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| EX-99.1 - ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP | v186558_ex99-1.htm |
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): May 23, 2010
ASTORIA
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-11967
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11-3170868
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
ONE
ASTORIA FEDERAL PLAZA, LAKE SUCCESS, NEW YORK 11042-1085
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (516) 327-3000
NOT
APPLICABLE
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
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(b)
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On
May 25, 2010, Astoria Financial Corporation issued a press release
announcing that Mr. Thomas J. Donahue, a director of both the
Company and its banking subsidiary, Astoria Federal Savings and
Loan Association, passed away on May 23, 2010. The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
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Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
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Attached
as Exhibit 99.1 is the press release dated May 25,
2010.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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/s/ Peter J. Cunningham | |
| Peter J. Cunningham | |||
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First
Vice President and
Director of Investor Relations |
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Dated: May
25, 2010
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number |
Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 25, 2010.
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