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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-139411
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240515

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000910073
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				061377322
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31565
		FILM NUMBER:		24951524

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		102 DUFFY AVENUE
		CITY:			HICKSVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5166834100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		102 DUFFY AVENUE
		CITY:			HICKSVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11801

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001128

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930802
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&#8195;) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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Registrant&#8194;&#9746; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by a party other than the Registrant&#8194;&#9744; </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Additional Materials </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material Pursuant under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.14a-12</FONT>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee previously paid with preliminary materials </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>102 Duffy Avenue </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hicksville, NY 11801 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO BE HELD JUNE&nbsp;5, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May&nbsp;15, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These Definitive Additional
Materials supplement the definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on April&nbsp;26, 2024 (the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148;) by New York Community Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;NYCB&#148;), for use at NYCB&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) and any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Annual Meeting will be held in a &#147;virtual&#148;
format through a live webcast on June&nbsp;5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NYCB2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The purpose of
this supplement is to correct the characterization of Proposal 5 (Proposal to Amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to effect a reverse stock split of Company&#146;s common stock by a ratio of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-3)</FONT> to reflect that the proposal is considered a &#147;routine&#148; instead of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-routine&#148;</FONT> matter. This supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy
Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Corrected Information Regarding Proposal 5 (Proposal to Amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to
effect a reverse stock split of the Company&#146;s common stock by a ratio of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-3)</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Annual Meeting,
shareholders of record will be asked to approve an amendment to the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect (i)&nbsp;a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s common stock at an exchange
ratio of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-for-three</FONT></FONT> (1:3) and (ii)&nbsp;a corresponding reduction in the total number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company (&#147;Proposal 5&#148;).
The Proxy Statement stated that Proposal 5 was a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-routine&#148;</FONT> matter, but the New York Stock Exchange (the &#147;NYSE&#148;) has since advised the Company that Proposal 5 is a &#147;routine&#148;
matter under NYSE rules. The Company wishes to correct this information and hereby supplements the Proxy Statement to correct the characterization of Proposal 5 to reflect that it is a &#147;routine&#148; matter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to &#147;routine&#148; matters, a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner has the authority to vote such beneficial
owner&#146;s shares even if such beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions with respect to such shares. With respect to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-routine&#148;</FONT> matters, a broker, bank or other nominee holding
shares for a beneficial owner is not permitted to vote such beneficial owner&#146;s shares in the absence of voting instructions from such beneficial owner. Thus, any shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee on behalf of a beneficial owner for
which voting instructions are not provided will not be voted with respect to any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-routine&#148;</FONT> matter and will result in a &#147;broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-vote.&#148;</FONT> Broker <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> are generally counted for purposes of establishing a quorum to conduct business at the meeting, but not for determining the number of shares voted &#147;FOR,&#148; &#147;AGAINST,&#148; &#147;ABSTAIN&#148;
or &#147;WITHHOLD&#148; on any proposals concerning <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-routine</FONT> matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Proxy Statement originally stated
that Proposal 5 is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-routine&#148;</FONT> matter and that broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> on Proposal 5 will have no effect on the outcome of Proposal 5. However, since Proposal 5
has been deemed a &#147;routine&#148; matter by the NYSE, brokers, banks and other nominees holding shares on behalf of beneficial owners will have the discretion to vote such shares even in the absence of voting instructions from such beneficial
owners. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as specifically supplemented or corrected by the information contained herein, all information set forth in the Proxy Statement remains
unchanged. From and after the date of this supplement, all references to the &#147;Proxy Statement&#148; are to the Proxy Statement as supplemented hereby. </P>
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