Edgar Filing: NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC

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UNITED STATES

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Annual Meeting Proxy Materials for the 2016 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

MEETING DATE: June 7, 2016

RECORD DATE: April 12, 2016

CUSIP NUMBER: 649445103

This e-mail represents all shares in the following account(s).


NAME
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC			123,456,789,012.00000
PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES			123,456,789,012.00000
ROSLYN BANCORP			123,456,789,012.00000
SYNERGY FINANCIAL GROUP			123,456,789,012.00000
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. 401K			123,456,789,012.00000
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. ESOP			123,456,789,012.00000
NYCB NON-QUALIFIED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN			123,456,789,012.00000
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP UNEXCHANGE2			123,456,789,012.00000
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. 401K			123,456,789,012.00000
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. ESOP			123,456,789,012.00000

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.’s board of directors unanimously recommends that the Company’s stockholders vote “FOR” the elections of directors, “FOR” the ratification of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent auditor, “FOR” the Company’s charter amendment proposal, and “AGAINST” the New York City Comptroller’s Office shareholder proposal on proxy access.

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