Edgar Filing: VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

CRANDELL MITCHELL L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP [VLY]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
First SVP & CAO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1455 VALLEY ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2007

(Street)

WAYNE, NJ 07470

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/14/2007		A		500 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	1,025 ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	11/17/2008		A		1,000 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	2,076 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	11/17/2009		A		1,500 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 0	3,679 ⁽⁵⁾	D
Common Stock	11/13/2010		F		44	D	$ 13.13	3,818 ⁽⁶⁾	D
Common Stock	11/14/2010		F		40	D	$ 13.13	3,778	D
Common Stock	11/15/2010		A		1,904 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 0	5,682	D
Common Stock	11/17/2010		F		237	D	$ 12.87	5,445	D
Common Stock	11/13/2011		F		50	D	$ 12	5,667 ⁽⁷⁾	D
Common Stock	11/14/2011		F		44	D	$ 12	5,623	D
Common Stock	11/15/2011		F		206	D	$ 11.79	5,417	D
Common Stock	11/17/2011		F		263	D	$ 11.82	5,154	D
Common Stock	02/07/2012		A		2,435 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 0	7,589	D
Common Stock	11/14/2012		F		52	D	$ 8.87	7,916 ⁽⁸⁾	D
Common Stock	11/15/2012		F		236	D	$ 8.72	7,680	D
Common Stock	11/17/2012		F		302	D	$ 8.93	7,378	D
Common Stock	01/31/2013		A		3,476 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 0	10,854	D
Common Stock	02/07/2013		F		325	D	$ 9.87	10,529	D
Common Stock	11/15/2013		F		260	D	$ 9.95	10,269	D
Common Stock	11/17/2013		F		99	D	$ 9.98	10,170	D
Common Stock	01/31/2014		A		4,839 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 0	15,009	D
Common Stock	01/31/2014		F		443	D	$ 9.92	14,566	D
Common Stock	02/07/2014		F		348	D	$ 9.57	14,218	D
Common Stock	01/30/2015		A		5,464 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 0	19,682	D
Common Stock	01/31/2015		F		1,064	D	$ 9.08	18,618	D
Common Stock	02/07/2015		F		358	D	$ 9.66	18,253 ⁽⁹⁾	D
Common Stock	03/12/2013		I⁽¹⁰⁾		2,558	D	$ 10.43	0	I	By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 14.93

11/14/2007

1,915

⁽¹¹⁾

11/14/2017

Common Stock

1,915

$ 0

1,915

Stock Options

$ 14.24

11/17/2008

1,216

⁽¹¹⁾

11/17/2018

Common Stock

1,216

$ 0

1,216

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CRANDELL MITCHELL L 1455 VALLEY ROAD WAYNE, NJ 07470			First SVP & CAO

Signatures

/s/ Mitchell L. Crandell		05/01/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents a restricted stock award granted under the VNB 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan subject to vesting in five equal annual installments commencing with the first anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	Adjusted to reflect a 5% stock dividend paid on May 25, 2007 to stockholders of record on May 11, 2007.
(3)	Adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividend paid on May 23, 2008 to stockholders of record on May 9, 2008.
(4)	Represents a restricted stock award granted under the VNB 2009 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan subject to vesting in three equal annual installments commencing with the first anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	Adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividend paid on May 22, 2009 to shareholders of record on May 8, 2009.
(6)	Adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividend paid on May 21, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 7, 2010.
(7)	Adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividend paid on May 20, 2011 to shareholders of record on May 6, 2011.
(8)	Adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividend paid on May 25, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 11, 2012.
(9)	Amount reported reflects downward adjustment of seven shares due to rounding.
(10)	The reporting person accumulated 2,558 shares under Valley's 401(k) Plan until his March 12, 2013 transfer of holdings in the VNB Stock Fund to alternate investment options under the plan. The reporting person currently holds no VNB shares under Valley's 401(k) Plan.
(11)	Represents a stock option award granted under the VNB 1999 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan which vested and became exercisable in five equal annual installments commencing with the first anniversary of the grant date. Amounts are adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends since date of grant.

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