Form 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): April 18, 2012

 

 

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)

 

 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 18, 2012, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) was held. A total of 154,698,732 of the Company’s shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The Company’s shareholders took the following actions:

Proposal #1 – Voted on the election of 17 persons, named in the Proxy Statement, to serve as directors of the Company for the ensuing year constituting the entire Board of Directors. The following is a list of directors elected at the Annual Meeting with the number of votes “For” and “Withheld” and the number of broker non-votes. There were no abstentions with respect to the election of directors.

 

     Number of Votes         

Name

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Andrew B. Abramson

     105,872,637         3,747,612         45,078,483   

Peter J. Baum

     107,344,498         2,275,751         45,078,483   

Pamela R. Bronander

     106,729,278         2,890,971         45,078,483   

Peter Crocitto

     106,255,159         3,365,090         45,078,483   

Eric P. Edelstein

     106,650,528         2,969,721         45,078,483   

Alan D. Eskow

     101,629,041         7,991,208         45,078,483   

Mary J. Steele Guilfoile

     102,083,223         7,537,026         45,078,483   

Graham O. Jones

     102,268,325         7,351,924         45,078,483   

Walter H. Jones, III

     102,146,362         7,473,887         45,078,483   

Gerald Korde

     101,704,734         7,915,515         45,078,483   

Michael L. LaRusso

     106,747,996         2,872,253         45,078,483   

Marc J. Lenner

     107,290,300         2,329,949         45,078,483   

Gerald H. Lipkin

     105,577,173         4,043,076         45,078,483   

Barnett Rukin

     105,898,393         3,721,856         45,078,483   

Suresh L. Sani

     106,608,966         3,011,283         45,078,483   

Robert C. Soldoveri

     102,698,907         6,921,342         45,078,483   

Jeffrey S. Wilks

     101,673,058         7,947,191         45,078,483   

Proposal #2 – Approved, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as determined by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.

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

     98,629,265   

Against

     7,804,479   

Abstained

     3,186,505   

Broker Non-Votes

     45,078,483   

Proposal #3 – Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

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

     152,322,460   

Against

     1,433,513   

Abstained

     942,759   

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: April 20, 2012     VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
  By:  

/s/ Alan D. Eskow

    Alan D. Eskow
    Senior Executive Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer