WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYCB) (the “Company”) today
confirmed that its common stock will commence trading under the ticker
symbol “NYCB” when the market opens this morning on the New York Stock
Exchange. The ticker symbol change was originally announced on October
24th.
“NYCB” was the Company’s trading symbol on the Nasdaq National Market
from November 21, 2000 to December 19, 2002. The symbol was changed to
“NYB” when the Company moved its common stock listing to the NYSE the
following day. To celebrate the return of “NYCB” as the Company’s common
stock ticker symbol, members of the Company’s management team and the
Board of Directors will ring the closing bell at the NYSE this afternoon.
The Company also confirmed that the trading symbol for its Bifurcated
Option Note Unit SecuritiESSM (“BONUSES Units”)
will change this morning to “NYCB PrU”.
About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
With assets of $44.1 billion at September 30, 2012, New York Community
Bancorp, Inc. is the 20th largest bank holding company in the nation and
a leading producer of multi-family 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 240 branches serving customers throughout Metro New York, New
Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona; and New York Commercial Bank, with
34 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 currently operates through seven local divisions, each with a
history of strength and service in its community: 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 17 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.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Investors:
Ilene A. Angarola,
516-683-4420
or
Media:
Kelly Maude Leung, 516-683-4032
Source: New York Community Bancorp, Inc.