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):
June
6, 2013
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 incorporation or organization) |
Commission File Number |
(I.R.S. Employer |
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)
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
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Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
| (a) | The annual meeting of shareholders of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. was held on June 6, 2013. |
| (b) |
The matters considered and voted on by the shareholders at the annual meeting and the vote of the shareholders were as follows: |
| 1. | The following individuals were elected as directors, each for a three-year term, by the following vote: |
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Name |
Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Votes Withheld |
| Michael J. Levine | 229,108,426 | 37,670,756 | 1,798,992 |
| John M. Tsimbinos | 262,714,500 | 4,240,073 | 1,623,601 |
| Ronald A. Rosenfeld | 262,750,649 | 4,113,773 | 1,713,752 |
| Lawrence J. Savarese | 262,816,423 | 4,014,563 | 1,747,187 |
| There were 123,975,390 broker non-votes on Proposal 1. | |
| 2. | The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 was ratified by the following vote: |
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Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Votes Withheld |
| 386,248,121 | 3,595,969 | 2,709,474 |
| There were no broker non-votes on Proposal 2. |
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: |
June 6, 2013 |
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 |