NYCB 2017 Annual Report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2017 Commission File Number 1-31565 NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 06-1377322 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (516) 683-4100 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.01 par value, Bifurcated Option Note Unit SecuritiES SM , and Fixed-to- Floating Rate Series A Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange (Title of Class) (Name of exchange on which registered) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes _ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes No _ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes _ No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorpora ted by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes _ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emer ging growth company” in Rule 12b -2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer _ Accelerated Filer Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company Emerging Growth Company If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No _ As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of the shares of common stock outstanding of the registrant was $6.2 billion, excluding 13,307,950 shares held by all directors and executive officers of the registrant. This figure is based on the closing price of the regis trant’s common stock on June 30, 2017, $13.13 per share, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange. The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 21, 2018 was 490,214,307 shares. Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 5, 2018 are incorporated by reference into Part III .