Sec Form 4 Filing - CANGEMI THOMAS R @ NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC - 2022-04-13

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person CANGEMI THOMAS R 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC [ NYCB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 102 DUFFY AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/13/2022 (Street) HICKSVILLE, NY11801 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/13/2022 A 74,238 A $ 0 74,238 I By Stock Award XVII( 1 ) Common Stock 1,038,125 D Common Stock 133,143 I By 401(k) Common Stock 58,394 I By IRA Common Stock 1,941 I By Spouse Common Stock 8,006 I By Stock Award XII( 2 ) Common Stock 6,202 I By Stock Award XIII( 3 ) Common Stock 6,393 I By Stock Award XIV( 4 ) Common Stock 232,784 I By Stock Award XV( 5 ) Common Stock 25,116 I By Stock Award XVI( 6 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other CANGEMI THOMAS R 102 DUFFY AVENUE HICKSVILLE, NY11801 X Chairman, President & CEO Signatures /s/ Salvatore J. DiMartino, Power of Attorney 04/14/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )74,238 shares granted under Stock Award XVII on April 13, 2022 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The shares will vest in three equal annual installments commencing on April 13, 2023. ( 2 )The remaining 8,006 shares, granted under Stock Award XII on March 26, 2018 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest on March 26, 2023. ( 3 )The remaining 6,202 shares, granted under Stock Award XIII on April 29, 2019 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest on April 29, 2022. ( 4 )The remaining 6,393 shares, granted under Stock Award XIV on March 17, 2020 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, will vest on March 17, 2023. ( 5 )The remaining 232,784 shares granted under Stock Award XV on January 12, 2021 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, will vest in four equal annual installments commencing on January 12, 2023. ( 6 )The remaining 25,116 shares, granted under Stock Award XVI on February 26, 2021 pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan, will vest in two equal annual installments commencing on February 26, 2023.

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