VLY Form 8-K 2015.07.30


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) July 30, 2015
 

 
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 July 30, 2015, Valley National Bancorp (“Valley”) issued a press release reporting 2015 second 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 2015 second 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 July 30, 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.
 
Dated: July 30, 2015
 
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Alan D. Eskow
 
 
 
 
Alan D. Eskow
 
 
 
 
Senior Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)