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): December 19, 2005
FIRST VALLEY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Connecticut | 6021 | 04-3806732 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Primary Standard Industrial | (I.R.S. employer |
| incorporation or organization) | Classification Code Number) | identification number) |
Four Riverside Avenue
Bristol, Connecticut 06010
(860) 582-8868
(address and telephone number)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
SIGNATURES |
EXHIBIT INDEX |
EX-99.1: | PRESS RELEASE |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
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Stock Split In a press release attached to this 8-K as Exhibit 99-1, First Valley Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") announced a one for ten stock split approved by its Board of Directors on December 19, 2005. That press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
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Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 20, 2005 |
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.
| | FIRST VALLEY BANCORP, INC. |
| | |
| | By: _______________________ |
| | Mark J. Blum |
| | Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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| Date: December 21, 2005 | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description |
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| 99.1: | The Company issued a press release dated December 20, 2005. |
