8-K

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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2022

CVB FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

000-10140

95-3629339

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission file number)

(I.R.S. employer identification number)


701 North Haven Avenue, Ontario, California		91764
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (909) 980-4030

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value	CVBF	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 31, 2022, the Board of Directors of CVB Financial Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Citizens Business Bank, authorized the Company to repurchase up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “2022 Repurchase Program”), including by means of (i) an initial accelerated share repurchase involving $70,000,000 of the Company’s common stock and (ii) one or more Rule 10b5-1 plans or other appropriate buy-back arrangements, including open market purchases and private transactions. This 2022 Repurchase Program replaces in its entirety the Company’s previous 2016 share repurchase program under which 4,194,809 shares remained available for repurchase.

A copy of the press release relating to the 2022 Repurchase Program, dated February 1, 2022, is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated February 1, 2022.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.


	CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
	(Registrant)

Date: February 2, 2022	By:	/s/ E. Allen Nicholson
		E. Allen Nicholson
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

CVB Financial Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits