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
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
May 9, 2005 |
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| New Jersey ______________________________ (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-11277 _______________________________ (Commission File Number) |
22-2477875 ____________________________ (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
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 20, 2005. Effective May 9, 2005, the Corporation amended the first sentence of Article V of its Certificate of Incorporation to increase by 7,852,123 shares (5%) the total authorized capital stock of the Corporation to 194,894,580 shares, consisting of 164,894,580 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)(A).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
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(3)(A) |
Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp, dated May 9, 2005. |
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 12, 2005 |
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP By: /s/ Alan D. Eskow —————————————— Name: Alan D. Eskow Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Title
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(3)(A) |
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Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp, dated May 9, 2005.
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