WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) (the “Company”) today
announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held
earlier today in Flushing, New York.
Shareholders of the Company approved both proposals submitted by the
Board of Directors for their consideration, including the re-election of
four nominees to the Board: Donald M. Blake, Michael J. Levine, the
Honorable Guy V. Molinari, and John M. Tsimbinos. Each of the nominees
was elected to serve a three-year term of office.
In addition, the Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG
LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending December 31, 2010.
About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
With assets of $42.4 billion at March 31, 2010, New York Community
Bancorp, Inc. is the 22nd largest bank holding company in the nation and
a leading producer of multi-family mortgage loans in New York City, with
an emphasis on apartment buildings that feature below-market rents. The
Company has two bank subsidiaries: New York Community Bank, a thrift
with 244 branches serving customers throughout Metro New York, New
Jersey, Ohio, Florida, and Arizona; and New York Commercial Bank, with
35 branches serving customers in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Long
Island, and Westchester County in New York.
Reflecting its growth through a series of acquisitions, the Community
Bank now operates through seven local divisions, each with a history of
service and strength: Queens County Savings Bank in Queens; Roslyn
Savings Bank on Long Island; Richmond County Savings Bank on Staten
Island; Roosevelt Savings Bank in Brooklyn; Garden State Community Bank
in New Jersey; Ohio Savings Bank in Ohio; and AmTrust Bank in Florida
and Arizona. Similarly, the Commercial Bank operates 18 of its branches
under the divisional name Atlantic Bank. Additional information about
the Company and its bank subsidiaries is available at www.myNYCB.com
and www.NewYorkCommercialBank.com.
Source: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.