Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 7, 2022 (the "Effective Time"), CVB Financial Corp. (the "Company") completed the previously announced merger (the "Merger") transaction whereby Suncrest Bank ("Suncrest") merged with and into the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary Citizens Business Bank ("Citizens"), in accordance with the terms and conditions of that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger ("Merger Agreement"), dated as of July 27, 2021, by and among the Company, Citizens and Suncrest, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $237 million in aggregate, or $18.63 per Suncrest share based on CVB Financial Corp.'s closing stock price of $22.87 on January 7, 2022.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued approximately 8.6 million shares of Company common stock and approximately $39.6 million in aggregate cash consideration, including cash paid out in settlement of outstanding incentive stock option awards at Suncrest.

Suncrest Bank, headquartered in Visalia, California, had approximately $1.4 billion in total assets, $0.8 billion in net loans, $1.2 billion in total deposits and $179.0 million in total equity as of December 31, 2021. Tangible book value per share was $11.16 at December 31, 2021. Suncrest's seven branch locations and two loan production offices in California's Central Valley and the Sacramento area will open as Citizens Business Bank locations on January 10, 2022.

On January 7, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits





Exhibit No.        Description

99.1                 Press Release, dated January 7, 2022, announcing the
                   completion of the merger of Suncrest Bank with and into Citizens
                   Business Bank.

104                Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
                   XBRL document)




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