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: 2012-11-16

Reporting Person: LAWRENCE JAMES G (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-16	Common Stock	P	2000	$8.94	Acquired	339773	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22517	Indirect
Common Stock	4785	Indirect
Common Stock	1819	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Options	$16.16	2012-11-18	Common Stock (8145)	8145	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.