UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2014
Sterling Bancorp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-35385 | | 80-0091851 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York | | | | 10901 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 369-8040
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01—Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information contained in Item 5.02 is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
Item 5.02—Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 23, 2014, Sterling Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and David S. Bagatelle, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Regional Market President, New York City Region, executed an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2013, between Mr. Bagatelle and the Company (the “Original Agreement” and, as amended by the Amendment, the “Agreement”). The Amendment extends the current term under the Original Agreement from November 1, 2014 to November 1, 2016.Except as described in this Item 5.02, all other terms of the Agreement remain unchanged. The foregoing description of the Amendment is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01—Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Amendment between Sterling Bancorp and David S. Bagatelle, dated September 23, 2014.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | | | Sterling Bancorp |
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| Date: | | September 25, 2014 | | | | By: | | /s/ Jack L. Kopnisky |
| | | | | | Name: | | Jack L. Kopnisky |
| | | | | | Title: | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
