WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gerald H. Lipkin, Chairman,
President and CEO of Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY) will be a featured
speaker at a Financial Services Conference sponsored by Lehman Brothers on
Wednesday, September 14, 2005.  Mr. Lipkin's presentation will begin at 4:00
p.m. (ET).  This presentation will be live and re-play audio webcast.  Replay
will be available for up to ninety days.  Please copy and paste the following
webcast link:
http://customer.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/091305a_cs/default.asp?entity=ValleyNati
onal.

    Valley National Bancorp is a regional bank holding company with $12
billion in assets, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey.  Its principal
subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates 162 branches in 104
communities serving 12 counties throughout northern and central New Jersey and
Manhattan.

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CONTACT:
Dianne M. Grenz, Senior Vice President,
Valley National Bancorp, +1-973-305-3380

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