SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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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^* Farrell, Robert S. (Last) (First) (Middle) 615 Merrick Avenue (Street) Westbury, NY 11590 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYB)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer Other 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year April 30, 2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code and Voluntary Code (Instr. 8) Code \| V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount \| A/D \| Price	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/30/2003		M \|	202,140 \| A \| $9.310		D
Common Stock	04/30/2003		F \|	54,289 \| D \| $34.665	194,057	D
Common Stock					6,885	I	By IRA
Common Stock					22,032	I	By Spouse
Common Stock					1,597	I	By Spouse's IRA

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Form 4 (continued)

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. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code \| V	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) \| (ED)	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 Transactions (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.310	04/30/2003		M \|	(D) 202,140	07/31/2001 (1) \| 10/20/2008	Common Stock - 202,140		0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.610					07/24/2003 (2) \| 07/24/2012	Common Stock - 25,500		25,500	D

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By: Ilene A. Angarola 05-01-2003
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Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYB)

Form 4 - April 2003

Robert S. Farrell
615 Merrick Avenue

Westbury, NY 11590

Explanation of responses:

(1) In connection with the merger of Richmond County Financial Corp. ("Richmond County") with and into New York Community Bancorp, Inc. ("NYCB") on July 31, 2001, each option to purchase 1 share of Richmond County common stock held by the reporting person was converted to an option to purchase 1.02 shares of NYCB common stock. The exercise price per share for each converted NYCB option was determined by dividing the exercise price of such option by the 1.02 ratio, with such quotient to be rounded to the nearest whole cent.
(2) Options granted pursuant to the New York Community Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on July 24, 2003.

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