VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2012-02-07

Reporting Person: Mueller Bernadette (Executive VP, Retail Banking)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-07	Common Stock	A	9740	—	Acquired	48605	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	112	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	2417	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$12.5048	2020-11-15	Common Stock (6288)	6288	Direct
Stock Options	$16.981	2012-11-18	Common Stock (3491)	3491	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3325)	3325	Direct
Stock Options	$19.8762	2014-11-16	Common Stock (3519)	3519	Direct
Stock Options	$18.4095	2015-11-14	Common Stock (4020)	4020	Direct
Stock Options	$20.1429	2016-11-13	Common Stock (3829)	3829	Direct
Stock Options	$15.6857	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3647)	3647	Direct
Stock Options	$14.9524	2018-11-17	Common Stock (2315)	2315	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% stock dividend on April 13, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011, payable May 20, 2011.

F2: Restricted shares granted under the Valley National Bancorp 2009 Long Term Incentive Stock Plan, with three-year equal vesting, beginning at grant date.

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