Form 8-K
8-K — VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
Accession: 0000714310-26-000030
Filed: 2026-05-18
Period: 2026-05-18
CIK: 0000714310
SIC: 6021 (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): May 18, 2026
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)
One Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10119
(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):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbols Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value VLY The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, no par value VLYPP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, no par value VLYPO The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, no par value VLYPN The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2026 (the “Meeting”). On the record date of March 23, 2026, there were 554,316,876 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding. A total of 498,025,239 shares were present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The Company’s shareholders took the following actions:
Proposal #1 – Voted on the election of 11 persons, named in the Proxy Statement, to serve as directors of the Company for the ensuing year constituting the entire Board of Directors. The following is a list of directors elected at the Annual Meeting with the number of votes cast “For,” and “Against” each director nominee, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes.
Name For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes
Eyal Efrat 437,750,701 1,333,345 448,187 58,493,006
Peter V. Maio 438,035,299 1,109,155 387,779 58,493,006
Kathleen C. Perrott 437,745,326 1,344,761 442,146 58,493,006
Ira Robbins 435,472,585 3,628,954 430,694 58,493,006
Nitzan Sandor 435,712,185 3,172,795 647,253 58,493,006
Suresh L. Sani 432,286,871 6,675,699 569,663 58,493,006
Lisa J. Schultz 435,823,415 3,153,695 555,123 58,493,006
Jennifer W. Steans 436,676,922 2,399,113 456,198 58,493,006
Carlos J. Vázquez 437,763,090 1,196,709 572,434 58,493,006
Jeffrey S. Wilks 434,114,566 4,881,078 536,589 58,493,006
Dr. Sidney S. Williams, Jr. 434,601,488 3,871,728 1,059,017 58,493,006
Proposal #2 – Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes cast “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, was as follows:
Number of Votes
For
428,491,622
Against
8,976,268
Abstained
2,064,343
Broker Non-Votes
58,493,006
Proposal #3 – Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The number of votes cast “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, was as follows:
Number of Votes
For
495,529,819
Against
1,904,015
Abstained
591,405
Broker Non-Votes
0
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: May 18, 2026
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
By:
/s/ Lyndsey Sloan
Lyndsey Sloan
Senior Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
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NASDAQ - ALL MARKETS [Member] | Common Stock, No Par Value [Member]
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NASDAQ - ALL MARKETS [Member] | Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, No Par Value
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