VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP - Director's Dealing 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: DELANEY ELIZABETH E (First Senior Vice President)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-14	Common Stock	F	205	$12.00	Disposed	19722	Direct
2011-11-15	Common Stock	F	260	$11.79	Disposed	19462	Direct

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	134	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	2004	Direct

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$16.97	2012-11-18	Common Stock (3491)	3491	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3695)	3695	Direct
Stock Options	$19.88	2014-11-16	Common Stock (3519)	3519	Direct
Stock Options	$18.42	2015-11-14	Common Stock (4020)	4020	Direct
Stock Options	$20.14	2016-11-13	Common Stock (3829)	3829	Direct
Stock Options	$15.68	2017-11-14	Common Stock (2431)	2431	Direct
Stock Options	$14.95	2018-11-17	Common Stock (2894)	2894	Direct

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: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

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