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 22, 2014
CVB FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 0-10140 | 95-3629339 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 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:
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 22, 2014, CVB Financial Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 106,011,465 shares entitled to vote on all matters presented to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. Votes representing 92.06%, or 97,592,315 shares, of the Company’s common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the voting results of each matter submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below are described in detail in the Proxy Statement. At the Annual Meeting, all eight nominees for director were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s shareholders also approved proposals for an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on Pay”), and to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2014.
| 1. | Election of the following eight nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors: |
| Votes Cast For |
Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| George A. Borba, Jr. |
81,172,156 | 314,916 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| Stephen A. Del Guercio |
81,258,743 | 228,329 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| Robert M. Jacoby, C.P.A. |
81,237,149 | 249,923 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| Christopher D. Myers |
81,138,204 | 348,868 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| Raymond V. O’Brien, III |
81,258,001 | 229,071 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| Hal W. Oswalt |
81,298,389 | 188,683 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| San E. Vaccaro |
80,868,215 | 618,857 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| D. Linn Wiley |
63,874,653 | 17,612,419 | 16,105,243 | |||||||||
| 2. | Proposal to approve an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on Pay”). |
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non- Votes | |||
| 80,148,597 |
1,090,419 | 248,056 | 16,105,243 |
| 3. | Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accountants of the Company for 2014. |
| Votes Cast For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non- Votes | |||
| 97,322,200 |
86,964 | 183,151 | — |
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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 23, 2014 | By: | /s/ Richard C. Thomas. | ||||
| Richard C. Thomas, | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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