
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERNETAVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD TBD, 2024. The proxy materials are available to you online at www.envisionreports.com/CWBC and on the Company’s website at www.communitywestbank.com. ©Small steps make an impact. Help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery, sign up at www.envisionreports.com/CWBC IF VOTING BY MAIL, SIGN, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. Proxy - Community West Bancshares Proxy For the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held TBD, 2024. This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of Board of Directors. The undersigned holder of Common Stock acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders of Community West Bancshares, and the accompanying Proxy Statement dated TBD, and revoking any Proxy heretofore given, appoints Robert H. Bartiein and William R. Peeples, and each of them, agents and proxy of the undersigned with full power of substitution, to attend and act as proxy or proxies for the undersigned at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Community West Bancshares to be held at La Cumbre Country Club, 4015 Via Laguna, Santa Barbara, California 93110 on TBD, 2024, at TBD Pacific Time, and at any and all adjournments thereof, upon the items set forth in the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement to vote as specified herein the number of shares which the undersigned, if present, would be entitled to vote as follows and to vote according to their discretion on all other matters which may be properly presented for action at the meeting or any adjournments thereof: THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED OR IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1,2, AND 3. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MAY BE REVOKED BY THE SHAREHOLDER DELIVERING IT PRIOR TO ITS EXERCISE BY FILING WITH THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AN INSTRUMENT REVOKING THIS PROXY, A DULY EXECUTED PROXY BEARING A LATER DATE, BY VOTING BY INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE AFTER THE DATE OF THE PROXY SUBMITTED OR BY PARTICIPATING AND VOTING AT THE MEETING. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CONSENTS TO AND ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE PROXY MATERIALS BY ACCESSING THEM ONLINE AT www.edocumentviewxom/CWBC. THIS CONSENT APPLIES ONLY TO THESE PROXY MATERIALS, AND MAY BE WITHDRAWN BY NOTIFYING THE COMPANY BY EMAIL TO: rpimentel@communitywestbank.com. Please sign exactly as name appears. When shares are held by joint tenants both should sign. When signing as attorney, as executor, administer, trustee, or guardian, please give title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President or other authorized officer. If a partnership please sign in partnership name by authorized person. PLEASE SIGN AND DATE THE OTHER SIDE C Non-Voting Items Change of Address - Please print new address below. Comments - Please print your comments below. Meeting Attendance Mark box to the right if | | you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. +