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 17, 2013

 

 

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 April 17, 2013, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) was held. A total of 172,412,129 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

     112,373,687         3,205,877         56,832,564   

Peter J. Baum

     112,889,241         2,690,322         56,832,564   

Pamela R. Bronander

     112,628,328         2,951,236         56,832,564   

Peter Crocitto

     112,094,497         3,485,067         56,832,564   

Eric P. Edelstein

     107,510,585         8,068,979         56,832,564   

Alan D. Eskow

     107,110,294         8,469,270         56,832,564   

Mary J. Steele Guilfoile

     107,089,616         8,489,947         56,832,564   

Graham O. Jones

     106,380,262         9,199,302         56,832,564   

Walter H. Jones, III

     106,360,434         9,219,130         56,832,564   

Gerald Korde

     112,380,481         3,199,082         56,832,564   

Michael L. LaRusso

     112,559,010         3,020,554         56,832,564   

Marc J. Lenner

     112,670,328         2,909,236         56,832,564   

Gerald H. Lipkin

     111,904,043         3,675,521         56,832,564   

Barnett Rukin

     112,522,305         3,057,259         56,832,564   

Suresh L. Sani

     112,506,758         3,072,806         56,832,564   

Robert C. Soldoveri

     106,796,483         8,783,081         56,832,564   

Jeffrey S. Wilks

     107,600,806         7,978,758         56,832,564   

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

     91,337,022   

Against

     20,917,345   

Abstained

     3,325,185   

Broker Non-Votes

     56,832,575   


Proposal #3 – Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

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

     169,005,812   

Against

     2,068,177   

Abstain

     1,338,139   

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 19, 2013     VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
  By:  

/s/ Ira D. Robbins

    Ira D. Robbins
    Executive Vice President & Treasurer