 NEW YORK, April 19, 2021 PRNewswire -- WeissLaw LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Sterling Bancorp Sterling or the Company NYSE: STL in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Webster Financial Corporation WBS NYSE: WBS. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Sterling shareholders will receive 0.463 shares of WBS common stock for each Sterling share that they own, representing implied per-share merger consideration of approximately 26.56 based upon WBSs April 16, 2021 closing price of 57.37. 