VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 1, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2010-02-25

Reporting Person: LIPKIN GERALD H (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-25	Common Stock (Roth IRA)	P	2000	$14.2599	Acquired	52610	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	175957	Direct
Common Stock	6000	Indirect
Common Stock	185559	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	2755	Direct
Common Stock (with Spouse)	134	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$18.9714	2012-02-15	Common Stock (26628)	26628	Direct
Stock Options	$18.9714	2012-02-15	Common Stock (1514)	1514	Direct
Stock Options	$18.2286	2013-03-01	Common Stock (9849)	9849	Direct
Stock Options	$20.9524	2014-02-26	Common Stock (26803)	26803	Direct
Stock Options	$20.9905	2015-02-08	Common Stock (25527)	25527	Direct
Stock Options	$19.9429	2016-02-15	Common Stock (30388)	30388	Direct
Stock Options	$22.4095	2017-02-13	Common Stock (40517)	40517	Direct
Stock Options	$16.9619	2018-02-12	Common Stock (38587)	38587	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting officer's balance in the Plan.