New York & Company Inc.

New York & Company Inc. is listed on NYSE (NWY). New York and Company, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of fashion-oriented, moderately-priced women's apparel. The Company designs and sources its proprietary branded New York & Company merchandise sold exclusively through its national network of 476 retail stores in 44 states, as of January 29, 2005. The Company's target customers are fashion-conscious, value-sensitive women between the ages of 25 and 45 with annual household incomes ranging from $40,000 to $75,000. The Company believes its merchandising strategy and brand positioning differentiate the Company from its competitors. Trademarks referenced in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our New York & CompanyT, LernerT and Lerner New YorkT, City CrepeT, City SpaT, City StretchT and New York JeansT trademarks, appear in italic type and are the property of New York and Company, Inc. or its susidiaries.

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

New York Community Bancorp Inc. is listed on NASDAQ (HAVNP). New York Community Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for New York Community Bank and the fourth largest thrift in the nation, with assets of $24.0 billion at December 31, 2004. The Bank is the leading producer of multi-family mortgage loans for portfolio in New York City, with a year-end 2004 balance of $9.8 billion, and the third largest thrift depository in the New York metropolitan region, with deposits of $10.4 billion and 143 banking offices. Formerly known as Queens County Bancorp, Inc., the Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 20, 1993 to serve as the holding company for New York Community Bank, formerly known as Queens County Savings Bank. The Bank was established on April 14, 1859 and was the first savings bank chartered by the State of New York in the New York City borough of Queens.

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