VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 22, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-09-22

Reporting Person: LIPKIN GERALD H (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-09-22	Common Stock	P	5000	$9.80	Acquired	221158	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6615	Indirect
Common Stock	204577	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	39.7	Direct
Common Stock (Roth IRA)	61161	Direct
Common Stock (with Spouse)	147	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$12.50	2020-11-15	Common Stock (41920)	41920	Direct
Stock Option/NQ	$17.21	2012-02-15	Common Stock (29357)	29357	Direct
Stock Options	$17.20	2012-02-15	Common Stock (1670)	1670	Direct
Stock Options	$16.53	2013-03-01	Common Stock (10858)	10858	Direct
Stock Options	$19.00	2014-02-26	Common Stock (29548)	29548	Direct
Stock Options	$19.04	2015-02-08	Common Stock (28143)	28143	Direct
Stock Options	$18.09	2016-02-15	Common Stock (33503)	33503	Direct
Stock Options	$20.32	2017-02-13	Common Stock (44670)	44670	Direct
Stock Options	$15.38	2018-02-12	Common Stock (42544)	42544	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: Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting person's balance in the Plan.