VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 31, 2012

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2011-12-31

Reporting Person: Robbins Ira (First Sr. VP and Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-30	Common Stock	G	75	—	Disposed	12483	Direct
2011-12-30	Common Stock	G	75	—	Acquired	210	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$16.97	2012-11-18	Common Stock (3880)	3880	Direct
Stock Options	$19.80	2013-11-17	Common Stock (3695)	3695	Direct
Stock Options	$19.88	2014-11-16	Common Stock (4221)	4221	Direct
Stock Options	$18.01	2015-07-18	Common Stock (336)	336	Direct
Stock Options	$18.42	2015-11-14	Common Stock (4691)	4691	Direct
Stock Options	$20.14	2016-11-13	Common Stock (4468)	4468	Direct
Stock Options	$15.68	2017-11-14	Common Stock (3647)	3647	Direct
Stock Options	$14.95	2018-11-17	Common Stock (1158)	1158	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: Adjusted for additional shares acquired through Dividend Reinvestment Plan.