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: 2012-11-19

Reporting Person: DYKE KERMIT R (First Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-19	Common Stock	F	186	$8.93	Disposed	24325	Direct
2012-11-19	Common Stock	F	278	$8.93	Disposed	24047	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock (401k Plan)	1689	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$16.16	2012-11-18	Common Stock (9121)	9121	Direct
Stock Options	$18.85	2013-11-17	Common Stock (9308)	9308	Direct
Stock Options	$18.93	2014-11-16	Common Stock (8864)	8864	Direct
Stock Options	$17.54	2015-11-14	Common Stock (9853)	9853	Direct
Stock Options	$19.19	2016-11-13	Common Stock (9381)	9381	Direct
Stock Options	$14.93	2017-11-14	Common Stock (5105)	5105	Direct
Stock Options	$14.24	2018-11-17	Common Stock (3039)	3039	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.