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): July 26, 2006
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NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-31565 06-1377322
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or File Number) Identification No.)
organization)
615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(516) 683-4100
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
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ITEM 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On July 26, 2006, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (the
"Company") issued a press release reporting its earnings for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2006. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
ITEM 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure
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On July 26, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of
Directors declared a $0.25 per share dividend, payable on August
15, 2006 to shareholders of record at August 4, 2006. The
announcement was included as part of the earnings release issued
by the Company on July 26th and is incorporated into this Item
7.01 by reference to Exhibit 99.1 (but only with respect to the
information contained in Exhibit 99.1 regarding the announcement
of the dividend declaration, and not with respect to any
information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K.)
ITEM 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by the Company
on July 26, 2006 reporting its earnings for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2006.
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.
Date: July 26, 2006 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
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/s/ Joseph R. Ficalora
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Joseph R. Ficalora
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued on July 26, 2006.