8-K 1 y25465e8vk.txt FORM 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 26, 2006 NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC. ---------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-10458 36-3154608 ------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- (State or Other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction Identification No.) of Incorporation) 275 Broadhollow Road Melville, New York 11747 ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (631) 531-2970 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable ---------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01 Other Events ------------------------- North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. issued a press release on September 26, 2006 (See Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference) announcing that its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly dividend of $.25 cents per common share. The dividend will be payable November 15, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 27, 2006. North Fork is a regional bank holding company headquartered in New York with approximately $58 billion in assets conducting commercial and retail banking from 351 branch locations in the Tri-State area with a complementary national mortgage banking business. ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits -------------------------------------------------= (c) 99.1 Press Release issued on September 26, 2006. 2 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. Date: September 26, 2006 NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC. /s/ Daniel M. Healy ------------------------ Daniel M. Healy Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer 3