X0304 4 2012-02-13 0000714310 VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP VLY 0001169967 ENGEL ALBERT L 1455 VALLEY ROAD WAYNE NJ 07470- 1 Executive Vice President Common Stock 2012-02-13 4 F 0 779 12.13 D 110447 D Common Stock (401k Plan) 3736 D Stock Option/NQ 12.50 2011-11-15 2020-11-15 Common Stock 11878 11878 D Stock Options 19.80 2004-11-17 2013-11-17 Common Stock 10341 10341 D Stock Options 19.88 2005-11-16 2014-11-16 Common Stock 14070 14070 D Stock Options 18.42 2006-11-14 2015-11-14 Common Stock 19432 19432 D Stock Options 20.14 2007-11-13 2016-11-13 Common Stock 21059 21059 D Stock Options 15.38 2009-02-12 2018-02-12 Common Stock 20057 20057 D Valley National Bancorp declared a 5% stock dividend on April 13, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011, payable May 20, 2011. Holdings under the Valley 401K Plan has been updated to reflect reporting person's balance in the Plan. /s/ ALBERT L. ENGEL 2012-02-14