VAZQUEZ CARLOS J 4

What Happened
Director Carlos J. Vazquez reported an open-market purchase (code P) of 2,500 shares of Valley National Bancorp (VLY) on February 17, 2026. The reported purchase price was $13.45 per share for a reported total of $33,613. This was a purchase transaction (a net acquisition), which insiders’ buys often attract attention from investors as one datapoint of insider confidence.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-17; Filing date: 2026-02-18 (no late filing indicated).
• Transaction type/code: Open-market purchase (P).
• Shares purchased: 2,500 at $13.45 per share; reported total value $33,613.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes/plan info: No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other special footnotes were disclosed in the excerpt provided.

Context
This is a relatively small-dollar purchase by a board director (≈$33.6K reported), which is factual information for investors to weigh alongside other signals and company fundamentals. Purchases can indicate an insider acquiring additional exposure, but they do not, by themselves, prove future company performance.