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): October 20, 2004

CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
0-10140
(Commission file number)
95-3629339
(I.R.S. employer identification number)

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

91764
(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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

        On October 20, 2004, CVB Financial Corp. issued a press release setting forth its third quarter 2004 earnings. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, incorporated herein by reference. This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is included as part of Exhibit 99.1.



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.

Date: October 21, 2004 By: /s/ Edward J. Biebrich Jr.
Edward J. Biebrich Jr.,
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

99.1 Press Release, dated October 20, 2004



Exhibit 99.1

Press Release
For Immediate Release

Contact:D. Linn Wiley         
President and CEO
(909)980-4030       

CVB Financial Corp. Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Ontario, CA, October 20, 2004-CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CVBF) and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, announced record results for the third quarter of 2004. This included record deposits, record loans, record assets and record earnings. It was the strongest third quarter in the history of the Company.

Net Income
CVB Financial Corp. reported net income of $17.1 million for the third quarter ending September 30, 2004. This represents an increase of $3.6 million, or 26.46%, when compared with the $13.5 million in net income reported for the third quarter of 2003. Diluted earnings per share were $0.35 for the third quarter of 2004. This is up $0.07, or 25.00%, when compared with earnings per share of $0.28 for the third quarter of 2003.

Net income for the third quarter of 2004 produced a return on beginning equity of 24.19%, a return on average equity of 23.34% and a return on average assets of 1.57%. The efficiency ratio for the third quarter was 45.80%, and operating costs as a percentage of average assets were 2.00%.

Net income before gains and losses from securities and the sale of real estate was $16.8 million for the third quarter of 2004. This was up $5.5 million, or 49.29%, from net income before gains and losses from securities and the sale of real estate of $11.2 million for the third quarter of 2003. These results produced a return on beginning equity of 23.79%, a return on average equity of 22.96%, and a return on average assets of 1.54%. The corresponding efficiency ratio for the third quarter of 2004 was 46.07%, and operating costs as a percentage of average assets was 2.00%.

Net income for the nine months ending September 30, 2004 was $44.6 million. This represents an increase of $5.9 million, or 15.16%, when compared with net earnings of $38.7 million for the same period of 2003. Diluted earnings per share were $0.91. This was up $0.12, or 15.19%, from diluted earnings per share of $0.79 for the same period last year.

Net income for the nine months ending September 30, 2004 produced a return on beginning equity of 20.78%, a return on average equity of 20.10% and a return on average assets of 1.45%. The efficiency ratio for the nine-month period was 48.77%, and operating expenses as a percentage of average assets were 2.08%.

Net income before gains and losses from securities and the sale of real estate was $45.0 million for the nine months ending September 30, 2004. This represents an increase of $9.0 million, or 25.09%, when compared to net earnings before gains and losses from securities and the sale of real estate of $36.0 million for the same nine months period in 2003. These results produced a return on beginning equity of 20.98%, a return on average equity of 20.30%, and a return on average assets of 1.46%. The related efficiency ratio for the nine months period was 48.61%, and operating costs as a percentage of average assets were 2.08%.

The Company sold one of its buildings in Pasadena during the third quarter of 2004. This building houses the Pasadena Business Financial Center and the Wealth Management Group. The Company has agreed to lease back the Pasadena Business Financial Center space for five years and the Wealth Management Group space for two years.

The sale of the building resulted in a gross gain of $2.1 million of which $1.7 million is required to be deferred and amortized as an adjustment to rental expense over the life of the leases. The Company recognized $419,000 of the gain during the third quarter.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
Net interest income (before provision for credit losses) totaled $39.9 million for the third quarter of 2004. This represented an increase of $8.5 million, or 27.17%, over the net interest income of $31.4 million for the third quarter of 2003. These increases resulted from an $11.7 million increase in interest income, offset by a $3.1 million increase in interest expense.

Net interest income (before provision for credit losses) totaled $111.4 million for the nine months ending September 30, 2004. This represented an increase of $18.2 million, or 19.55%, over the net interest income of $93.2 million for the same period of 2003. This increase resulted from a $23.1 million increase in interest income, partially offset by a $4.9 million increase in interest expense. The increases in interest income were primarily due to the increase in average earnings assets.

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) for the third quarter of 2004 was 4.08%. This represents a slight increase when compared to the 3.95% for the third quarter of 2003. Asset yields for the third quarter of 2004 were 5.26%, compared with asset yields of 5.01% for the third quarter of 2003. The cost of funds was 1.73% and 1.58% for the same periods, respectively.

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) for the first nine months declined from 4.17% for the first nine months of 2003 to 4.01% for the first nine months of 2004. Asset yields have declined from 5.37% for the first nine months of 2003 to 5.15% for the first nine months of 2004. This has been mitigated by the strong growth in the balance sheet, and the decline in the cost of funds from 1.80% to 1.68% for the same periods. The margin compression appears to be moderating with the recent stability of interest rates. The Company has approximately $1.30 billion, or 45.45%, of its deposits in interest free demand deposits. This should position it well for a rising interest rate environment.

Balance Sheet
The Company reported total assets of $4.35 billion at September 30, 2004. This represented an increase of $690.9 million, or 18.87%, over total assets of $3.66 billion on September 30, 2003. Earning assets totaling $4.08 billion were up $654.4 million, or 19.11%, when compared with earning assets of $3.42 billion as of September 30, 2003. Deposits of $2.87 billion grew $254.1 million, or 9.72%, from $2.61 billion for the prior year. Demand deposits of $1.30 billion jumped $183.4 million, or 16.37%, from $1.12 billion. Gross loans and leases of $2.01 billion on September 30, 2004 rose $380.1 million, or 23.32%, from $1.63 billion on September 30, 2003.

Total assets of $4.35 billion as of September 30, 2004 reflect an increase of $498.4 million, or 12.93%, over total assets of $3.85 billion on December 31, 2003. Earning assets of $4.08 billion were up $436.2 million, or 11.97%, during the same period. Deposits of $2.87 billion on September 30, 2004 grew $207.4 million, or 7.80%, from $2.66 billion as of December 31, 2003. Demand deposits of $1.30 billion were up $161.1 million, or 14.10%, from $1.14 billion. Gross loans and leases of $2.01 billion increased $249.9 million, or 14.20%, from $1.76 billion on December 31, 2003. Total equity of $310.1 million on September 30, 2004 was up $23.4 million, or 8.15%, from $286.7 million as of December 31, 2003.

Investment Securities
Investment securities totaled $2.04 billion as of September 30, 2004. This represents an increase of $172.5 million, or 9.25%, when compared with $1.87 billion in investment securities as of December 31, 2003. It represents an increase of $259.6 million, or 14.59%, when compared with the $1.78 billion for the third quarter of 2003.

Assets Under Administration
The Wealth Management Group has over $1.2 billion in assets under administration. They provide trust, investment and related services.

Loan and Lease Quality
CVB Financial Corp reported non-performing assets of $689,000 as of September 30, 2004. This represents a ratio of non-performing assets to total assets of 0.02%, and it represents 0.03% of gross loans and leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $23.1 million as of September 30, 2004. This represents 1.15% of gross loans and leases. It compares with an allowance for loan and lease losses of $23.8 million, or 1.46% of gross loans and leases on September 30, 2003. Non-performing loans and leases represented 2.99% of the allowance for loan and lease losses. Non-performing assets decreased by $944,000 from the $1.6 million reported as of September 30, 2003.

The Company has not made a provision for loan and lease losses due to the high quality of its loan portfolio. This has been the case even though loans increased from $1.63 billion as of September 30, 2003 to $2.01 billion as of September 30, 2004. Recoveries of $3.5 million and the addition of $2.8 million from acquisitions more than offset charge offs of $2.5 million during this twelve-month period.

Corporate Overview
CVB Financial Corp. is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. The Bank is the largest financial institution headquartered in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. It serves 30 cities with 37 business financial centers in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles County, Orange County and the Central Valley areas of California. Its subsidiary, Golden West Financial Services, provides vehicle leasing, equipment leasing and real estate loan services.

CVB Financial Corp. was recently recognized at the Annual Strategic Issues Summit with the “Market Cap” Award. This Award was presented to recognize the Company for producing a return to its original shareholders of 41,034% — over 400 times the original investment. This is the highest return in the history of the banking industry in California. The Strategic Issues Summit is co-sponsored by Carpenter & Company and the California Bankers Association.

For the second year, the Company received the KBW Honor Roll award at the Annual Community Bank Investor Conference hosted by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. in New York on July 27, 28 and 29, 2004. This award was presented to the 31 banks in the United States that have reported increased earnings per share every year for the past ten years.

Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol of CVBF. For investor information on CVB Financial Corp., visit our Citizens Business Bank website at www.cbbank.com and click on the CVB Investor tab.

Safe Harbor
This document may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projected. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ, please see the publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings of CVB Financial Corp., including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and particularly the discussion on risk factors within that document.

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CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)

dollars in thousands
September 30,
December 31,
2004
2003
2003
Assets:                
Federal funds sold and reverse repos   $ --   $ --   $ --  
Investment Securities trading    --    --    --  
Investment Securities available-for-sale    2,038,322    1,778,751    1,865,782  
Investment in stock of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)    53,439    39,448    37,966  
Loans and lease finance receivables    2,009,875    1,629,775    1,759,941  
   Less allowance for credit losses    (23,068 )  (23,787 )  (21,282 )



   Net loans and lease finance receivables    1,986,807    1,605,988    1,738,659  



         Total earning assets    4,078,568    3,424,187    3,642,407  
Cash and due from banks    116,125    126,018    112,008  
Premises and equipment, net    26,865    31,683    31,069  
Goodwill and intangibles    26,012    26,699    26,901  
Cash value of life insurance    66,801    15,370    15,800  
Other assets    38,370    37,870    26,164  



     TOTAL     $ 4,352,741   $ 3,661,827   $ 3,854,349  



Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits:  
       Demand Deposits(noninterest-bearing)   $ 1,303,410   $ 1,120,037   $ 1,142,330  
       Investment Checking    228,444    200,572    227,031  
       Savings/MMDA    842,401    715,557    732,992  
       Time Deposits    493,682    577,692    558,157  



          Total Deposits    2,867,937    2,613,858    2,660,510  
  Demand Note to U.S. Treasury    5,053    10,251    3,834  
  Borrowings    1,042,200    729,000    786,500  
  Junior Subordinated Debentures    82,476    --    82,476  
  Other liabilities    44,993    30,896    34,308  



          Total Liabilities    4,042,659    3,384,005    3,567,628  
Stockholders' equity:  
   Stockholders' equity    294,619    263,990    269,441  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income  
      (loss), net of tax    15,463    13,832    17,280  



     310,082    277,822    286,721  



     TOTAL   $ 4,352,741   $ 3,661,827   $ 3,854,349  




CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(unaudited)

dollars in thousands
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Assets:                    
Federal funds sold and reverse repos   $ 109   $ 210   $ 416   $ 3,257  
Investment Securities trading    --    --    --    --  
Investment securities available-for-sale    2,013,691    1,758,568    1,941,208    1,621,867  
Investment in stock of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB)    49,609    38,528    44,117    32,735  
Loans and lease finance receivables    1,960,836    1,522,765    1,859,140    1,479,676  
   Less allowance for credit losses    (22,751 )  (21,179 )  (22,209 )  (21,406 )




   Net loans and lease finance receivables    1,938,085    1,501,586    1,836,931    1,458,270  




         Total earning assets    4,001,494    3,298,892    3,822,672    3,116,129  
Cash and due from banks    147,941    111,655    124,046    110,726  
Premises and equipment, net    29,427    31,713    30,021    30,882  
Goodwill and intangibles    26,134    15,287    26,431    15,502  
Cash value of life insurance    66,320    13,234    55,627    13,093  
Other assets    60,202    79,451    61,284    58,982  




     TOTAL   $ 4,331,518   $ 3,550,232   $ 4,120,081   $ 3,345,314  




Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits:  
       Noninterest-bearing   $ 1,256,509   $ 1,008,109   $ 1,184,086   $ 939,725  
       Interest-bearing    1,572,898    1,475,017    1,545,930    1,432,392  




          Total Deposits    2,829,407    2,483,126    2,730,016    2,372,117  
  Other borrowings    1,084,854    741,774    967,152    641,263  
  Junior Subordinated Debentures    82,476    --    82,476    --  
  Other liabilities    43,803    47,149    44,078    59,354  




          Total Liabilities    4,040,540    3,272,049    3,823,722    3,072,734  
Stockholders' equity:  
   Stockholders' equity    293,648    255,682    283,732    248,722  
   Accumulated other comprehensive income  
      (loss), net of tax    (2,670 )  22,501    12,627    23,858  




     290,978    278,183    296,359    272,580  




     TOTAL   $ 4,331,518   $ 3,550,232   $ 4,120,081   $ 3,345,314  





CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(unaudited)
dollar amounts in thousands, except per share
For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Interest Income:                    
  Loans, including fees   $ 30,061   $ 24,629   $ 83,447   $ 72,262  
  Investment securities:  
     Taxable    18,323    11,780    49,710    36,966  
     Tax-advantaged    3,636    3,938    11,262    12,088  




            Total investment income    21,959    15,718    60,972    49,054  
  Federal funds sold    1    1    3    41  




            Total interest income    52,021    40,348    144,422    121,357  
Interest Expense:  
  Deposits    3,863    3,723    11,151    12,505  
  Borrowings and junior subordinated debentures    8,182    5,191    21,826    15,632  




            Total interest expense    12,045    8,914    32,977    28,137  




    Net interest income before provision for credit losses    39,976    31,434    111,445    93,220  
Provision for credit losses    --    --    --    --  




    Net interest income after  
       provision for credit losses    39,976    31,434    111,445    93,220  
Other Operating Income:  
   Service charges on deposit accounts    3,240    3,835    10,544    11,280  
   Wealth Management services    993    932    3,266    2,903  
   Gains on sale of investment securities    7    3,387    5,219    4,210  
   Other-than-temporary impairment write down    --    --    (6,300 )  --  
   Other    3,279    1,986    7,582    5,116  




            Total other operating income    7,519    10,140    20,311    23,509  
Other operating expenses:  
   Salaries and employee benefits    11,970    10,498    35,323    30,393  
   Occupancy    2,281    1,771    5,961    4,944  
   Equipment    1,896    1,833    5,607    4,904  
   Professional services    907    1,037    3,030    3,020  
   Amortization of intangible assets    296    203    889    518  
   Other    4,402    5,945    13,450    13,105  




            Total other operating expenses    21,752    21,287    64,260    56,884  




Earnings before income taxes    25,743    20,287    67,496    59,845  
Income taxes    8,668    6,785    22,898    21,119  




    Net earnings   $ 17,075   $ 13,502   $ 44,598   $ 38,726  






Basic earnings per common share
   $ 0.35   $ 0.28   $ 0.92   $ 0.81  




Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.35   $ 0.28   $ 0.91   $ 0.79  




Cash dividends per common share   $ 0.13   $ 0.12   $ 0.37   $ 0.36  




All per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 10% stock dividend declared on December 17, 2003.


CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(unaudited)

Three months ended
September 30,

Nine months ended
September 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Interest income - (Tax Effective)(te)     $ 53,184   $ 41,625   $ 148,042   $ 125,256  
Interest Expense    12,045    8,914    32,977    28,137  




Net Interest income - (te)   $ 41,139   $ 32,711   $ 115,065   $ 97,119  





Other-than-temporary impairment write-down
    $ --     --   $ (6,300 )   --  
Gains on sales of securities   $ 7   $ 3,387   $ 5,219   $ 4,210  
Gain on sale of real estate   $ 419    --   $ 419    --  
Gain on sale of OREO    --    --    --    --  


Return on average assets
    1.57 %  1.51 %  1.45 %  1.55 %
Return on average equity    23.34 %  19.26 %  20.10 %  18.99 %
Efficiency ratio    45.80 %  51.20 %  48.77 %  48.73 %
Net interest margin (te)    4.08 %  3.95 %  4.01 %  4.17 %


Weighted average shares outstanding
  
    Diluted    49,189,154    49,003,539    49,191,946    49,040,893  
    Basic    48,405,532    48,121,682    48,394,520    48,097,177  
Dividends declared     $ 6,261   $ 5,206   $ 17,948   $ 15,759  
Dividend payout ratio    36.67 %  38.56 %  40.25 %  40.69 %


Number of shares outstanding-EOP
      48,408,185     48,114,022  
Book value per share     $     6.41   $     5.77  


September 30,
2004
2003
Non-performing Assets (dollar amount in thousands):            
Non-accrual loans   $ 689   $ 1,633  
Loans past due 90 days or more  
  and still accruing interest    --    --  
Restructured loans    --    --  
Other real estate owned (OREO), net    --    --  


Total non-performing assets   $ 689   $ 1,633  



Percentage of non-performing assets
  
  to total loans outstanding and OREO    0.03 %  0.10 %

Percentage of non-performing
  
  assets to total assets    0.02 %  0.04 %

Non-performing assets to
  
allowance for loan losses    2.99 %  6.87 %

Net Charge-off (Recovered) to Average loans
      -0.09 %   0.04 %

Allowance for Credit Losses:
  
 Beginning Balance   $ 21,282   $ 21,666  
   Acquisition of Kaweah National Bank             2,770  
    Total Loans Charged-Off    (1,133 )  (1,673 )
    Total Loans Recovered    2,919    1,024  


Net Loans Recovery (Charged-Off)    1,786    (649 )
Provision Charged to Operating Expense    --    --  


Allowance for Credit Losses at End of period   $ 23,068   $ 23,787  



CVB FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
2004
2003
2002
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
March 31,     $ 21.30   $ 18.91   $ 23.12   $ 17.62   $ 14.66   $ 12.75
June 30,     $ 21.95   $ 19.65   $ 20.08   $ 17.59   $ 17.51   $ 14.52
September 30,     $ 23.37   $ 22.07   $ 19.61   $ 16.69   $ 17.04   $ 12.51
December 31,             $ 19.84   $ 17.43   $ 19.44   $ 14.89



Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
3Q
2004

2Q
2004

1Q
2004

4Q
2003

3Q
2003

Interest income                        
   Loans, including fees   $ 30,061   $ 27,136   $ 26,250   $ 26,780   $ 24,629  
   Investment securities and federal funds sold    21,960    19,315    19,701    18,208    15,719  





     52,021    46,451    45,951    44,988    40,348  
Interest expense  
   Deposits    3,863    3,605    3,683    3,818    3,723  
   Other borrowings    8,182    6,939    6,704    5,098    5,191  





     12,045    10,544    10,387    8,916    8,914  
   Net interest income before  
   provision for credit losses    39,976    35,907    35,564    36,072    31,434  
Provision for credit losses    --    --    --    --    --  





   Net interest income after  
   provision for credit losses    39,976    35,907    35,564    36,072    31,434  
Non-interset income    7,519    12,011    781    6,480    10,140  
Non-interest expenses    21,752    21,004    21,505    20,909    21,287  





Earnings before income taxes    25,743    26,914    14,840    21,643    20,287  
Income taxes    8,668    9,462    4,768    7,538    6,785  





     Net earnings   $ 17,075   $ 17,452   $ 10,072   $ 14,105   $ 13,502  







Basic earning per common share
   $ 0.35   $ 0.36   $ 0.21   $ 0.29   $ 0.28  
Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.35   $ 0.36   $ 0.20   $ 0.29   $ 0.28  

Cash dividends per common share
   $ 0.13   $ 0.12   $ 0.12   $ 0.12   $ 0.12  

Financial Measure That Supplement GAAP
Our discussions sometimes contain financial information not required to be presented by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We do this to better inform readers of our financial statements. The SEC requires us to present a reconciliation of GAAP presentation with non-GAAP presentation.

The following table reconciles the differences in net earnings with and without the other-than-temporary impairment write down and net gains on sale of investment securities, gain on sale of real estate in conformity with GAAP:

Net Earnings Reconciliation (non-GAAP disclosure):
 
Three months ended
September 30,
Nine months ended
September 30,
2004
2003
2004
2003
Net earnings without the other-than-temporary impairment write-down and net gain on sale of securities     $ 16,792   $ 11,248   $ 45,036   $ 36,002  
     Other-than-temporary impairment write-down, net of tax    --    --    (4,163 )  --  
     Net gains on sale of securities, net of tax    5    2,254    3,448    2,724  
     Net gains on sale of real estate, net of tax       278     --     277     --  




Reported net earnings   $ 17,075   $ 13,502   $ 44,598   $ 38,726  




Other-than-temporary impairment write-down       --     --   $ (6,300)   --  
Gains on sale of securities   $ 7   $ 3,387    5,219   $ 4,210  
Gain on sale of real estate    419    --    419    --  
Tax effect    (143 )  (1,133 )  224    (1,486 )




Net of taxes     $ 283   $ 2,254   $ (438)   $ 2,724  




We have presented net earnings without the other-than-temporary impairment write down and the realized gains of investment securities, and the gain on sale of real estate to show shareholders the earnings from operations unaffected by the impact of these items. We believe this presentation allows the reader to more easily determine the operational profit of the Company.