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):   May 9, 2013

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
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(Commission
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(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)
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(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

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2013 at which meeting the shareholders (1) elected nine directors, (2) approved on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers, and (3) ratified the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

The following proposals were submitted by the Board of Directors to a vote of shareholders and the final result of the voting on each proposal is noted below.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

                         
                    Broker
Directors   Votes For   Votes Withheld   Non-Votes
James J. Landy
    15,082,332       697,672       2,179,587  
 
                       
Stephen R. Brown
    15,083,687       696,317       2,179,587  
 
                       
John P. Cahill
    15,125,549       654,455       2,179,587  
 
                       
Mary-Jane Foster
    15,127,877       652,127       2,179,587  
 
                       
Gregory F. Holcombe
    15,109,674       670,330       2,179,587  
 
                       
Adam W. Ifshin
    14,291,232       1,488,772       2,179,587  
 
                       
Joseph A. Schenk
    15,119,413       660,591       2,179,587  
 
                       
Craig S. Thompson
    14,295,158       1,484,846       2,179,587  
 
                       
William E. Whiston
    15,123,985       656,019       2,179,587  
 
                       

Proposal 2: The non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation

                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
15,209,936
    242,553       327,515       2,179,587  
 
                       

Proposal 3: The ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

                     
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
17,900,730
    57,993       868    
 
                   


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.
          
May 14, 2013   By:   Stephen R. Brown
       
        Name: Stephen R. Brown
        Title: President & Chief Executive Officer