VLYForm8-K20150129PR
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) January 29, 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) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 305-8800
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 29, 2015, Valley National Bancorp (“Valley”) issued a press release reporting 2014 fourth quarter results of operations.
A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.
The information disclosed in this Item 2.02 shall be considered “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Valley’s 2014 fourth quarter press release contains certain supplemental financial information, described in the Notes to Selected Financial Data included in Exhibit 99, which has been determined by methods other than U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Management internally reviews each of these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate performance on a comparative period to period basis. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding Valley’s financial results, the impact of such non-GAAP financial measures on Valley’s operating results and financial condition.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 Press Release dated January 29, 2015.
The Press Release disclosed in this Item 9.01 as Exhibit 99 shall be considered “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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: January 29, 2015 | | VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP |
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| | By: | | /s/ Alan D. Eskow |
| | | | Alan D. Eskow |
| | | | Senior Executive Vice President and |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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