VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 1, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY)
CIK: 0000714310
Period of Report: 2013-01-31

Reporting Person: FARRELL ROBERT E (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-01-31	Common Stock	A	15337	—	Acquired	105134	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	0	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option/NQ	$11.91	2020-11-15	Common Stock (8803)	8803	Direct
Stock Options	$18.85	2013-11-17	Common Stock (9309)	9309	Direct
Stock Options	$18.93	2014-11-16	Common Stock (8865)	8865	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 (5743)	5743	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: Restricted shares granted under the Valley National Bancorp 2009 Long Term Incentive Stock Plan, with three-year equal vesting, beginning at grant date.