Sec Form 4 Filing - Plourd Martin E @ COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES / - 2022-12-21

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Plourd Martin E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES / [ CWBC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 445 PINE AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/21/2022 (Street) GOLETA, CA93117 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/21/2022 G( 1 ) 1,200 D $ 0 110,550 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.31 01/30/2015( 2 ) 01/30/2024 Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.7 03/26/2016( 3 ) 03/26/2025 Common Stock 1,650 1,650 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.7 03/26/2016( 4 ) 03/26/2025 Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.86 03/26/2017( 5 ) 03/26/2026 Common Stock 25,000 25,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.3 02/22/2018( 6 ) 02/22/2027 Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.99 12/20/2018( 7 ) 12/20/2027 Common Stock 10,000 10,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.56 11/15/2019( 8 ) 11/15/2028 Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.7 02/27/2021( 9 ) 02/27/2030 Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.71 04/29/2021( 10 ) 04/29/2030 Common Stock 3,000 3,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.89 02/25/2022( 11 ) 02/25/2031 Common Stock 25,000 25,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.94 11/18/2022( 12 ) 11/18/2031 Common Stock 20,000 20,000 D Restricted Stock Award $ 0 11/18/2022( 13 ) ( 16 ) Common Stock 10,000 10,000 D Restricted Stock Award $ 0 11/17/2023( 14 ) ( 16 ) Common Stock 6,000 6,000 D Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.72 11/17/2023( 15 ) 11/17/2032 Common Stock 10,000 10,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Plourd Martin E 445 PINE AVE. GOLETA, CA93117 X President & CEO Signatures Nadia Young for Martin E. Plourd 12/21/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On December 21, 2022, Marty Plourd gifted and transferred 1,200 directly owned shares of CWBC common stock to his children, Scholarship foundation, local church and hospital. ( 2 )The option was granted on January 30, 2014 under CWB 2006 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 4,000 option shares on January 30 of 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. ( 3 )The option was granted on March 26, 2015, and was originally exercisable for 5,000 shares. The reporting person previously partially exercised the option to acquire 3,350 shares; thus, there are 1,650 remaining options shares underlying the option. The remaining portion of the option vests as follows: 650 shares on March 26, 2019; and 1000 shares on March 26, 2020. ( 4 )The option was granted on March 26, 2015 under CWB 2006 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 4,000 option shares on March 26 of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. ( 5 )The option was granted on March 24, 2016 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 5,000 option shares on March 24 of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. ( 6 )The option was granted on February 22, 2017 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 4,000 option shares on February 22 of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. ( 7 )The option was granted on December 20, 2017 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 2,000 option shares on December 20 of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. ( 8 )The option was granted on November 15, 2018 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 4,000 option shares on November 15 of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. ( 9 )The option was granted on February 27, 2020 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 4,000 option shares on February 27 of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. ( 10 )The option was granted on April 29, 2020 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 600 option shares on April 29 of 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. ( 11 )The option was granted on February 25, 2021 under CWB 2014 Stock Option Plan and vests over five year as follows: 5,000 option shares on February 25 of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. ( 12 )The option was granted on November 18, 2021 under CWB 2020 Omnibus Plan and vests over five year as follows: 4,000 option shares on November 18 of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. ( 13 )The restricted stock was granted on November 18, 2021 under CWB 2020 Omnibus Plan and vests over five year as follows: 2,000 option shares on November 18 of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. ( 14 )The restricted stock was granted on November 17, 2022 under CWB 2020 Omnibus Plan and vests over five year as follows: 1,200 option shares on November 17 of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027. ( 15 )The option was granted on November 17, 2022 under CWB 2020 Omnibus Plan and vests over five year as follows: 2,000 option shares on November 17 of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027. ( 16 )Not applicable.

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