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| Contact: | Peter J. Cunningham First Vice President, Investor Relations 516-327-7877 ir@astoriafederal.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION TO ANNOUNCE FOURTH QUARTER
AND FULL YEAR EARNINGS & HOST CONFERENCE CALL
Lake Success, New York, January 5, 2009 -- Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE: AF), announced that it expects to report fourth quarter and full year 2008 earnings on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). A copy of the news release will be immediately available on its web site, www.astoriafederal.com.
The Company also announced that George L. Engelke, Jr., Chairman & CEO of Astoria will host an earnings conference call on Thursday morning, January 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
| Toll-free dial-in: | (888) 562-3356 | Conference ID: | 78667060 |
| International dial-in: | (973) 582-2700 | Conference ID: | 78667060 |
A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s web site at www.astoriafederal.com and will be archived for one year.
A telephone replay will be available on Thursday, January 29, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. (ET) through Friday, February 6, 2009, 11:59 p.m.
| Replay # (Domestic): | (800) 642-1687 | PIN Code: | 78667060 |
| Replay # (International) | (706) 645-9291 | PIN Code: | 78667060 |
Astoria Financial Corporation, with assets of $22.2 billion, is the holding company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association. Established in 1888, Astoria Federal, with deposits in New York totaling $13.1 billion, is the largest thrift depository headquartered in New York and embraces its philosophy of “Putting people first” by providing the customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 85 convenient banking office locations and multiple delivery channels, including its enhanced website, www.astoriafederal.com. Astoria Federal commands the fourth largest deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 38 individual states. Astoria Federal originates mortgage loans through its banking and loan production offices in New York, an extensive broker network covering eighteen states, primarily the East Coast, and the District of Columbia, and through correspondent relationships covering nineteen states and the District of Columbia.
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