VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 17, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-11-17

Reporting Person: GOULD ERIC W (First Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-17	Common Stock	F	64	$11.82	Disposed	110010	Direct
2011-11-17	Common Stock	F	97	$11.82	Disposed	109913	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19721	Indirect
Common Stock	618	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	1965	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (5173)	5173	Direct
Stock Options	$19.88	2014-11-16	Common Stock (4926)	4926	Direct
Stock Options	$18.42	2015-11-14	Common Stock (5361)	5361	Direct
Stock Options	$20.14	2016-11-13	Common Stock (5106)	5106	Direct
Stock Options	$15.68	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3889)	3889	Direct
Stock Options	$14.95	2018-11-17	Common Stock (1158)	1158	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% stock dividend on April 13, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011, payable May 20, 2011.

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.