VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2012-08-02

Reporting Person: ABRAMSON ANDREW B (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-02	Common Stock	P	1500	$9.1993	Acquired	5172	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	156322	Direct
Common Stock	0	Indirect
Common Stock	11338	Indirect
Common Stock	2074	Indirect
Common Stock	42448	Indirect
Common Stock (Roth IRA)	8265	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: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.