VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2012-11-14

Reporting Person: GOULD ERIC W (First Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-14	Common Stock	F	181	$8.87	Disposed	116451	Direct
2012-11-15	Common Stock	F	141	$8.72	Disposed	116310	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20706	Indirect
Common Stock	649	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	1182	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$18.85	2013-11-17	Common Stock (5432)	5432	Direct
Stock Options	$18.93	2014-11-16	Common Stock (5172)	5172	Direct
Stock Options	$17.54	2015-11-14	Common Stock (5629)	5629	Direct
Stock Options	$19.19	2016-11-13	Common Stock (5361)	5361	Direct
Stock Options	$14.93	2017-11-14	Common Stock (4083)	4083	Direct
Stock Options	$14.24	2018-11-17	Common Stock (1216)	1216	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% stock dividend on April 18, 2012, issued May 25, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 11, 2012.

F2: Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting person's balance in the Plan.