VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 31, 2012

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-12-31

Reporting Person: ESKOW ALAN D (Director, Senior EVP & CFO, Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-15	Common Stock	G	850	—	Disposed	98516	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1056	Indirect
Common Stock	49330	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	3909	Direct
Common Stock (Roth IRA)	10075	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$12.50	2020-11-15	Common Stock (20162)	20162	Direct
Stock Option/NQ	$16.22	2011-11-27	Common Stock (13295)	13295	Direct
Stock Options	$16.98	2012-11-18	Common Stock (13081)	13081	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (17729)	17729	Direct
Stock Options	$19.88	2014-11-16	Common Stock (16887)	16887	Direct
Stock Options	$18.41	2015-11-14	Common Stock (19430)	19430	Direct
Stock Options	$20.14	2016-11-13	Common Stock (21059)	21059	Direct
Stock Options	$15.38	2018-02-12	Common Stock (20057)	20057	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: The total shares held directly by Mr. Eskow are being adjusted for the number of shares held by his wife and are being properly reported separately in this report as indirect ownership.

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