0001144204-12-016546.txt : 20120322 0001144204-12-016546.hdr.sgml : 20120322 20120322113913 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-12-016546 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120322 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120322 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120322 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000910322 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 113170868 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0319 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11967 FILM NUMBER: 12708589 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ASTORIA FEDERAL PLAZA CITY: LAKE SUCCESS STATE: NY ZIP: 11042-1085 BUSINESS PHONE: 5163273000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ASTORIA FEDERAL PLAZA CITY: LAKE SUCCESS STATE: NY ZIP: 11042-1085 8-K 1 v306830_8k.htm FORM 8-K

  

 

  

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): March 22, 2012

 

 

  

Astoria Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 001-11967 11-3170868
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (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):

 

£ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

£ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

£ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

£ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

  

Items 1 through 7 Not Applicable.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On March 22, 2012, Astoria Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release stating that, on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at approximately 4:45 p.m. (ET), the Corporation is expected to release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, and will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following Exhibit is filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated March 22, 2012.

 

 
 

 

 

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
     
     
  By: /s/ Peter J. Cunningham  
   

Peter J. Cunningham

First Vice President and Director of Investor Relations

 

 

 

Dated: March 22, 2012

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release dated March 22, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 EX-99.1 2 v306830_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Astoria Financial Corporation to Announce First Quarter Earnings & Host Conference Call

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE: AF), announced that it expects to report first quarter 2012 earnings on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at approximately 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). A copy of the news release will be immediately available on its web site, www.astoriafederal.com.

The Company also announced that Monte N. Redman, President & CEO of Astoria, will host an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Toll-free dial-in: 

(877) 709-8150

International dial-in:

(201) 689-8354

A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company's web site at www.astoriafederal.com and will be archived for one year.

A telephone replay will be available on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. (ET) through midnight, Saturday, April 28, 2012.

  Replay #  (Domestic):

(877) 660-6853

Account #   399

Conference ID #:    390956

  Replay #  (International):

(201) 612-7415

Account #   399

Conference ID #:    390956

Astoria Financial Corporation, with assets of $17.0 billion, is the holding company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association. Established in 1888, Astoria Federal, with deposits in New York totaling $11.2 billion, is the largest thrift depository in New York and embraces its philosophy of "Putting people first" by providing the customers and local communities it serves with quality financial products and services through 85 convenient banking office locations and multiple delivery channels, including its enhanced website, www.astoriafederal.com. Astoria Federal commands the fourth largest deposit market share in the attractive Long Island market, which includes Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties with a population exceeding that of 38 individual states. Astoria Federal originates mortgage loans through its banking and loan production offices in New York, an extensive broker network covering fourteen states, primarily along the East Coast, and the District of Columbia, and through correspondent relationships covering fifteen states and the District of Columbia.



CONTACT: Peter J. Cunningham, First Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-516-327-7877, ir@astoriafederal.com