X0303 5 2010-12-31 0 0 0 0000093451 STERLING BANCORP stl 0001237429 FERRER FERNANDO 650 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10019 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 8157 D Non-qualified Stock Options (right to buy) 19.5 2007-06-30 2011-06-30 Common Stock 4725 4725 D Includes 5,000 shares of restricted common stock issued pursuant to the Sterling Bancorp Incentive Stock Plan. The shares will vest 25%, 25%, 25% and 25% on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, subject to accelerated vesting upon death, disability and change in control. The restricted shares were issued on March 25, 2010 and are not transferable until vested. Non-employee directors were granted options for shares of common stock under an automatic grant of options adopted in 2002. Fernando Ferrer 2011-02-08