X0303 4 2009-11-17 0000714310 VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP VLY 0001169958 LIPKIN GERALD H 1455 VALLEY ROAD WAYNE NJ 07470- 1 1 Chairman, President and CEO Common Stock 2009-11-17 4 A 0 26395 0 A 247849 D Common Stock 185559 I Wife Common Stock (401k Plan) 2719 D Common Stock (with Spouse) 134 D Stock Option/NQ 18.9714 2002-02-15 2012-02-15 Common Stock 26628 26628 D Stock Options 18.9714 2002-02-15 2012-02-15 Common Stock 1514 1514 D Stock Options 18.2286 2004-03-01 2013-03-01 Common Stock 9849 9849 D Stock Options 20.9524 2005-02-26 2014-02-26 Common Stock 26803 26803 D Stock Options 20.9905 2006-02-08 2015-02-08 Common Stock 25527 25527 D Stock Options 19.9429 2007-02-15 2016-02-15 Common Stock 30388 30388 D Stock Options 22.4095 2008-02-13 2017-02-13 Common Stock 40517 40517 D Stock Options 16.9619 2009-02-12 2018-02-12 Common Stock 38587 38587 D Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% dividend on April 14, 2009, issued on May 22, 2009 to shareholders of record on May 8, 2009. Restricted stock granted under the Valley National Bancorp 2009 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan. Under the TARP rules, the restricted stock grants cannot vest for a period of two years following the grant date. If the TARP funds are repaid, the restricted stock may be subject to a three year vesting period. Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting officer's balance in the Plan. /s/ GERALD H. LIPKIN 2009-11-19