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: 2012-11-15

Reporting Person: ENGEL ALBERT L (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-15	Common Stock	F	1120	$8.72	Disposed	111697	Direct
2012-11-19	Common Stock	F	807	$8.93	Disposed	110890	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3152	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	4100	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$11.91	2020-11-15	Common Stock (12472)	12472	Direct
Stock Options	$18.85	2013-11-17	Common Stock (10858)	10858	Direct
Stock Options	$18.93	2014-11-16	Common Stock (14773)	14773	Direct
Stock Options	$17.54	2015-11-14	Common Stock (20404)	20404	Direct
Stock Options	$19.19	2016-11-13	Common Stock (22112)	22112	Direct
Stock Options	$14.65	2018-02-12	Common Stock (21059)	21059	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: Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting person's balance in the Plan.