Sterling Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend of $0.09 Per Share

Sterling Bancorp STL today announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per common share, payable on June 30, 2011 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2011. This declaration extends the company's history of continuous cash dividends to 262 consecutive quarters over more than 65 years.