NEW YORK, July 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valley National Bancorp (“Valley”) (NASDAQ: VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, today announced the pricing of a public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its 8.250% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (the “Preferred Stock”), for gross proceeds of $150 million. Each share of the Preferred Stock will be issued at a public offering price of $25 per share and has a liquidation preference of $25 per share. Dividends on the Preferred Stock will accrue and be payable quarterly in arrears, at a fixed rate per annum equal to 8.250% from the date of original issue to, but excluding September 30, 2029, and thereafter at a rate per annum equal to the five-year U.S. treasury rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering) as of the most recent dividend payment date (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement) plus 4.182%.

In addition, Valley has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares of Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. Valley intends to list the shares of Preferred Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Subject to listing approval, Valley anticipates trading of the Preferred Stock on the Nasdaq Global to commence within 30 days after the shares of Preferred Stock are first issued. The offering is expected to close on August 5, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Valley intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes and investments in Valley National Bank as regulatory capital.

Morgan Stanley, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, UBS Investment Bank, Wells Fargo Securities and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, are acting as joint book-running managers for the Preferred Stock offering. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal counsel to Valley.

The Preferred Stock will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-278527) (including base prospectus) and a preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and a final prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC.

Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the Preferred Stock offering can be obtained without charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or may be obtained from: Valley National Bancorp, 70 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960, Attention: Tina Zarkadas, (973) 305-3380, or by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll free at 1-866-718-1649; BofA Securities, Inc. toll free at 1-800-294-1322; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC toll free at 1-212-834-4533; UBS Securities LLC toll free at 1-888-827-7275; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-645-3751; or Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. toll free at 1-800-966-1559.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Preferred Stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offering of the Preferred Stock is being made only by means of a written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

About Valley

As the principal subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp, Valley National Bank is a regional bank with over $62 billion in assets. Valley is committed to giving people and businesses the power to succeed. Valley operates many convenient branch locations and commercial banking offices across New Jersey, New York, Florida, Alabama, California and Illinois, and is committed to providing the most convenient service, the latest innovations and an experienced and knowledgeable team dedicated to meeting customer needs. Helping communities grow and prosper is the heart of Valley’s corporate citizenship philosophy.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release and other statements made by Valley in connection with it may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include statements regarding the completion of the offering, expressions about management’s confidence and strategies and management’s expectations about our business, new and existing programs and products, acquisitions, relationships, opportunities, taxation, technology, market conditions and economic expectations. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “intend,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “view,” “opportunity,” “allow,” “continues,” “reflects,” “typically,” “usually,” “anticipate,” “may,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “project” or similar statements or variations of such terms. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of factors that could affect our results is included in Valley’s SEC filings, including Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Valley undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations, except as required by law. Although Valley believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Valley cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.