SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - December 9,1997
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-10458 36-3154608
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
275 Broad Hollow Road
Melville, New York 11747
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 844-1004
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. issued a press release
announcing that the shareholders of Branford Savings Bank
approved the merger of Branford into North Fork. The closing of
this transaction will occur by the end of the year. The press
release issued by the Registrant described herein is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by
reference in its entirety.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AND EXHIBITS
(a) Financial Statements of the Business Acquired.
Not Applicable
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Not Applicable
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated December 9, 1997
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 9, 1997
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
By: /s/ Daniel M. Healy
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Daniel M. Healy
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: North Fork Bancorp
Daniel M. Healy
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
(516) 298-5000
Branford Savings Bank
Gregory R. Shook
Senior Vice President &
Secretary
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION ACQUISITION
OF BRANFORD SAVINGS BANK RECEIVES SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
Melville, N.Y. - December 9, 1997 - North Fork Bancorporation,
Inc. (NYSE: NFB) and Branford Savings Bank (NASDAQ: BSBC)
jointly announced today that the shareholders of Branford
Savings Bank have approved the merger of Branford into North
Fork. The closing of the transaction will occur by the end of
the year. Branford, with total assets of approximately $180
million, operates through five branch locations in New Haven
County, Connecticut.
As previously announced on October 7, 1997, a definitive merger
agreement was signed with New York Bancorp. Inc. (NYSE: NYB),
the parent company of Home Federal Savings Bank, to acquire N.Y.
Bancorp in a stock-for-stock merger valued at approximately $800
million. This transaction, which is subject to shareholder and
regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter
of 1998. On a pro forma basis at September 30, 1997, assuming
the completion of both acquisitions, North Fork would have
approximately $10.1 billion in assets, $5.6 billion in loans,
$6.3 billion in deposits and capital of $800 million. Its
branch locations will exceed 100 throughout New York and
Connecticut.
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc., with total assets, at
September 30, 1997, of $6.6 billion, deposits of $4.5 billion
and stockholders' equity of $538 million, or $8.16 in book value
per share, is the holding company for North Fork Bank, operating
80 branches in the New York metropolitan area.
