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): December 16, 2011
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 16, 2011, Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) announced that it will deliver a notice of redemption effective January 17, 2012 of principal face amount of $10,000,000 of the 7 3/4% Trust Preferred Securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”) issued by VNB Capital Trust I, the Company’s subsidiary trust.
A copy of the press release announcing the redemption of the Trust Preferred Securities is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 16, 2011. |
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: December 16, 2011 | VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP | |||||
| By: | /s/ Alan D. Eskow | |||||
| Alan D. Eskow | ||||||
| Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Title | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 16, 2011. | |