UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 5, 2018
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| 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 FORM8-K
| Item 5.01 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; CompensatoryArrangements of Certain Officers |
| | (b) | On June 4, 2018, Director Maureen Clancy informed the Board in writing that she would not stand forre-election and that her term as a Director would cease to be effective as of the date of the Company’s June 5, 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Director Clancy has advised that the decision not to stand forre-election is not a result of any disagreement on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The Company thanks Director Clancy for her long service and significant contributions. The Board has taken action to reduce the size of the Board from 12 to 11 members. |
| 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 5, 2018, with 443,972,583, or approximately 90.54%, 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: |
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| Name | | Shares Voted For | | | Shares Voted Against | | | Votes Withheld | |
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Hanif Dahya | | | 163,891,617 | | | | 163,676,963 | | | | 1,335,821 | |
Joseph R. Ficalora | | | 307,504,343 | | | | 20,281,531 | | | | 1,118,528 | |
James J. O’Donovan | | | 286,067,320 | | | | 41,608,740 | | | | 1,228,342 | |
There were 115,068,180 brokernon-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, 2018 was ratified by the following vote: |
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Shares Voted For | | Shares Votes Against | | Abstentions |
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| 432,246,063 | | 9,954,575 | | 1,771,943 |
There were no brokernon-votes on this proposal.
| | 3. | The results of the vote to approve, on anon-binding advisory basis, the compensation of New York Community Bancorp, Inc.’s Named Executive Officers were as follows: |
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Shares Voted For | | Shares Voted Against | | Abstentions |
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| 108,267,562 | | 217,868,014 | | 2,768,825 |
There were 115,068,180 brokernon-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.
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| Date: June 6, 2018 | | | | NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. |
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| | | | /s/ Salvatore J. DiMartino |
| | | | Salvatore J. DiMartino |
| | | | First Senior Vice President and Director, Investor Relations and Strategic Planning |
