VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 19, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2012-11-19

Reporting Person: Robbins Ira (First Sr. VP and Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-19	Common Stock	F	232	$8.93	Disposed	18146	Direct
2012-11-19	Common Stock	F	347	$8.93	Disposed	17799	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	221	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$18.85	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3880)	3880	Direct
Stock Options	$18.93	2014-11-16	Common Stock (4432)	4432	Direct
Stock Options	$17.16	2015-07-18	Common Stock (353)	353	Direct
Stock Options	$17.54	2015-11-14	Common Stock (4926)	4926	Direct
Stock Options	$19.19	2016-11-13	Common Stock (4691)	4691	Direct
Stock Options	$14.93	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3829)	3829	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: Shares withheld for payment of tax liability on restricted stock vesting as reported at grant date.

F3: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.