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): November 13, 2018

COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
  
000-23575
  
77-0446957
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(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)

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 13, 2018, Community West Bancshares (the “Company”) posted a newsletter on its website and sent the newsletter to its shareholders.  A copy of the newsletter is provided at Exhibit 99-1 to this current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this report, including Exhibit 99-1 is being furnished pursuant to item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other use subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)          Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.
Description

99.1
Community West Bancshares newsletter.

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: November 13, 2018

 
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
     
 
By:
/s/Susan C. Thompson
   
Susan C. Thompson
   
Executive Vice President and CFO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.
Description

99.1
Community West Bancshares newsletter.