VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 18, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2010-11-17

Reporting Person: GOULD ERIC W (First Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-17	Common Stock	F	147	$12.87	Disposed	105235	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18788	Indirect
Common Stock	590	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	1774	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$20.79	2013-11-17	Common Stock (4927)	4927	Direct
Stock Options	$20.87	2014-11-16	Common Stock (4691)	4691	Direct
Stock Options	$19.33	2015-11-14	Common Stock (5106)	5106	Direct
Stock Options	$21.15	2016-11-13	Common Stock (4863)	4863	Direct
Stock Options	$16.47	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3704)	3704	Direct
Stock Options	$15.70	2018-11-17	Common Stock (1103)	1103	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Payment of tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, or vesting of a restricted stock award.

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