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July 22, 2021

NEW YORK, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY), the holding company for Valley National Bank, today reported net income for the second quarter 2021 of $120.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted common share, as compared to the second quarter 2020 earnings of $95.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share, and net income of $115.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, for the first quarter 2021. Excluding all non-core charges, our adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) was $126.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share, for the second quarter 2021, $95.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share, for second quarter 2020, and $115.8 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, for the first quarter 2021. See further details below, including a reconciliation of our adjusted net income in the "Consolidated Financial Highlights" tables.

Key financial highlights for the second quarter:

-- Net Interest Income and Margin: Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis of $301.8 million for the second quarter 2021 increased $8.2 million and $18.2 million as compared to the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. Our net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis increased by 4 basis points to 3.18 percent in the second quarter 2021 as compared to 3.14 percent for the first quarter 2021. The increases as compared to the first quarter 2021 were largely due to the continued run-off of maturing higher cost time deposits, lower overall cost of deposits, repayment of FHLB advances, and increased yield on our SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portfolio during the second quarter 2021. See the "Net Interest Income and Margin" section below for more details. -- Loan Portfolio: Total loans decreased $229.0 million to $32.5 billion at June30, 2021 from March31, 2021 due to a $1.0 billion decrease in PPP loans within the commercial and industrial loan category. Offsetting this impact, our non-PPP loan portfolio increased $785.0 million, or 10.4 percent on an annualized basis to $31.1 billion at June30, 2021 from $30.3 billion at March31, 2021. The increase in non-PPP loans was largely driven by increases of $588.5 million, $166.5 million and $86.4 million in the commercial real estate, residential mortgage and auto loan categories, respectively. Additionally, our second quarter 2021 new and refinanced loan originations included approximately $254million of residential mortgage loans originated for sale. Net gains on sales of residential loans were $10.1 million and $3.5 million in the second quarter 2021 and first quarter 2021, respectively. See the "Loans, Deposits and Other Borrowings" section below for more details. -- Allowance and Provision for Credit Losses for Loans: The allowance for credit losses for loans totaled $353.7 million and $354.3 million at June30, 2021 and March31, 2021, respectively. During the second quarter 2021, we recorded a provision for credit losses for loans of $8.8 million as compared to $9.0 million and $41.1 million for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. The $8.8 million second quarter 2021 provision included a $3.0 million provision for unfunded credit commitments largely related to an increase of approximately $375 million in our unfunded construction loan commitments at June30, 2021 as compared to March31, 2021. -- Credit Quality: Total accruing past due loans increased $27.5 million to $80.2 million, or 0.25 percent of total loans, at June30, 2021 as compared to $52.8 million, or 0.16 percent of total loans, at March31, 2021. Non-accrual loans represented 0.68 percent and 0.62 percent of total loans at June30, 2021 and March31, 2021, respectively. Net loan charge-offs totaled $9.4 million for the second quarter 2021 as compared to $6.1 million for the first quarter 2021. The increase in second quarter 2021 net loan charge-offs was primarily related to one $8.0 million commercial and industrial loan that was fully charged-off with related reserves of $4.0 million previously recorded at March31, 2021. See the "Credit Quality" section below for more details. -- Non-interest Income: Non-interest income increased $11.9 million to $43.1 million for the second quarter 2021 as compared to the first quarter 2021 mainly due to an increase of approximately $6.5 million in net gains on sales of residential mortgage loans, a $1.4 million increase in swap fee income related to certain new commercial loan transactions and an increase of $1.1 million in insurance commissions. -- Non-interest Expense: Non-interest expense increased $11.7 million to $171.9 million for the second quarter 2021 as compared to the first quarter 2021 mainly due to an $8.4 million loss on extinguishment of debt recognized during the second quarter 2021. Additionally, salaries and employee benefits expense increased $3.0 million during the second quarter 2021 as compared to first quarter 2021 primarily due to higher cash incentive compensation accruals, strategic increases in our headcount to enhance lending and operations, and, to a lesser extent, increased residential mortgage commissions expense. -- Loss on Extinguishment of Debt: In late June 2021, we prepaid approximately $248 million of long-term FHLB advances with contractual maturities through 2025 and a combined weighted average effective interest rate of 1.82 percent. The debt prepayment was funded by excess cash liquidity. As a result, the transaction was accounted for as an early debt extinguishment resulting in the aforementioned loss of $8.4 million reported within non-interest expense for the second quarter 2021. -- Efficiency Ratio: Our efficiency ratio was 49.96 percent for the second quarter 2021 as compared to 49.46 percent and 48.01 percent for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. Our adjusted efficiency ratio was 46.64 percent for the second quarter 2021 as compared to 48.60 percent and 46.84 percent for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. See the "Consolidated Financial Highlights" tables below for additional information regarding our non-GAAP measures. -- Performance Ratios: Annualized return on average assets (ROA), shareholders equity (ROE) and tangible ROE were 1.17 percent, 10.24 percent, and 14.79 percent for the second quarter 2021, respectively. Annualized ROA, ROE and tangible ROE, adjusted for non-core charges, were 1.23 percent, 10.76 percent and 15.54 percent for the second quarter 2021, respectively. See the "Consolidated Financial Highlights" tables below for additional information regarding our non-GAAP measures.

On June 29, 2021, Valley announced that it will acquire The Westchester Bank Holding Corporation (Westchester) and its principal subsidiary, The Westchester Bank, which is headquartered in White Plains, New York. The acquisition of this high-performing and growth-oriented commercial bank with total assets of approximately $1.3 billion and a seven branch network will provide Valley with a physical footprint and additional commercial lending expertise in the demographically attractive Westchester County, New York market. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2021, subject to standard regulatory approvals, approval of Westchester stockholders, as well as other customary conditions.

Ira Robbins, CEO and President commented, "Our solid second quarter 2021 core earnings were primarily driven by a net interest margin of 3.18 percent which continued to reflect our ability to lower our cost of funds, while maintaining sound loan pricing discipline in our very competitive markets. Linked quarter non-PPP loan growth was over 10 percent on an annualized basis. This exceptional growth was well-diversified across our consumer and commercial segments, and both our northeast and southeast geographies. "Mr. Robbins continued, Additionally, we are very excited about our recently announced acquisition. We look forward to welcoming Westchester to Valley and working together to drive our future growth initiatives in the Westchester County market."

Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis totaling $301.8 million for the second quarter 2021 increased $8.2 million and $18.2 million as compared to the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. The increase as compared to the first quarter 2021 was mainly due to (i) continued run-off of higher cost time deposits and some account balance migration to lower cost deposits without stated maturities, (ii) repayment of FHLB advances upon their maturity, (iii) the redemption of $60 million of callable 6.25 percent subordinated notes on April 1, 2021 and (iv) a slightly higher yield on the PPP loan portfolio due to the accelerated recognition of unearned loan fees for loans forgiven during the second quarter 2021. Interest expense of $32.7 million for the second quarter 2021 decreased $6.4 million as compared to the first quarter 2021 as we continue to reduce our cost of funding in the low rate environment. Interest income on a tax equivalent basis in the second quarter 2021 increased by $1.8 million to $334.5 million as compared to the first quarter 2021 mainly due to moderately higher earned fees on our loan portfolio driven by the accelerated recognition of unearned loan fees related to PPP loans that were forgiven during the second quarter 2021, partially offset by lower yields on our investment securities portfolio. See the "Loan, Deposit and Other Borrowings" section for more information on PPP loans.

Our net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis of 3.18 percent for the second quarter 2021 increased by 4 basis points and 18 basis points from 3.14 percent and 3.00 percent for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. The yield on average interest earning assets decreased by 3 basis points on a linked quarter basis, mostly due to the lower yield on our investment securities portfolio, a higher mix of excess cash liquidity held in low yielding overnight investments, and one additional day in the second quarter 2021 as compared to first quarter 2021. The yield on average loans increased by 2 basis points to 3.87 percent for the second quarter 2021 as compared to the first quarter 2021 partially due to the accelerated recognition of unearned PPP loan fees during the second quarter 2021. The overall cost of average interest bearing liabilities decreased 9 basis points to 0.51 percent for the second quarter 2021 as compared to the first quarter 2021 and was largely due to continued runoff of time deposits and the customer shift to lower cost deposits without stated maturities. Additionally, the net interest margin benefited from a 7 basis point decrease in the average cost of short-term borrowings driven by our greater reliance on funding from deposits and the repayment of FHLB advances during the second quarter 2021. Our cost of total average deposits was 0.21 percent for the second quarter 2021 as compared to 0.28 percent for the first quarter 2021.

Loans, Deposits and Other Borrowings

Loans. Loans decreased $229.0 million to approximately $32.5 billion at June30, 2021 from March31, 2021 due to a $1.0 billion decrease in PPP loans within the commercial and industrial loan category, partially offset by increases in the commercial real estate, residential mortgage and auto loan portfolios. Commercial real estate loans increased $588.5 million, or 13.9 percent on an annualized basis, to $17.5 billion at June30, 2021 as compared to March31, 2021 reflecting strong organic loan growth across our geographic footprint. Automobile loans increased $86.4 million, or 23.9 percent on an annualized basis, during the second quarter 2021 largely due to continued strong consumer demand seen across the auto industry during the period. Residential mortgage loans increased $166.5million, or 16.4 percent on an annualized basis, during the second quarter 2021 mainly due to the strong new loan activity in the purchased home market, and, to a lesser extent, refinance loan volumes. During the second quarter 2021, we originated approximately $254million of loans for sale. Residential mortgage loans held for sale at fair value totaled $159.3 million and $232.1 million at June30, 2021 and March31, 2021, respectively.

Deposits. Total deposits increased $609.6 million to approximately $33.2 billion at June30, 2021 from March31, 2021 due to increases of $1.3 billion and $475.9 million in the non-maturity interest bearing deposit and non-interest bearing deposit categories, respectively, partially offset by a $1.1 billion decrease in time deposits. The decrease in time deposits was driven by normal run-off of maturing retail and brokered CDs with some continued migration of retail balances to more liquid deposit product categories. Total brokered deposits (consisting of both time and money market deposit accounts) decreased approximately $800 million to $2.3 billion at June30, 2021 as compared to $3.1 billion at March31, 2021. Non-interest bearing deposits; savings, NOW and money market deposits; and time deposits represented approximately 32 percent, 55 percent and 13 percent of total deposits as of June30, 2021, respectively.

Other Borrowings. Short-term borrowings decreased $230.3 million to $854.4 million at June30, 2021 as compared to March31, 2021 largely due to repayments of FHLB borrowings. Long-term borrowings decreased $357.2 million to $1.9 billion at June30, 2021 as compared to March31, 2021 mainly due to a combination of the prepayment of approximately $248 million long-term FHLB advances in June 2021, Valley's redemption of $60 million of 6.25 percent subordinated notes on April 1, 2021, and other normal repayments of maturing FHLB advances, partially offset by the issuance of $300million of 3.00 percent subordinated notes.

On May 28, 2021, Valley issued $300million of 3.00 percent fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due June 15, 2031, and callable in whole or in part on or after June 15, 2026 or upon the occurrence of certain events. In June 2021, Valley entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap related to the $300.0million subordinated notes where Valley receives a fixed rate and pays a variable rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 2.187 percent.

Credit Quality

Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). Total NPAs, consisting of non-accrual loans, other real estate owned (OREO) and other repossessed assets increased $16.1 million to $226.6 million at June30, 2021 as compared to March31, 2021. The increase in NPAs was mainly due to a $17.6 million increase in non-accrual construction loans almost entirely related to one borrower relationship with $3.0 million of related allowance reserves at June30, 2021. Non-accrual loans represented 0.68 percent of total loans at June30, 2021 compared to 0.62 percent at March31, 2021.

Non-performing Taxi Medallion Loan Portfolio. During second quarter 2021, we sold the majority of our Chicago taxi medallion loans for $4.5 million and charged-off $1.3 million of these loans to the reserve for credit losses for loans. We continue to closely monitor our non-performing New York City taxi medallion loans totaling $86.5 million and the remaining $721 thousand of the Chicago taxi medallion portfolio within the commercial and industrial loan category at June30, 2021. At June30, 2021, all taxi medallion loans totaling $87.2 million were on non-accrual status and had related reserves of $58.6 million, or 67.2 percent of such loans, within the allowance for loan losses.

Accruing Past Due Loans. Total accruing past due loans (i.e., loans past due 30 days or more and still accruing interest) increased $27.5 million to $80.2 million, or 0.25 percent of total loans, at June30, 2021 as compared to $52.8 million, or 0.16 percent of total loans, at March31, 2021 driven by a $36.8 million increase in the commercial real estate loan delinquencies, partially offset by a $7.5 million improvement in the early stage delinquencies in the residential mortgage loan category. Commercial real estate loans past due 30 to 59 days increased $28.9 million to $40.5 million at June30, 2021 as compared to March31, 2021 largely due to three loans totaling $18.7 million related to borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Commercial real estate loans past due 60 to 89 days totaled $11.5million at June30, 2021 and largely reflected one $11.2 million loan also negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forbearance. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact to certain customers, Valley implemented short-term loan modifications such as payment deferrals, fee waivers, extensions of repayment terms, or delays in payment, when requested by customers, all of which were insignificant. As of June30, 2021, Valley had approximately $142 million of outstanding loans remaining in their payment deferral period under short-term modifications, as compared to $284 million of loans in deferral at March 31, 2021.

Allowance for Credit Losses for Loans and Unfunded Commitments. The following table summarizes the allocation of the allowance for credit losses to loan categories and the allocation as a percentage of each loan category at June30, 2021, March31, 2021 and June30, 2020:

June 30, 2021 March 31, 2021 June 30, 2020 Allocation Allocation Allocation as a % of as a % of as a % of Allowance Loan Allowance Loan Allowance Loan Allocation Category Allocation Category Allocation Category ($ in thousands)Loan Category:Commercialand $ 109,689 1.80 % $ 126,408 1.77 % $ 132,039 1.92 %industrialloansCommercialreal estate loans:Commercial 168,220 0.96 % 153,680 0.91 % 117,743 0.71 %real estateConstruction 20,919 1.19 % 20,556 1.15 % 13,959 0.81 %Totalcommercial 189,139 0.98 % 174,236 0.93 % 131,702 0.72 %real estateloansResidentialmortgage 25,303 0.60 % 27,172 0.67 % 29,630 0.67 %loansConsumer loans:Home equity 4,602 1.12 % 4,199 1.03 % 4,766 1.01 %Auto andother 10,591 0.43 % 10,865 0.46 % 11,477 0.51 %consumerTotalconsumer 15,193 0.53 % 15,064 0.54 % 16,243 0.59 %loansAllowancefor loan 339,324 1.05 % 342,880 1.05 % 309,614 0.96 %lossesAllowancefor unfunded 14,400 11,433 10,109 creditcommitmentsTotalallowancefor credit $ 353,724 $ 354,313 $ 319,723 losses forloansAllowancefor creditlosses for 1.09 % 1.08 % 0.99 %loans as a %loans

Our loan portfolio, totaling $32.5 billion at June30, 2021, had net loan charge-offs totaling $9.4 million for the second quarter 2021 as compared to $6.1 million and $14.8 million for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. Net loan charge-offs increased during the second quarter 2021 mainly due to an $8.0 million full charge-off of a commercial and industrial loan to an insurance carrier in bankruptcy. Gross charge-offs of taxi medallion loans totaled $1.4 million for the second quarter 2021 as compared to $3.3 million and $2.9 million for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively. Gross charge-offs of taxi medallion loans for the second quarter 2021 were mainly related to partial charge-offs of Chicago taxi medallion loans sold from the loans held for investment portfolio during the period.

The allowance for credit losses for loans, comprised of our allowance for loan losses and unfunded credit commitments, as a percentage of total loans was 1.09 percent, 1.08 percent and 0.99 percent at June30, 2021, March31, 2021 and June30, 2020, respectively. During the second quarter 2021, we recorded a provision for credit losses for loans of $8.8 million as compared to a provision of $9.0 million and $41.1 million for the first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively.

At June30, 2021, the allowance allocations for credit losses as a percentage of total loans increased in most loan categories as compared to March31, 2021. The allocated reserves as a percentage of commercial real estate loans increased 5 basis points mainly due to higher quantitative reserves for non-owner occupied loans, as well as loan growth within this category during the second quarter 2021. The allocated reserves as a percentage of commercial and industrial loans increased by 3 basis points mainly due to repayments (loan forgiveness) of PPP loans guaranteed by the SBA with no related allowance at June30, 2021. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total non-PPP loans was 1.14 percent, 1.17 percent and 1.06 percent for the second quarter 2021, first quarter 2021 and second quarter 2020, respectively.

Capital Adequacy

Valley's regulatory capital ratios continue to reflect its well capitalized position. Valley's total risk-based capital, common equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 leverage capital ratios were 13.36 percent, 10.04 percent, 10.73 percent and 8.49 percent, respectively, at June30, 2021.

Investor Conference Call

Valley will host a conference call with investors and the financial community at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, today to discuss the second quarter 2021 earnings. Those wishing to participate in the call may dial toll-free 866-354-0432 Conference ID: 5767419. The teleconference will also be webcast live: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/dc2uj3x4and archived on Valley's website through Friday, August 27, 2021.Investor presentation materials will be made available prior to the conference call at www.valley.com.

About Valley

As the principal subsidiary of Valley National Bancorp, Valley National Bank is a regional bank with approximately $41 billion in assets. Valley is committed to giving people and businesses the power to succeed. Valley operates many convenient branch locations across New Jersey, New York, Florida and Alabama, and is committed to providing the most convenient service, the latest innovations and an experienced and knowledgeable team dedicated to meeting customer needs. Helping communities grow and prosper is the heart of Valleys corporate citizenship philosophy. To learn more about Valley, go to www.valley.com or call our Customer Care Center at 800-522-4100.

Forward Looking Statements

The foregoing 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 managements confidence and strategies and managements expectations about our business, new and existing programs and products, acquisitions, relationships, opportunities, taxation, technology, market conditions and economic expectations, including the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our businesses and financial results and conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as should, expect, believe, view, opportunity, allow, continues, reflects, typically, usually, anticipate, or similar statements or variations of such terms. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. 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 include, but are not limited to:

-- the continued impact of COVID-19 on theU.S.and global economies, including business disruptions, reductions in employment and an increase in business failures, specifically among our clients; -- the continued impact of COVID-19 on our employees and our ability to provide services to our customers and respond to their needs as more cases of COVID-19 may arise in our primary markets; -- potential judgments, claims, damages, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation and regulatory and government actions, including as a result of our participation in and execution of government programs related to the COVID-19 pandemic or as a result of our actions in response to, or failure to implement or effectively implement, federal, state and local laws, rules or executive orders requiring that we grant forbearances or not act to collect our loans; -- 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; -- the risks related to the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate and other reference rates, including increased expenses and litigation and the effectiveness of hedging strategies; -- failure to obtain shareholder or regulatory approval for the acquisition of The Westchester Bank Holding Corporation (Westchester) on the anticipated terms and within the anticipated timeframe; -- the inability to realize expected cost savings and synergies from the Westchester acquisition in amounts or in the timeframe anticipated; -- costs or difficulties relating to Westchester integration matters might be greater than expected; -- the inability to retain customers and qualified employees of Westchester; -- damage verdicts or settlements or restrictions related to existing or potential class action litigation or 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; -- a prolonged downturn in the economy, mainly in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Alabama, as well as an unexpected decline in commercial real estate values within our market areas; -- 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; -- the inability to grow customer deposits to keep pace with loan growth; -- a material change in our allowance for credit losses under CECL due to forecasted economic conditions and/or unexpected credit deterioration in our loan and investment portfolios; -- the need to supplement debt or equity capital to maintain or exceed internal capital thresholds; -- 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; -- the loss of or decrease in lower-cost funding sources within our deposit base, including our inability to achieve deposit retention targets under Valley's branch transformation strategy; -- 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; -- 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; -- 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; -- unanticipated loan delinquencies, loss of collateral, decreased service revenues, and other potential negative effects on our business caused by severe weather, the COVID-19 pandemic or other external events; -- 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; and -- the failure of other financial institutions with whom we have trading, clearing, counterparty and other financial relationships.

A detailed discussion of factors that could affect our results is included in our SEC filings, including the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December31, 2020.

We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

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VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORPCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,($ inthousands, 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020except forshare data)FINANCIAL DATA:Net interestincome - FTE $ 301,787 $ 293,584 $ 283,540 $ 595,371 $ 549,923 ^(1)Net interest $ 300,907 $ 292,667 $ 282,559 $ 593,574 $ 547,898 incomeNon-interest 43,126 31,233 44,830 74,359 86,227 incomeTotal revenue 344,033 323,900 327,389 667,933 634,125 Non-interest 171,893 160,213 157,166 332,106 312,822 expensePre-provision 172,140 163,687 170,223 335,827 321,303 net revenueProvision for 8,747 8,656 41,156 17,403 75,839 credit lossesIncome tax 42,881 39,321 33,466 82,202 62,595 expenseNet income 120,512 115,710 95,601 236,222 182,869 Dividends onpreferred 3,172 3,172 3,172 6,344 6,344 stockNet incomeavailable to $ 117,340 $ 112,538 $ 92,429 $ 229,878 $ 176,525 commonshareholdersWeightedaveragenumber of common sharesoutstanding:Basic 405,963,209 405,152,605 403,790,242 405,560,146 403,654,665 Diluted 408,660,778 407,636,765 404,631,845 408,152,458 405,043,183 Per common share data:Basic $ 0.29 $ 0.28 $ 0.23 $ 0.57 $ 0.44 earningsDiluted 0.29 0.28 0.23 0.56 0.44 earningsCashdividends 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.22 0.22 declaredClosing stock 14.63 14.37 9.60 14.63 11.46 price - highClosing stock 12.91 9.74 6.29 9.74 6.29 price - lowCORE ADJUSTEDFINANCIAL DATA: ^(2)Net incomeavailable tocommon $ 123,445 $ 112,623 $ 92,721 $ 236,068 $ 177,782 shareholders,as adjustedBasicearnings per 0.30 0.28 0.23 0.58 0.44 share, asadjustedDilutedearnings per 0.30 0.28 0.23 0.58 0.44 share, asadjustedFINANCIAL RATIOS:Net interest 3.18 % 3.13 % 2.99 % 3.15 % 3.02 %marginNet interestmargin - FTE 3.18 3.14 3.00 3.16 3.04 ^(1)Annualizedreturn on 1.17 1.14 0.92 1.15 0.92 averageassetsAnnualizedreturn onavg. 10.24 9.96 8.54 10.10 8.23 shareholders'equityAnnualizedreturn onavg. tangible 14.79 14.49 12.66 14.64 12.26 shareholders'equity ^(2)Efficiency 49.96 49.46 48.01 49.72 49.33 ratio ^(3)CORE ADJUSTEDFINANCIAL RATIOS: ^(2)Annualizedreturn onaverage 1.23 % 1.14 % 0.93 % 1.18 % 0.93 %assets, asadjustedAnnualizedreturn onaverage 10.76 9.97 8.57 10.37 8.29 shareholders'equity, asadjustedAnnualizedreturn onaveragetangible 15.54 14.50 12.70 15.03 12.34 shareholders'equity, asadjustedEfficiencyratio, as 46.64 48.60 46.84 47.59 48.01 adjusted Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,($ inthousands, 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020except forshare data)AVERAGEBALANCE SHEET ITEMS:Assets $ 41,161,459 $ 40,770,731 $ 41,429,725 $ 40,967,174 $ 39,773,288Interestearning 37,907,414 37,386,219 37,778,387 37,648,256 36,226,232assetsLoans 32,635,298 32,582,479 32,041,200 32,609,034 31,020,314Interestbearing 25,469,526 25,954,182 27,504,952 25,710,515 26,870,010liabilitiesDeposits 32,723,175 31,835,286 30,764,174 32,281,683 29,797,797Shareholders' 4,708,797 4,645,400 4,477,446 4,677,273 4,443,016equity

As OfBALANCE SHEET June 30, March 31, December 31, September June 30,ITEMS: 30,(In 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020thousands)Assets $ 41,274,228 $ 41,178,011 $ 40,686,076 $ 40,747,492 $ 41,626,497Total loans 32,457,454 32,686,416 32,217,112 32,415,586 32,314,611Deposits 33,194,774 32,585,209 31,935,602 31,187,982 31,337,237Shareholders' 4,737,807 4,659,670 4,592,120 4,533,763 4,474,488equity LOANS: (In thousands)Commercialand industrialloans:Commercialand $ 4,733,771 $ 4,784,017 $ 4,709,569 $ 4,625,880 $ 4,670,362industrialCommercialand 1,350,684 2,364,627 2,152,139 2,277,465 2,214,327industrialPPP loansTotalcommercial 6,084,455 7,148,644 6,861,708 6,903,345 6,884,689andindustrialCommercial real estate:Commercial 17,512,142 16,923,627 16,724,998 16,815,587 16,571,877real estateConstruction 1,752,838 1,786,331 1,745,825 1,720,775 1,721,352Totalcommercial 19,264,980 18,709,958 18,470,823 18,536,362 18,293,229real estateResidential 4,226,975 4,060,492 4,183,743 4,284,595 4,405,147mortgageConsumer: Home equity 410,856 409,576 431,553 457,083 471,115Automobile 1,531,262 1,444,883 1,355,955 1,341,659 1,369,489Other 938,926 912,863 913,330 892,542 890,942consumerTotalconsumer 2,881,044 2,767,322 2,700,838 2,691,284 2,731,546loansTotal loans $ 32,457,454 $ 32,686,416 $ 32,217,112 $ 32,415,586 $ 32,314,611 CAPITAL RATIOS:Book valueper common $ 11.15 $ 10.97 $ 10.85 $ 10.71 $ 10.56 shareTangible bookvalue per 7.59 7.39 7.25 7.12 6.96 common share^(2)Tangiblecommon equity 7.73 % 7.55 % 7.47 % 7.32 % 7.00 %to tangibleassets ^(2)Tier 1leverage 8.49 8.37 8.06 7.89 7.70 capitalCommon equitytier 1 10.04 10.08 9.94 9.71 9.51 capitalTier 1risk-based 10.73 10.79 10.66 10.42 10.23 capitalTotalrisk-based 13.36 12.76 12.64 12.37 12.19 capital

Three Months Ended Six Months EndedALLOWANCEFOR CREDIT June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,LOSSES:($ in 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020thousands)Allowancefor credit losses forloansBeginning $ 354,313 $ 351,354 $ 293,361 $ 351,354 $ 164,604 balanceImpact ofthe adoption ? ? ? ? 37,989 of ASU2016-13 ^(4)Allowanceforpurchased ? ? ? ? 61,643 creditdeteriorated(PCD) loansBeginningbalance, 354,313 351,354 293,361 351,354 264,236 adjustedLoans charged-off:Commercialand (10,893 ) (7,142 ) (14,024 ) (18,035 ) (17,384 )industrialCommercial ? (382 ) (27 ) (382 ) (71 )real estateResidential (1 ) (138 ) (5 ) (139 ) (341 )mortgageTotal (1,480 ) (1,138 ) (2,601 ) (2,618 ) (5,166 )consumerTotal loans (12,374 ) (8,800 ) (16,657 ) (21,174 ) (22,962 )charged-offCharged-offloans recovered:Commercialand 678 1,589 799 2,267 1,368 industrialCommercial 665 65 31 730 104 real estateConstruction ? 4 20 4 40 Residential 191 157 545 348 595 mortgageTotal 1,474 930 509 2,404 1,303 consumerTotal loans 3,008 2,745 1,904 5,753 3,410 recoveredNet (9,366 ) (6,055 ) (14,753 ) (15,421 ) (19,552 )charge-offsProvisionfor credit 8,777 9,014 41,115 17,791 75,039 losses forloansEnding $ 353,724 $ 354,313 $ 319,723 $ 353,724 $ 319,723 balanceComponentsof allowancefor credit losses forloans:Allowancefor loan $ 339,324 $ 342,880 $ 309,614 $ 339,324 $ 309,614 lossesAllowancefor unfunded 14,400 11,433 10,109 14,400 10,109 creditcommitmentsAllowancefor credit $ 353,724 $ 354,313 $ 319,723 $ 353,724 $ 319,723 losses forloansComponentsof provisionfor credit losses forloans:Provisionfor credit $ 5,810 $ 8,692 $ 41,025 $ 14,502 $ 74,876 losses forloansProvisionfor unfunded 2,967 322 90 3,289 163 creditcommitmentsTotalprovisionfor credit $ 8,777 $ 9,014 $ 41,115 $ 17,791 $ 75,039 losses forloansAnnualizedratio oftotal net 0.11 % 0.07 % 0.18 % 0.09 % 0.13 charge-offsto averageloansAllowancefor creditlosses for 1.09 1.08 0.99 1.09 0.99 loans as a %of totalloans

As ofASSET QUALITY: June 30, March 31, December September June 30, 31, 30,($ in 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020thousands)Accruing past due loans:30 to 59 days past due:Commercial and $ 3,867 $ 3,763 $ 6,393 $ 6,587 $ 6,206 industrialCommercial 40,524 11,655 35,030 26,038 13,912 real estateConstruction ? ? 315 142 ? Residential 8,479 16,004 17,717 22,528 35,263 mortgageTotal consumer 6,242 5,480 10,257 8,979 12,962 Total 30 to 59 59,112 36,902 69,712 64,274 68,343 days past due60 to 89 days past due:Commercial and 1,361 1,768 2,252 3,954 4,178 industrialCommercial 11,451 5,455 1,326 610 1,543 real estateConstruction ? ? ? ? ? Residential 1,608 2,233 10,351 3,760 4,169 mortgageTotal consumer 985 1,021 1,823 1,352 3,786 Total 60 to 89 15,405 10,477 15,752 9,676 13,676 days past due90 or more days past due:Commercial and 2,351 2,515 9,107 6,759 5,220 industrialCommercial 1,948 ? 993 1,538 ? real estateResidential 956 2,472 3,170 891 3,812 mortgageTotal consumer 463 417 271 753 2,082 Total 90 ormore days past 5,718 5,404 13,541 9,941 11,114 dueTotal accruing $ 80,235 $ 52,783 $ 99,005 $ 83,891 $ 93,133 past due loansNon-accrual loans:Commercial and $ 102,594 $ 108,988 $ 106,693 $ 115,667 $ 130,876 industrialCommercial 58,893 54,004 46,879 41,627 43,678 real estateConstruction 17,660 71 84 2,497 3,308 Residential 35,941 33,655 25,817 23,877 25,776 mortgageTotal consumer 4,924 7,292 5,809 7,441 6,947 Totalnon-accrual 220,012 204,010 185,282 191,109 210,585 loansOther realestate owned 4,523 4,521 5,118 7,746 8,283 (OREO)Otherrepossessed 2,060 1,857 3,342 3,988 3,920 assetsNon-accrualdebt ? 129 815 783 1,365 securitiesTotalnon-performing $ 226,595 $ 210,517 $ 194,557 $ 203,626 $ 224,153 assetsPerformingtroubled debt $ 64,080 $ 67,102 $ 57,367 $ 58,090 $ 53,936 restructuredloansTotalnon-accrual 0.68 % 0.62 % 0.58 % 0.59 % 0.65 %loans as a %of loansTotal accruingpast due andnon-accrual 0.93 % 0.79 % 0.88 % 0.85 % 0.94 %loans as a %of loansAllowance forlosses onloans as a % 154.23 % 168.07 % 183.64 % 170.08 % 147.03 %of non-accrualloans

NOTES TO SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Net interest income and net interest margin are presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 21 percent federal tax rate. Valley believes that(1 ) this presentation provides comparability of net interest income and net interest margin arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry practice and SEC rules. This press release contains certain supplemental financial information, described in the Notes below, which has been determined by methods other than U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") that management uses in its analysis of Valley's performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding Valley's financial results. Specifically, Valley provides measures based on what it believes are its core operating earnings on a consistent basis and excludes material non-core operating items which affect the GAAP reporting of results of operations. Management utilizes these measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes.(2 ) Management believes that Valley's presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliations, provides a complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Valley's business and allows investors to view performance in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results and Valley strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,($ inthousands, 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020except forshare data)Adjusted netincomeavailable to commonshareholders:Net income, as $ 120,512 $ 115,710 $ 95,601 $ 236,222 $ 182,869 reportedAdd: Loss onextinguishment 6,024 ? ? 6,024 ? of debt (netof tax)Add: Losses onavailable forsale and heldto maturity 81 85 29 166 58 securitiestransactions(net of tax)^(a)Add: Mergerrelated ? ? 263 ? 1,199 expenses (netof tax)^(b)Net income, as $ 126,617 $ 115,795 $ 95,893 $ 242,412 $ 184,126 adjustedDividends onpreferred 3,172 3,172 3,172 6,344 6,344 stockNet incomeavailable tocommon $ 123,445 $ 112,623 $ 92,721 $ 236,068 $ 177,782 shareholders,as adjusted__________ (a) Included in gains on securities transactions, net within other non-interestincome.(b) Merger related expenses are primarily within professional and legal fees,and other non-interest expense.

Adjusted percommon share data:Net incomeavailable tocommon $ 123,445 $ 112,623 $ 92,721 $ 236,068 $ 177,782 shareholders,as adjustedAverage numberof shares 405,963,209 405,152,605 403,790,242 405,560,146 403,654,665 outstandingBasicearnings, as $ 0.30 $ 0.28 $ 0.23 $ 0.58 $ 0.44 adjustedAverage numberof diluted 408,660,778 407,636,765 404,631,845 408,152,458 405,043,183 sharesoutstandingDilutedearnings, as $ 0.30 $ 0.28 $ 0.23 $ 0.58 $ 0.44 adjustedAdjustedannualizedreturn onaverage tangibleshareholders'equity:Net income, as $ 126,617 $ 115,795 $ 95,893 $ 242,412 $ 184,126 adjustedAverageshareholders' $ 4,708,797 $ 4,645,400 $ 4,477,446 4,677,273 4,443,016 equityLess: Averagegoodwill andother 1,449,388 1,451,750 1,456,781 1,450,562 1,458,885 intangibleassetsAveragetangible $ 3,259,409 $ 3,193,650 $ 3,020,665 $ 3,226,711 $ 2,984,131 shareholders'equityAnnualizedreturn onaveragetangible 15.54 % 14.50 % 12.70 % 15.03 % 12.34 %shareholders'equity, asadjustedAdjustedannualizedreturn on averageassets:Net income, as $ 126,617 $ 115,795 $ 95,893 $ 242,412 $ 184,126 adjustedAverage assets $ 41,161,459 $ 40,770,731 $ 41,429,725 $ 40,967,174 $ 39,773,288 Annualizedreturn onaverage 1.23 % 1.14 % 0.93 % 1.18 % 0.93 %assets, asadjusted

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30,($ in 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020thousands)Adjustedannualizedreturn on averageshareholders'equity:Net income, as $ 126,617 $ 115,795 $ 95,893 $ 242,412 $ 184,126 adjustedAverageshareholders' $ 4,708,797 $ 4,645,400 $ 4,477,446 $ 4,677,273 $ 4,443,016 equityAnnualizedreturn onaverage 10.76 % 9.97 % 8.57 % 10.37 % 8.29 %shareholders'equity, asadjustedAnnualizedreturn onaverage tangibleshareholders'equity:Net income, as $ 120,512 $ 115,710 $ 95,601 $ 236,222 $ 182,869 reportedAverageshareholders' $ 4,708,797 $ 4,645,400 $ 4,477,446 4,677,273 4,443,016 equityLess: Averagegoodwill andother 1,449,388 1,451,750 1,456,781 1,450,562 1,458,885 intangibleassetsAveragetangible $ 3,259,409 $ 3,193,650 $ 3,020,665 $ 3,226,711 $ 2,984,131 shareholders'equityAnnualizedreturn onaverage 14.79 % 14.49 % 12.66 % 14.64 % 12.26 %tangibleshareholders'equityAdjustedefficiency ratio:Non-interestexpense, as $ 171,893 $ 160,213 $ 157,166 $ 332,106 $ 312,822 reportedLess: Loss onextinguishment 8,406 ? ? 8,406 ? of debt(pre-tax)Less:Merger-related ? ? 366 ? 1,668 expenses(pre-tax)Less:Amortizationof tax credit 2,972 2,744 3,416 5,716 6,644 investments(pre-tax)Non-interestexpense, as $ 160,515 $ 157,469 $ 153,384 $ 317,984 $ 304,510 adjustedNet interest 300,907 292,667 282,559 593,574 547,898 incomeNon-interestincome, as 43,126 31,233 44,830 74,359 86,227 reportedAdd: Losses onavailable forsale and heldto maturity 113 118 41 231 81 securitiestransactions,net (pre-tax)Non-interestincome, as $ 43,239 $ 31,351 $ 44,871 $ 74,590 $ 86,308 adjustedGrossoperating $ 344,146 $ 324,018 $ 327,430 $ 668,164 $ 634,206 income, asadjustedEfficiencyratio, as 46.64 % 48.60 % 46.84 % 47.59 % 48.01 %adjusted

As of June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,($ inthousands, 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020except forshare data)Tangible bookvalue per common share:Common shares 406,083,790 405,797,538 403,858,998 403,878,744 403,795,699 outstandingShareholders' $ 4,737,807 $ 4,659,670 $ 4,592,120 $ 4,533,763 $ 4,474,488 equityLess:Preferred 209,691 209,691 209,691 209,691 209,691 stockLess:Goodwill andother 1,447,965 1,450,414 1,452,891 1,449,282 1,453,330 intangibleassetsTangiblecommon $ 3,080,151 $ 2,999,565 $ 2,929,538 $ 2,874,790 $ 2,811,467 shareholders'equityTangible bookvalue per $ 7.59 $ 7.39 $ 7.25 $ 7.12 $ 6.96 common shareTangiblecommon equity to tangibleassets:Tangiblecommon $ 3,080,151 $ 2,999,565 $ 2,929,538 $ 2,874,790 $ 2,811,467 shareholders'equityTotal assets $ 41,274,228 $ 41,178,011 $ 40,686,076 $ 40,747,492 $ 41,626,497 Less:Goodwill andother 1,447,965 1,450,414 1,452,891 1,449,282 1,453,330 intangibleassetsTangible $ 39,826,263 $ 39,727,597 $ 39,233,185 $ 39,298,210 $ 40,173,167 assetsTangiblecommon equity 7.73 % 7.55 % 7.47 % 7.32 % 7.00 %to tangibleassets

(3 ) The efficiency ratio measures Valley's total non-interest expense as a percentage of net interest income plus total non-interest income. The adjustment represents an increase in the allowance for credit losses(4 ) for loans as a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2020.

SHAREHOLDERS RELATIONSRequests for copies of reports and/or other inquiries should be directed toTina Zarkadas, Assistant Vice President, Shareholder Relations Specialist,Valley National Bancorp, 1455 Valley Road, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470, bytelephone at (973) 305-3380, by fax at (973) 305-1364 or by e-mail attzarkadas@valley.com.

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORPCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION(in thousands, except for share data)

June 30, December 31, 2021 2020 (Unaudited) Assets Cash and due from banks $ 329,006 $ 257,845 Interest bearing deposits with banks 1,515,757 1,071,360 Investment securities: Equity securities 33,870 29,378 Trading debt securities 21,216 ? Available for sale debt securities 1,075,538 1,339,473 Held to maturity debt securities (net ofallowance for credit losses of $1,040 at 2,532,772 2,171,583 June 30, 2021 and $1,428 at December 31,2020) Total investment securities 3,663,396 3,540,434 Loans held for sale, at fair value 159,256 301,427 Loans 32,457,454 32,217,112 Less: Allowance for loan losses (339,324 ) (340,243 ) Net loans 32,118,130 31,876,869 Premises and equipment, net 327,517 319,797 Lease right of use assets 235,165 252,053 Bank owned life insurance 535,283 535,209 Accrued interest receivable 99,068 106,230 Goodwill 1,382,442 1,382,442 Other intangible assets, net 65,523 70,449 Other assets 843,685 971,961 Total Assets $ 41,274,228 $ 40,686,076 Liabilities Deposits: Non-interest bearing $ 10,528,946 $ 9,205,266 Interest bearing: Savings, NOW and money market 18,358,279 16,015,658 Time 4,307,549 6,714,678 Total deposits 33,194,774 31,935,602 Short-term borrowings 854,378 1,147,958 Long-term borrowings 1,885,690 2,295,665 Junior subordinated debentures issued to 56,239 56,065 capital trustsLease liabilities 259,075 276,675 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 286,265 381,991 Total Liabilities 36,536,421 36,093,956 Shareholders? Equity Preferred stock, no par value; 50,000,000 authorized shares:Series A (4,600,000 shares issued at June 111,590 111,590 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)Series B (4,000,000 shares issued at June 98,101 98,101 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020)Common stock (no par value, authorized650,000,000 shares; issued 406,090,983 142,550 141,746 shares at June 30, 2021 and 403,881,488shares at December 31, 2020)Surplus 3,658,636 3,637,468 Retained earnings 744,768 611,158 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (17,735 ) (7,718 ) Treasury stock, at cost (7,193 commonshares at June 30, 2021 and 22,490 common (103 ) (225 ) shares at December 31, 2020) Total Shareholders? Equity 4,737,807 4,592,120 Total Liabilities and Shareholders? $ 41,274,228 $ 40,686,076 Equity

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORPCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OFINCOME (Unaudited)(in thousands, except for share data)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020Interest Income Interest and fees $ 315,314 $ 313,181 $ 321,883 $ 628,495 $ 654,951 on loansInterest anddividends on investmentsecurities:Taxable 12,716 13,166 19,447 25,882 41,380 Tax-exempt 3,216 3,356 3,692 6,572 7,618 Dividends 2,167 1,871 3,092 4,038 6,493 Interest onfederal fundssold and other 235 224 411 459 1,876 short-terminvestmentsTotal interest 333,648 331,798 348,525 665,446 712,318 incomeInterest Expense Interest on deposits:Savings, NOW and 11,166 11,125 16,627 22,291 51,140 money marketTime 6,279 11,093 29,857 17,372 72,671 Interest onshort-term 1,168 1,758 1,980 2,926 6,687 borrowingsInterest onlong-termborrowings and 14,128 15,155 17,502 29,283 33,922 juniorsubordinateddebenturesTotal interest 32,741 39,131 65,966 71,872 164,420 expenseNet Interest 300,907 292,667 282,559 593,574 547,898 Income(Credit)provision forcredit losses for (30 ) (358 ) 41 (388 ) 800 held to maturitysecuritiesProvision forcredit losses for 8,777 9,014 41,115 17,791 75,039 loansNet InterestIncome After 292,160 284,011 241,403 576,171 472,059 Provision forCredit LossesNon-Interest IncomeTrust andinvestment 3,532 3,329 2,826 6,861 6,239 servicesInsurance 2,637 1,558 1,659 4,195 3,610 commissionsService chargeson deposit 5,083 5,103 3,557 10,186 9,237 accountsGains (losses) onsecurities 375 101 (41 ) 476 (81 )transactions, netFees from loan 3,187 2,899 2,227 6,086 4,975 servicingGains on sales of 10,061 3,513 8,337 13,574 12,887 loans, netGains (losses) onsales of assets, 232 (196 ) (299 ) 36 (178 )netBank owned life 2,475 2,331 5,823 4,806 8,965 insuranceOther 15,544 12,595 20,741 28,139 40,573 Totalnon-interest 43,126 31,233 44,830 74,359 86,227 incomeNon-Interest ExpenseSalary andemployee benefits 91,095 88,103 78,532 179,198 164,260 expenseNet occupancy and 32,451 32,259 33,217 64,710 65,658 equipment expenseFDIC insurance 3,374 3,276 6,135 6,650 10,011 assessmentAmortization ofother intangible 5,449 6,006 6,681 11,455 12,151 assetsProfessional and 7,486 6,272 7,797 13,758 13,884 legal feesLoss onextinguishment of 8,406 ? ? 8,406 ? debtAmortization oftax credit 2,972 2,744 3,416 5,716 6,644 investmentsTelecommunication 2,732 3,160 2,866 5,892 5,153 expenseOther 17,928 18,393 18,522 36,321 35,061 Totalnon-interest 171,893 160,213 157,166 332,106 312,822 expenseIncome Before 163,393 155,031 129,067 318,424 245,464 Income TaxesIncome tax 42,881 39,321 33,466 82,202 62,595 expenseNet Income 120,512 115,710 95,601 236,222 182,869 Dividends on 3,172 3,172 3,172 6,344 6,344 preferred stockNet IncomeAvailable to $ 117,340 $ 112,538 $ 92,429 $ 229,878 $ 176,525 CommonShareholders

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, 2021 2021 2020 2021 2020Earnings PerCommon Share:Basic $ 0.29 $ 0.28 $ 0.23 $ 0.57 $ 0.44 Diluted 0.29 0.28 0.23 0.56 0.44 CashDividends 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.22 0.22 Declared perCommon ShareWeightedAverageNumber of CommonSharesOutstanding:Basic 405,963,209 405,152,605 403,790,242 405,560,146 403,654,665 Diluted 408,660,778 407,636,765 404,631,845 408,152,458 405,043,183

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORPQuarterly Analysis of Average Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity andNet Interest Income on a Tax Equivalent Basis

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 March 31, 2021 June 30, 2020 Average Avg. Average Avg. Average Avg.($ in thousands) Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest RateAssets Interest earning assets:Loans ^(1)(2) $ 32,635,298 $ 315,339 3.87 % $ 32,582,479 $ 313,206 3.85 % $ 32,041,200 $ 321,883 4.02 %Taxable investments 3,159,842 14,883 1.88 3,111,116 15,037 1.93 3,673,090 22,539 2.45 ^(3)Tax-exempt 498,971 4,071 3.26 513,809 4,248 3.31 562,172 4,673 3.32 investments ^(1)(3)Interest bearing 1,613,303 235 0.06 1,178,815 224 0.08 1,501,925 411 0.11 deposits with banksTotal interest 37,907,414 334,528 3.53 37,386,219 332,715 3.56 37,778,387 349,506 3.70 earning assetsOther assets 3,254,045 3,384,512 3,651,338 Total assets $ 41,161,459 $ 40,770,731 $ 41,429,725 Liabilities and shareholders' equityInterest bearing liabilities:Savings, NOW andmoney market $ 17,784,985 $ 11,166 0.25 % $ 16,617,762 $ 11,125 0.27 % $ 13,715,162 $ 16,627 0.48 %depositsTime deposits 4,609,778 6,279 0.54 5,844,524 11,093 0.76 8,585,782 29,857 1.39 Short-term 873,927 1,168 0.53 1,168,617 1,758 0.60 2,317,992 1,980 0.34 borrowingsLong-term borrowings 2,200,836 14,128 2.57 2,323,279 15,155 2.61 2,886,016 17,502 2.43 ^ (4)Total interest 25,469,526 32,741 0.51 25,954,182 39,131 0.60 27,504,952 65,966 0.96 bearing liabilitiesNon-interest bearing 10,328,412 9,373,000 8,463,230 depositsOther liabilities 654,724 798,149 984,097 Shareholders' equity 4,708,797 4,645,400 4,477,446 Total liabilitiesand shareholders' $ 41,161,459 $ 40,770,731 $ 41,429,725 equity Net interest income/interest rate spread $ 301,787 3.02 % $ 293,584 2.96 % $ 283,540 2.74 %^(5)Tax equivalent (880 ) (917 ) (981 ) adjustmentNet interest income, $ 300,907 $ 292,667 $ 282,559 as reportedNet interest margin 3.18 3.13 2.99 ^(6)Tax equivalent 0.00 0.01 0.01 effectNet interest marginon a fully tax 3.18 % 3.14 % 3.00 %equivalent basis ^(6)

____________(1) Interest income is presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 21 percent federal tax rate.(2) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include non-accrual loans.(3) The yield for securities that are classified as available for sale is based on the average historical amortized cost.(4) Includes junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts which are presented separately on the consolidated statements of condition. Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on(5) interest earning assets and the average cost of interest bearing liabilities and is presented on a fully tax equivalent basis.(6) Net interest income as a percentage of total average interest earning assets.



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