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): May 12, 2008
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 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Valley National Bancorp (the “Corporation”) has declared a 5% stock dividend to be distributed to shareholders on May 23, 2008. Effective May 12, 2008, the Corporation amended the first sentence of Article V of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase by 9,089,814 shares (5%) the total authorized capital stock of the Corporation to 220,886,088 shares, consisting of 190,886,088 shares of common stock and 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock which may be issued in one or more classes or series. The amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit (3)(i).
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit
| (3)(i) | Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp, dated May 12, 2008. |
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: May 15, 2008 | VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP | |||
| By: | /s/ Alan D. Eskow | |||
| Alan D. Eskow | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Title | |
| (3)(i) |
Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp, dated May 12, 2008. |