Savarese Lawrence J. Form 4 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP / Lawrence J. Savarese 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^*

Savarese Lawrence 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)
01/29/2020

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	01/29/2020		A		9,009	A	$0.0000	9,009	I	By Stock Award VIII(1)
Common Stock								60,675(2)	D
Common Stock								4,500	I	By IRA
Common Stock								3,000	I	By Stock Award III(3)
Common Stock								6,000	I	By Stock Award IV(4)
Common Stock								9,000	I	By Stock Award V(5)
Common Stock								6,000	I	By Stock Award VI(6)
Common Stock								7,500	I	By Stock Award VII(7)

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. 9,009 shares granted under Stock Award VIII on January 29, 2020 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. The shares will vest in five approximately equal annual installments commencing on January 29, 2021.

2. The number of shares held directly includes certain shares that were previously held by Stock Awards and that have subsequently vested.

3. The remaining 3,000 shares, granted under Stock Award III on May 1, 2015 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest on May 1, 2020.

4. The remaining 6,000 shares, granted under Stock Award IV on May 1, 2016 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in two equal annual installments commencing on May 1, 2020.

5. The remaining 9,000 shares, granted under Stock Award V on April 1, 2017 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in three equal annual installments commencing on April 1, 2020.

6. The remaining 6,000 shares, granted under Stock Award VI on February 15, 2018 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in four equal annual installments commencing on February 15, 2020.

7. 7,500 shares, granted under Stock Award VII on March 1, 2019 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest in five equal annual installments commencing on March 1, 2020.

	/s/ Salvatore J. DiMartino, Power of Attorney	01/31/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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