Valley National Bancorp shareholders elect 11 directors and ratify KPMG at annual meeting

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP

All 11 director nominees elected; highest "Against" vote for Suresh L. Sani (6.7M votes against).
Advisory say-on-pay approved with 428.5M For, 9.0M Against, 2.1M abstain.
Ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY 2026 received 495.5M For, 1.9M Against.
Total outstanding shares 554.3M; 498.0M shares represented at the meeting (89.9%).

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-18 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-18

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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

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2026-05-18 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-18

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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

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP shareholders approved Election of 11 directors named in the Proxy Statement at the 2026-05-18 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-18

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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.

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