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New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
An Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 2, 2011.
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011 Time: 10:00 AM EDT
For holders as of: April 7, 2011
Location: Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel 135-20 39th Avenue Flushing, NY 11354
C/O BNY MELLON SHAREOWNER SERVICES 480 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310
You are receiving this notice because you held shares of New York Community Bancorp on the date of record for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The purpose of this notice is to tell you how to access the proxy materials for the Company’s Annual Meeting on the Internet OR to request those materials in hard copy or via e-mail, if that is your preference. This notice is not a proxy card or ballot and cannot be used to vote your shares.
To obtain your proxy materials and voting instructions—whether online, in hard copy, or via e-mail—please see the reverse side of this notice.
New You are York receiving Community this Bancorp notice on because the date you of held record shares for its of Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before you vote your shares.
See proxy the materials reverse side and of voting this notice instructions to obtain .
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Before You Vote
How to Access the Proxy Materials
The following Proxy Materials are available to VIEW or RECEIVE:
1. Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement 2. Annual Report to Shareholders
To VIEW these materials Online:
Refer to the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow XXXX XXXX XXXX (located on the following page) and visit: www.proxyvote.com.
To RECEIVE these materials in HARD COPY or by E-MAIL, you will need to REQUEST THEM:
Please choose one of the following methods to make your request:
1) BY INTERNET: www.proxyvote.com
2) BY TELEPHONE: 1-800-579-1639
3) BY E-MAIL*: sendmaterial@proxyvote.com
* If requesting materials by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow XXXX XXXX XXXX (located on the following page) in the subject line.
There is NO CHARGE for receiving these materials in hard copy or by e-mail.
Requests, instructions, and other inquiries sent to the above e-mail address will NOT be forwarded to your investment advisor. To facilitate timely delivery of your proxy materials, please make the request as instructed above on or before May 19, 2011.
How To Vote
Please Choose One of the Following Voting Methods
To Vote at the Annual Meeting: You will need to request, complete, and sign a ballot at the Meeting in order to vote your shares there. Please see the Company’s proxy statement for information regarding attendance requirements, which include that you present the admission ticket attached to your proxy card.
To Vote via the Internet: To vote now by Internet, go to www.proxyvote.com. Refer to the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow XXXX XXXX XXXX and follow the instructions provided on the website. To Vote By Mail: To vote your shares by mail, you will need to request a hard copy of the proxy materials, which will include your proxy card.
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees:
01) Dominick Ciampa
02) William C. Frederick, M.D. 03) Max L. Kupferberg 04) Spiros J. Voutsinas 05) Robert Wann
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
2. The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
3. Reapproval of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Management Incentive Compensation Plan, which was originally approved by the Company’s stockholders in 2006, and the material terms of which are described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
4. Reapproval of the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which was originally approved by the Company’s stockholders in 2006, and the material terms of which are described in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
5. To approve, by non-binding vote, an advisory proposal on compensation for certain of our executive officers.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote for the 3-year option on the following proposal:
6. To provide an advisory vote on the frequency with which the advisory vote on the executive officers’ compensation shall occur.
NOTE: If any other business is presented at the annual meeting, including whether or not to adjourn the meeting, this proxy will be voted by the proxies in their best judgement.
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