UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-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): January 26, 2004
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 683-4100
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
| Item 1. | Changes in Control of Registrant |
Not applicable.
| Item 2. | Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
Not applicable.
| Item 3. | Bankruptcy or Receivership |
Not applicable.
| Item 4. | Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant |
Not applicable.
| Item 5. | Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 26, 2004, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has issued and sold approximately 10 million shares of the Company’s common stock in a follow-on offering underwritten by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., generating proceeds of approximately $400.0 million pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission File No. 333-105350) (the “Registration Statement”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 16, 2003. The Company will file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a definitive prospectus supplement with respect to the offering. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a) is the press release announcing the issuance and sale of shares of the Company’s common stock.
| Item 6. | Resignations of Registrant’s Directors |
Not applicable.
| Item 7. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Financial statements of business acquired: None |
| (b) | Pro forma financial information: None |
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit 99(a) | Press Release of the Company dated January 26, 2004. |
| Item 8. | Change in Fiscal Year |
Not applicable.
| Item 9. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Not applicable.
| Item 10. | Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics |
Not applicable.
| Item 11. | Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans |
Not applicable.
| Item 12. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
Not applicable.
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.
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: | January 28, 2004 |
/S/ MARK A. RICCA | ||||||
| Mark A. Ricca | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99(a) | Press Release of the Company dated January 26, 2004. | |