James J Odonovan Form 4 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP / JAMES J ODONOVAN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ODONOVAN JAMES J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

615 MERRICK AVENUE

(Street)

WESTBURY NY 11590

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC [ NYCB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/18/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/18/2015		J(1)	V	3,626	A	$18.5612	272,801	I	By SERP
Common Stock								671,346	D
Common Stock								78,647	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								5,318	I	By Custodian For Grandson
Common Stock								241,145	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								2,000	I	By Stock Award(2)
Common Stock								4,000	I	By Stock Award II(3)
Common Stock								6,000	I	By Stock Award III(4)
Common Stock								8,000	I	By Stock Award IV(5)
Common Stock								10,000	I	By Stock Award V(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This form reflects an increase in beneficial ownership resulting from dividend reinvestment pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

2. The remaining 2,000 shares, granted under Stock Award on January 11, 2011 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest on January 11, 2016.

3. The remaining 4,000 shares, granted under Stock Award II on January 3, 2012 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in two equal annual installments commencing on January 3, 2016.

4. The remaining 6,000 shares, granted under Stock Award III on January 10, 2013 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in three equal annual installments commencing on January 10, 2016.

5. The remaining 8,000 shares, granted under Stock Award IV on January 10, 2014 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in four equal annual installments commencing on January 10, 2016.

6. 10,000 shares, granted under Stock Award V on May 1, 2015 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in five equal annual installments commencing on May 1, 2016.

	/s/ Ilene A. Angarola, Power of Attorney	08/24/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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