VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 13, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2012-09-12

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-12	Common Stock	S	1947	$10.24	Disposed	49088	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	117	Indirect
Common Stock (401k Plan)	2610	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$11.91	2020-11-15	Common Stock (6602)	6602	Direct
Stock Options	$16.16	2012-11-18	Common Stock (3666)	3666	Direct
Stock Options	$18.85	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3491)	3491	Direct
Stock Options	$18.93	2014-11-16	Common Stock (3695)	3695	Direct
Stock Options	$17.54	2015-11-14	Common Stock (4221)	4221	Direct
Stock Options	$19.19	2016-11-13	Common Stock (4020)	4020	Direct
Stock Options	$14.93	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3829)	3829	Direct
Stock Options	$14.24	2018-11-17	Common Stock (2431)	2431	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.