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EX-99.1 - ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP | v209121_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): January 26, 2011
ASTORIA
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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))
Item
2.02
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Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition.
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On
January 26, 2011, Astoria Financial Corporation (the “Company”), the holding
company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association (the “Association”),
issued a press release which, among other things, highlights the Company’s
financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31,
2010. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as an exhibit
to this report.
The
information provided pursuant hereto shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 8-K into
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under
such Acts.
Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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George L.
Engelke, Jr., 72, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of both the Company and
Astoria Federal, announced today that, effective July 1, 2011, he will
relinquish his position as Chief Executive Officer of both organizations, after
which time he will continue to serve as Chairman. The Board of
Directors also announced today that Monte N. Redman, 60, President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company and the Association, will become President and
Chief Executive Officer of both organizations effective July 1,
2011.
Item
8.01
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Other
Events
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Astoria
further announced in its press release dated January 26, 2011 that the Board of
Directors, at their January 26, 2011 meeting, declared a quarterly cash dividend
of $0.13 per share. The cash dividend is payable on March 1, 2011 to
shareholders of record as of February 15, 2011. A copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as an exhibit to this report.
The
Company further announced in its press release that the Board of Directors
established May 18, 2011 as the date for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
with a voting record date of March 25, 2011. A copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as an exhibit to this report.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated January 26, 2011. |
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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: /s/ Peter J.
Cunningham
Peter
J. Cunningham
First
Vice President and
Director
of Investor Relations
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Dated: January
26, 2011
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated January 26, 2011.
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