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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 

TERMINATION AND FUTURE SHARING AGREEMENT 

This Amendment No. 1 to Termination and Future Sharing Agreement (the “Amendment”) entered into as of
December 5, 2016 (the “Effective Date”), by and among WLR-Greenbrier Rail Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Greenbrier Leasing Company LLC, an Oregon limited liability company
(“GLC” and together with the Company, the “Parties”, and each, a “Party”). 

WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a Termination and Future Sharing Agreement as of September 30, 2015 (the “Existing
Agreement”);  
 WHEREAS, for the consideration to be paid as described herein, the Parties hereto desire to amend the
Existing Agreement to conclude and confirm as fully performed certain of their covenants in the Existing Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Existing Agreement, the amendments contemplated by the Parties must be contained in a written
agreement signed by each Party. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Existing Agreement. 

2. Amendments to the Existing Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the Existing Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 

(a) Section 3 of the Existing Agreement is hereby replaced with the following new Section 3: 

Upon payment by GLC to the Company of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00) in immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Company (the “Final Payment”), GLC shall have no obligation to make any Future Distributions to the Company. All funds remaining in the Fleet Reserve (as Residual Income or otherwise) as well as all future income
related to the Lease Fleet (whether Lease Income, income arising from a Lease Fleet Event, or otherwise) shall be the exclusive property of GLC and the Company shall have no rights thereto. 

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(b) Section 4 of the Existing Agreement is hereby replaced with the following new Section 4: 

Upon payment by GLC to the Company of the Final Payment, all of GLC’s and the Company’s respective obligations set forth in
Section 4 of the Existing Agreement shall be deemed performed in their entirety and each of GLC and the Company shall have no further obligations to the other Party under Section 4 of the Existing Agreement. 

(c) Section 6 of the Existing Agreement is hereby amended by added to the end of the existing paragraph therein the following sentence:

 For avoidance of doubt, upon payment by GLC to the Company of the Final Payment under that certain Amendment between GLC and the Company
dated December 5, 2016 (the “Amendment”), the waiver and release in this Section 6 shall apply through and including the date of the Amendment. 

3. Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Existing Agreement are and will remain in
full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the Parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the amendments contained herein will not be construed as an amendment to or waiver of any other provision of the Existing
Agreement or as a waiver of or consent to any further or future action on the part of either Party that would require the waiver or consent of the other Party. On and after the Effective Date, each reference in the Existing Agreement to “this
Agreement,” “the Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import will mean and be a reference to the Existing Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 

4. Miscellaneous. Section 7 of the Existing Agreement is incorporated by reference to this Amendment mutatis mutandis. 

  
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment on the date first written above. 

 

			
	WLR-GREENBRIER RAIL INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Wendy Teramoto
	Name:	 	Wendy Teramoto
	Title:	 	Managing Director
	
	GREENBRIER LEASING COMPANY LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Mark Rittenbaum
	Name:	 	Mark Rittenbaum
	Title:	 	EVP, Commercial and Leasing
	
	Solely for purposes of the Amendments to Section 6 of the Existing Agreement:
	
	WL ROSS-GREENBRIER RAIL HOLDINGS I LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Wendy Teramoto
	Name:	 	Wendy Teramoto
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  
 3Exhibit 4.2

 

FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

 

OF

 

6.50% NON-CUMULATIVE
PERPETUAL

 

PREFERRED
STOCK, SERIES A

 

OF

 

STERLING
BANCORP

 

 

 

Pursuant to Section 151 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware

 

 

 

STERLING BANCORP, a
corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”),
in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141 and 151 thereof, does hereby certify:

 

At a meeting of the
board of directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation duly convened and held on April 5, 2017, the Board duly
adopted resolutions (i) approving and adopting the conversion of the outstanding preferred stock of Astoria Financial Corporation
(“Astoria”) into a number of shares of preferred stock of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”),
and the issuance of the Corporation’s depository shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in the Preferred Stock,
as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 6, 2017, by and between the Corporation and Astoria and
(ii) appointing an authorized committee (the “Authorized Committee”) of the Board to fix the rights, preferences,
privileges, and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions of the Corporation Preferred Stock, that, taken as a whole, are
not materially less favorable than the rights, privileges and voting powers and limitations and restrictions of the preferred stock
of Astoria, taken as a whole.

 

Thereafter, on [●],
the Authorized Committee duly adopted the following resolution creating a series of 135,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation
designated as “6.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A”:

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant
to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation, each as amended, and applicable law, a
series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation be and hereby is created, and that the designation and
number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights,
and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series, are as follows:

 

     

     

    

  

Section 1.              Designation
and Number of Shares. There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation
a series of Preferred Stock designated as the “6.50% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A” (“Series
A Preferred Stock”) initially consisting of 135,000 shares. The number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred
Stock may from time to time be increased (but not in excess of the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock) or decreased
(but not below the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding) by the Board (or a duly authorized committee
of the Board), without the vote or consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with law; provided,
that any such additional shares are not treated as “disqualified preferred stock” within the meaning of Section 1059(f)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code and such additional shares are otherwise treated as fungible with the Series A Preferred Stock for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of issue. In the event that the Corporation
issues additional Series A Preferred Stock after the original issue date, dividends on such additional shares may accrue from the
original issue date or any other date the Corporation specifies at the time such additional shares are issued. Shares of outstanding
Series A Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall, after such redemption, purchase
or acquisition, be cancelled and shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series until
such shares are once more designated as part of a particular series by the Board.

 

Section 2.              Definitions.
As used herein with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock:

 

(a)           “Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency” means the “appropriate Federal banking agency” with respect to the Corporation as
defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1813(q)), or any successor provision.

 

(b)           “Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

(c)           “Business
Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New
York, New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

(d)           “Bylaws”
means the amended and restated bylaws of the Corporation, as such may be amended, modified or restated from time to time,

 

(e)           “Certificate
of Designations” means this certificate of designations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, as it may be amended
from time to time.

 

(f)            “Certificate
of Incorporation” means the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as such may be amended,
modified or restated from time to time

 

(g)           “Common
Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.

 

(h)           “Corporation”
means Sterling Bancorp.

 

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(i)           “Dividend
Parity Stock” means any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued
or outstanding that, by its terms, expressly provides that it ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock as to the
payment of dividends (regardless of whether such capital stock bears dividends on a non-cumulative or cumulative basis).

 

(j)           “Dividend
Payment Date” means January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing [●]; provided,
however, that if any such date falls on a day other than a Business Day, then such date shall nevertheless be a Dividend
Payment Date, but dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, when, as and if declared, shall be paid on the next succeeding Business
Day (without adjustment in the amount of the dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock).

 

(k)          “Dividend
Period” means the period from and including a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date,
except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on and include the Original Issue Date.

 

(l)           “Dividend
Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

(m)         “DTC”
means The Depository Trust Company, together with its successors and assigns.

 

(n)          “FRB”
means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

(o)          “Junior
Stock” means (1) the Common Stock and (2) any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter
authorized, issued or outstanding that, by its terms, does not expressly provide that it ranks pari passu with or senior
to the Series A Preferred Stock as to (i) payment of dividends and (ii) distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of the Corporation.

 

(p)          “Liquidation
Junior Stock” means any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued
or outstanding that, by its terms, does not expressly provide that it ranks pari passu with or senior to the Series A Preferred
Stock as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

 

(q)          “Liquidation
Parity Stock” means any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued
or outstanding that, by its terms, expressly provides that it ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock as to the
payment of distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

 

(r)           “Liquidation
Preference” means, with respect to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the amount otherwise payable
upon such class or series of capital stock in connection with any distribution upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up
of the Corporation (assuming no limitation on the assets of the Corporation available for such distribution), including an amount
equal to any declared but unpaid dividends (and in the case of any holder of capital stock on which dividends accrue on a cumulative
basis, an amount equal to any unpaid, accrued, cumulative dividends, whether or not declared, as applicable).

 

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(s)         “Nonpayment
Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(1).

 

(t)          “Original
Issue Date” means the first date on which any share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding.

 

(u)         “Preferred
Stock” means any and all series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, including the Series
A Preferred Stock.

 

(v)         “Preferred
Stock Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(1).

 

(w)         “Redemption
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

(x)          “Redemption
Depository” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

 

(y)         “Redemption
Price” means an amount equal to the Series A Liquidation Amount plus (except as provided herein) the per share amount
of any declared and unpaid dividends (without accumulation of any undeclared dividends) on the Series A Preferred Stock prior to
the Redemption Date (but with no amount in respect of any dividends that have not been declared prior to the Redemption Date).

 

(z)          “Regulatory
Capital Treatment Event” means the good faith determination by the Corporation that, as a result of:

 

(1)        any
amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or regulations of the United States or any political
subdivision of or in the United States that is enacted or becomes effective (or will become effective) after the initial issuance
of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock;

 

(2)        any
proposed change in those laws or regulations that is announced or becomes effective (or will become effective) after the initial
issuance of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock; or

 

(3)        any
official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative action or other official pronouncement interpreting or
applying those laws or regulations that is announced after the initial issuance of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock; there
is more than an insubstantial risk that the Corporation will not be entitled to treat the full liquidation value of the shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding as “Tier 1 Capital” (or its equivalent) for purposes of the
capital adequacy guidelines or regulations promulgated by the FRB (or, as and if applicable, the capital adequacy guidelines or
regulations of any successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency), as then in effect and applicable, for as long as any share of
the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding.

 

(aa)       “Series
A Liquidation Amount” means $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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(bb)        “Series
A Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

(cc)        “Voting
Parity Stock” means any and all series of Dividend Parity Stock having voting rights to elect directors upon a Nonpayment
Event.

 

(dd)        “Voting
Preferred Stock” means, with regard to any matter as to which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to
vote as specified in Section 6 of this Certificate of Designations, any and all series of Dividend Parity Stock having voting rights
equivalent to those described in Section 6(c).

 

Section 3.              Dividends.

 

(a)           Rate
and Payment. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board (or a
duly authorized committee of the Board), out of assets legally available under the Delaware General Corporation Law, non-cumulative
cash dividends at a rate equal to 6.50% of the Series A Liquidation Amount per annum, payable in arrears, on each Dividend Payment
Date with respect to the Dividend Period (or portion thereof) ending on the day preceding such respective Dividend Payment Date.
Dividends that are payable on the Series A Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date shall be payable to holders of record of
Series A Preferred Stock as they appear on the Corporation’s stock register on the applicable record date, which shall be
the 15th calendar day before the applicable Dividend Payment Date, or such other record date, no more than 60 calendar days nor
less than 10 calendar days before the applicable Dividend Payment Date, as shall be fixed by the Board (or a duly authorized committee
of the Board) (the “Dividend Record Date”). A Dividend Record Date established for the Series A Preferred Stock
need not be a Business Day. Dividends payable on Series A Preferred Stock shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of twelve 30-day months. Dollar amounts resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent
being rounded upward. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue on the Redemption Date, if any, as described
in Section 5, unless the Corporation defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock
called for redemption. The Corporation shall not pay interest or any sum of money instead of interest on any dividend payment that
may be in arrears on the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(b)           Dividends
Non-Cumulative. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will not be cumulative and will not be mandatory. If the Board (or
a duly authorized committee of the Board) does not declare a dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of a Dividend
Period, then no dividend shall be deemed to have accrued for such Dividend Period, no dividend shall be payable on the applicable
Dividend Payment Date, and the Corporation shall have no obligation to pay any dividend for such Dividend Period, whether or not
the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) declares a dividend for any future Dividend Period with respect to the
Series A Preferred Stock or at any future time with respect to any other class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

(c)           Priority
Regarding Dividends. So long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, unless (A) the full dividends for
the most recently completed Dividend Period have been declared and paid (or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment

 

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thereof has been set
aside) on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (B) the Corporation is not in default on its obligation to redeem
any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have been called for redemption:

 

(1)         no
dividend shall be declared, paid or set aside for payment, and no distribution shall be declared, made or set aside for payment
on any Junior Stock, other than (i) a dividend payable solely in Junior Stock or (ii) any dividend in connection with the implementation
of a stockholders’ rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under any such plan;

 

(2)         no
shares of Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation, directly or indirectly,
other than (i) as a result of a reclassification of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock, (ii) the exchange or conversion
of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock, (iii) through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of
other shares of Junior Stock, (iv) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of Junior Stock in connection with any
employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants,
(v) purchases of shares of Junior Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Junior Stock existing prior to the
date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan (including a so-called
Rule 10b5-1(c) purchase plan), or (vi) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion
or exchange provisions of such stock or the security being converted or exchanged, nor shall any monies be paid to or made available
for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Corporation; and

 

(3)         no
shares of Dividend Parity Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation, directly
or indirectly, other than (i) pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase all, or a pro rata portion, of the Series A Preferred
Stock and such Dividend Parity Stock, (ii) as a result of a reclassification of Dividend Parity Stock for or into other Dividend
Parity Stock, (iii) the exchange or conversion of Dividend Parity Stock for or into other Dividend Parity Stock or Junior Stock,
(iv) through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Dividend Parity Stock, (v) purchases
of shares of Dividend Parity Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Dividend Parity Stock existing prior
to the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan (including
a so-called Rule 10b5-1(c) purchase plan), or (vi) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of Dividend Parity Stock pursuant
to the conversion or exchange provisions of such stock or the security being converted or exchanged, nor shall any monies be paid
to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Corporation.

 

When dividends are
not paid in full upon the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Dividend Parity Stock, all dividends paid or declared for
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with respect to the Series
A Preferred Stock and the Dividend Parity Stock shall be shared based on the ratio between the then-current dividends due on shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and (i) in the case of any series of non-cumulative Dividend Parity Stock, the aggregate of the current
and unpaid dividends due on such series of preferred stock and (ii) in the case of any series of cumulative Dividend Parity Stock,
the aggregate of the current and accumulated and unpaid dividends due on such series of preferred stock.

 

(d)           Dividends
Generally. Subject to Section 3(c), and not otherwise, dividends (payable in cash, securities or otherwise) as may be determined
by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) may be declared and paid on any class or series of Junior Stock or Dividend
Parity Stock from time to time out of any assets legally available therefor, and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall
not be entitled to participate in any such dividend. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends
not declared by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) and no interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall
be payable in respect of any dividend not so declared.

 

(e)           Limitations
Under Applicable Law. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be declared, paid or set aside for payment, if the
Corporation fails to comply, or if and to the extent such act would cause the Corporation to fail to comply, with applicable laws
and regulations, including any capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of the FRB (or, as and if applicable, the capital adequacy
guidelines or regulations of any successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency).

 

Section 4.              Liquidation.

 

(a)           Voluntary
or Involuntary Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation,
holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof available
for distribution to stockholders of the Corporation, after satisfaction of liabilities and obligations to creditors and subject
to the rights of holders of any securities ranking senior to Series A Preferred Stock with respect to distributions upon the voluntary
or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, before any distribution of assets is made to holders
of common stock or any Liquidation Junior Stock, a liquidating distribution in an amount equal to (1) the Series A Liquidation
Amount plus (2) the per share amount of any declared and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the date of
payment of such liquidating distribution (but without any amount in respect of dividends that have not been declared prior to such
payment date). After payment of the full amount of such liquidating distribution, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall
not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets of the Corporation.

 

(b)           Partial
Payment. In any distribution described in Section 4(a), if the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof are not sufficient
to pay in full the Liquidation Preference to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and all holders of Liquidation Parity Stock,
the amounts paid to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and to the holders of all Liquidation Parity Stock shall be paid pro
rata in accordance with the respective aggregate Liquidation Preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock and all other series of
Liquidation Parity Stock.

 

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(c)           Residual
Distributions. If the Liquidation Preference has been paid in full to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and all corresponding
amounts have been paid in full on all Liquidation Parity Stock, if any, the holders of any Liquidation Junior Stock shall be entitled
to receive all remaining assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof according to their respective rights and preferences.

 

(d)           Merger;
Consolidation. For purposes of this Section 4, the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity, including
a merger or consolidation in which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock receive cash, securities or property for their shares,
or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (for cash, securities or other property),
shall not constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.              Redemption.

 

(a)           No
Mandatory Redemption; No Sinking Fund. The Series A Preferred Stock is perpetual and has no maturity date. The Series A Preferred
Stock is not subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. The holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock shall not have the right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(b)           Optional
Redemption. The Corporation may, at its option, subject to Section 5(f), through a resolution duly adopted by the Board (or
a duly authorized committee of the Board), redeem the Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the Redemption Price
(1) in whole or in part, from time to time, on [                          ], or any Dividend Payment Date occurring thereafter or (2) in whole,
but not in part, at any time following the occurrence of a Regulatory Capital Treatment Event. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock
shall have no right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Redemption Price shall be payable
to the holder of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed on the date fixed for such redemption (the “Redemption
Date”) against the surrender of the certificate(s) evidencing such shares to the Corporation or its agent, if the shares
of Series A Preferred Stock are issued in certificated form. Any declared but unpaid dividends payable on a Redemption Date that
occurs subsequent to the Dividend Record Date for a Dividend Period shall not be paid to the holder of Series A Preferred Stock
entitled to receive the Redemption Price on the Redemption Date, but rather shall be paid to the holder of record of the redeemed
shares on such Dividend Record Date relating to the Dividend Payment Date as provided in Section 3.

 

(c)           Notice
of Redemption. If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, a notice of redemption shall be given by first
class mail to the holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective last addresses appearing on
the books of the Corporation (provided, that if Series A Preferred Stock is held in book-entry form through DTC, the Corporation
may give such notice in any manner permitted by DTC). Such notice shall be mailed at least 30 days and no more than 60 days before
the applicable Redemption Date for such shares. Each such notice of redemption shall include a statement setting forth: (1) the
Redemption Date for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (2) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed
and, if less than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from such holder;
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Price; and (4) the place
or places where the certificates evidencing shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption
Price. Any notice of redemption mailed or otherwise delivered as provided in this Section 5(c) shall be conclusively presumed to
have been duly given, whether or not any holder of Series A Preferred Stock receives such notice. Failure to duly give notice by
mail or otherwise pursuant to this Section 5(c), or any defect in such notice, to any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
designated for redemption shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other shares of Series A Preferred
Stock.

 

(d)           Partial
Redemption. In case of any redemption of only part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares
of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata, by lot or in such other manner as the Corporation,
through a resolution duly adopted by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board), may determine to be fair and equitable.

 

(e)           Effectiveness
of Redemption. If notice of redemption has been duly given and if on or before the Redemption Date specified in such notice
all funds necessary for the redemption have been set aside by the Corporation, separate and apart from its other assets, in trust
for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption, so as to be and continue
to be available therefor, or deposited by the Corporation with a bank or trust company doing business in the Borough of Manhattan,
City of New York, and having a capital surplus of at least $500 million and selected by the Board (or any duly authorized committee
of the Board) (the “Redemption Depository”) in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called
for redemption, then, notwithstanding that any certificate for any share so called for redemption has not been surrendered for
cancellation, on and after the Redemption Date all shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption shall cease to be outstanding,
all dividends with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue on and after such Redemption Date,
and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such Redemption Date cease and terminate, except only the right of
the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption from the Redemption Depository at any time after the applicable
Redemption Date from the funds so deposited, without interest. The Corporation shall be entitled to receive, from time to time,
from the Redemption Depository any interest accrued on such funds, and the holders of any shares called for redemption shall have
no claim to any such interest. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the end of three years from the applicable Redemption Date
shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released or repaid to the Corporation, and in the event of such repayment to the Corporation,
the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption shall be deemed to be unsecured creditors
of the Corporation for an amount equivalent to the amount deposited as stated herein for the redemption of such shares and so repaid
to the Corporation, but shall in no event be entitled to any interest.

 

(f)            Limitations
Under Applicable Law. If then required under the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of the FRB (or, if and as applicable,
the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of any successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency), any redemption of all or part
of the Series A Preferred Stock is subject to the receipt by the Corporation of any required prior approval by the FRB (or such
successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency) and to the satisfaction of any condition set forth in the capital guidelines or

 

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regulations of the FRB
(or such successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency) applicable to such redemption.

 

Section 6.              Voting
Rights.

 

(a)           General.
Except as provided herein or as expressly required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting
power, and no right to vote on any matter at any time, either as a separate series or class or together with any other series or
class of shares of capital stock of the Corporation, and shall not be entitled to call a meeting of the holders of any one or more
series or classes of capital stock of the Corporation for any purpose, nor shall they be entitled to participate in any meeting
of the holders of the Common Stock. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have one vote per share (except as set forth
otherwise in this Section 6) on any matter on which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, including when acting
by written consent.

 

(b)           Supermajority
Voting Rights. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent
of stockholders required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least
two-thirds of all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting separately
as a single class, shall be required to:

 

(1)        authorize
or increase the authorized amount of, or issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking senior
to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the Corporation, or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase, any such
class or series of capital stock of the Corporation;

 

(2)        amend
the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, including the Certificate of Designations creating the Series A Preferred Stock
or any other series of preferred stock, or the Bylaws so as to materially and adversely affect the special powers, preferences,
privileges or rights of Series A Preferred Stock, taken as a whole; or

 

(3)        for
the period following the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock until but excluding [                          ], consummate a binding
share exchange or reclassification involving the Series A Preferred Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with
or into another corporation or other entity, unless in each case (x) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding
or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity,
are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and (y)
such shares remaining outstanding or such preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences, privileges
and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, taken as a whole, as are not materially less favorable to the holders
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privileges and
voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken
as a whole;

 

provided, however, that,
for all purposes of this Section 6(b), the authorization, creation and issuance of, or an increase in the authorized or issued
amount of, Junior Stock or any series of Preferred Stock that ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect
to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or noncumulative) and as to distributions upon the liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Junior Stock
or any series of Preferred Stock that ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of
dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution
or winding-up of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or rights of, and
shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of, the holders of any outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(c)           Election
of Directors under Certain Circumstances.

 

(1)         If
and when dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid in an aggregate amount in full for at least
six quarterly Dividend Periods (whether or not consecutive) (a “Nonpayment Event”), the authorized number of
directors then constituting the Board shall automatically be increased by two and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, together
with the holders of any outstanding shares of Voting Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be entitled to elect
the two additional directors (the “Preferred Stock Directors”) at any annual or special meeting of stockholders
at which directors are to be elected or any special meeting of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and any Voting Parity
Stock for which dividends have not been paid; provided, that it shall be a qualification for election for any such Preferred Stock
Director that the election of such director shall not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of
the New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange or other trading facility on which securities of the Corporation
may then be listed or traded) that listed or traded companies must have a majority of independent directors; and provided, further,
that the Board of Directors shall at no time include more than two such Preferred Stock Directors, including all directors that
the holders of any series of Voting Parity Stock are entitled to elect pursuant to their voting rights.

 

(2)         In
the event that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and, if applicable, such other holders of Voting Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to vote for the election of the Preferred Stock Directors following a Nonpayment Event, such directors shall be initially
elected following such Nonpayment Event only at a special meeting called at the request of the holders of record of at least 20%
of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and each other series of Voting Preferred Stock which then have the
right to exercise voting rights similar to those described herein then outstanding (unless such request for a special meeting is
received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation,
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such election
shall be held only at such next annual or special meeting of stockholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders
of the Corporation. Such request to call a special meeting for the initial election of the Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment
Event shall be made by written notice, signed by the requisite holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Voting Preferred Stock, and
delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation in such manner as provided for in Section 10, or as may otherwise be required by
applicable law. If the Secretary of the Corporation fails to call a special meeting for the election of the Preferred Stock Directors
within 20 days of receiving proper notice, any holder of Series A Preferred Stock may call such a meeting at the Corporation’s
expense, upon notice as provided for herein, solely for the election of the Preferred Stock Directors, and for this purpose only
such Series A Preferred Stock holder shall have access to the Corporation’s stock ledger. The Preferred Stock Directors elected
at any such special meeting shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders if such office shall not have previously
terminated as herein provided.

 

(3)         When
dividends have been paid in full on the Series A Preferred Stock for four consecutive Dividend Periods after a Nonpayment Event,
then the right of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Stock Directors shall cease (but subject always
to the same provisions for the vesting of such voting rights in the case of any future Nonpayment Event), and, if and when any
rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Voting Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Stock Directors shall have ceased,
the terms of office of all the Preferred Stock Directors shall forthwith terminate and the number of directors constituting the
Board shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

(4)         Any
Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time without cause by the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and Voting Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class), when they have the voting rights described
herein. In case any vacancy shall occur among the Preferred Stock Directors, a successor shall be elected by the Board to serve
until the next annual meeting of the stockholders upon the nomination of the then remaining Preferred Stock Director or, if no
Preferred Stock Director remains in office, by the vote of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred Stock and such Voting Preferred Stock for which dividends have not been paid, voting as a single class. The Preferred
Stock Directors shall each be entitled to one vote per director on any matter that shall come before the Board for a vote.

 

(d)           Changes
after Provision for Redemption. The voting rights provided in this Section 6 shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when
the act with respect to which such vote or consent would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred Stock have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds for the redemption have been
set aside in accordance with Section 5.

 

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(e)          Changes
for Clarification. Without the consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, so long as such action does not adversely
affect the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Series A Preferred
Stock, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A Preferred Stock:

 

(1)        to
cure any ambiguity, or to cure, correct or supplement any provision contained in this Certificate of Designations that may be defective
or inconsistent; or

 

(2)        to
make any provision with respect to matters or questions arising with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations.

 

(f)           Procedures
for Voting and Consents. The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the holders of Series A Preferred
Stock (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies
at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents
shall be governed by any rules the Board, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform
to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, applicable law and any national securities exchange or other
trading facility on which the Series A Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time. Whether the vote or consent of the holders
of a plurality, majority or other portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Voting Preferred Stock has been cast
or given on any matter on which the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote shall be determined by the
Corporation by reference to the respective specified liquidation amounts of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Voting Preferred
Stock voted or covered by the consent.

 

Section 7.             Conversion
Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any rights to convert such shares into shares of any
other class or series of securities of the Corporation.

 

Section 8.             Preemptive
Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no preemptive rights with respect to any shares of the
Corporation’s capital stock or any of its other securities convertible into or carrying rights or options to purchase any
such capital stock.

 

Section 9.             Record
Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation and the transfer agent for the Series A Preferred
Stock may deem and treat the record holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all
purposes, and neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Section 10.           Notices.
All notices or communications in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered
in person or by first class mail or if giving in such other manner as may be permitted herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation
or Bylaws or by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Series

 

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A Preferred Stock or
depositary shares representing an interest in shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through DTC, such
notices may be given to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in any manner permitted by DTC.

 

Section 11.           Stock
Certificates. The Corporation may at its option issue shares of Series A Preferred Stock without certificates.

 

Section 12.           Other
Rights. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any powers, preferences, privileges or rights other than as set forth herein
or in the Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by the undersigned as of this [●] day of [●].

 

	 	STERLING BANCORP
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:

 

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