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  1.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;ENTRY
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">On
  November 25, 2009 State Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an Exchange
  Agreement (the &#8220;Exchange Agreement&#8221;) with the investors named therein
  (&#8220;Investors&#8221;) to exchange the Company&#8217;s unsecured 8.25% Subordinated Notes due
  June 15, 2013 with an outstanding principal balance of $10 million (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;)
  plus accrued interest for an aggregate of 1,656,600 shares of common stock, par
  value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;).&#160;&#160;For
  purposes of the exchange, each share of Common Stock was valued at $6.50 per
  share.&#160;&#160;The transaction is scheduled to close on or about December 1,
  2009.</font></div>
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  filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.</font></div>
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            <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>A copy of the press release issued by
  the Company on November 30, 2009 with respect to the foregoing is filed as
  Exhibit 99.2 to this report.</font></div>
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  described above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to the
  Exchange Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue an aggregate of 1,656,600
  shares of Common Stock in exchange for the Notes plus accrued
  interest.&#160;&#160;The issuance of the Common Stock will not be registered
  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;) but will be
  made in reliance upon the exemption from registration available under Section
  3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.&#160;&#160;Section 3(a)(9) exempts any security
  exchanged by the issuer with its existing security holders from registration
  under the Securities Act, provided no commission or other remuneration has been
  paid or given for soliciting the exchange, which is the case in connection with
  the Exchange Agreement.</font></div><br></div>
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  Exchange Agreement in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
  incorporated herein by reference.</font></div>
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  November 19, 2009, State Bank of Long Island (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;), a wholly owned
  subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;Loan
  Purchase Agreement&#8221;) to sell certain under performing, non-performing, and in
  foreclosure loans in the aggregate unpaid principal amount of approximately $20
  million.&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The sale
  resulted in an aggregate pre-tax loss of $11 million which will be included in
  the Company&#8217;s fourth quarter results.&#160;&#160;</font>The transaction was
  completed on November 19, 2009.</font></div><br></div>
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  with all faults (but subject to certain representations and warranties
  specifically set forth in the Loan Purchase Agreement), on a servicing released
  basis.&#160;&#160;Certain representations and warranties of the Bank with
  respect to the loans survive for 120 days following the closing and if any such
  representation or warranty is breached, the purchaser has the right to require
  the Bank, at the Bank&#8217;s option, to either cure the breach within 60 days after
  notice thereof or repurchase the loan.</font></div>
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  the Company on November 30, 2009 with respect to the foregoing is filed as
  Exhibit 99.2 to this report.</font></div>
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  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C.
  20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  PURSUANT
  to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  the
  Securities Exchange Act of
  1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest
  event reported) November 19, 2009
  State Bancorp,
  Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)
  New York
  001-14783
  11-2846511
  (State or Other
        Jurisdiction
  of
        Incorporation)
  (Commission File
        Number)
  (IRS
        Employer
  Identification
        No.)
  Two Jericho Plaza
  Jericho, NY 11753
  (Address of Principal Executive
  Offices)
  Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code (516) 465-2200
  Check the
  appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
  provisions:
  ¨
  Written
        communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
        230.425)
  ¨
  Soliciting
        material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14a-12)
  ¨
  Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.14d-2(b))
  ¨
  Pre-commencement
        communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13e-4(c))
  ITEM
  1.01                      ENTRY
  INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
  On
  November 25, 2009 State Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Exchange
  Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement") with the investors named therein
  ("Investors") to exchange the Company's unsecured 8.25% Subordinated Notes due
  June 15, 2013 with an outstanding principal balance of $10 million (the "Notes")
  plus accrued interest for an aggregate of 1,656,600 shares of common stock, par
  value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock").  For
  purposes of the exchange, each share of Common Stock was valued at $6.50 per
  share.  The transaction is scheduled to close on or about December 1,
  2009.
  A copy of the Exchange Agreement is
  filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
  A copy of the press release issued by
  the Company on November 30, 2009 with respect to the foregoing is filed as
  Exhibit 99.2 to this report.
  ITEM
  3.02                      UNREGISTERED
  SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
  As
  described above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to the
  Exchange Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue an aggregate of 1,656,600
  shares of Common Stock in exchange for the Notes plus accrued
  interest.  The issuance of the Common Stock will not be registered
  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") but will be
  made in reliance upon the exemption from registration available under Section
  3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.  Section 3(a)(9) exempts any security
  exchanged by the issuer with its existing security holders from registration
  under the Securities Act, provided no commission or other remuneration has been
  paid or given for soliciting the exchange, which is the case in connection with
  the Exchange Agreement.
  The information pertaining to the
  Exchange Agreement in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is
  incorporated herein by reference.
  ITEM
  8.01                      OTHER
  EVENTS
  On
  November 19, 2009, State Bank of Long Island (the "Bank"), a wholly owned
  subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Purchase Agreement (the "Loan
  Purchase Agreement") to sell certain under performing, non-performing, and in
  foreclosure loans in the aggregate unpaid principal amount of approximately $20
  million.
  The sale
  resulted in an aggregate pre-tax loss of $11 million which will be included in
  the Company's fourth quarter results.
  The transaction was
  completed on November 19, 2009.
  The loans were sold "as is, where is"
  with all faults (but subject to certain representations and warranties
  specifically set forth in the Loan Purchase Agreement), on a servicing released
  basis.  Certain representations and warranties of the Bank with
  respect to the loans survive for 120 days following the closing and if any such
  representation or warranty is breached, the purchaser has the right to require
  the Bank, at the Bank's option, to either cure the breach within 60 days after
  notice thereof or repurchase the loan.
  A copy of the press release issued by
  the Company on November 30, 2009 with respect to the foregoing is filed as
  Exhibit 99.2 to this report.
  ITEM
  9.01                      FINANCIAL
  STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  (d) Exhibits
  The following exhibits are filed as
  part of this report.
  Exhibit
  99.1                      Exchange
  Agreement dated as of November 25, 2009 by and among State Bancorp, Inc. and
  Investors named therein.
  Exhibit
  99.2                      Press
  release issued by the Company on November 30, 2009.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
  duly authorized.
  Date:
        November 30, 2009
  State Bancorp,
        Inc.
  By:
  /s/ Brian K.
        Finneran
  Brian
        K. Finneran
  Chief
        Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT
  INDEX
  Exhibit
        Number
  Description
  99.1
  Exchange
        Agreement dated as of November 25, 2009 by and among State Bancorp, Inc.
        and Endicott Management Group, Sandler
  O'Neill
        Asset Management, PRB Investors, L.P., Northaven Partners,
  L.P.,
        Northaven Partners II, L.P. and Northaven Offshore,
      Ltd.
  99.2
  Press
        release issued by the Company on November 30,
    2009.