VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 17, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2010-11-15

Reporting Person: DELANEY ELIZABETH E (First Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-15	Common Stock	A	2399	—	Acquired	19017	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	103	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	1809	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$14.76	2010-11-15	Common Stock (378)	378	Direct
Stock Options	$16.67	2011-11-07	Common Stock (3695)	3695	Direct
Stock Options	$17.83	2012-11-18	Common Stock (3325)	3325	Direct
Stock Options	$20.79	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3519)	3519	Direct
Stock Options	$20.87	2014-11-16	Common Stock (3351)	3351	Direct
Stock Options	$19.33	2015-11-14	Common Stock (3829)	3829	Direct
Stock Options	$21.15	2016-11-13	Common Stock (3647)	3647	Direct
Stock Options	$16.47	2017-11-14	Common Stock (2315)	2315	Direct
Stock Options	$15.70	2018-11-17	Common Stock (2756)	2756	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% dividend on April 14, 2010, issued May 21, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 7, 2010.

F2: Restricted shares granted under the Valley National Bancorp 2009 Long Term Incentive Stock Plan, with three-year equal vesting, beginning at grant date.

F3: Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting person's balance in the Plan.