0001193125-06-222949 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND BETWEEN NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND PENNFED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. NOVEMBER 2, 2006

Agreement and Plan of Merger • November 3rd, 2006 • New York Community Bancorp Inc • Savings institutions, not federally chartered • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  November 3rd, 2006
• Company
  New York Community Bancorp Inc
• Industry
  Savings institutions, not federally chartered
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 2, 2006, is by and between New York Community Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NYB”), and PennFed Financial Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“PennFed”).