0001144204-13-015989 Sample Contracts

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT among ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, COMPUTERSHARE SHAREOWNER SERVICES, LLC, as Depositary, and THE HOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME OF THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN Dated as of March 19, 2013
Deposit Agreement • March 19th, 2013 • Astoria Financial Corp • Savings institution, federally chartered • New York

This DEPOSIT AGREEMENT is entered into as March 19, 2013, among (i) Astoria Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and (ii) Computershare Shareowner Services, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, as Depositary, and (iii) the Holders from time to time of the Receipts described herein.