SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 22, 2003
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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-5273-1
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Sterling Bancorp
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 13-2565216
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(State of other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
650 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019-6108
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 757-3300
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR,
IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
ITEM 5
OTHER EVENTS
On December 22, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing an agreement
to acquire deposits and a branch located at One Executive Boulevard in Yonkers,
New York from City & Suburban Federal Savings Bank. The acquisition marks
Sterling National Bank's expansion into the Westchester marketplace and
will be the bank's tenth banking location in New York. The transaction is
anticipated to close in February 2004, pending regulatory approvals and certain
other conditions of closing. The press release is included herein as Exhibit
99.1.
ITEM 7
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements of the Business Acquired.
Not Applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not Applicable
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated December 22, 2003
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.
DATE: December 23, 2003
BY: /s/ JOHN W. TIETJEN
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JOHN W. TIETJEN
Executive Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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99.1 Press Release dated December 22, 2003