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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-093639
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3ASR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220401
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220401
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220401

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000714310
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				222477875
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3ASR
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-264069
		FILM NUMBER:		22798367

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PENN PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(973) 305-8800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PENN PLAZA
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10119
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2022 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:20pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>New Jersey</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">22-2477875</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>Incorporation or Organization)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Penn Plaza </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10119 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (973) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">305-8800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael T. Rave </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SEC/M&amp;A Attorney1455 Valley Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wayne, New Jersey 07470 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (973) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">305-8800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With a Copy to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Matthew M. Guest, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen&nbsp;&amp; Katz </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>51 West 52nd Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
York, New York 10019 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">403-1000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:</B> From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the
following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If
this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following
box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D
filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
prospectus relates to the resale from time to time, in one or more transactions, of shares of common stock, no par value (the &#147;common stock&#148;), of Valley National Bancorp (&#147;Valley,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148;, &#147;our&#148;
or the &#147;Company&#148;) held by the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus. As used in this prospectus, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, references to the &#147;selling shareholders&#148; refer to,
collectively, the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus and their respective permitted transferees, pledgees, assignees, transferees, donees and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successors-in-interest</FONT></FONT> and any other person named as a selling shareholder in any applicable prospectus supplement. The registration of the shares of common stock to
which this prospectus relates does not require the selling shareholders to sell any of their shares of common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;1,
2022, we completed our acquisition of Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> Corporation, a New York corporation (&#147;Leumi USA&#148; and such acquisition, the &#147;Leumi USA acquisition&#148;). To effect the Leumi USA
acquisition, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;merger agreement&#148;) with Leumi USA and Volcano Merger Sub Corporation, a New York corporation and a subsidiary of ours (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), pursuant to which, among
other things, we issued shares of our common stock to the holders of Leumi USA common stock in a private transaction, and we agreed to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) a shelf registration statement to
provide for the public resale of the shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the merger agreement, other than such shares beneficially owned by Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> B.M., an Israeli corporation
(&#147;BLITA&#148;). In connection with the Leumi USA acquisition and as contemplated by the merger agreement, on April&nbsp;1, 2022, we entered into an Investor Rights Agreement with BLITA (the &#147;investor rights agreement&#148;), pursuant to
and subject to the terms and conditions of which, we agreed, among other things, to file with the SEC a shelf registration statement to provide for the public resale of certain shares of our common stock beneficially owned by BLITA that qualify as
registrable securities under the investor rights agreement. This prospectus forms a part of a registration statement filed by us to fulfill our obligations under the merger agreement and the investor rights agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus or a supplement hereto may offer and sell shares of our common stock, as described in
this prospectus, from time to time as each selling shareholder may determine through public or private transactions or through other means described in the section entitled &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; beginning on page 15 at prevailing market
prices, at prices different than prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. For more information regarding the offer and sale of shares of our common stock by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus, please read
&#147;Plan of Distribution.&#148; To the extent required by applicable law or regulation, the number of shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the
names of any underwriter, agent or dealer and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying supplement to this prospectus or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement that includes this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are not selling any shares of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus, and
we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. We have agreed to pay certain expenses relating to registering such shares, subject to the terms of the merger agreement and investor rights
agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement and investor rights agreement, we will not be responsible for any underwriters&#146;, brokers&#146; or dealers&#146; discounts or commissions or transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of
shares by any of the selling shareholders, or any underwriters&#146;, brokers&#146; or dealers&#146; expenses, including road show and travel expenses, or any legal fees or expenses for any of the selling shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (&#147;Nasdaq&#148;) under the ticker symbol &#147;VLY.&#148; The last reported
sale price of our common stock on March&nbsp;31, 2022 was $13.02 per share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our common stock involves risks. You should
carefully consider the risk factors referred to on page 8 of this prospectus, in any applicable prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement
before you invest in our common stock. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus is April&nbsp;1, 2022. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc696302_1">ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc696302_2">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</A></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus filed by us do not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do they constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For investors outside of the
United States, neither we nor the selling shareholders have done anything that would permit the offering, possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States.
You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering, possession or distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> with the SEC, under a
shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling shareholders may, from time to time, offer and sell the shares of our common stock described in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement in one or more
transactions. Any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus, and accordingly, to the extent inconsistent, information in this prospectus is superseded by the
information in such applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading &#147;Where You Can
Find More Information.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in
this prospectus, in any applicable prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC. Neither we nor the selling shareholders have authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained in this
prospectus or in any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we may have referred you. Neither we nor the selling shareholders take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the
reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor the selling shareholders have authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information, and none of us is making an offer to sell shares of our
common stock in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date hereof or, in the case of information incorporated or deemed incorporated
by reference herein, as of the date thereof, regardless of the time of delivery of the prospectus or any sale of shares of our common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date of
such information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, in this prospectus, we use the terms &#147;Valley,&#148;
the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; and &#147;our&#148; to refer to Valley National Bancorp and its subsidiaries. References to &#147;$&#148; and &#147;dollars&#148; are to United States dollars. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in key documents described in this prospectus. All of the summaries are
qualified in their entirety by the actual documents, which you should review before making your investment decision. Copies of the documents referred to herein have been filed, or will be filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by
reference&#148; into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this
prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and, to the extent inconsistent, supersede this information. SEC rules and regulations also permit us to &#147;furnish&#148; rather than &#147;file&#148; certain
reports and information with the SEC. Any such reports or information which we &#147;furnish&#148; or have &#147;furnished&#148; shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into or otherwise become a part of this prospectus, regardless of
when furnished to the SEC. We incorporate by reference the following documents we have already filed with the SEC: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431022000063/vly-20211231.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;28, 2022; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;
8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312522001853/d273132d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
4, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312522009424/d293902d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
14, 2022</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000121465922003043/g2182238k.htm">February&nbsp;
22, 2022</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312522092782/d330167d8k.htm">April&nbsp;1, 2022</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the information in the Definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC
on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312521072175/d131612ddef14a.htm">March&nbsp;8, 2021</A> that is incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2020; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000121465918006435/d1051818a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A>, filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;9, 2018, and any amendment or report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), for the purpose of updating such
description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We also incorporate by reference any future filings that we will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under applicable SEC rules rather than filed), on or after the date of this prospectus until we have terminated the offerings to which this prospectus
relates. Those documents will become a part of this prospectus from the date that the documents are filed with the SEC. Information that becomes a part of this prospectus after the date of this prospectus will automatically update and, to the extent
inconsistent, replace information in this prospectus and information previously filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC maintains an Internet web
site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that we file electronically with the SEC at
http://www.sec.gov and on our website at www.valley.com. Except as specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus, information on those websites is not part of this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To receive a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits, unless they are specifically
incorporated by reference in the documents), call or write our Shareholder Relations Department, as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Valley National Bancorp </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1455 Valley Road </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Wayne, New Jersey
07470 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attention: Tina Zarkadas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Telephone: (973) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">305-3380</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management&#146;s confidence and strategies and management&#146;s expectations about our business, new and existing programs and products, acquisitions, relationships, opportunities,
taxation, technology, market conditions and economic expectations. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as &#147;should,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;view,&#148; &#147;opportunity,&#148;
&#147;allow,&#148; &#147;continues,&#148; &#147;reflects,&#148; &#147;typically,&#148; &#147;usually,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; or similar statements or variations of such terms. Such forward-looking
statements involve certain risks and uncertainties and our actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements in addition to those risk factors listed under the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021 include, but
are not limited to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the inability to realize expected cost savings and synergies from the Leumi USA acquisition in amounts or in the
timeframe anticipated; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">greater than expected costs or difficulties relating to Leumi USA integration matters; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the inability to retain customers and qualified employees of Leumi USA; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in estimates of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recurring</FONT> charges related to the Leumi USA
acquisition; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the continued impact of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> on the U.S. and global economies,
including business disruptions, reductions in employment and an increase in business failures, specifically among our clients; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the continued impact of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> on our employees and our ability to
provide services to our customers and respond to their needs as more cases of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> may arise in our primary markets; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the impact of forbearances or deferrals we are required or agree to as a result of customer requests and/or
government actions, including, but not limited to our potential inability to recover fully deferred payments from the borrower or the collateral; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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including increased expenses and litigation and the effectiveness of hedging strategies; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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individual litigation arising from claims of violations of laws or regulations, contractual claims, breach of fiduciary responsibility, negligence, fraud, environmental laws, patent or trademark infringement, employment related claims, and other
matters; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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commercial real estate values within our market areas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">higher or lower than expected income tax expense or tax rates, including increases or decreases resulting from
changes in uncertain tax position liabilities, tax laws, regulations and case law; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the inability to grow customer deposits to keep pace with loan growth; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a material change in our allowance for credit losses under the current expected credit losses methodology (CECL)
due to forecasted economic conditions and/or unexpected credit deterioration in our loan and investment portfolios; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the need to supplement debt or equity capital to maintain or exceed internal capital thresholds;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">greater than expected technology related costs due to, among other factors, prolonged or failed implementations,
additional project staffing and obsolescence caused by continuous and rapid market innovations; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the loss of or decrease in lower-cost funding sources within our deposit base, including our inability to achieve
deposit retention targets under our branch transformation strategy; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">cyber-attacks, ransomware attacks, computer viruses or other malware that may breach the security of our websites
or other systems to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information, destroy data, disable or degrade service, or sabotage our systems; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">results of examinations by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB),
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for credit losses, write-down assets,
reimburse customers, change the way we do business, or limit or eliminate certain other banking activities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our inability or determination not to pay dividends at current levels, or at all, because of inadequate earnings,
regulatory restrictions or limitations, changes in our capital requirements or a decision to increase capital by retaining more earnings; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">unanticipated loan delinquencies, loss of collateral, decreased service revenues, and other potential negative
effects on our business caused by severe weather, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic or other external events; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">unexpected significant declines in the loan portfolio due to the lack of economic expansion, increased
competition, large prepayments, changes in regulatory lending guidance or other factors. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A detailed discussion of
factors that could affect our results is included in our SEC filings, including the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021 and any
subsequently filed reports, including Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
which speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations or otherwise, except as required by applicable
law. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc696302_4"></A>SUMMARY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This summary highlights certain information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein. Please
read this entire prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including the risk factors section and the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before you
decide to invest. See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; In addition, this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein include forward-looking
information that involves risks and uncertainties. See &#147;Forward-Looking Statements.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley National Bancorp, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, is a New Jersey corporation organized in 1983 and is registered as a bank holding
company and a financial holding company with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The words &#147;Valley,&#148; &#147;the Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and
&#147;us&#148; refer to Valley National Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiaries, unless we indicate otherwise. At December&nbsp;31, 2021, Valley had consolidated total assets of $43.4&nbsp;billion, total net loans of $33.8&nbsp;billion, total
deposits of $35.6&nbsp;billion and total shareholders&#146; equity of $5.1&nbsp;billion. In addition to its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank (&#147;VNB&#148;), Valley owns all of the voting and common shares of GCB Capital Trust III, State
Bancorp Capital Trusts I and II, and Aliant Statutory Trust II at December&nbsp;31, 2021 through which trust preferred securities were issued. These trusts are not consolidated subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley advertises and identifies itself under the trade names &#147;Valley Bank&#148; and &#147;Valley&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VNB has been chartered as a national banking association under the laws of the United States since 1927. Valley offers a full suite of
national and regional banking solutions through various commercial, retail, insurance and wealth management financial services products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley provides personalized service and customized solutions to assist its customers with their financial service needs. Our solutions
include, but are not limited to, traditional consumer and commercial deposit and lending products, commercial real estate financing, small business loans, equipment financing, insurance and wealth management financial services products, cash
management solutions, and personal financing solutions, such as residential mortgages, home equity loans and automobile financing. Valley also offers niche financial services, including loan and deposit products for homeowners associations,
insurance premium financing and cannabis-related business banking which we offer nationally. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VNB provides convenient account access to
customers through a number of account management services, including access to more than 200 branch locations across New Jersey, New York, Florida and Alabama; online and mobile banking; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">drive-in</FONT> and night
deposit services; telephone banking; automated teller machines; remote deposit capture; and safe deposit facilities. In addition, certain international banking services are available to customers, including standby letters of credit, documentary
letters of credit and related products, and certain ancillary services, such as foreign exchange transactions, documentary collections, foreign wire transfers, as well as transaction accounts for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-resident</FONT>
aliens. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley and VNB&#146;s subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an asset management adviser that is a registered investment adviser with the SEC; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a subsidiary which specializes in health care equipment lending and other commercial equipment leases; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a subsidiary which owns and services New York commercial loans. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VNB&#146;s subsidiaries also include real estate investment trust subsidiaries (&#147;REIT subsidiaries&#148;), which own real estate related
investments and a REIT subsidiary, which owns some of the real estate utilized by VNB and related real estate investments. Except for Valley&#146;s REIT subsidiaries and Valley&#146;s insurance agency (10% of which is owned by the insurance
agency&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-CEOs),</FONT> all subsidiaries mentioned above are directly or indirectly wholly owned by Valley. Because each REIT must have 100 or more shareholders to qualify as a REIT, each REIT subsidiary has
issued less than 20&nbsp;percent of its outstanding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-voting</FONT> preferred stock to individuals, most of whom are current or former VNB employees. VNB owns the remaining preferred stock and all the common stock
of the REIT subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;1, 2022, Valley completed the acquisition of Leumi USA, the U.S.-based holding company for Bank
Leumi USA, a New York state chartered bank with over 60 years of experience in the U.S. commercial banking industry, offering a full range of commercial loan and deposit products and operating commercial offices in New York City, Chicago, Los
Angeles, Palo Alto, and Aventura (FL). As of December&nbsp;31, 2021, Bank Leumi USA had total assets of $8.3&nbsp;billion, total deposits of $7.1&nbsp;billion, and gross loans of $5.8&nbsp;billion. Leumi Investment Services Inc. (formerly a wholly
owned subsidiary of Bank Leumi USA and now a wholly owned subsidiary of VNB) is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SEC-registered</FONT> broker dealer and investment adviser engaged in certain securities, investment and insurance services
activities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley common stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol &#147;VLY.&#148; Our principal executive offices are located at
One Penn Plaza in New York, New York 10119, and our telephone number at that address is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(973)&nbsp;305-8800.</FONT> Our website is located at https://www.valley.com. Information contained on or accessible through our
website does not constitute part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus, other than documents that we file with the SEC and incorporate by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Leumi USA Acquisition </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The Merger Agreement </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
April&nbsp;1, 2022, we completed the acquisition of Leumi USA pursuant to the merger agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Leumi USA, with Leumi USA remaining as the surviving entity (the
&#147;merger&#148;), and immediately following the effective time of the merger and as part of a single integrated transaction, Leumi USA merged with and into Valley, with Valley remaining as the surviving entity (the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;follow-on</FONT> merger&#148;). Immediately following the effective time of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">follow-on</FONT> merger, Leumi USA&#146;s subsidiary bank, Bank Leumi USA, merged with and into
VNB, with VNB as the surviving bank. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the effective time of the merger, each share of common stock of Leumi USA outstanding immediately
prior to such effective time (other than certain disregarded shares) was converted into the right to receive (1) 3.8025 shares of Valley common stock and (2) $5.08 in cash, resulting in the issuance by Valley of approximately 85&nbsp;million shares
of common stock. Based on the closing price of Valley common stock on March&nbsp;31, 2022, the day prior to the closing of the Leumi USA acquisition, the aggregate value of the consideration delivered to holders of Leumi USA common stock in the
merger was approximately $1.2&nbsp;billion. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, at the effective time of the merger, (a)&nbsp;each outstanding Leumi USA stock
option held by an individual who was not actively employed by Leumi USA as of the date of the merger agreement fully vested and was converted into the right to receive cash equal to the excess of $56.34 over the applicable exercise price, without
interest and net of any taxes required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law, and (2)&nbsp;each other outstanding Leumi USA stock option fully vested and was converted into a stock option to acquire shares of Valley common stock, with the
number of shares underlying each such stock option and the applicable exercise price adjusted based on an exchange ratio of 4.225 shares of Valley common stock per share of Leumi USA common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the merger agreement, Valley is required to file with the SEC a shelf registration
statement to provide for the public resale of the shares of Valley common stock issued in the merger, other than such shares of Valley common stock beneficially owned by BLITA. Valley may, and has determined to, elect to register such shares of
Valley common stock beneficially owned by BLITA on such shelf registration statement in satisfaction of Valley&#146;s obligations pursuant to the investor rights agreement. Valley also is required to use reasonable best efforts to keep the shelf
registration statement continuously effective, and not subject to any stop order, injunction or other similar order or requirement of the SEC, until the earlier of (i)&nbsp;the first anniversary of the effectiveness of the shelf registration
statement and (ii)&nbsp;the date that all registrable securities (as determined in accordance with the merger agreement) are (A)&nbsp;disposed of pursuant to the shelf registration statement, (B)&nbsp;eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule
145 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or (C)&nbsp;no longer outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Ancillary
Agreements </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the Leumi USA acquisition, on April&nbsp;1, 2022, Valley and BLITA entered into the investor rights
agreement, pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, BLITA will have certain director designation rights, registration rights and preemptive rights, and will be subject to certain standstill
restrictions, voting obligations and restrictions on transfer of the shares of Valley common stock issued in the merger. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;1,
2022, Valley and BLITA also entered into a Business Cooperation Agreement (the &#147;business cooperation agreement&#148;), which provides for, among other things, an ongoing business relationship, which will include loan participations by BLITA.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See the section of this prospectus entitled &#147;Investor Rights Agreement; Business Cooperation Agreement.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">**** </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more information
regarding the terms of the merger agreement, the ancillary agreements and the Leumi USA acquisition, see our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on September&nbsp;27, 2021 and April&nbsp;1, 2022,
which are incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in our common stock involves significant risks. Before you invest in our common stock, in addition to the other information
contained in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties identified in Valley&#146;s reports filed with the SEC that are incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of our common stock by the selling shareholders. All proceeds from the sale of our common
stock pursuant to this prospectus will be for the accounts of the selling shareholders. </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description of the investor rights agreement and the business cooperation agreement and the transactions and agreements
contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and
are incorporated herein by reference. See &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Rights Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the Leumi USA acquisition, on April&nbsp;1, 2022, Valley and BLITA entered into the investor rights agreement, pursuant to
which, among other things, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (i)&nbsp;for so long as BLITA holds a number of shares of Valley common stock greater than or equal to 63,282,145 shares of Valley common stock
(as adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, exchange or similar reorganization of shares) (the &#147;share ownership threshold&#148;), BLITA will have the right to designate
two directors to each of the board of directors of Valley (the &#147;Valley board&#148;) and the board of directors of VNB (the &#147;VNB board&#148; and collectively with the Valley board, the &#147;Valley boards&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;for so long as
BLITA holds a number of shares of Valley common stock greater than or equal to 25,312,858 shares of Valley common stock (as adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, exchange
or similar reorganization of shares), BLITA will have the right to designate one director to each of the Valley boards. BLITA&#146;s director designees must meet the director qualification and eligibility criteria of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of the Valley board applicable generally to members of the Valley board and Valley board nominees and be approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Valley board. In addition, for so long as at least one
BLITA designee is serving on the Valley boards, one BLITA designee will be entitled to serve on the Executive Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Risk Committee and the Investment Committee of the Valley board or the
VNB board, as applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The investor rights agreement also provides that, from the closing of the merger until the earlier of
(i)&nbsp;the first date on which the number of shares of Valley common stock owned by BLITA is less than the share ownership threshold and (ii)&nbsp;BLITA&#146;s exercise of its right to terminate the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
period (as defined below) if Valley increases the size of the Valley board to more than 14 directors, at any time at which an individual designated by BLITA is serving as a member of the Valley board and the VNB board, BLITA will be entitled to
designate one individual to be a nonvoting observer on the Valley board and the VNB board. BLITA&#146;s observer designees will be required to meet the eligibility criteria described above for director designees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the investor rights agreement, BLITA is restricted from transferring shares of Valley common stock issued in the merger <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#147;locked-up</FONT> shares&#148;) (other than specified permitted transfers or transfers pursuant to certain Valley capital raising issuances) for a period of four years following the completion of the merger (the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;lock-up</FONT> period&#148;), with 25% of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">locked-up</FONT> shares being released on each anniversary of the closing of the merger. BLITA will have the right to terminate the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> period if Valley increases the size of the Valley board to more than 14 directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to
certain exceptions, during such period as BLITA is entitled to designate a director to the Valley board, (i)&nbsp;with respect to certain specified matters, BLITA will vote its shares of Valley common stock in accordance with the recommendation of
the Valley board and (ii)&nbsp;BLITA will be subject to certain standstill restrictions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The investor rights agreement further provides
that BLITA is entitled to certain customary demand registration, shelf takedown and piggyback registration rights with respect to its registrable securities (as provided in the investor rights agreement), subject to customary limitations (including
with respect to minimum offering size and maximum number of demands and underwritten shelf takedowns within certain periods). </P>
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to certain issuances by Valley of Valley common stock, and contains additional covenants of the parties, including with respect to cooperation regarding regulatory matters, mutual employee <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-solicitation</FONT>
restrictions and restrictions with respect to BLITA engaging in certain activities of the Leumi USA business acquired by Valley. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Business Cooperation
Agreement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the Leumi USA acquisition, on April&nbsp;1, 2022, Valley and BLITA entered into the business cooperation
agreement, which provides for, among other things, an ongoing business relationship, which will include loan participations by BLITA, and sets forth certain agreements relating to service levels for referred customers. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The selling shareholders may from time to time, in one or more offerings, offer and sell any or all of the shares of our common stock set
forth below pursuant to this prospectus, which we are registering for resale by them in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement and the investor rights agreement, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The table below sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the name of each selling shareholder for whom we are registering shares for
resale to the public, and the number of shares of common stock that each selling shareholder may offer pursuant to this prospectus. Except as described in this prospectus, in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus and in the
documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, none of the selling shareholders listed in the table below has, or within the past three years has had, any material relationship
with us or any of our predecessors (other than Leumi USA) or affiliates and, except as disclosed in the table below, we are advised by the selling shareholders that none of the selling shareholders listed in the table below is or was affiliated with
registered broker-dealers. We have prepared this information and the following table based on information given to us by, or on behalf of, the selling shareholders on or before the date of this prospectus. We have not independently verified this
information. Information about the selling shareholders may change over time. As used in this prospectus, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, the term &#147;selling shareholders&#148; includes the selling shareholders listed
below and their respective permitted transferees, pledgees, assignees, transferees, donees and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successors-in-interest</FONT></FONT> and any other person named as a selling shareholder
in any applicable prospectus supplement. We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time in the future to update or change information about the selling shareholders to identify any permitted transferees, pledgees, assignees,
transferees, donees and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successors-in-interest</FONT></FONT> of our common stock. The registration of the common stock does not necessarily mean that the selling shareholders will
sell all or any of the common stock they own pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, the selling shareholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time,
common stock in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date on which the selling shareholders provided the information set forth on the table below. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">le-Israel,</FONT> B.M.(5)</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">71,861,862</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">71,861,862</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,364,716</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">1.26%</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,364,716</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MSD BLUSA Investments, LLC(7)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,364,716</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">1.26%</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,364,716</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Steven M. Cohen(8)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,841</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,841</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Warren Cole(9)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">67,901</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">67,901</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Steven Goldman(10)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36,211</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36,211</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael Goldstein Profit Sharing Plan(11)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William H. Heyman(12)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Simon Jawitz(13)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,316</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,316</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Linda Johnston Trust(14)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36,211</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36,211</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SLDT III Trust dated July&nbsp;17, 2016(15)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">67,901</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">67,901</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">0</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">*</TD></TR>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Represents less than 1%. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Assumes that each selling shareholder will resell all of the shares of our common stock offered hereunder.
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The relationship between Valley and BLITA is governed by the investor rights agreement and the business
cooperation agreement, which are included as Exhibit 4.2 and Exhibit 99.1, respectively, to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. BLITA and each of the other selling shareholders, in each case, in their capacity as former
holders of Leumi USA common stock, are third-party beneficiaries of certain specified provisions of the merger agreement, as set forth in the merger agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2.1 to the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The selling shareholders beneficially own an aggregate of 84,862,883 shares of our common stock, which
represent, in the aggregate, approximately, 16.76% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">For purposes of this table, information as to the percentage of shares beneficially owned is calculated based
on 506,257,160 shares of our common stock outstanding, which is calculated based on 421,394,277 shares of our common stock outstanding as of March&nbsp;30, 2022 and 84,862,883 shares of common stock issued in connection with the closing of the
merger. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects (i) 70,092,905 shares of Valley common stock issued to BLITA pursuant to the merger agreement in
respect of 18,433,374 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by BLITA as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, plus (ii) 1,768,957 additional shares of Valley common stock issued to BLITA as a result of the
assignment to BLITA by Luxinvest S.A. of the right to receive the equity consideration payable in respect of 465,209 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by Luxinvest S.A. as of immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.
See &#147;Investor Rights Agreement; Business Cooperation Agreement&#148; of this prospectus for a description of material relationships between BLITA and Valley. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 6,364,716 shares of Valley common stock issued to Endicott SPV I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(&#147;Endicott&#148;) pursuant to the merger agreement in respect of 1,673,824 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by Endicott as of immediately prior to the merger. The general partner of Endicott is WRE SPV I, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (&#147;WRE&#148;). As the general partner of Endicott, WRE has the power to vote and dispose of the securities owned by Endicott and, accordingly, may be deemed the beneficial owner of such securities. The investment
manager to Endicott is Endicott Management Company (&#147;EMC&#148;), a Delaware <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-corporation.</FONT> EMC has the power to vote and direct the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of shares of Valley common
stock owned by Endicott and, accordingly, may be deemed the beneficial owner of such shares of common stock. Wayne K. Goldstein serves as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-president</FONT> and director of EMC and a managing member of WRE. Robert
I. Usdan served as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-president</FONT> and director of EMC and a managing member of WRE. The limited partners and the general partners of Endicott have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or
proceeds from the sale of, the securities held for the account of Endicott in accordance with their ownership interests in such entities. Wayne K. Goldstein served on the board of directors of each of Leumi USA and Bank Leumi USA from 2018 until the
consummation of the Leumi USA acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(7)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 6,364,716 shares of Valley common stock issued to MSD BLUSA Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (&#147;MSD&#148;) pursuant to the merger agreement in respect of 1,673,824 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by MSD as of immediately prior to the merger. MSD Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(&#147;MSD Capital&#148;) is the investment manager of MSD and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD. MSD Capital Management LLC (&#147;MSD Capital Management&#148;) is the general partner of MSD Capital and may be deemed to
beneficially own securities beneficially owned by MSD Capital. Each of John C. Phelan and Marc R. Lisker is a manager of, and may be deemed to beneficially own the securities beneficially owned by, MSD Capital Management. Michael S. Dell is the
controlling member of MSD Capital Management and may be deemed to beneficially own securities beneficially owned by MSD Capital Management. Each of Messrs. Dell, Phelan and Lisker disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the
extent of any pecuniary interest therein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(8)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 15,841 shares of Valley common stock issued to Steven M. Cohen pursuant to the merger agreement in
respect of 4,166 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by Steven M. Cohen as of immediately prior to the merger. Steven M. Cohen served on the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from October&nbsp;26, 2017 until the consummation of
the Leumi USA acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(9)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 67,901 shares of Valley common stock issued to Warren Cole pursuant to the merger agreement in respect
of 17,857 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by Warren Cole as of immediately prior to the merger. Warren Cole served on the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from April&nbsp;29, 2015 until the consummation of the Leumi USA
acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(10)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 36,211 shares of Valley common stock issued to Steven Goldman pursuant to the merger agreement in
respect of 9,523 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by Steven Goldman as of immediately prior to the merger. Steven Goldman served on the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from 2015 until the consummation of the Leumi USA
acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(11)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 18,104 shares of Valley common stock issued to the Michael Goldstein Profit Sharing Plan pursuant to
the merger agreement in respect of 4,761 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by the Michael Goldstein Profit Sharing Plan as of immediately prior to the merger. Michael Goldstein has the power to vote and direct the disposition of
the proceeds from the sale of shares of Valley common stock owned by the Michael Goldstein Profit Sharing Plan and, accordingly, may be deemed the beneficial owner of such shares of common stock. Michael Goldstein served as a member of the board of
directors of Bank Leumi USA from April&nbsp;29, 2015 until the consummation of the Leumi USA acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(12)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 18,104 shares of Valley common stock issued to William H. Heyman pursuant to the merger agreement in
respect of 4,761 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by William H. Heyman as of immediately prior to the merger. William H. Heyman served as a member of the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from 2017 until the consummation of the
Leumi USA acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(13)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 11,316 shares of Valley common stock issued to Simon Jawitz pursuant to the merger agreement in
respect of 2,976 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by Simon Jawitz as of immediately prior to the merger. Simon Jawitz served as a member of the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from 2014 until the consummation of the Leumi USA
acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(14)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 36,211 shares of Valley common stock issued to the Linda Johnston Trust pursuant to the merger
agreement in respect of 9,523 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by the Linda Johnston Trust as of immediately prior to the merger. Charles Johnston is the trustee of the Linda Johnston Trust and has sole voting and investment power
with respect to the shares held thereby. Charles Johnston served as a member and chairman of the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from March&nbsp;5, 2014 until the consummation of the Leumi USA acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(15)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Reflects 67,901 shares of Valley common stock issued to the SLDT III Trust dated July&nbsp;17, 2016 pursuant to
the merger agreement in respect of 17,857 shares of Leumi USA common stock beneficially owned by the SLDT III Trust dated July&nbsp;17, 2016 as of immediately prior to the merger. Steven H. Lavin is the trustee of the SLDT III Trust dated
July&nbsp;17, 2016 and has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares held thereby. Steven H. Lavin and served as a member of the board of directors of Bank Leumi USA from 2005, and as a director of Leumi USA from 2012, until the
consummation of the Leumi USA acquisition. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The selling shareholders will act independently of Valley in making their respective decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of
each and any sale. Subject to the terms and restrictions set forth under applicable law and, to the extent applicable, the merger agreement and investor rights agreement, the selling shareholders may, from time to time, offer and sell, separately or
together, any or all of the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by them covered by this prospectus. A selling shareholder will be responsible for its portion of any commissions charged by broker-dealers or agents or underwriting discounts
in connection with any such offer and sale. The shares of our common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices or prices subject to change, at prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices
determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when
selling shares: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through underwriters, brokers or dealers or agents (who may act as agent or principal and who may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders, the purchaser or such other persons who may be effecting such sales) for resale to the public or to institutional investors at various times;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best efforts basis; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through negotiated transactions, including, but not limited to, block trades in which the broker or dealer so
engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through brokers or dealers, who may act as agents or principals; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the shares may be listed or quoted at the time
of sale at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in private transactions other than exchange or quotation service transactions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through short sales, purchases or sales of put, call or other types of options, forward delivery contracts,
swaps, offerings of structured equity-linked securities or other derivative transactions or securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in hedging transactions, including, but not limited to: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">transactions with a broker-dealer or its affiliate, whereby the broker-dealer or its affiliate will engage in
short sales of shares and may use shares to close out its short position; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">options or other types of transactions that require the delivery of shares to a broker-dealer or an affiliate
thereof, who will then resell or transfer the shares; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">loans or pledges of shares for any loan or obligation, including pledges to a broker-dealer or an affiliate, who
may sell the loaned shares or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged shares; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through offerings of securities exercisable, convertible or exchangeable for shares, including, without
limitation, securities issued by trusts, investment companies or other entities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through offerings directly to one or more purchasers, including institutional investors; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through distributions or transfers to their respective members, partners or shareholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in &#147;at the market&#148; offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at negotiated prices, at
prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, including sales made directly on a national securities exchange or sales made through a market maker other than on an exchange or other similar offerings
through sales agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through a combination of any such methods of sale; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through any other method permitted under applicable law. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent required by applicable law or regulation, the number of shares our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling
shareholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any underwriter, agent or dealer and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying supplement to
this prospectus or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally,
each selling shareholder may resell all or a portion of its shares in private transactions or in reliance upon Rule&nbsp;144 under the Securities Act, rather than pursuant to this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The selling shareholders may, from time to time and in the case of BLITA, subject to the restrictions set forth in the investor rights
agreement, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares, from time to time, under
this prospectus or under an amendment or supplement to this prospectus amending the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling
shareholders also may transfer the shares in other circumstances, in the case of BLITA, subject to the restrictions set forth in the investor rights agreement, in which case the pledgees, assignees, permitted transferees, donees or other <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">successors-in-interest</FONT></FONT> will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A selling shareholder that is an entity may elect to make an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-kind</FONT> distribution of the securities to
its members, partners or shareholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part by delivering a prospectus. To the extent that such members, partners or shareholders are not affiliates of ours, such members, partners
or shareholders would thereby receive freely tradable securities pursuant to the distribution through a registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
connection with the sale of the registrable securities, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of shares of our common stock in the
course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge shares of our common stock to broker-dealers that
in turn may sell these securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such
broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such
transaction). With respect to BLITA, any such transactions will be subject to the restrictions set forth in the investor rights agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholders from the sale of the registrable securities offered by them will be the purchase price of
the shares of our common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling shareholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of shares of
our common stock to be made directly or through agents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each selling shareholder may be deemed to be a statutory underwriter under the
Securities Act. In addition, any broker-dealers who act in connection with the sale of the registrable securities may be deemed to be &#147;underwriters&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions
received by them </P>
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and profit on any resale of the registrable securities as principal may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Broker-dealers engaged by the selling
shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Such broker-dealers and any other participating broker-dealers may, in connection with such sales, be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act. If
the selling shareholders effect such transactions through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders
or commissions from purchasers of the registrable securities for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal, or both (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be
less than or in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). Any discounts or commissions received by any such broker-dealers may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us and our subsidiaries
in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents may from time to time purchase and sell securities in the
secondary market, but are not obligated to do so, and there can be no assurance that there will be a secondary market for the securities or liquidity in the secondary market if one develops. From time to time, underwriters and agents may make a
market in the securities but are not obligated to do so and may cease to do so at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the selling
shareholders will sell any or all of the securities covered by this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to comply with the securities laws of some
states, if applicable, shares of our common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states shares of our common stock may not be sold unless they have been registered or
qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have advised the
selling shareholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares of our common stock in the market and to the activities of the selling shareholders and their affiliates. The foregoing may
affect the marketability of our common stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed to indemnify BLITA and its affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorneys and agents and each person who &#147;controls&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act and Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act) BLITA or such other
indemnified person and the officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorneys and agents of each such controlling person against certain liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the investor rights
agreement. BLITA has agreed to indemnify us and our affiliates and our and their respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorney and agents and each person who &#147;controls&#148; (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the
Securities Act and Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act) us or such other indemnified person and the officers, directors, employees, accountants, attorneys of each such controlling person against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, in accordance with the investor rights agreement (but only to the extent such liabilities arise out of or result from an untrue statement or omission that is in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to us by
BLITA). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus
will be passed upon for Valley by Ronald H. Janis, Esq., Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Janis beneficially owns, or has the right to acquire, an aggregate of less than 1% of our common stock outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents will be advised about the validity of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus
and other legal matters by their own counsel. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc696302_11"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements of Valley National Bancorp as of December&nbsp;31, 2021 and 2020, and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2021, and management&#146;s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2021, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports
of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, which are incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;14.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth all fees and expenses payable by the registrant expected to be incurred in connection with the issuance and
distribution of the securities being registered hereby. None of the below expenses will be paid by the selling shareholders. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SEC registration fee</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">103,448.28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Legal fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accounting fees and expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Printing expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Miscellaneous</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">188,448.28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;15.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a summary of the statutory, charter and bylaw provisions or other arrangements under which the registrant&#146;s directors and
officers are insured or indemnified against liability in their capacities as such. We are incorporated in New Jersey. The following is only a general summary of certain aspects of New Jersey law and our certificate of incorporation, in each case
dealing with indemnification of directors and officers, and does not purport to be complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act and Article VI and Article VII of our
certificate of incorporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Indemnification</U>. Article VI of our certificate of incorporation provides that the corporation shall
indemnify its present and former officers, directors, employees, and agents and persons serving at its request against expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement, incurred in connection with any pending
or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the full extent permitted by the New Jersey Business Corporation Act. Article VI also provides that such indemnification shall not exclude any
other rights to indemnification to which a person may otherwise be entitled, and authorizes the corporation to purchase insurance on behalf of any of the persons enumerated against any liability whether or not the corporation would have the power to
indemnify him under the provisions of Article VI. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The New Jersey Business Corporation Act empowers a corporation to indemnify a corporate
agent against such agent&#146;s expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with any proceeding (other than a derivative lawsuit) involving the corporate agent by reason of such agent being or having been a corporate agent if (a)&nbsp;the agent
acted in good faith and in a manner the agent reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and (b)&nbsp;with respect to any criminal proceeding, the corporate agent had no reasonable cause to believe the
agent&#146;s conduct was unlawful. For purposes of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act, the term &#147;corporate agent&#148; includes any present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, and a person serving as a
&#147;corporate agent&#148; at the request of the corporation for any other enterprise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to any derivative action, the
corporation is empowered to indemnify a corporate agent against the agent&#146;s expenses (but not the agent&#146;s liabilities) incurred in connection with any proceeding involving the corporate agent by reason of the agent being or having been a
corporate agent if the agent acted in good faith and in a manner the agent reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. However, only the New Jersey Superior Court or the court in which the proceeding was
brought can empower a corporation to indemnify a corporate agent against expenses with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which the agent was adjudged liable to the corporation. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">II-1 </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The corporation may indemnify a corporate agent in a specific case if a determination is
made by any of the following that the applicable standard of conduct was met: (i)&nbsp;the board of directors, or a committee thereof, acting by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of disinterested directors; (ii)&nbsp;by independent legal
counsel, if there is not a quorum of disinterested directors or if the disinterested quorum empowers counsel to make the determination; or (iii)&nbsp;by the shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A corporate agent is entitled to mandatory indemnification to the extent that the agent is successful on the merits or otherwise in any
proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter in the proceeding. If a corporation fails or refuses to indemnify a corporate agent, whether the indemnification is permissive or mandatory, the agent may apply to a court to grant the agent
the requested indemnification. In advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, the corporation may pay an agent&#146;s expenses if the agent agrees to repay the expenses unless it is ultimately determined the agent is entitled to
indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Exculpation</U>. Article VII our certificate of incorporation provides (the term &#147;Corporation&#148; refers to
Valley): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for damages for
breach of any duty owed to the Corporation or its shareholders, except that this provision shall not relieve a director or officer from liability for any breach of duty based upon an act or omission (i)&nbsp;in breach of such person&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the Corporation or its shareholders, (ii)&nbsp;not in good faith or involving a knowing violation of law, or (iii)&nbsp;resulting in receipt by such person of an improper personal benefit. If the New Jersey Business Corporation Act is
amended after approval by the shareholders of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director and/or officer of the Corporation shall be
eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the New Jersey Business Corporation Act as so amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any repeal or
modification of the foregoing paragraph by the shareholders of the Corporation or otherwise shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The New Jersey Business Corporation Act, as it affects exculpation, has not been changed since the adoption of this provision by Valley. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;16.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Underwriting Agreement.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312521282514/d164492dex21.htm">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September&nbsp;
22, 2021, by and among Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> Corporation, Valley National Bancorp and Volcano Merger Sub Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Valley National Bancorp&#146;s Current Report on Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on September&nbsp;27, 2021). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431020000130/vly-6302020ex31.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Valley National Bancorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Valley National Bancorp&#146;s
 Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed on August&nbsp;7, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000121465918006642/ex3_1.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of Valley National Bancorp, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Valley
 National Bancorp&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on October&nbsp;24, 2018). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000071431020000066/vly-123119ex4f.htm">Description of Valley National Bancorp&#146;s Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4F to the Valley National Bancorp&#146;s Annual
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed on March&nbsp;10, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/714310/000119312522092782/d330167dex101.htm">Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;1, 2022, by and between Valley National Bancorp and Bank Leumi <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> B.M. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Valley National Bancorp&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on April&nbsp;1,
2022).</A></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of Exhibit</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d696302dex51.htm">Opinion of Ronald H. Janis, Esq. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d696302dex231.htm">Consent of KPMG LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d696302dex51.htm">Consent of Ronald H. Janis (included in Exhibit 5.1).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#poa">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d696302dex991.htm">Business Cooperation Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;1, 2022, by and between Valley National Bancorp and Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> B.M. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d696302dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> to be incorporated by reference herein in connection with an applicable underwritten offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="11%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;17.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Undertakings </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration
statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Filing Fee Table attached as an exhibit to
the effective registration statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided,
however</I>, that subparagraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the
registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x)&nbsp;for the purpose of providing the information required by Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule
430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that
prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. <I>Provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to
such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in
the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or
used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about
the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(7)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers or controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Wayne,
State of New Jersey, on April&nbsp;1, 2022. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ronald H. Janis</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Ronald H. Janis</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Senior Executive Vice President and General</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Counsel</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="poa"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ira Robbins, Michael D. Hagedorn
and Michael T. Rave <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in any and all
capacities, including the capacities stated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statements filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, relating thereto and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof. This power of attorney may be signed in several counterparts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, this registration statement and power of attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April&nbsp;1, 2022. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ira Robbins</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">Chairman Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Ira Robbins</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Michael D. Hagedorn</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">Senior&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Michael D. Hagedorn</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">(<I>Principal Financial Officer</I>)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Mitchell L. Crandell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">Executive&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Accounting&nbsp;Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Mitchell L. Crandell</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Avner Mendelson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">Vice Chairman of the Board and Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Avner Mendelson</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Valley National Bancorp </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">One Penn
Plaza, Suite 2930 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">New York, New York 10119 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">April&nbsp;1, 2022 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley National Bancorp </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One Penn Plaza, Suite 2930 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10119 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I am Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Valley National Bancorp, a New Jersey corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;).
I have acted in such capacity in connection with the Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) of the Company, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;Act&#148;) of the offer and sale of 84,862,883 shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company by the selling shareholders identified in the Registration Statement (the &#147;Shares&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> under the Act,
and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records, documents, agreements, instruments and
certificates of public officials of the State of New Jersey and of officers of the Company as I have deemed necessary or appropriate in order to express the opinions hereinafter set forth. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In making such examination and rendering this opinion, I have assumed without verification the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to me as originals, the authenticity of the originals of such documents submitted to me as certified copies, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to me as copies, the authenticity of the originals of such
documents, that all documents submitted to me as certified copies are true and correct copies of such originals and the legal capacity of all individuals executing any of the foregoing documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications, assumptions and limitations set forth herein, I am of the opinion that, as of the date hereof,
the Shares are validly issued, duly authorized, fully paid and nonassessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New Jersey. I
express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of my name under the caption &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not hereby concede that I am within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title: Senior Executive Vice President</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We consent to the use of our reports dated February&nbsp;28, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Valley National Bancorp, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading &#147;Experts&#148; in the prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ KPMG LLP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Short Hills, New Jersey </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>Execution Version </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Business Cooperation Agreement </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">April&nbsp;1, 2022 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bank Leumi
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> B.M. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">24-32</FONT> Yehuda Halevi St. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tel-Aviv,</FONT> 65546 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Israel
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Valley National
Bancorp, a New Jersey corporation (&#147;<B>Parent</B>&#148;), by entering into this letter agreement (this &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;), hereby acknowledges that on September&nbsp;22, 2021, (a)&nbsp;Parent, Bank Leumi <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">le-Israel</FONT> Corporation, a New York corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), and Volcano Merger Sub Corporation, a New York corporation (&#147;<B>Merger Sub</B>&#148;), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (as it may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the &#147;<B>Merger Agreement</B>&#148;), pursuant to which, among other things, (i)&nbsp;Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the
surviving entity (the &#147;<B>Merger</B>&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;immediately following the Merger, the Company merged with and into Parent, with Parent as the surviving entity (the &#147;<B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Follow-On</FONT>
Merger</B>&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;immediately following the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Follow-On</FONT> Merger, Bank Leumi USA merged with and into Valley National Bank (the &#147;<B>Parent Bank Subsidiary</B>&#148;), with the Parent Bank
Subsidiary as the surviving entity, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and (b)&nbsp;in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Parent and Bank
Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> B.M., an Israeli corporation (&#147;<B>BLITA</B>&#148;) entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (as it may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the
&#147;<B>Parent Investor Rights Agreement</B>&#148;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement or in the Parent Investor Rights Agreement, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each of the parties hereto wishes to set forth in
this Agreement certain understandings regarding business cooperation matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Parent hereby agrees it will offer BLITA the opportunity to
purchase participation interests in (i)&nbsp;extensions of credit in the form of loans, advances, letter of credit disbursements or otherwise (&#147;<B>Loans</B>&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;unfunded commitments to extend Loans made by Parent and
Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries (&#147;<B>Participation Interests</B>&#148;). Parent further agrees that Parent and Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries will not enter into any arrangement, agreement or understanding regarding Parent&#146;s syndication of
Participation Interests that are more favorable to the counterparty or offeree than the terms offered to BLITA, it being understood that this Agreement does not relate to any specific Loan or Participation Interest and further that all such terms
will be on a commercial, arms-length basis. Parent and BLITA further agree and acknowledge that the intention of this Agreement is that, taking into account Parent&#146;s size and market presence, the volume of Participation Interests made available
to BLITA will increase relative to such volume as between the Company and BLITA as of the date hereof. </P>
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Merger Agreement, subject to Applicable Law, with respect to any Loans outstanding as of the date hereof in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a creditor and in which BLITA or any of its Subsidiaries (which for the avoidance of doubt do
not include the Company and its Subsidiaries following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement) owns a participation interest or is a creditor, Parent will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, follow the practices
(including with respect to information sharing and decision making) as are in effect between the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and BLITA and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, on the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From time to time, BLITA or BLITA&#146;s Subsidiaries may refer their customers to Parent or Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries to consider providing
to such customers banking or other financial services or products customarily provided by Parent and Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries. BLITA hereby agrees that it shall not be entitled to receive, nor shall Parent or any of Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries be
required to pay, any fee in connection with any referral by BLITA or BLITA&#146;s Subsidiaries. BLITA and BLITA&#146;s Subsidiaries shall not be under any obligation to make referrals to Parent or Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries, and Parent and its
Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to provide any such referred persons with products or services. Subject to Applicable Law and any applicable documented <I>bona fide </I>policy requirements designed to ensure compliance with Applicable Law,
Parent agrees that Parent or Parent&#146;s Subsidiaries will not differentiate the level of service provided to the referred persons who become customers of Parent or its Subsidiaries as compared to the level of service Parent or Parent&#146;s
Subsidiaries provide to their other customers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Agreement shall have an initial term commencing at the Effective Time (as that term
is defined in the Merger Agreement) and continue until the Second Threshold Date (as that term is defined in the Parent Investor Rights Agreement) (the &#147;<B>Initial Term</B>&#148;) unless otherwise terminated as provided herein. After the
Initial Term, or any Renewal Term, as the case may be, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for a successive term of two (2)&nbsp;years (each such successive two year term referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Renewal Term</B>&#148;) unless
either party notifies the other in writing of its intent to terminate this Agreement at least one hundred eighty (180)&nbsp;days prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term. The termination of this Agreement shall not terminate, effect
or impair any rights, obligations or liabilities of either party that may accrue prior to such termination or that, under the terms of this Agreement, continue after the termination. This Agreement may be terminated by mutual written agreement of
Parent and BLITA. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply after the termination of any Loans outstanding as of the date hereof in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a creditor and in which
BLITA or any of its Subsidiaries (which for the avoidance of doubt do not include the Company and its Subsidiaries following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement) owns a participation interest or is a creditor. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calculation of Filing Fee Table </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Form Type) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Valley National
Bancorp </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Fee<BR>Calculation&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Registered&nbsp;(1)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Proposed<BR>Maximum<BR>Offering<BR>Price Per<BR>Unit</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Registration</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Fee</P></TD></TR>


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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="10" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Paid</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Equity</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Common<BR>stock,&nbsp;no&nbsp;par<BR>value</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Other</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">84,862,883&nbsp;(2)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$13.15&nbsp;(3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,115,946,911.45&nbsp;(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">0.0000927</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">$103,448.28</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Carry</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Forward</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Securities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">N/A</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">N/A</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">N/A</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">N/A</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">N/A</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="9" VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="8" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="10" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Total&nbsp;Offering&nbsp;Amounts&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,115,946,911.45&nbsp;(3)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">$103,448.28</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="8" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="10" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Total&nbsp;Fees&nbsp;Previously&nbsp;Paid&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="8" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="10" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Total&nbsp;Fee&nbsp;Offsets&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="8" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="10" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="7" NOWRAP ALIGN="right" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">Net&nbsp;Fee&nbsp;Due&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">$103,448.28</TD></TR>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The number of shares of common stock, no par value (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;) of Valley National Bancorp
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;) to be registered pursuant to this Registration Statement represents shares owned by certain selling stockholders. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), there
is also being registered such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All 84,862,883 shares of Common Stock are to be offered by the selling stockholders, which shares were issued
to the selling stockholders in connection with the completion of the Registrant&#146;s acquisition of Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> Corporation pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 2021, by and among the Registrant, Bank Leumi <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Le-Israel</FONT> Corporation and Volcano Merger Sub Corporation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee required by
Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act and calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) promulgated thereunder. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices for the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on March&nbsp;31, 2022, a date within five business days prior to the filing of this Registration Statement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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