VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Jun 21, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-06-13

Reporting Person: ESKOW ALAN D (Senior EVP & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-06-13	Common Stock	F	1233	$13.04	Disposed	150976	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	987	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	3800	Direct
Common Stock (Roth IRA)	8925	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$12.50	2020-11-15	Common Stock (20162)	20162	Direct
Stock Option/NQ	$16.22	2011-11-27	Common Stock (13295)	13295	Direct
Stock Options	$16.98	2012-11-18	Common Stock (13081)	13081	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (17729)	17729	Direct
Stock Options	$19.88	2014-11-16	Common Stock (16887)	16887	Direct
Stock Options	$18.41	2015-11-14	Common Stock (19430)	19430	Direct
Stock Options	$20.14	2016-11-13	Common Stock (21059)	21059	Direct
Stock Options	$15.38	2018-02-12	Common Stock (20057)	20057	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Shares withheld for payment of tax liability on restricted stock vesting.

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

F4: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% stock dividend on April 13, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011, payable May 20, 2011.