PROPOSED MERGER—YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANTMerger and the Merger Agreement • May 1st, 2018
Contract Type FiledMay 1st, 2018The boards of directors of CVB Financial Corp., Citizens Business Bank and Community Bank have approved an agreement (the “merger agreement”) for the merger of Community Bank with and into Citizens Business Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVB Financial Corp. Before we can complete the merger, we must obtain the approval of the shareholders of CVB Financial Corp. and Community Bank. We are sending our respective shareholders this document to ask for approval of the principal terms of the merger agreement at the respective special shareholder meetings of CVB Financial Corp. and Community Bank, which will each be held on June 21, 2018. The merger agreement, which is attached as Annex A to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus, sets forth the terms of the merger.