8-K

CVB FINANCIAL CORP.

(Registrant)

Date: April 2, 2020

/s/ E. Allen Nicholson

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

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): March 31, 2020

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)

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 (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 March 31, 2020, CVB Financial Corp. (the “Company”), the holding company for Citizens Business Bank, issued a press release announcing that it has suspended its 10b5-1 stock repurchase program. The Company’s Board of Directors previously authorized the Company to repurchase up to 9,577,917 shares of the Company’s common stock. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company repurchased 4,944,290 shares of common stock, at an average price of $18.54, and as of March 31, 4,585,145 shares remain available for repurchase.

A copy of the press release announcing the suspension of the 10b5-1 stock repurchase program is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

	99.1	Press Release, dated March 31, 2020

	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.