8-K
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): October 23, 2015
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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New Jersey | | 1-11277 | | 22-2477875 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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1455 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey | | 07470 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(973) 305-8800
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On October 23, 2015, Robert C. Soldoveri, a member of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) notified the Company that he will not stand for re-election to the Board at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board has acted to reduce the size of the Board as of the date of the 2016 annual meeting.
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.
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Dated: October 27, 2015 | | VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP |
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| | By: | | /s/ Alan D. Eskow |
| | | | Alan D. Eskow |
| | | | Senior Executive Vice President |
| | | | and Chief Financial Officer |