UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number:001-11967
Astoria financial corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
c/o Sterling Bancorp
400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York 10901
(845) 369-8040
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1) | x | |
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2) | ¨ | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | x | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ¨ | |
| Rule 15d-6 | ¨ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share: 0 holders
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 6.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C: 0 holders
Effective on October 2, 2017, Astoria Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), merged with and into Sterling Bancorp (“Sterling”) with Sterling as the surviving corporation. Accordingly, as of the date hereof, there are no holders of record of the Registrant’s common or depositary shares.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sterling Bancorp, as successor to the Registrant, has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Sterling Bancorp, as successor to Astoria Financial Corporation | ||||
| Date: October 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Luis Massiani | ||
Name: | Luis Massiani | |||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
