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Table of Contents Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K □ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the transition period from to Commission file number : 000-10140 California ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Class Common Stock , no par value CVB FINANCIAL CORP . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 701 N. Haven Avenue , Suite 350 Ontario , California ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 95-3629339 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 91764 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 909 ) 980-4030 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol CVBF Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None X No □ No | Yes ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NASDAQ Stock Market , LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes 区 No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Yes DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders which will be filed within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . 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 0 No 区 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 2,400,051,983 . Number of shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of February 12 , 2021 : 135,873,607 . PART OF Part III of Form 10 - K