Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* KEEGAN GERARD C	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP [AF]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman, Sr EVP & COO
(Last) (First) (Middle) ONE ASTORIA BANK PLAZA	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2015
(Street) LAKE SUCCESS, NY US 11042 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock							325220.00	D
Common Stock							43384.14	I ⁽¹⁾	401(k)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents shares held in the Employer Stock Fund of the Astoria Bank 401(k) Plan for the account of Mr. Keegan as of December 31, 2015. Shares are held in the 401(k) Plan Trust.

Remarks:
POWER OF ATTORNEY I hereby authorize and designate Monte N. Redman, Alan P. Eggleston, David J. DeBaun, Michele M. Weber, Theodore S. Ayvas, Frank E. Fusco, and Yvonne Schade, or any one of them acting as agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to: (1) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file the same with the Securities Exchange Commission, NYSE, and each stock exchange on which Astoria Financial Corporation's common stock or other securities are listed, as required by law; (2) prepare and sign on my behalf any Form 144 pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and file the same with the Securities Exchange Commission, NYSE, and each stock exchange on which Astoria Financial Corporation's common stock or other securities are listed, as required by law; and (3) do anything else necessary or proper in connection with the foregoing. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect as long as I am an affiliate of Astoria Financial Corporation, and shall not be affected by my subsequent disability or incompetence. Date: August 26, 2015 Gerard C. Keegan

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KEEGAN GERARD C ONE ASTORIA BANK PLAZA LAKE SUCCESS, NY US 11042	X		Vice Chairman, Sr EVP & COO

Signatures
Gerard C. Keegan by Yvonne Schade, attorney-in-fact .		1/15/2016
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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