VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-11-14

Reporting Person: DYKE KERMIT R (First Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-14	Common Stock	F	433	$12.00	Disposed	22144	Direct
2011-11-15	Common Stock	F	284	$11.79	Disposed	21860	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock (401k Plan)	1519	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$16.97	2012-11-18	Common Stock (8687)	8687	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (8865)	8865	Direct
Stock Options	$19.88	2014-11-16	Common Stock (8442)	8442	Direct
Stock Options	$18.42	2015-11-14	Common Stock (9383)	9383	Direct
Stock Options	$20.14	2016-11-13	Common Stock (8933)	8933	Direct
Stock Options	$15.68	2017-11-14	Common Stock (4862)	4862	Direct
Stock Options	$14.9524	2018-11-17	Common Stock (2894)	2894	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.