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): December 31, 2018
Sterling Bancorp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35385 | 80-0091851 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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| 400 Rella Boulevard, Montebello, New York | 10901 | |||
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (845) 369-8040
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| (b) | Resignation of James F. Deutsch as Director |
On December 31, 2018, Sterling Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sterling National Bank, a national banking association (the “Bank” and, together with the Company, “Sterling”) received and announced the resignation of James F. Deutsch from Sterling’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective December 31, 2018. Having served on Sterling’s Board since 2012, Mr. Deutsch voluntarily submitted his resignation for personal reasons. The resignation is not a result of any disagreement with Sterling’s Board or management or related to the operations, practices or policies of Sterling. Sterling’s Chairman of the Board will assign another current director to replace Mr. Deutsch as the Chairman of the Enterprise Risk Committee.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| STERLING BANCORP | |||
| Date: January 2, 2019 | |||
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/s/ Luis Massiani | ||
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By: |
Luis Massiani Senior Executive Vice President | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||