Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): November 13, 2017

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 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 13, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Valley National Bancorp (the “Company”), its Compensation Committee and its Nominating Committee approved a term sheet (the “Term Sheet”) setting forth the clarifications and expectations regarding post-retirement arrangements concerning Gerald H. Lipkin, CEO of the Company, who announced his retirement as CEO on November 2, 2017, effective December 31, 2017.

The Term Sheet describes Mr. Lipkin’s continued service as an employee until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in April 2018, his expected service as a director and the Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Valley National Bank (the “Bank”) and the Company through the 2019 Annual Meeting, as well as clarifying arrangements with respect to his compensation and other matters during these periods.

The description of the Term Sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Term Sheet, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1	Term Sheet about Gerald H. Lipkin’s retirement as CEO.

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.