CVCY Central Valley Community Bancorp - 8-K

Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 27, 2026 Community West Bancshares (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A total of 19,578,840 shares were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 72.23% of the 27,106,375 issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the meeting. The final results of voting for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are as follows:

Elected directors of the Company to serve until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.

In the election of directors, no candidates were nominated for election as a director other than the nominees of the Board of Directors whose names were set forth in the Company’s proxy statement dated April 10, 2026. Set forth below is a tabulation of the votes cast in the election of directors with respect to each nominee for office:

Director

Votes Cast for Election

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Robert H. Bartlein

15,968,514

237,441

3,372,885

Daniel J. Doyle

12,913,074

3,292,881

3,372,885

Frank T. (“Tommy”) Elliott, IV

15,883,670

322,285

3,372,885

Robert J. Flautt

15,929,596

276,359

3,372,885

Jagroop (“Jay”) Gill

15,561,155

644,800

3,372,885

James J. Kim

16,040,948

165,007

3,372,885

James W. Lokey

16,121,638

84,317

3,372,885

Andriana D. Majarian

15,989,778

216,177

3,372,885

Steven D. McDonald

15,842,175

363,780

3,372,885

Martin E. Plourd

15,942,740

263,215

3,372,885

Dorothea D. Silva

16,040,389

165,566

3,372,885

Kirk B. Stovesand

13,053,991

123,883

3,372,885

Dora Westerlund

16,052,923

153,032

3,372,885

The ratification of the appointment of Baker Tilly LLP for the 2026 fiscal year as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.  The appointment was ratified by the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

19,556,109

12,393

10,338

The adoption of a non-binding advisory resolution approving executive compensation. The resolution was ratified by the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

15,269,021

876,079

60,855

3,372,885