AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION and STERLING BANCORPMerger Agreement • March 9th, 2017 • Astoria Financial Corp • Savings institution, federally chartered • Delaware
Contract Type FiledMarch 9th, 2017 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of March 6, 2017 (this "Agreement"), by and between Astoria Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Sterling Bancorp, a Delaware corporation ("Parent").