VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 15, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-09-14

Reporting Person: LAWRENCE JAMES G (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-09-14	Common Stock	S	505	$10.906	Disposed	1708	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	317631	Direct
Common Stock	21445	Indirect
Common Stock	4557	Indirect
Common Stock	10812	Indirect
Common Stock	18247	Indirect
Common Stock	60855	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$12.5048	2020-11-15	Common Stock (5988)	5988	Direct
Stock Options	$16.219	2011-11-27	Common Stock (6787)	6787	Direct
Stock Options	$16.981	2012-11-18	Common Stock (7757)	7757	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (17728)	17728	Direct
Stock Options	$19.8762	2014-11-16	Common Stock (16886)	16886	Direct
Stock Options	$18.4095	2015-11-14	Common Stock (19430)	19430	Direct
Stock Options	$20.1429	2016-11-13	Common Stock (18506)	18506	Direct
Stock Options	$15.381	2018-02-12	Common Stock (12155)	12155	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: Mr. Lawrence is the Executor and 50% beneficiary of his father's Estate.

F3: Mr. Lawrence is the Executor and 50% beneficiary of his Mother's Estate.

F4: Mr. Lawrence is a trustee of a trust for the benefit of his mother, of which he is a 45% beneficiary; and his son a 10% beneficiary, of which Mr. Lawrence is the trustee. The reported amount reflects the total shares held in the trust.