HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP. (Form: 8-K/A)

0001299933-13-000641.txt : 20130408 0001299933-13-000641.hdr.sgml : 20130408 20130408170947 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-13-000641 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130404 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130408 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130408 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000722256 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 133148745 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34453 FILM NUMBER: 13748973 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21 SCARSDALE ROAD CITY: YONKERS STATE: NY ZIP: 10707 BUSINESS PHONE: 9149616100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 21 SCARSDALE ROAD CITY: YONKERS STATE: NY ZIP: 10707 8-K/A 1 htm_47440.htm LIVE FILING HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP. (Form: 8-K/A)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 01)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):		April 4, 2013

HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York	001-34453	13-3148745
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

21 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, New York		10707
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(914) 961-6100

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
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:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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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 April 4, 2013 the Board of Directors of Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Joseph A. Schenk and William E. Whiston as members of the Board, effective April 4, 2013. Mr. Schenk was named to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and Mr. Whiston was named to serve on both the Compensation and the Nominating Committees of the Board.

A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press Release of the Company dated April 4, 2013 announcing the appointment of Joseph A. Schenk and William E. Whiston to the Board of the Company.

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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.

April 8, 2013	By:	Stephen R. Brown

		Name: Stephen R. Brown
		Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release of the Company dated April 4, 2013 announcing the appointment of Joseph A. Schenk and William E. Whiston to the Board of the Company,

EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

SOURCE: HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		CONTACT
Hudson Valley Holding Corp. 21 Scarsdale Road Yonkers, NY 10707		James J. Landy Executive Chairman (914) 771-3230

HUDSON VALLEY HOLDING CORP.
NAMES JOSEPH A. SCHENK AND WILLIAM E. WHISTON
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

YONKERS, N.Y., April 4, 2013 — James J. Landy, Executive Chairman of Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (NYSE: HVB), has announced that the Company has named Joseph A. Schenk, a Senior Advisor with The Carlyle Group, and William E. Whiston, Chief Financial Officer of the Archdiocese of New York, to the Board of Directors of the Company and Hudson Valley Bank, N.A.

Prior to joining The Carlyle Group, an alternative asset manager with over $160 billion of assets under management, Mr. Schenk served as Chief Executive Officer of First New York Securities, LLC, a principal trading firm, and as Chief Executive Officer of Pali Holdings, Inc., a boutique investment banking firm. He spent 15 years with the Jefferies Group, Inc., a full service investment bank and institutional securities firm, most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President.

A Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Mr. Schenk received a BS in Accounting from the University of Detroit, summa cum laude. Prior to working in the financial services industry, he worked for Price Waterhouse.

Mr. Schenk also serves on the boards of Convergex Holdings; Gain Capital; Fordham Preparatory School; the New York Catholic Foundation; and St. Joseph’s Seminary.

Mr. Whiston has been Chief Financial Officer of the Archdiocese of New York since 2002, where he is responsible for managing the financial and administrative functions of the Archdiocese. During his tenure he served as President of the Catholic Umbrella Pool, a casualty/liability reinsurance vehicle for forty dioceses.

Prior to joining the Archdiocese of New York, Mr. Whiston spent 29 years at Allied Irish Bank, where he served in a number of executive positions in areas including lending, product development and operations/compliance.

Mr. Whiston holds a Bachelor’s degree from Pace University in New York and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.

He is active in numerous professional and community organizations. He is a Director of Mutual America Investment Corporation and Mutual America Institutional Funds; a Trustee and Treasurer of the Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral; and a Trustee of St. Joseph’s Seminary. He was an Adjunct Professor in Finance at Fordham University Graduate School of Business for twenty years.

“Both Joe and Bill are respected financial services professionals and active community leaders, who can provide us with beneficial perspective for the future success of the Company,” Mr. Landy noted.

“Their backgrounds will enhance the experience and skill set of our Board to assist us as we continue to move the Company forward in an ever changing regulatory and economic environment, and at the same time remain responsive to our customers,” said Stephen R. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to working with them.”

About Hudson Valley Holding Corp. Through its Hudson Valley Bank subsidiary, Hudson Valley Holding Corp. (NYSE: HVB) serves small- and mid-sized businesses, professional services firms, not-for-profit organizations and select individuals in metropolitan New York. Headquartered in Yonkers, N.Y., the company provides a full range of banking, trust and investment management services to niche commercial customers and their principals throughout Westchester and Rockland counties, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Hudson Valley is the largest bank headquartered in Westchester County, with $2.9 billion in assets, $2.5 billion in deposits and 36 branches at December 31, 2012. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is a Russell 3000^® Index component. More information is available at www.hudsonvalleybank.com.