Sep. 8, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

WAYNE, N.J., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, announced that Gerald H. Lipkin, Chairman, President and CEO will be a featured speaker at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference to be held on September 9, 2009 at the Palace Hotel in New York. Mr. Lipkin's presentation on Valley will begin at 11:15 AM and will be broadcast live at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/rrshq15/vly. The archived webcast will be available for 90 days after the event.

About Valley

Valley is a regional bank holding company, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, with over $14 billion in assets. Its principal subsidiary, Valley National Bank, currently operates 199 branches in 135 communities serving 14 counties throughout northern and central New Jersey and Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Valley is the largest commercial bank headquartered in New Jersey.

SOURCE Valley National Bancorp