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: Robbins Ira (First Sr. VP and Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-15	Common Stock	F	132	$13.13	Disposed	10526	Direct
2010-11-15	Common Stock	F	116	$13.13	Disposed	10410	Direct
2010-11-15	Common Stock	F	120	$13.13	Disposed	10290	Direct
2010-11-15	Common Stock	A	2666	—	Acquired	12956	Direct
2010-11-17	Common Stock	F	181	$12.87	Disposed	12775	Direct
2010-11-17	Common Stock	F	273	$12.87	Disposed	12502	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	122	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$14.76	2010-11-15	Common Stock (2909)	2909	Direct
Stock Options	$16.67	2011-11-07	Common Stock (3325)	3325	Direct
Stock Options	$17.83	2012-11-18	Common Stock (3695)	3695	Direct
Stock Options	$20.79	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3519)	3519	Direct
Stock Options	$20.87	2014-11-16	Common Stock (4020)	4020	Direct
Stock Options	$18.92	2015-07-18	Common Stock (320)	320	Direct
Stock Options	$19.33	2015-11-14	Common Stock (4468)	4468	Direct
Stock Options	$21.15	2016-11-13	Common Stock (4255)	4255	Direct
Stock Options	$16.47	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3473)	3473	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: Restricted shares granted under the Valley National Bancorp 2009 Long Term Incentive Stock Plan, with three-year equal vesting, beginning at grant date.

F4: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.