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: April 30, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

Central Valley Community Bancorp
(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, Frenso, 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	CVCY	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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ 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 as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On April 30, 2021, the Board of Directors of Central Valley Community Bancorp (Company) entered into written agreements with each of the below named executive officers to provide change-of-control benefits to the officers in the event of a defined change of control as follows:

James J. Kim	Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
David A. Kinross	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Blaine C. Lauhon	Executive Vice President, Market Executive
A. Kenneth Ramos	Executive Vice President, Market Executive

The form of Change-in-Control Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial statements:

            None

(b) Pro forma financial information:

            None

(c) Shell company transactions:

            None

(d) Exhibits

            99.1     Form of Change in Control Agreement

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: May 5, 2021 CENTRAL VALLEY COMMUNITY BANCORP
By:  /s/ David A. Kinross                          David A. Kinross       Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal       Accounting Officer)

Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Form of Change-in-Control Agreement dated April 30, 2021