of two major campaigns, one of which raised nearly $200 million to construct the current Valley Children&#8217;s Hospital in Madera County and another that raised $2.5 million for the Break the Barriers Center in Fresno County. He also assisted in the annual fundraising drive for the Fresno State Bulldog Foundation for more than 30 years.  He has also served as Board Chairman of the Sequoia Council, Boy Scouts of America; Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Fresno County; Chairman of California State University, Fresno&#8217;s President&#8217;s Advisory Council; President of the Rotary Club of Fresno; Board President of Break the Barriers; Chairman of the Fresno Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society&#8217;s Man and Woman of the Year Fundraising Campaign; and two-time Chairman of successful bond issues for the Clovis Unified School District.</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Among his community awards are the Fresno Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s &#8220;Leon S. Peters Award&#8221;; Sequoia Council Boy Scouts of America &#8220;Silver Beaver Award, &#8220;Fresno County Good Scout Award&#8221;, and &#8220;Westside Distinguished Citizen Award&#8221;; the Break the Barriers &#8220;Breaking Barriers for Children Award&#8221;; United Way&#8217;s &#8220;Outstanding Community Builder&#8221;; Valley Children&#8217;s Hospital&#8217;s &#8220;Heritage Award&#8221;; Reedley Community College&#8217;s &#8220;Distinguished Alumni Award&#8221;; Fresno State School of Ag Sciences and Technology&#8217;s &#8220;Most Outstanding Contributor Award&#8221;; and Fresno County Office of Education&#8217;s &#8220;Commitment to Education Award&#8221; to name a few. </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:center;padding-left:24px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">-more-</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">Central Valley Community Bank - Page </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">3</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Central Valley Community Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol CVCY. Central Valley Community Bank, headquartered in Fresno, California, was founded in 1979 and is the sole subsidiary of Central Valley Community Bancorp. Central Valley Community Bank operates 21 full service offices in Clovis, Exeter, Fresno, Kerman, Lodi, Madera, Merced, Modesto, Oakhurst, Prather, Sacramento, Stockton, Tracy, and Visalia, California. Additionally, the Bank operates Commercial Real Estate Lending, SBA Lending and Agribusiness Lending Departments.</font></div><a name="s23457f72fef54baeb840d7f9e45b7363"></a><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Members of Central Valley Community Bancorp&#8217;s and the Bank&#8217;s Board of Directors are: Daniel J. Doyle (Chairman), Daniel N. Cunningham (Lead Independent Director), Edwin S. Darden, Jr., F. T. &#8220;Tommy&#8221; Elliott, IV, James M. Ford, Steven D. McDonald, Louis McMurray, William S. Smittcamp, and Joseph B. Weirick. Wanda L. Rogers and Sidney B. Cox are Directors Emeriti.</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">More information about Central Valley Community Bancorp and Central Valley Community Bank can be found at www.cvcb.com. Also, visit Central Valley Community Bank on Twitter and Facebook.</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">###</font></div><div style="line-height:180%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">PHOTO ATTACHMENT:  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Sidney B. Cox, </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Director Emeritus, Central Valley Community Bancorp and Central Valley Community Bank</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div></div>	</body>
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