April 26 (Reuters) -
* NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES NEW EMPLOYMENT INDUCEMENT AWARDS
* NYCB: CRAIG GIFFORD, SCOTT SHEPHERD, BAO NGUYEN GRANTED A ONE-TIME STOCK OPTION GRANT TO ACQUIRE 3 MILLION SHARES OF CO'S COMMON STOCK Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com)