Sterling Bancorp 8-K Sterling Bancorp Announces Agreement to Acquire Factoring and Import Trade Financing Business

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): April 3, 2009

Commission File Number: 1-5273-1

Sterling Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

New York	13-2565216
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
650 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York	10019-6108
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code – (212) 757-3300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 3, 2009, Sterling Bancorp issued a press release announcing that it had signed an agreement to acquire substantially all the businesses of DCD Capital, LLC and DCD Trade Services, LLC. On April 6, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Company’s press release is included as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
99.1	Press release dated April 3, 2009. The press release is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, except that the first paragraph of the press release shall be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 rather than furnished pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	Sterling Bancorp
	(Registrant)
Date: April 8, 2009	By:
	Name:	John W. Tietjen
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number
99.1	Press release dated April 3, 2009.