On April 26, 2024, New York Community Bancorp, Inc. announced that it has filed definitive proxy statement stating that it has received a shareholder proposal from Kenneth Steiner requesting that the board take each step necessary so that each voting requirement in charter and bylaws (that is explicit or implicit due to default to state law) that calls for a greater than simple majority vote be replaced by a requirement for a majority of the votes cast for and against applicable proposals or a simple majority in compliance with applicable laws. If necessary this means the closest standard to a majority of the votes cast for and against such proposals consistent with applicable laws. In addition, the Company recommended the shareholders to vote against the proposal at the annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on June 5, 2024.