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 24, 2006
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) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 305-8800
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 24, 2006, Valley National Bancorp (“Valley” or “Company”) issued a press release reporting 2005 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.
The Company’s 2005 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 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) that management uses in its analysis of Valley’s performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding Valley’s financial results and facilitates comparisons with the performance of peers within the financial services industry.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
| 99 | Press Release dated January 24, 2006 |
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.
| Dated: January 25, 2006 | 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 | |
| 99 | Press Release |