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  0001170936
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000714310
  VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
  001-11277
  ONE PENN PLAZA
  NEW YORK
  NY
  10119
  (973) 305-8800
  ABRAMSON ANDREW B
  Director
  Common
  First Republic
  410 10th Avenue
  New York
  NY
  10001
  6000
  71402.50
  516408028
  02/21/2023
  NASDAQ
  Common
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  Dividend Reinvestment
  Valley National Bancorp
  N
  852
  04/06/2006
  NONE
  Common
  01/02/2007
  Dividend Reinvestment
  Valley National Bancorp
  N
  248
  01/02/2007
  NONE
  Common
  04/02/2007
  Dividend Reinvestment
  Valley National Bancorp
  N
  884
  04/02/2007
  NONE
  Common
  04/11/2007
  Compensation
  Valley National Bancorp
  N
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  04/11/2007
  Comp for services renderd
  Common
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  Dividend Reinvestment
  Valley National Bancorp
  N
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  10/14/2008
  NONE
  Common
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  Dividend Reinvestment
  Valley National Bancorp
  N
  1
  05/02/2012
  NONE
  Y
  02/21/2023
  ABRAMSON ANDREW B