Sec Form 4 Filing - Blose James P @ STERLING BANCORP - 2022-01-31

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Blose James P
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STERLING BANCORP [ STL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel and CLO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO BLUE HILL PLAZA, SECOND FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
01/31/2022
(Street)
PEARL RIVER, NY10965
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/31/2022 D 87,849( 1 ) D 0 D
Common Stock 01/31/2022 D 3,920 D 0 I By IRA
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Blose James P
TWO BLUE HILL PLAZA
SECOND FLOOR
PEARL RIVER, NY10965
General Counsel and CLO
Signatures
/s/ James P. Blose, Esq. 02/02/2022
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Includes 10,535 restricted stock awards of the Issuer (the "Issuer RSAs") and 32,435 performance stock awards of the Issuer (the "Issuer PSAs").
( 2 )Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement between Issuer and Webster Financial Corporation ("Webster"), dated April 18, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), for total stock consideration of 40,674 shares of new Webster common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger between Issuer and Webster (the "Effective Time"), each share of Issuer common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive 0.4630 shares of Webster common stock. All fractional share holdings were paid in cash. The Merger closed on January 31, 2022. On January 31, 2022, the closing price of the Issuer was $26.29, and the closing price of Webster was $56.81.
( 3 )Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Issuer RSAs were assumed by Webster and converted into a restricted stock award of Webster with the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Issuer RSAs immediately prior to the Effective Time (including vesting terms) and the Issuer PSAs were assumed by Webster and converted into a time-based restricted stock award with performance goals deemed to have been satisfied at the higher of target and actual performance, both relating to the number of shares of Webster common stock equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of issuer common stock subject to such Issuer RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio, with any fractional shares rounded paid in cash.
( 4 )Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement for total stock consideration of 1,814 shares of new Webster common stock.

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