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): May 24, 2001
Community West Bancshares
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California 000-23575 77-0446957
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification Number)
445 Pine Avenue, Goleta, California, 93117
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(805) 692-1862
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Exhibit Index at Page: 2
Total No. of Pages: 3
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On May 24, 2001 Community West Bancshares (the "Registrant"), announced the
resumption of a previously enacted stock buyback plan. The plan, approved in
December of 1998, authorizes the repurchase of the Registrant's common stock up
to $2 million of the outstanding shares.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and incorporated by reference herein is a
press release on the resumption of the Registrant's stock buyback plan.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.4 Press Release dated May 24, 2001 on the Resumption of the
Stock Buyback Plan
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 24, 2001 COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
By: /s/ Lynda Pullon Radke
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Lynda Pullon Radke
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer