WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYB) said Thursday that its shareholders approved each of the four proposals submitted for their consideration at the annual meeting, including the re-election of four nominees to the Board of Directors: Maureen Clancy; Hanif Dahya; James O'Donovan; and Joseph Ficalora, the company's president and chief executive officer.
Each of the nominees was elected to serve a three-year term of office. Shareholder also approved proposals calling for the adoption of the company's 2012 Stock Incentive Plan; the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012; and the initiation of the appropriate process to amend the company's Bylaws to provide that director nominees be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders in uncontested elections.
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