-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, N6daorLWixPC6Xfe33mixPqYfEixV6lnD6XcgCa0OHvTud6D4kXfXGu+KXoCl297 d1mSAY28d7kjpRWkpoTp7g== /in/edgar/work/0000891836-00-000709/0000891836-00-000709.txt : 20001121 0000891836-00-000709.hdr.sgml : 20001121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891836-00-000709 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20001120 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAVEN BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000900741 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6035 ] IRS NUMBER: 113153802 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21628 FILM NUMBER: 773508 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 615 MERRICK AVE CITY: WESTBURY STATE: NY ZIP: 11590 BUSINESS PHONE: 5166838385 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 93 22 JAMAICA AVE CITY: WOODHAVEN STATE: NY ZIP: 11421 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000910073 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [6036 ] IRS NUMBER: 061377322 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38-25 MAIN ST CITY: FLUSHING STATE: NY ZIP: 11354 BUSINESS PHONE: 7183596400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 38-25 MAIN STREET CITY: FLUSHING STATE: NY ZIP: 11354 425 1 0001.htm FORM 425 Form 425
  Filed by Queens County Bancorp, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 Under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company:  Queens County Bancorp, Inc.
Commission File No. 0-22278

 

  November 20, 2000   Ilene A. Angarola
Vice President
Investor Relations
718-359-6401, ext. 275
       

SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER OF QUEENS COUNTY BANCORP AND HAVEN BANCORP

Queens County Bancorp to Start Trading as New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
(“NYCB”) on November 21st

Queens, N.Y., November 20, 2000 - The merger of Haven Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAVN) with and into Queens County Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCSB) was approved earlier today by shareholders of both companies. Pending receipt of the requisite regulatory approval, the merger is expected to be completed on November 30, 2000.

In addition, shareholders of Queens County Bancorp, Inc. voted to approve a change in the Company's name to “New York Community Bancorp, Inc.” The Company will start trading under the symbol “NYCB” when trading begins tomorrow morning, November 21st.

Queens County Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Queens County Savings Bank, the first savings bank chartered by the State of New York in the New York City Borough of Queens. The Company gathers deposits through a network of eleven traditional branch offices and three customer service centers in Queens and Nassau counties, and invests these funds in the origination of multi-family mortgage loans throughout metropolitan New York.

Haven Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for CFS Bank, a community-oriented institution offering deposit products, residential and commercial real estate loans, and a full range of financial services including discount brokerage, mutual funds, annuities, and insurance products through eight traditional branch offices and 62 supermarket branches located in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester counties, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Additional information about Queens County Bancorp, Inc. may be found at www.qcsb.com or, effective November 21, 2000, at www.myNYCB.com. Information about Haven Bancorp, Inc. may be found at www.cfsb.com.

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