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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
Current Report
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| (a) | On May 20, 2020, CVB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. |
| (b) | Each of the matters submitted to the shareholders was approved by the requisite voting power required for approval of the respective proposal. The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the shareholders are as follows: |
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following nine individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company for a one year term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified:
| Nominee |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
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| George A. Borba, Jr. |
96,199,359 |
2,068,557 |
23,941,930 |
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| David A. Brager |
98,140,798 |
127,118 |
23,941,930 |
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| Stephen A. Del Guercio |
96,054,571 |
2,213,345 |
23,941,930 |
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| Rodrigo Guerra, Jr. |
96,284,272 |
1,983,644 |
23,941,930 |
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| Anna Kan |
96,262,754 |
2,005,162 |
23,941,930 |
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| Marshall V. Laitsch |
96,222,248 |
2,045,668 |
23,941,930 |
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| Kristina M. Leslie |
96,033,162 |
2,234,754 |
23,941,930 |
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| Raymond V. O’Brien III |
94,901,971 |
3,365,945 |
23,941,930 |
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| Hal W. Oswalt |
96,255,064 |
2,012,852 |
23,941,930 |
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Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Audit Committee’s Appointment of the Independent Accountants for 2020
The appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 121,151,102 |
894,894 |
163,850 |
0 |
Proposal 3 – A Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers (“Say-On-Pay”).
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 55,892,167 |
42,012,778 |
362,971 |
23,941,930 |
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: May 21, 2020 |
By: /s/ E. Allen Nicholson | |||||
| E. Allen Nicholson | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||