Pinto John J Form 4 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP / John J Pinto 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^*

Pinto John 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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Accounting Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2017

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	03/16/2017		F		5,320	D	$14.36	264,197(1)	D
Common Stock	12/31/2016		J(2)	V	858	A	$15.71	35,246	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								27,439	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock								35,778	I	By Stock Award IX(3)
Common Stock								18,400	I	By Stock Award VII(4)
Common Stock								26,535	I	By Stock Award VIII(5)
Common Stock								41,263	I	By Stock Award X(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. The number of shares held directly includes certain shares that were previously held by Stock Awards and that have subsequently vested.

2. This form reflects an increase in beneficial ownership resulting from an exempt acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).

3. The remaining 35,778 shares, granted under Stock Award IX on March 19, 2015 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in four approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 19, 2017.

4. The remaining 18,400 shares, granted under Stock Award VII on March 19, 2013 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in two equal annual installments commencing on March 19, 2017.

5. The remaining 26,535 shares, granted under Stock Award VIII on March 18, 2014 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in three equal annual installments commencing on March 18, 2017.

6. The remaining 41,263 shares, granted under Stock Award X on March 16, 2016 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in four approximately equal annual installments commencing on March 16, 2018.

	/s/ R. Patrick Quinn, Power of Attorney	03/17/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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