VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 29, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2010-01-28

Reporting Person: EDELSTEIN ERIC P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-28	Common Stock	P	4000	$14.0673	Acquired	22799	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Valley National Bancorp issued a 5% stock dividend on May 2009; May 2008 and May 2007.