8-K CA 000-31977 77-0539125 7100 N. Financial Dr., Ste. 101 Fresno CA 93720 559 298-1775 FALSE 0001127371 0001127371 2024-11-20 2024-11-20

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: November 20, 2024
(Date of earliest event reported)

Community West Bancshares
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-31977 (Commission File Number) | 77-0539125 (IRS Employer Identification Number)
7100 N. Financial Dr., Ste. 101, Fresno, CA (Address of principal executive offices) |  | 93720 (Zip Code)
559-298-1775 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value |  | CWBC |  | NASDAQ
(Title of Each Class) |  | (Trading Symbol) |  | (Name of Each Exchange on which Registered)
Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 21, 2024, executive management of Community West Bancshares will participate in the Keefe Bruyette & Woods Virtual West Coast Bank Field Trip.
A copy of the information in the investor presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2024 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Investor Relations Presentation of Community West Bancshares November 2024
SIGNATURE
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.

Dated: | November 20, 2024 | COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES By: /s/ Shannon Livingston Shannon Livingston Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Investor Relations Presentation Community West Bancshares November 2024