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):
March
17, 2016
NEW
YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
1-31565 |
06-1377322 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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Commission File Number
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590
(Address of
principal executive offices)
(516) 683-4100
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
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Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure |
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On March 17, 2016, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders has been moved from June 2nd to June 7th in order to avoid having the proxy materials for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders outstanding at the same time as the proxy materials for its Special Meeting of Shareholders on April 26th, which is being held in relation to the pending merger with Astoria Financial Corporation. In addition, the record date for the Annual Meeting has been postponed from April 7th to April 12th and the mailing of proxy materials for the Annual Meeting has been postponed from on or about April 22nd to on or about April 28th. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. |
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d) |
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by the Company on March 17, 2016 to announce the new meeting, record, and mailing dates for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: |
March 17, 2016 |
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. |
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/s/ Ilene A. Angarola |
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Ilene A. Angarola |
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Executive Vice President and |
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Director, Investor Relations |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
Press release issued by the Company on March 17, 2016. |