UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2014
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey | 1-11277 | 22-2477875 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
1455 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey | 07470 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(973) 305-8800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 9, 2014, a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) was held. A total of 172,897,325 of the Company’s outstanding shares of 200,579,790 as of the record date of July 21, 2014, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The Company’s shareholders took the following actions:
Proposal #1 – Approved an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, no par value per share, of Valley National Bancorp by 100,000,000 shares.
The number of shares voted “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, is as follows:
Number of Votes | ||
For | 153,595,630 | |
Against | 16,557,114 | |
Abstained | 675,494 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 2,069,087 | |
Proposal #2 – Approved a proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to adjourn or postpone the special meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of approval of the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, no par value per share, of Valley National Bancorp by 100,000,000 shares or to vote on other matters properly before such special meeting.
The number of shares voted “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, is as follows:
Number of Votes | ||
For | 146,510,648 | |
Against | 25,633,116 | |
Abstained | 753,561 | |
Broker Non-Votes | — | |
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: September 9, 2014 | VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP | |||
By: | /s/ Alan D. Eskow | |||
Alan D. Eskow | ||||
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||