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: MEYER ROBERT (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-17	Common Stock	F	994	$12.87	Disposed	53369	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock (401k Plan)	3356	Direct
Common Stock (with Spouse)	118328	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$13.13	2020-11-15	Common Stock (11977)	11977	Direct
Stock Option/NQ	$17.03	2011-11-27	Common Stock (13992)	13992	Direct
Stock Options	$14.43	2010-11-28	Common Stock (21330)	21330	Direct
Stock Options	$17.03	2011-11-27	Common Stock (6323)	6323	Direct
Stock Options	$17.83	2012-11-18	Common Stock (17730)	17730	Direct
Stock Options	$20.79	2013-11-17	Common Stock (16885)	16885	Direct
Stock Options	$20.87	2014-11-16	Common Stock (16083)	16083	Direct
Stock Options	$19.33	2015-11-14	Common Stock (18505)	18505	Direct
Stock Options	$21.15	2016-11-13	Common Stock (20056)	20056	Direct
Stock Options	$16.15	2018-02-12	Common Stock (19102)	19102	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 withholding securities incident to the receipt or vesting of restricted stock award.

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