LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE: AF), announced that it will participate in the 2008 East Coast Financial Services Conference in Manalapan, Florida, sponsored by Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Astoria's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, George L. Engelke, Jr., will be presenting at the conference, Session 2, at 10:55 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 and archived on the Company's website, www.astoriafederal.com through Friday, November 21, 2008. Live audio access to Astoria's presentation is also available through a direct dial in to (800) 265-0241 or (617) 847-8704, Passcode: Session 2.
Astoria Financial Corporation, with assets of $22.2 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, 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.
