ONTARIO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2006--CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) announced a nine-cent ($0.09) per share dividend for the first quarter of 2006. The dividend was approved at the regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting on March 15, 2006. It will be payable on April 12, 2006 to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2006.
"This is our 66th consecutive quarterly dividend. It reflects the confidence of our Board of Directors in the continued superior performance of CVB Financial Corp.," said D. Linn Wiley, President and Chief Executive Officer.
CVB Financial Corp., with $5.5 billion in assets, operates Citizens Business Bank. Citizens Business Bank is the largest bank headquartered in the Inland Empire. It is the dominant community bank in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County and Central Valley areas of California.
The Citizens Business Bank Financial Advisory Services Group has $2.8 billion in assets under administration. The Company also operates Golden West Financial Services. Golden West Financial Services provides auto leasing, equipment leasing and real estate loan brokerage services.
Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol of CVBF. For more information, please visit our website at www.cbbank.com.
CONTACT: CVB Financial Corp.D. Linn Wiley, 909-980-4030
SOURCE: CVB Financial Corp.