X0303 4 2008-11-17 0000714310 VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP VLY 0001169966 DYKE KERMIT R 1455 VALLEY ROAD WAYNE NJ 07470- 1 First Senior Vice President Common Stock 2008-11-17 4 A 0 2000 0 A 16525 D Common Stock (401k Plan) 1056 D Stock Options 17.31 2008-11-17 4 A 0 2500 0 A 2009-11-17 2018-11-17 Common Stock 2500 2500 D Stock Options 18.32 2002-11-07 2011-11-07 Common Stock 3351 3351 D Stock Options 19.66 2003-11-18 2012-11-18 Common Stock 7504 7504 D Stock Options 22.92 2004-11-17 2013-11-17 Common Stock 7658 7658 D Stock Options 23.01 2005-11-16 2014-11-16 Common Stock 7293 7293 D Stock Options 21.31 2006-11-14 2015-11-14 Common Stock 8104 8104 D Stock Options 23.32 2007-11-13 2016-11-13 Common Stock 7718 7718 D Stock Options 18.15 2008-11-14 2017-11-14 Common Stock 4200 4200 D Granted under VNB 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan, exercisable in five equal installments beginning one year from the grant date. Valley declared a 5 percent stock dividend on April 9, 2003, payable May 16, 2003 to stockholders of record on May 2, 2003. Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% dividend on April 7, 2008, to be issued May 23, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 9, 2008. Restricted shares granted under the 1999 Long Term Incentive Stock Plan, with five-year equal vesting beginning at grant date. /s/ KERMIT R. DYKE 2008-11-26