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) May 20, 1998
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-10458 36-3154608
(State or Other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
0Jurisdiction Number) Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
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
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
The following relates to the publication of unaudited financial
results of North Fork Bancorporation (the Corporation), which reflect the
acquisition of New York Bancorp that was acquired on March 27, 1998 in a
transaction accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. The publication of
these unaudited financial results is in connection with the provision of
the merger agreement between the Corporation and New York Bancorp and
includes at least 30 days of post-merger combined results of operations
pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Accounting Series Release
No. 135. For the four-month period ended April 30, 1998, net interest
income and non-interest income were $138.2 million and $16.5 million,
respectively. Net income for this period was $23.6 million.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NORTH FORK
BANCORPORATION, INC.
By: /s/ Daniel M. Healy
___________________________
Name: Daniel M. Healy
Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 20, 1998
