VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 23, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-09-23

Reporting Person: ABRAMSON ANDREW B (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-09-23	Common Stock	P	1000	$10.30	Acquired	35270	Indirect
2011-09-23	Common Stock	P	1000	$10.2899	Acquired	36270	Indirect
2011-09-23	Common Stock	P	2000	$10.2949	Acquired	38270	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	145211	Direct
Common Stock	3500	Indirect
Common Stock	9814	Indirect
Common Stock	1822	Indirect
Common Stock (Roth IRA)	7291	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% stock dividend on April 13, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011, payable May 20, 2011.