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): September 9, 2003
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-31565 | 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 |
Not applicable.
| Item 6. | Resignations of Registrant’s Directors |
Not applicable.
| Item 7. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | No financial statements of businesses acquired are required. |
| (b) | No pro forma financial information is required. |
| (c) | Attached as an exhibit is the text of a written presentation that New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (“New York Community”) and Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. (“Roslyn”) (together, the “companies”), intend to make available, and to distribute, to current and prospective investors, and to post on their respective web sites, beginning on September 9, 2003. |
| Item 8. | Change in Fiscal Year |
Not applicable.
| Item 9. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Beginning on September 9, 2003, the companies intend to make available, and to distribute, to current and prospective investors a written presentation that will also be posted on their respective web sites. The presentation discusses New York Community’s competitive advantages and financial performance on a stand-alone basis and, on a pro forma basis, at or for the six months ended June 30, 2003, to reflect the impact of its proposed merger with Roslyn.
| 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.
| September 9, 2003 Date |
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. | |||||||
| /S/ JOSEPH R. FICALORA | ||||||||
| Joseph R. Ficalora President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Written presentation to be made available and distributed to current and prospective investors and posted on New York Community’s web site beginning on September 9, 2003. |