Ralph F Palleschi Form 4 ASTORIA FINANCIAL / RALPH F PALLESCHI ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PALLESCHI RALPH F

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE ASTORIA BANK PLAZA

(Street)

LAKE SUCCESS NY US 11042

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP [ AF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/01/2016		A		2,988	A	$0.00	2,988	I(1)	RSA
Common Stock	02/01/2016		A		664	A	$0.00	664	I(2)	RSA
Common Stock								5,670	D
Common Stock								3,577	I(3)	RSA
Common Stock								795	I(4)	RSA
Common Stock								3,565	I(5)	RSA
Common Stock								793	I(6)	RSA
Common Stock								64,920	I(7)	Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Statutory Stock Option(8)	$29.72							01/16/2007	01/15/2017	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents award of restricted stock dated February 1, 2016 pursuant to the Astoria Financial Corporation 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or the 2007 Plan. The restricted stock will vest on February 1, 2019 or, if earlier, upon the death, Disability, Mandatory Retirement, Change in Control or Involuntary Termination, all as specified in the 2007 Plan.

2. Represents discretionary grant on February 1, 2016 of restricted stock pursuant to the Astoria Financial Corporation 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or the 2007 Plan. The restricted stock will vest and be distributed effective February 1, 2019 or earlier upon the death, disability or Mandatory Retirement, on a Change in Control, or Involuntary Termination, all as specified in the 2007 Plan.

3. Represents award of restricted stock dated February 2, 2015 pursuant to the Astoria Financial Corporation 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or the 2007 Plan. The restricted stock will vest on February 2, 2018 or, if earlier, upon the death, Disability, Mandatory Retirement, Change in Control or Involuntary Termination, all as specified in the 2007 Plan.

4. Represents discretionary grant on February 2, 2015 of restricted stock pursuant to the Astoria Financial Corporation 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or the 2007 Plan. The restricted stock will vest and be distributed effective February 2, 2018 or earlier upon the death, disability or Mandatory Retirement, on a Change in Control, or Involuntary Termination, all as specified in the 2007 Plan.

5. Represents award of restricted stock dated February 3, 2014 pursuant to the Astoria Financial Corporation 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or the 2007 Plan. The restricted stock will vest on February 3, 2017 or, if earlier, upon the death, Disability, Mandatory Retirement, Change in Control or Involuntary Termination, all as specified in the 2007 Plan.

6. Represents discretionary grant on February 3, 2014 of restricted stock pursuant to the Astoria Financial Corporation 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or the 2007 Plan. The restricted stock will vest and be distributed effective February 3, 2017 or earlier upon the death, disability or Mandatory Retirement, on a Change in Control, or Involuntary Termination, all as specified in the 2007 Plan.

7. Represents shares held in a Trust Account.

8. Options were granted pursuant to the 1999 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors of Astoria Financial Corporation, or the 1999 Plan.

Remarks:

POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby authorize and designate Monte N. Redman, Alan P. Eggleston, David J. DeBaun, Michele M. Weber, Theodore S. Ayvas, Frank E. Fusco, and Yvonne Schade, or any one of them acting as agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to: (1) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file the same with the Securities Exchange Commission, NYSE, and each stock exchange on which Astoria Financial Corporation's common stock or other securities are listed, as required by law; (2) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 144 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and file the same with the Securities Exchange Commission, NYSE, and each stock exchange on which Astoria Financial Corporation's common stock or other securities are listed, as required by law; and (3) do anything else necessary or proper in connection with the foregoing. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect as long as I am an affiliate of Astoria Financial Corporation, and shall not be affected by my subsequent disability or incompetence. Date: August 26, 2015 Ralph F. Palleschi

	Ralph F. Palleschi by Yvonne Schade, attorney-in-fact	02/02/2016
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