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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: January 8, 2018
(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, Fresno, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
93720
(Zip Code)
559-298-1775
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)


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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

Central Valley Community Bancorp’s banking subsidiary Central Valley Community Bank (the “Bank”) entered into a deferred compensation agreements with Robert Flautt, a non-employee director of Central Valley Community Bancorp and the Bank pursuant to which Mr. Flautt has elected to defer some or all of board  fees in exchange for the Bank’s promise to pay a deferred benefit in the future. The Bank has entered into substantially similar arrangements with five of its other directors.  The agreement allows Mr. Flautt to reduce current taxable income in exchange for larger payments at retirement, when he  could be in a lower tax bracket.  Deferred director fees are expensed by the Bank and are set aside in a separate liability account.  Credited on the account balance at a rate determined annually by the Board of Directors, interest on deferred fees continues to accrue until Mr. Flautt’s service terminates and payment of benefits commences.  Payment of accrued benefits, represented by the account balance, can be made in a lump sum or in installments, at Mr. Flautt’s election. After retirement, benefit payments are taxable income to Mr. Flautt and are deductible expenses to the Bank as they are paid.  The deferred compensation arrangements with non-employee directors are unfunded , which means that a participating director has no rights beyond those of a general creditor of the Bank, and no specific Bank assets are set aside for payment of account balances.  A director whose service terminates for cause forfeits all accrued interest and is entitled solely to the fees previously deferred.
 
This summary is qualified by the terms of the deferred compensation agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01 Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
            10.1      Director Deferred Fee Agreement - Robert Flautt




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:
January 10, 2018
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
10.1