VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (NYSE:VLY) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On December 14, 2017, a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”) was held. A total of 183,819,415 of the Company’s outstanding shares of 264,278,722 as of the record date of October 23, 2017, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The Company’s shareholders took the following actions:

Proposal #1 – Approved of the issuance of up to 76,334,259 shares of Valley National Bancorp common stock in connection with the merger with USAmeriBancorp, Inc..

The number of shares voted “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, is as follows:

Proposal #2 – Approved of a proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to adjourn or postpone the special meeting to a later date, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of approval of the issuance of up to 76,334,259 shares of Valley National Bancorp common stock in connection with the merger with USAmeriBancorp, Inc. or to vote on other matters properly before such special meeting.

The number of shares voted “For” and “Against” this proposal, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, is as follows:

About VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (NYSE:VLY)
Valley National Bancorp is the bank holding company for Valley National Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of commercial, retail, insurance and wealth management financial services products. The Company’s segments include Consumer Lending; Commercial Lending; Investment Management, and Corporate and Other Adjustments. The consumer lending segment includes its residential mortgages, home equity loans and automobile loans. The commercial lending segment primarily includes floating rate and adjustable rate commercial and industrial loans, as well as fixed rate owner occupied and commercial real estate loans. The investment management segment includes the Company’s investments in various types of securities, its federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits with banks (primarily the Federal Reserve Bank of New York). The Bank has over 230 branches serving northern and central New Jersey, the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island, and Florida.