United Security Bancshares (UBFO) director reports issuer disposition in Community West merger
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES director Susan Quigley reported disposing of her shares and options in connection with the company’s merger into Community West Bancshares. On April 1, 2026, she surrendered 24,887 shares of common stock and 15,000 stock options back to the issuer as part of the merger closing.
The merger became effective at 12:01 a.m. on April 1, 2026. Under the merger terms, each share of United Security common stock, other than excluded and dissenting shares, was converted into the right to receive 0.4520 of a share of Community West common stock as merger consideration. Each outstanding unvested restricted stock award also vested in full and became entitled to the same stock consideration.
According to the filing, each of Quigley’s stock options was converted into the right to receive any amount by which the option’s exercise price exceeded $10.29, which was the 20-day volume-weighted average price of Community West’s stock ending March 27, 2026. After these issuer dispositions, the reported holdings for these positions were shown as zero.
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Insights
Director’s positions are cleaned up via merger-related issuer disposition, not market selling.
The filing shows Susan Quigley, a director of United Security Bancshares, disposing of 24,887 common shares and 15,000 stock options back to the issuer on April 1, 2026. This is tied directly to the merger in which United Security was combined with Community West Bancshares, rather than an open-market sale.
Under the merger agreement, each United Security common share became the right to receive 0.4520 Community West shares, while unvested restricted stock vested and received the same stock consideration. Her options were treated based on a $10.29 reference price, equal to the 20-day VWAP ending March 27, 2026, with value only above that level. This is a mechanical clean-up of equity in a change-of-control transaction, not a directional bet on the stock.
From an investor standpoint, the key information is the merger conversion ratio and the effective time, confirming how United Security equity rolled into Community West stock. Subsequent disclosures from Community West will frame the combined company’s performance and any integration updates.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Stock Options | 15,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Common Stock | 24,887 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between Community West Bancshares ("Community West") and United Security Bancshares (the "Company"), providing for the Company to merge (the "Merger") with and into Community West with Community West being the surviving entity. The Merger became effective at 12:01 a.m. on April 1, 2026, at which time (i) each share of Company common stock, other than excluded shares and dissenting shares, was converted into the right to receive 0.4520 of a share of common stock of Community West (the "Merger Consideration"); (ii) each outstanding unvested Company restricted stock award automatically vested in full and became entitled to the Merger Consideration. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each of the reporting person's stock options were converted into the right to receive the amount, if any, by which the option's price exceeded $10.29 (20 day VWAP ending 3/27/2026).