CVB Financial Corp. Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend
ONTARIO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) (the “Company”) announced a twenty cent ($0.20) per share cash dividend with respect to the third quarter of 2022. This amounts to a quarterly dividend increase of one cent ($0.01) per share, compared to the $0.19 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2022, and represents the Company’s 132nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. This dividend increase was approved at the Company’s regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting held on September 21, 2022. The quarterly dividend will be payable on or about October 20, 2022 to shareholders of record as of October 5, 2022.
“Our Company’s strong levels of capital and liquidity, combined with our remarkable history of 181 consecutive quarters of profitability, has allowed us to pay cash dividends to our shareholders for 132 consecutive quarters,” said David A. Brager, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased to be increasing our quarterly dividend by 5%. We believe this higher dividend, combined with our common stock repurchase plan, demonstrate our continuing commitment to provide strong returns to our shareholders.”
Corporate Overview
CVB Financial Corp. (“CVBF”) is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. CVBF is one of the 10 largest bank holding companies headquartered in California with over $16 billion in total assets. Citizens Business Bank is consistently recognized as one of the top performing banks in the nation and offers a wide array of banking, lending and investing services with more than 60 banking centers and 4 trust office locations serving California.
Shares of CVB Financial Corp. common stock are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “CVBF”. For investor information on CVBF, visit our Citizens Business Bank website at and click on the .
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