SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Willis Eleni

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O STERLING BANCORP, INC.

ONE TOWNE SQUARE, SUITE 1900

(Street)

SOUTHFIELD

48076

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. [ SBT ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Risk Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,235	D
Common Stock	42,561⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	2,050⁽²⁾	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents awards of shares of restricted stock pursuant to the Sterling Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which are unvested. The restricted stock will vest as follows: 13,525 shares on May 19, 2024, 1,577 shares on November 15, 2024, 13,525 shares on May 19, 2025 and 13,934 shares on May 19, 2026, subject to continued Service on each such date, or, if earlier, upon death or Disability or a Change of Control, all as specified in the Plan.

2. The reporting person holds units in the issuer's unitized stock fund in the Sterling Bank & Trust 401(k) Plan (the "401(k) Plan"), consisting primarily of the issuer's Common Stock and the remainder in cash or cash equivalents. The number of shares in this row is an estimate of the number of shares of the issuer's Common Stock held in the unitized stock fund and attributed to the reporting person as a 401(k) Plan participant.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24, Power of Attorney, is attached.

	/s/ Eleni Willis by Elizabeth M. Keogh, attorney-in-fact	04/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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