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701 North Haven Avenue, Ontario, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
91764 (Zip Code) |
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On February 25, 2005, the merger of Granite State Bank, a California state bank (Granite), with and into Citizens Business Bank (CBB), a California state bank and principal subsidiary of CVB Financial Corp., a California corporation (the Company), was consummated in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the Merger Agreement), dated as of October 21, 2004, by and among the Company, CBB and Granite (the Merger). In connection with the Merger, CVB will issue approximately 696,049 shares of its common stock to satisfy the stock obligation under the Merger Agreement. In addition, CBB will pay approximately $13.3 million in cash to satisfy the cash obligation under the Merger Agreement.
The shares were issued by the Company in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance and exchange of securities approved, after a public hearing upon the fairness of the terms and conditions of the exchange, by a state commission authorized by law to grant such approval. A public fairness hearing was held before the Commissioner of the California Department of Corporations on January 18, 2005, in accordance with Section 25142 of the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968, as amended, after which a permit authorizing the issuance and exchange of the Companys shares was granted.
Item 8.01 In connection with the Merger, CVB issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and which is being furnished hereunder.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements
Not Applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not Applicable
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release, dated February 28, 2005, announcing the completion of the Merger.
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: February 28, 2005 | By: /s/ D. Linn Wiley. D. Linn Wiley, President and Chief Executive Officer |
99.1 Press Release, dated February 28, 2005