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): May 17, 2021

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 17, 2021, the respective Boards of Directors of CVB Financial Corp. (“CVBF”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Citizens Business Bank (the “Bank,” and collectively with CVBF, the “Company”) appointed Ms. Francene LaPoint as CVBF’s and the Bank’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of the same date. Ms. LaPoint, age 56, has been serving as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Controller with responsibility for Accounting and Financial Reporting since January 2012. Ms. LaPoint held various auditing roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1998. Ms. LaPoint holds a B.B.A. in accounting from California State University, Fullerton and is also a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

As the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. LaPoint will serve as the principal accounting officer of the Company. E. Allen Nicholson, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and former principal accounting officer (as of May 17, 2021), will continue to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. LaPoint and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. LaPoint was appointed to serve as Chief Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships among any of CVBF’s or the Bank’s respective directors or executive officers and Ms. LaPoint.

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, 2021				By: /s/ E. Allen Nicholson
				E. Allen Nicholson
				Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer