VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 11, 2010

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2009-12-31

Reporting Person: SANI SURESH L (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-11-12	Common Stock	P	2500	$13.251	Acquired	7136	Direct
2009-11-12	Common Stock	P	2500	$13.419	Acquired	4931	Indirect
2009-11-12	Common Stock	P	20000	$13.2525	Acquired	38353	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% dividend on April 14, 2009, issued on May 22, 2009 to shareholders of record on May 8, 2009.