Astoria Financial Corporation to Present at Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference
August 20 2008 - 11:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Astoria
Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF), announced that it will participate
in the Global Financial Services Conference sponsored by Lehman
Brothers in New York City on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. George
L. Engelke, Jr., Astoria's Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
will be presenting at the conference at 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time. A
simultaneous webcast of Mr. Engelke's presentation, including the
slide presentation and any follow-up questions and answers, will be
available on the Company's website, http://www.astoriafederal.com/.
The presentation webcast will be archived on the Company's website
and will be available through Friday, September 19, 2008. Astoria
Financial Corporation, with assets of $21.6 billion, is the holding
company for Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association.
Established in 1888, Astoria Federal, with deposits in New York
totaling $13.1 billion, is the largest thrift depository
headquartered 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, http://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 twenty-two states, primarily the
East Coast, and the District of Columbia, and through correspondent
relationships covering twenty-nine states and the District of
Columbia. The webcast and slide presentation referenced in this
news release may contain a number of forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These statements may be identified by the use of such
words as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project,"
"should," "will," "would" and similar terms and phrases, including
references to assumptions. Forward-looking statements are based on
various assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our
management's experience and its perception of historical trends,
current conditions and expected future developments, as well as
other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors (many of which
are beyond our control) that could cause actual results to differ
materially from future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These factors include, without
limitation, the following: the timing and occurrence or
non-occurrence of events may be subject to circumstances beyond our
control; there may be increases in competitive pressure among
financial institutions or from non-financial institutions; changes
in the interest rate environment may reduce interest margins or
affect the value of our investments; changes in deposit flows, loan
demand or real estate values may adversely affect our business;
changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines may cause
our financial condition to be perceived differently; general
economic conditions, either nationally or locally in some or all
other areas in which we do business, or conditions in the real
estate or securities markets or the banking industry may be less
favorable than we currently anticipate; legislative or regulatory
changes may adversely affect our business; applicable technological
changes may be more difficult or expensive than we anticipate;
success or consummation of new business initiatives may be more
difficult or expensive than we anticipate; or litigation or matters
before regulatory agencies, whether currently existing or
commencing in the future, may be determined adverse to us or may
delay occurrence or non-occurrence of events longer than we
anticipate. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this document. DATASOURCE: Astoria Financial Corporation CONTACT:
Peter J. Cunningham, First Vice President, Investor Relations,
+1-516-327-7877, Web site: http://ir.astoriafederal.com/
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