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| EX-14 - EX-14 - HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP | exhibit1.htm |
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): | July 21, 2011 |
HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-34453 | 13-3148745 |
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_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 21 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, New York | 10707 | |
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_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (914) 961-6100 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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:
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| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
(d) On July 21, 2011, Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (the “Company”) provided notice to the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) that the Company intends to voluntarily delist its common stock, $0.20 par value per share (“Common Stock”), from NASDAQ and intends to list the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company expects to begin trading on the NYSE on August 2, 2011 under the new ticker symbol “HVB”. Until that time, the Company’s Common Stock will continue to trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “HUVL”.
| Item 5.05 | Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics. |
On July 26, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) adopted an amended Code of Ethics for directors, officers and employees (the “Code”) in connection with the transfer of the listing of the Company’s Common Stock from NASDAQ to the NYSE, as reported in Item 3.01 above. Accordingly, the Code was amended to more closely align the Code with NYSE rules and listing standards, specifically by providing more detail and clarity regarding conflicts of interest, corporate opportunities, confidential information, waivers and internal resources to address questions regarding the Code. The amended Code was effective upon adoption by the Board.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended Code, filed as Exhibit 14 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 14 | Code of Ethics for Directors, Officers and Employees |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP. | ||||
| July 27, 2011 | By: |
Stephen R. Brown
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| Name: Stephen R. Brown | ||||
| Title: Senior Executive Vice President,Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||||
Exhibit Index
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Code of Ethics for Directors, Officers and Employees |