REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORP
11-K, 1996-06-27
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[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 1995.


     A. Full title of the plan and address if different from that of the
issuer named below:

                PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

     B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
address of its principal executive office:

                  Republic New York Corporation
                       452 Fifth Avenue
                    New York, New York 10018


                     REQUIRED INFORMATION

The Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of Republic National Bank of New York
(the "Plan") is subject to ERISA and therefore is filing the financial
statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial
reporting requirements of ERISA, as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, as an
exhibit to this report. Such Plan financial statements and schedules
include an Independent Auditor's Report thereon.


                        SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Republic National Bank of New York (as administrator of the Plan) has
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                            PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                            REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       By:  William F. Rosenblum, Jr.
                            ---------------------------------
                            William F. Rosenblum, Jr.,
                            Secretary, Employee Benefits
                            and Compensation Committee

Dated: June 27, 1996


                     EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit
- -----------       ----------------------
    23            Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

    99            Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of
                  Republic National Bank of New York
                  Financial Statements and Schedules
                  December 31, 1995 and 1994 (with
                  Independent Auditor's Report thereon).





                                                                 Exhibit 23


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee
Republic National Bank of New York



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(No.33-44048) on Form S-8 of Republic New York Corporation of our report 
dated May 31, 1996, relating to the statements of net assets available for plan
benefits of the Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of Republic National Bank
of New York as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related statements of
changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the years in
the two year period then ended, and all related schedules, which report
appears in the December 31, 1995 Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Profit
Sharing and Savings Plan of Republic National Bank of New York.


                                      KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



New York, New York
June 27, 1996



                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                     Financial Statements and Schedules

                         December 31, 1995 and 1994


                (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)

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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                             Table of Contents

                         December 31, 1995 and 1994



Independent Auditors' Report

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

Notes to Financial Statements


                                                                       Schedule

Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes                1
Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions                            2




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                        Independent Auditors' Report


The Employee Benefits and Compensation Committee of
    Republic National Bank of New York:


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for
plan benefits of the Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of Republic National
Bank of New York (the "Plan") as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the
related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for
the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the
Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of Republic National Bank of New York at
December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the changes in net assets available for
plan benefits for the years then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplementary information
included in Schedules 1 and 2 is presented for the purpose of additional
analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but
is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules
and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974. The fund information in the statements of net
assets available for plan benefits and the statements of changes in net
assets available for plan benefits is presented for purposes of additional
analysis rather than to present the statement of net assets for plan
benefits and the statement of changes in net assets for plan benefits of
each fund. The supplementary information and fund information have been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic
financial statements taken as a whole and, in our opinion, are fairly
stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial
statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 
taken as a whole.



May 31, 1996


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<CAPTION>

                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK


 Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund information


                       Years ended December 31, 1995



                                                                     Participant Directed
                                        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            Fixed
                                                 Fixed              U.S. Fixed                              Income
                                                Income                Income                             Short-Term
                                              Long-Term             Short to         International        Investment
                                              Investment           Intermediate         Equity              Option
                                                 Fund                  Fund              Fund                Fund
                                                 ----                  ----              ----                ----
<S>                                      <C>                  <C>               <C>                     <C>    
Assets:
    Investments at fair value:
       Dreyfus Cash
          Management                     $          ---                 ---                 ---                209,441
       Republic U.S. Government
          Money Market                           70,738              64,310              56,370                    --- 
       Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
          of Republic National Bank of
          New York                            4,166,864           6,553,462           4,769,183             30,879,985
       RNYC common stock                            ---                 ---                 ---                    --- 
                                          -------------       -------------     ---------------         -------------- 

              Total investments               4,237,602           6,617,772           4,825,553             31,089,426 

    Contributions receivable                     62,447              77,739              93,165                423,297 
    Accrued income receivable                       ---                 ---                 ---                 41,065 
                                          -------------       -------------     ---------------         -------------- 

              Net assets available for
                 plan benefits           $    4,300,049           6,695,511           4,918,718             31,553,788   
                                          =============       =============     ===============         ==============  


                                                              
                                          -------------------------------------------------------------------------      
<CAPTION>
                                                RNYC              U.S. Equity      U.S. Equity          U.S. Equity
                                               Common              Large-Cap        Large-Cap             Small-
                                                Stock               Growth            Value                Cap
                                                Fund                 Fund             Fund                Fund            Total
                                                ----                 ----             ----                ----            ----- 
<S>                                      <C>                 <C>              <C>                  <C>              <C> 

Assets:
    Investments at fair value:
       Dreyfus Cash
          Management                              ---                  ---              ---                  ---         209,441
       Republic U.S. Government
          Money Market                         68,843               76,499           90,433               85,360         512,553
       Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
          of Republic National Bank of
          New York                                ---            6,723,843       11,946,361           12,794,104      77,833,802
       RNYC common stock                   13,303,199                  ---              ---                  ---      13,303,199
                                         ------------        -------------    -------------        -------------   -------------

              Total investments            13,372,042            6,800,342       12,036,794           12,879,464      91,858,995

    Contributions receivable                  145,679              127,055          192,695              237,676       1,359,753
    Accrued income receivable                  77,425                  ---              ---                  ---         118,490
                                         ------------        -------------    -------------        -------------    ------------

              Net assets available for
                 plan benefits             13,595,146            6,927,397       12,229,489           13,117,140      93,337,238
                                        =============        =============   ==============       ==============    ============    



See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<CAPTION>


                              PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                                 REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK


             Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund Information


                                          December 31, 1994


                                                                     Participant Directed
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                          Managed        RNYC
                                        Aggressive     Common       Fixed                 Total        Common
                                         Growth        Stock        Income     Savings    Return        Stock
                                          Fund         Fund          Fund       Fund       Fund         Fund      Total
                                          ----         ----          ----       ----       ----         ----      -----
<S>                                     <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>

Assets:
  Investments at fair value:
    Dreyfus Cash
      Management                        $  181,474     169,982    203,996     235,097     103,272      163,803    1,057,624
    Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
      of Republic National Bank of
      New York                           5,929,414  12,712,978  6,663,078  30,014,205  11,421,225          ---   66,740,900
    RNYC common stock                          ---         ---        ---         ---         ---   10,268,899   10,268,899
                                         ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------   ----------   ----------

         Total investments               6,110,888  12,882,960  6,867,074  30,249,302  11,524,497   10,432,702   78,067,423

   Contributions receivable                151,690     239,527     94,914     486,488     203,960      197,529    1,374,108
   Accrued income receivable                   755         760        901       1,130         435       75,660       79,641
                                         ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ----------   ----------    ---------

              Net assets available for
                plan benefits           $6,263,333  13,123,247  6,962,889  30,736,920  11,728,892   10,705,891   79,521,172
                                         =========  ==========  =========  ==========  ==========   ==========   ==========


See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<CAPTION>


                                   
                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK


 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund Information


                        Year ended December 31, 1995





                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   Fixed     U.S. Fixed
                                                                                     Managed       Income      Income     Interna-
                                           Aggressive       Common        Fixed        Total     Long-Term     Short to     tional
                                              Growth         Stock        Income      Return    Investment  Intermediate    Equity
                                               Fund           Fund         Fund         Fund        Fund         Fund         Fund
                                               ----           ----         ----         ----        ----         ----         ----
                                         <C>           <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>
Investment income:
   Net appreciation in fair
    value of investments                 $    503,361       958,455     280,659      586,383      442,234     427,395      474,745
   Interest                                     3,263         3,889       5,298        2,804        2,733       2,890        2,959
   Dividends                                      ---           ---         ---          ---          ---         ---          ---
                                           ----------     ---------    --------    ---------      -------    --------     --------

          Total investment
            income                            506,624       962,344     285,957      589,187      444,967     430,285      477,704
                                          -----------     ---------    --------    ---------     --------    --------     --------
Contributions:
   Employee                                   150,544       243,591     101,071      176,923      210,075     263,017      291,988
   Employer                                   641,554     1,097,997     527,216      793,897          ---         ---          ---
                                          -----------     ---------    --------    ---------     --------    --------     --------
                                              792,098     1,341,588     628,287      970,820      210,075     263,017      291,988
                                          -----------     ---------    --------    ---------     --------    --------     --------
          Total additions                   1,298,722     2,303,932     914,244    1,560,007      655,042     693,302      769,692


Distributions to participants                (165,008)     (555,509)   (162,095)    (621,173)    (300,069)   (922,937)    (235,159)
                                           -----------    ---------    ---------   ---------     --------    --------     --------
           Net increase (decrease)
             before interfund transfers     1,133,714     1,748,423     752,149      938,834      354,973    (229,635)     534,533

Interfund transfers                        (7,397,047)  (14,871,670) (7,715,038)  (12,667,726)  3,945,076   6,925,146    4,384,185
                                         ------------    ----------   ---------    ----------   ---------   ---------    ---------
           Net increase (decrease)         (6,263,333)  (13,123,247) (6,962,889)  (11,728,892)  4,300,049   6,695,511    4,918,718

Net assets available for plan benefits:
    Beginning of year                       6,263,333    13,123,247   6,962,889    11,728,892         ---         ---          ---
                                          -----------    ----------   ---------    ----------    ---------  ---------    ---------

    End of year                          $        ---           ---        ---           ---     4,300,049  6,695,511    4,918,718
                                          ===========    ==========   =========    ==========    =========  =========    =========



                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                             Fixed
                                            Income
                                          Short-Term      RNYC       U.S. Equity    U.S. Equity   U.S. Equity
                                          Investment     Common       Large-Cap      Large-Cap      Small-
                                            Option        Stock         Growth        Value          Cap
                                             Fund         Fund           Fund         Fund           Fund         Total
<S>                                        <C>         <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>

Investment income:
   Net appreciation in fair
     value of investments                   2,054,760   3,831,060     758,238      2,127,294      3,243,814      15,688,398
   Interest                                    54,256       9,682       2,984          4,514          3,987          99,259
   Dividends                                      ---     330,099         ---            ---            ---         330,099
                                            ---------   ---------   ---------     ----------      ---------      ----------

           Total investment
             income                         2,109,016   4,170,841     761,222      2,131,808      3,247,801      16,117,756
                                            ---------   ---------   ---------     ----------      ---------      ----------  

Contributions:
   Employee                                 2,717,540     776,277     393,884        609,098        716,590       6,650,598
   Employer                                 3,391,258   1,081,817         ---            ---            ---       7,533,739
                                           ----------   ---------   ---------     ----------      ---------      ----------
                                            6,108,798   1,858,094     393,884        609,098        716,590      14,184,337
                                           ----------   ---------   ---------     ----------      ---------      ----------

            Total additions                 8,217,814   6,028,935   1,155,106      2,740,906      3,964,391      30,302,093
                                           ----------   ---------   ---------     ----------      ---------      ----------


Distributions to participants              (8,642,946) (2,559,978)   (490,758)      (975,018)      (855,377)    (16,486,027)
                                           ----------   ----------    -------     ----------      ---------      ----------
            Net increase (decrease)
              before interfund transfers     (425,132)  3,468,957     664,348      1,765,888       3,109,014     13,816,066

Interfund transfers                         1,242,000    (579,702)  6,263,049     10,463,601      10,008,126            ---
                                           ----------   ---------   ---------     ----------      ----------     ----------
            Net increase (decrease)           816,868   2,889,255   6,927,397     12,229,489      13,117,140     13,816,066

Net assets available for plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                        30,736,920  10,705,891         ---            ---             ---     79,521,172
                                           ----------  ----------   ---------     ----------      ----------     ----------

  End of year                            $ 31,553,788   13,595,146  6,927,397     12,229,489      13,117,140     93,337,238
                                           ==========   ==========  =========     ==========      ==========     ==========

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK


 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits with Fund Information


                        Year ended December 31, 1994



                                                                     Participant Directed
                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              Managed        RNYC
                                          Aggressive     Common       Fixed                    Total        Common
                                           Growth         Stock       Income     Savings       Return        Stock
                                           Fund           Fund         Fund       Fund          Fund          Fund       Total
                                           ---            ----         ----       ----          ----          ----       -----
<S>                                      <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>

Investment income:
  Net appreciation (depreciation)
    in fair value of investments         $   29,998     133,937     (178,702)   1,173,956       93,775     (506,199)     746,765
  Interest                                    7,633      12,226        9,602       13,894       12,214        9,701       65,270
  Dividends                                     ---         ---          ---          ---          ---      350,255      350,255
                                          ---------   ----------    --------   ----------    ---------   ----------   ----------

           Total investment
             income                          37,631      146,163    (169,100)   1,187,850      105,989     (146,243)   1,162,290
                                          ---------   ----------    --------   -----------   ---------   ----------   ----------

Contributions:
  Employee                                  847,174    1,236,081     706,476    2,457,406    1,567,599    1,015,915    7,830,651
  Employer                                  459,397    1,029,221     561,009    2,902,397      767,175    1,070,419    6,789,618
                                          ---------   ----------    --------   ----------    ---------   ----------   ----------

                                          1,306,571    2,265,302   1,267,485    5,359,803    2,334,774    2,086,334   14,620,269
                                          ---------   ----------   ---------   ----------    ---------   ----------   ----------

            Total additions               1,344,202    2,411,465   1,098,385    6,547,653    2,440,763    1,940,091   15,782,559

Distributions to participants              (371,769)    (897,575)   (707,665)  (2,339,319)    (686,291)    (457,626)  (5,460,245)
                                          ---------   ----------   ---------   ----------    ---------   ----------   ----------
            Net increase before
              interfund transfers           972,433    1,513,890     390,720    4,208,334    1,754,472    1,482,465   10,322,314

Interfund transfers                         445,174     (165,348)   (948,541)     854,319     (148,711)     (36,893)         ---
                                          ---------   ----------   ---------   ----------    ---------   ----------   ----------
            Net increase (decrease)       1,417,607    1,348,542    (557,821)   5,062,653    1,605,761    1,445,572   10,322,314

Net assets available for plan benefits:
  Beginning of year                       4,845,726   11,774,705   7,520,710   25,674,267   10,123,131    9,260,319   69,198,858
                                          ---------   ----------   ---------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------

  End of year                           $ 6,263,333   13,123,247   6,962,889   30,736,920   11,728,892   10,705,891   79,521,172
                                         ==========   ==========   =========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========


See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>




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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements

                         December 31, 1995 and 1994



(1)    Description of Plan

       The following description of the Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of
       Republic National Bank of New York, as amended and restated as of
       January 1, 1989 (the "Plan"), is presented for general information
       purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan Document for
       more complete information.

       (a)    General

              The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored by Republic
              National Bank of New York (the "Bank"), a wholly owned
              subsidiary of Republic New York Corporation (the
              "Corporation"). The Plan covers substantially all domestic
              employees of the Bank, the Corporation and their
              subsidiaries. The Plan, in general, has a profit sharing
              component (Employer Allocations) and elective deferral
              contribution components (Savings Plus Contributions and Flex
              Fund Elective Deferrals and After-Tax Savings). In general,
              all regular salaried employees are eligible to participate in
              the Plan. Employees become participants on January 1,
              coinciding with or following the date of hire; however, a
              participant may not have profit sharing contributions or Flex
              Fund Elective Deferral contributions made on his behalf under
              the Plan prior to the first anniversary of such participant's
              date of hire. The purpose of the Plan is to recognize
              employees' contributions to the successful operation of the
              Bank and to provide employees with a savings method, through
              payroll deductions, on a pre- and after-tax basis.

       (b)    Benefits

              The Bank generally issues a profit sharing award on behalf of
              the participating employees and contributes a portion of such
              profit sharing award to the Plan. Approximately 50% of this
              award is referred to as the Employer Allocation. The balance
              of such award, to the extent contributed to the Plan,
              represents Flex Fund Elective Deferrals. The amount of the
              profit sharing award is usually based primarily on the Bank's
              earnings for the year. In some years, there may be no profit
              sharing award. Plan forfeitures for the year reduce profit
              sharing awards otherwise payable by the Bank.

              An eligible employee's profit sharing award each year is
              calculated, if a profit sharing award is declared by the Bank
              for such year, by allocation of the Bank's total profit
              sharing award times the relationship of the participant's
              base salary to the base salaries for all eligible
              participants. Base salary is exclusive of overtime payments,
              expense allowances, pension and insurance benefits, bonuses
              and other special payments.




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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements



(1), Continued

       (b), continued

              Employees may elect (i) to receive either all or a portion of
              50% of their profit sharing award in cash and/or spend it on
              benefits under the Flex Fund, an Internal Revenue Code
              Section 125 cafeteria plan sponsored by the Bank, with the
              remainder placed in the Plan, for which the Bank serves as
              Trustee, or (ii) to have 100% of their allocation placed in
              the Plan. The portion of the profit sharing award that is
              paid into the Plan is comprised of Employer Allocations and
              Flex Fund Elective Deferrals. Participants' profit sharing
              contributions to the Plan representing Flex Fund Elective
              Deferrals, and the earnings thereon, are always 100% vested
              and nonforfeitable. The balance (i.e., 50%) of the profit
              sharing award with respect to which the participant makes no
              election and which is automatically contributed to the Plan
              on the participant's behalf (i.e., the Employer Allocation),
              becomes fully vested and nonforfeitable when the participant
              completes three years of service.

       (c)    Contributions

              The Bank may contribute to the Plan each year such amount, if
              any, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the
              Bank in its discretion, but not exceeding the maximum amount
              which would be deductible by the Bank for such year for
              income tax purposes. Employer contributions, which are
              primarily based on the Bank's earnings for the year, are
              contributed and included in the Plan when the financial
              statements of the Bank are approved by its Board of
              Directors.

              Total contributions to the Plan on behalf of any participant
              for any Plan year shall not exceed the lesser of (a) $30,000,
              or (b) 25% of the participant's total earnings for such Plan
              year. Savings Plus Contributions, Flex Fund Elective
              Deferrals and After-Tax Savings contributions on behalf of
              certain highly compensated employees may be limited as a
              result of certain nondiscrimination rules under the Internal
              Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

              Savings Plus Contributions are permitted from 1% to 10% of
              the employee's base salary (as of the previous September 1st)
              in multiples of 1%. After-Tax Savings contributions are also
              permitted from 1% to 10% of the employee's base salary (as of
              the previous September 1st) in multiples of 1%. Employees may
              not contribute in aggregate more than 15% of the member's
              annual compensation. By law, the total Savings Plus
              Contributions plus Flex Fund Elective Deferrals for 1995 is
              limited to $9,240 per employee. Savings Plus Contributions,
              Flex Fund Elective Deferrals and associated earnings are not
              subject to current Federal income taxes and may not be
              subject to state and local income taxes. All such
              contributions are made on a pre-tax basis, thereby reducing
              taxable income. Income taxes on such amounts are deferred
              until the participant receives distributions from the Plan.
              Earnings on any After-Tax Savings contributions are also tax
              deferred.



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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements



(1), Continued
       (c), continued

              The participants' Savings Plus Contributions (made via
              payroll deductions), and the interest earned thereon, are
              invested by the Bank in short-term money market investments
              from the payroll deductions date to the date such
              contributions are invested in the Plan's investment funds.
              Such interest earned is treated as an additional contribution
              to the investment funds.

              A participant may, with the consent of the Plan Administrator,
              deposit a payout from a former employer's profit sharing plan
              into the Plan. A participant is not required to complete one year
              of service to make such rollover contributions.

       (d)    Distributions

              Participants or their beneficiaries are entitled to receive
              benefit payments representing their vested interest in the
              Plan as follows: (1) participants may, in the case of certain
              hardships set forth in the Plan, apply for a distribution of
              all, or a portion of, their Savings Plus Contributions, Flex
              Fund Elective Deferrals and the vested portion of the
              participant's Employer Allocation Account and After-Tax
              Savings Contributions; (2) participants may withdraw all or a
              portion of their vested interest under the Plan upon their
              attainment of age 59-1/2; (3) withdrawals of After-Tax
              Savings Contributions are permitted once per quarter and will
              be paid as soon as practicable following the end of the
              quarter in which the request was made; (4) in general, upon
              termination of employment, participants or their
              beneficiaries shall receive payment of their vested interest
              in the Plan as a lump-sum distribution (payable as soon as
              practicable following the valuation date immediately
              following the participant's termination of employment, but in
              no event later than 60 days after the close of the plan year
              in which the participant's termination of employment
              occurred), in two installments, or in five equal annual
              installments; and (5) participants with a vested interest in
              the RNYC Common Stock Fund may elect, upon termination, to
              receive all or a portion of their distribution as cash and/or
              shares.

              A participant may not have any portion of his Savings Plus
              account balance or his Flex Fund Elective Deferral account
              balance distributed earlier than the participant's (a)
              retirement, (b) death, (c) disability, (d) termination of
              employment, (e) attainment of age 59-1/2, or (f) hardship. A
              distribution on account of hardship shall not exceed the
              amount required to meet the immediate financial need created
              by the hardship.



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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements


(1), Continued

       (e)    Investment Elections

              As of March 31, 1995 the Common Stock Investment Fund, Fixed 
              Income Investment Fund, Aggressive Investment Fund and Managed 
              Total Return Investment Fund options were discontinued.  These
              funds were replaced by the U.S. Fixed Income Long-Term Investment
              Fund, U.S. Fixed Income Short to Intermediate Investment Fund, 
              International Equity Fund, U.S. Equity Large-Cap Growth Fund, 
              U.S. Equity Large-Cap Value Fund, and the U.S. Equity Small-Cap 
              Fund.

              Under the terms of the Plan, participants may designate, in
              multiples of 10%, the proportions in which their allocations
              and contributions placed in the Plan are to be invested in
              any of the eight current investment funds under the Plan
              (collectively known as the "funds") which are: Fixed Income
              Long-Term Investment Fund, U.S. Fixed Income Short to
              Intermediate-Term Fund, International Equity Fund, Fixed
              Income Short-Term Investment Fund, RNYC Common Stock Fund,
              U.S. Equity Large-Cap Growth Fund, U.S. Equity Large-Cap
              Value Fund, and U.S. Equity Small-Cap Fund. Participants
              failing to make an election decision will have their
              allocations invested in the Fixed Income Short-Term
              Investment Fund. A participant may elect to change his
              investment designation up to four times a year based on the
              schedule specified in the Plan.

              The Bank, as Trustee for the funds, has discretionary
              authority concerning purchases and sales of investments in
              each of its eight investment funds, within the guidelines
              described in the Plan Document as follows:

              Fixed Income Long-Term Investment Fund - to be invested
              primarily in U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds,
              mortgage-backed securities and / or other fixed income
              securities with an average weighted maturity expected to be
              greater than five years.

              U.S. Fixed Income Short to Intermediate Term Investment Fund
              - to be invested primarily in U.S. Treasury securities with
              an average weighted maturity expected to be greater than one
              year but less than three years.

              International Equity Fund - to be invested primarily in
              equity securities of non - U.S. issuers and equity securities
              whose principal markets are located outside of the U.S. that
              are expected to provide long-term capital appreciation.

              Fixed Income Short-Term Investment Fund - to be invested in
              savings or time accounts, certificates of deposit,
              obligations of the United States or those for which the full
              faith and credit of the United States are pledged to provide
              for the payment of the interest and principal, and
              obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United
              States. The Fund may also invest in other short-term
              investments.

              RNYC Common Stock Fund - to be invested in Republic New York
              Corporation common stock. Investments in this fund may not exceed
              50% of the participant's total Plan balance. (Continued)

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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements


(1), Continued

       (e), continued

              U.S. Equity Large-Cap Growth Fund - to be invested primarily in
              common stocks of large U.S. corporations considered to have high
              earnings growth potential that are expected to provide long-term
              capital appreciation. U.S. Equity Large-Cap Value Fund - to be
              invested primarily in common stocks of large U.S. corporations 
              considered to be undervalued that are expected to provide 
              long-term capital appreciation.
      
              U.S. Equity Small-Cap Fund - to be invested primarily in
              smaller companies that are expected to grow rapidly and are 
              expected to provide long-term capital appreciation.

              Presently, the Plan assets are invested in the Pooled
              Employee Benefit Trust of Republic National Bank of New York,
              except the Plan assets of the RNYC Common Stock Fund which
              are invested in RNYC common stock. Each investment fund
              utilizes the Dreyfus Cash Management account or the Republic
              U.S. Government money market account, sweep accounts, to
              invest excess cash.

              Two of the investment options, the Savings Fund and RNYC
              Common Stock, remained available after April 1, 1995 although
              the Savings Fund has been renamed the Fixed Income Short
              -Term Investment Fund.

              Each participant in the Plan was required to complete
              investment election forms to allocate their existing balances as
              of March 31, 1995 among the eight investment plan options.


(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

       (a)    Investments, Valuations and Income Recognition

              Dreyfus Cash Management accounts are investments in money
              market funds for purposes of liquidity and are stated at cost 
              which approximates fair value.

              Republic U.S. Government Money Market accounts are
              investments in money market funds for purposes of liquidity and 
              are stated at cost which approximates fair value.

              The investments in the Pooled Employee Benefit Trust of
              Republic National Bank of New York ("PEBT") are stated at
              fair value based upon the unit valuations as reported in the
              PEBT financial statements as of December 31, 1995 and 1994.
              Such unit valuations are based predominantly on market
              quotations for the underlying investments obtained from
              national securities exchanges.




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                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements

 (2), Continued

       (a), continued

              Republic New York Corporation's common stock is stated at
              market value based upon the closing market price quoted on the New
              York Stock Exchange.

              Interest income in the Dreyfus Cash Management and Republic
              U.S. Government Money Market accounts is recorded on an
              accrual basis. Net investment income from the PEBT funds
              includes current earnings from the PEBT's underlying
              investments, net gains and losses from the sale of
              investments by the PEBT's, and the net change in the
              unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the PEBT's
              underlying investments and is recorded as net appreciation
              (depreciation) in fair value of investments in the Plan's
              financial statements.

              Dividend income in the RNYC Common Stock Fund is recorded on
              an accrual basis at the date of record of the dividends.

              Gains or losses on sales of investments are accounted for on
              an average cost basis. These are recorded based upon trade date.

              The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
              generally accepted accounting principles requires the Sponsor
              to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported
              amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
              contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
              financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
              expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from
              those estimates.

       (b)    Contributions, Distributions and Interfund Transfers

              All contributions, distributions and interfund transfers are 
              effected at the Plan's quarterly valuation dates. The Bank's and 
              employees' contributions are made in accordance with note 1(c).
              
              The contributions receivable represent employee payroll
              deductions for the fourth quarter of 1995, which were contributed
              to the Plan in January 1996.

              A participant's distributions are paid out by the Plan when
              the participant is entitled to them as discussed in note
              1(d). Participant withdrawal requested but not yet paid out of
              the Plan's assets amounted to $2,256,925 and $1,903,347 at 
              December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.

              Interfund transfers are elected by the participants as
              discussed in note 1(e) and the change in the investment funds is
              recognized at the subsequent Plan quarterly valuation date.



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                                     7

                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements


       (c)    Related Party Transactions

              The Bank is trustee for the PEBT's in which certain of the Plan 
              assets are invested. The Bank does not receive any fees for its
              role as trustee.

              Administrative expenses are borne by the Plan, unless the Bank, 
              at its option, chooses to pay for such expenses. During 1995 and
              1994, the Bank has chosen to pay all administrative expenses of
              the Plan.


(3)    Plan Valuations

       Plan valuations are performed quarterly.

       The Plan maintains records for each participant in dollar amounts,
       except in the case of the RNYC Common Stock Fund which is maintained
       in shares of common stock. Dividends received on the RNYC Common
       Stock Fund are credited to each participant based upon the number of
       shares owned in the fund. For all other funds, at the quarterly
       valuations, each individual is credited with his pro rata share of
       income in an investment fund based on his opening balance compared
       to the total of all individuals' opening balances in that fund.


(4)    Investments

       The following table presents the fair values of investments that
represent 5 percent or more of the Plan's net assets at the end of the Plan
year:



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                            Fair Value of Investments

                                                             December 31, 1995
                                                     ------------------------------------
                                                     No. of                          Fair
                                                  units/shares        Cost           value
                                                  ------------        ----           -----
<S>                                               <C>              <C>             <C>   
Investments at Fair Value as Determined
   by Quoted Market Price:
U.S. Fixed Income Short to
   Intermediate Fund:
   Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
       of Republic National Bank
       of New York - Fixed
       Income Short to
       Intermediate Fund                           6,157,532       $6,157,532      $6,553,462
International Equity Fund:
   Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
       of Republic National Bank
       of New York - International
       Equity Fund                                    42,950        4,301,829       4,769,183


</TABLE>


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                                     8


                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements


(4), Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Fair Value of Investments

                                                                December 31, 1995
                                                      ------------------------------------
                                                      No. of                         Fair
                                                   units/shares         Cost         value
                                                   ------------         ----         -----
        <S>                                        <C>               <C>           <C>   

        Fixed Income Short-Term Investment
            Fund:
           Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
               of Republic National Bank
               of New York - Fixed Income
               Short-Term Investment Fund             84,029         23,692,826    30,879,985
        RNYC Common Stock Fund:
           Republic New York Corporation -
               Common Stock                          214,136          9,545,570    13,303,199
        U.S. Equity Large-Cap
           Growth Fund:
           Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
               of Republic National Bank
               of New York - U.S. Equity
               Large-Cap Growth Fund                  59,533          5,973,853     6,723,843
        U.S. Equity Large-Cap Value Fund:
           Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
               of Republic National Bank
               of New York - U.S.
               Large-Cap Value Fund                   98,689          9,869,348     11,946,361
        U.S. Equity Small-Cap Fund:
           Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
               of Republic National Bank
               of New York - U.S. Equity
               Small-Cap Fund                         94,768          9,571,773     12,794,104
                                                                                    ----------

                           Total                                                $   86,970,137
                                                                                 =============

</TABLE>

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       The net change in fair value of the Plan's investments (including
       investments bought, sold, and held during the year) is separately
       disclosed in the statement of changes in net assets available for
       plan benefits.

       The Plan calculates realized gains and losses and unrealized
       appreciation (depreciation) as the difference between market value
       and cost. The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") Form 5500 calculates
       realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
       as the difference between current market value and market value at
       the prior year end.




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                                     9

                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                       Notes to Financial Statements


(5)    Plan Termination

       While it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Bank may
       terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of the termination of
       the Plan, or if there is a complete discontinuance of contributions,
       the account of each participant shall become nonforfeitable and
       distributable in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. No
       termination of the Plan shall permit any part of the funds to be
       used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive
       benefit of participants, former participants or beneficiaries.


 (6)   Federal Income Taxes

       The Plan is approved as qualified under section 401(a) of the
       Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is exempt from
       Federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of such Code, pursuant to
       an Internal Revenue Service determination letter dated September 8,
       1995. Accordingly, the Plan has been amended to conform with the
       changes in plan qualification requirements enacted by the Tax Reform
       Act of 1986 and all other tax law changes enacted through the
       Omnibus Budget Reconciliation of 1993. The administrators of the
       Plan, in conjunction with their tax counsel, believe the Plan
       operates in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code.


(7)    The Manhattan Savings Bank Employee Thrift Incentive Plan Termination

       Effective January 1, 1991, the Board of Trustees of The Manhattan
       Savings Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, agreed
       to terminate The Manhattan Savings Bank Employee Thrift Incentive
       Plan. Such termination was subject to the approval of certain
       regulatory filings by the Internal Revenue Service. Effective
       January 1, 1991, all participants of The Manhattan Savings Bank
       Employee Thrift Incentive Plan became fully vested in their
       respective participant accounts including employer's contributions
       and all regular salaried employees of The Manhattan Savings Bank
       were eligible to participate in the Plan. Upon receipt of the
       regulatory approval of the Application of Determination Upon
       Termination, The Manhattan Savings Bank employees were given the
       option to liquidate funds in their participant account in total or
       liquidate the after-tax portion and roll over the deferred-tax
       portion into the Profit Sharing and Savings Plan of Republic
       National Bank of New York. Such regulatory approvals were received
       in 1994 and approximately $389,000 of the assets of The Manhattan
       Savings Bank Employee Thrift Incentive Plan were transferred to the
       Plan and recorded as employee contributions.


(8)    Subsequent Event

       Effective March 1, 1996 the 401 K Plan of Crossland Savings Bank was
       merged into the Plan. It is expected that the funds of Crossland's 401 K
       Plan will be transferred into the Plan before December 31, 1996. The 
       Corporation completed the purchase of Crosslands Savings Bank on 
       February 29, 1996.




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<CAPTION>

                                                                             Schedule 1
                                                                             ----------

                              PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                              REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

                  Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes

                                       December 31, 1995


                                                                                No. of                        Fair
                                                                                units          Cost          value
                                                                                ------         ----          -----
                 <S>                                                         <C>         <C>           <C>    

                 Fixed Income Long-Term Investment Fund:
                     Republic U.S. Government Money Market .............        70,738   $    70,738        70,738
                     Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
                        of Republic National Bank
                        of New York - Fixed Income
                        Long-Term Investment Fund ......................        37,368     3,737,167     4,166,864
                                                                                         -----------   -----------

                               Total Fixed Income Long-Term
                                  Investment Fund ......................                 $ 3,807,905     4,237,602
                                                                                         ===========   ===========

                 U.S. Fixed Income Short to Intermediate Fund:
                     Republic U.S. Government Money Market .............        64,310   $    64,310        64,310
                     Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
                        of Republic National Bank
                        of New York - U.S. Fixed Income
                        Short to Intermediate Fund .....................     6,157,532     6,157,532     6,553,462
                                                                                         -----------   -----------

                               Total U.S. Fixed Income Short
                                  to Intermediate Fund .................                 $ 6,221,842     6,617,772
                                                                                         ===========   ===========

                 International Equity Fund:
                     Republic U.S. Government
                        Money Market ...................................        56,370   $    56,370        56,370
                     Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
                        of Republic National Bank
                        of New York -International Equity ..............        42,950     4,301,829     4,769,183
                                                                                         -----------   -----------

                               Total International Equity Fund .........                 $ 4,358,199     4,825,553
                                                                                         ===========   ===========

                 Fixed Income Short Term Investment
                      Fund: 
                        Dreyfus Cash Management.........................       209,441   $   209,441       209,441
                        Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
                           of Republic National Bank
                           of New York - Fixed Income Short-
                           Term Investment Fund ........................        84,029    23,692,826    30,879,985
                                                                                         -----------   -----------

                               Total Fixed Income Short Term
                                  Investment Fund ......................                 $23,902,267    31,089,426
                                                                                         ===========   ===========
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

   Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes, Continued




                                                                                       No. of                        Fair
                                                                                    units/shares        Cost         value
                                                                                    ------------        ----         -----
          <S>                                                                       <C>            <C>           <C>   

          RNYC Common Stock Fund:
               Republic U.S. Government 
                  Money Market         .........................................        68,843     $    68,843        68,843
               Republic New York Corporation -
                  Common  Stock shares .........................................       214,136       9,545,570    13,303,199
                                                                                                   -----------   -----------

                        Total RNYC Common Stock
                           Fund ................................................                   $ 9,614,413    13,372,042
                                                                                                   ===========   ===========

          U.S. Equity Large-Cap  Growth Fund:
               Republic U.S. Government
                  Money Market .................................................        76,499     $    76,499        76,499
               Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
                  of Republic National Bank
                  of New York - U.S. Equity
                  Large-Cap Growth Fund ........................................        59,533       5,973,853     6,723,843
                                                                                                   -----------   -----------

                        Total U.S. Equity Large-Cap
                           Growth Fund .........................................                   $ 6,050,352     6,800,342
                                                                                                   ===========   ===========

          U.S. Equity Large-Cap Value Fund:
               Republic U.S. Government Money market ...........................        90,433     $    90,433        90,433
          Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
               of Republic National Bank
               of New York - U.S. Equity Large-Cap
               Value Fund ......................................................        98,689      9,869,348    11,946,361
                                                                                                   -----------   -----------

                        Total U.S. Equity Large-Cap
                           Value Fund ..........................................                  $ 9,959,781    12,036,794
                                                                                                  ===========   ===========

          U.S. Equity Small-Cap. Value Fund:
               Republic U.S. Government Money Market ...........................        85,360    $    85,360        85,360
          Pooled Employee Benefit Trust
               of Republic National Bank
               of New York - U.S. Equity
               Small-Cap Fund ..................................................        94,768      9,571,773    12,794,104
                                                                                                  -----------   -----------

                        Total U.S. Equity Small-Cap. Fund ......................                  $ 9,657,133    12,879,464
                                                                                                  ===========   ===========
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                                        Schedule 2
                                                                                                        ----------


                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

               Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

                        Year ended December 31, 1995


                                              Acquisitions                              Dispositions
                                              ------------                              ------------

                                      No. of                       Net          No. of                          Net
                                    transactions    Units          Cost       transactions     Units   Cost   Proceeds   Gain
                                    ------------    -----          ----       --------------   -----   ----   --------   ----

       Description of issue
       --------------------
<S>                                 <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>              <C>     <C>    <C>         <C>

Purchases:
   Single transactions:
     U.S. Fixed Income Short
       to Intermediate Investment
       Fund                              1          68,500     $ 6,850,000
     International Equity Fund           1          41,150       4,115,000
     U.S. Equity Large-Cap Growth
       Fund                              1          57,500       5,750,000
     U.S. Equity Large-Cap Value
       Fund                              1         101,000      10,100,000
     U.S. Equity Small-Cap Fund          1          92,500       9,250,000
 
   Series of transactions:
     Fixed Income Short-Term
       Investment Fund                   2          14,556.10    5,080,231
     International Equity Fund           3          42,950.13    4,301,829
     U.S. Equity Large-Cap Growth
       Fund                              3          59,532.53    5,973,853
     U.S. Equity Large-Cap Value
       Fund                              2         101,072.3    10,107,630
     U.S. Equity Small-Cap Fund          2          95,530.46    9,648,000
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                  Schedule 2, cont.
                                                                                                  -----------------
                     PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN OF
                     REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

               Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

                        Year ended December 31, 1995                                                 


                                              Acquisitions                                    Dispositions
                                              ------------                                    ------------
                                       No. of                 Net          No. of                              Net
                                     transactions    Units   Cost       transactions     Units      Cost      Proceeds     Gain
                                     ------------    -----   ----       ------------     -----      ----      --------     ----
<S>                                  <C>             <C>     <C>        <C>             <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>

Sales:
   Single transactions:
      Common Stock Fund                                                        1        19,459.24   8,509,142  14,786,221  6,277,079
      Fixed Income Fund                                                        1        20,843.19   4,794,523   7,514,556  2,720,033
      Managed Total Return Fund                                                1        69,459.02   9,205,146  12,450,592  3,245,446
      Aggressive Fund                                                          1        20,512.85   4,968,667   7,122,110  2,153,443


    Series of transactions:
      International Equity FUnd                                                2        17,000.48   4,322,823   6,100,934  1,778,111
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