PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson City
Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCBK), the holding company for Hudson City
Savings Bank, announced today that the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders will be held on Wednesday,
December 18, 2013. The voting record date will be
October 28, 2013.
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders had been delayed due to
the pending merger of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. with Wilmington
Trust Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank
Corporation (the "Merger"). However, given the previously
announced delay in the closing of the Merger and extension of the
Merger Agreement through January 31,
2014, we have decided to schedule the 2013 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on December 18,
2013 in order to comply with the NASDAQ corporate governance
requirements. If the closing of the Merger occurs prior to
December 18, 2013, the 2013 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders will not be held.
A shareholder that wishes to submit a shareholder proposal
intended for inclusion in our proxy statement and proxy card
relating to our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must submit the
proposal to our Corporate Secretary by mail at Hudson City Bancorp,
Inc., West 80 Century Road, Paramus, New
Jersey 07652. Any such shareholder proposal must be
received by our Corporate Secretary no later than 5:00pm on September 30,
2013. A shareholder seeking to submit a shareholder
proposal must be a shareholder of record and such proposal must set
forth the information required by the bylaws of Hudson City
Bancorp, Inc. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to
require Hudson City Bancorp to include in its proxy statement and
proxy card for such meeting any shareholder proposal which does not
meet the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in
effect at the time such proposal is received. Any such
proposal will be subject to 17 C.F.R. 240.14a-8 of the rules
and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Hudson City Bancorp maintains its corporate offices in
Paramus, New Jersey. Hudson City
Savings Bank, a well-established community financial institution
serving its customers since 1868, is the largest thrift institution
headquartered in New Jersey. Hudson City Savings currently
operates a total of 135 banking offices in the New York metropolitan and surrounding
areas.
SOURCE Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.