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: 2012-11-15

Reporting Person: LIPKIN GERALD H (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-15	Common Stock (Roth IRA)	P	4670	$8.8936	Acquired	68889	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	301803	Direct
Common Stock	6946	Indirect
Common Stock	214804	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	45	Direct
Common Stock (with Spouse)	154	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$11.91	2020-11-15	Common Stock (44016)	44016	Direct
Stock Option/NQ	$16.3905	2012-02-15	Common Stock (30825)	30825	Direct
Stock Options	$16.381	2012-02-15	Common Stock (1754)	1754	Direct
Stock Options	$15.74	2013-03-01	Common Stock (11401)	11401	Direct
Stock Options	$18.10	2014-02-26	Common Stock (31026)	31026	Direct
Stock Options	$18.13	2015-02-08	Common Stock (29551)	29551	Direct
Stock Options	$17.23	2016-02-15	Common Stock (35178)	35178	Direct
Stock Options	$19.36	2017-02-13	Common Stock (46904)	46904	Direct
Stock Options	$14.65	2018-02-12	Common Stock (44671)	44671	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.