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, 2017

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 
1-31565
 
06-1377322
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
Commission File Number
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


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

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, 2017, with 443,641,946, or approximately 90.71%, of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote represented in person or by proxy.

(b)            The matters considered and voted on by the Company's shareholders at the annual meeting, and the vote itself, were as follows:

1.
The following individuals were elected as directors, each for a three-year term, by the following vote:

 
Name
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Votes Withheld
         
 
Dominick Ciampa
300,439,740
23,596,201
1,686,736
 
Leslie D. Dunn
307,624,342
16,280,730
1,817,605
 
Lawrence Rosano, Jr.
310,002,422
13,754,402
1,965,853
 
Robert Wann
280,640,331
42,430,183
2,652,163

There were 117,919,269 broker non-votes on this proposal.

2.
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified by the following vote:
 

Shares Voted For
Shares Votes Against
Abstentions
435,452,139
6,433,794
1,756,013

              There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

3.
The results of the vote to re-approve the performance measures set forth in the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, which was originally approved by shareholders in 2012, was as follows:

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
304,126,698
18,808,155
2,787,824

There were 117,919,269 broker non-votes on this proposal.

4.
The results of the vote to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of New York Community Bancorp, Inc.'s Named Executive Officers were as follows:

Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
158,065,473
159,857,655
7,799,550

          There were 117,919,269 broker non-votes on this proposal.

5.
Shareholders recommended, on a non-binding advisory basis, that the advisory vote on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers should occur every year, based on the following votes:

 
Shares Voted For
 
 
One Year
 Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
 255,775,413
 2,338,191
64,349,052
 3,260,021
 
 
 
 

There were 117,919,269 broker non-votes on this proposal.


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.

Date: June 8, 2017 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.  
     
     
     
 
/s/ Ilene A. Angarola  
  Executive Vice President  
  and Director, Investor Relations