SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MONKS DONALD R
(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE WALL STREET
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10286
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC [ BK ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
ViceChairThe Bank of New York
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 498 D $33.98 512,379.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 760 D $33.99 511,619.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 367 D $34.01 511,252.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 681 D $34.03 510,571.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 2,988 D $34.04 507,583.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 1,337 D $34.05 506,246.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 1,206 D $34.06 505,040.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 314 D $34.08 504,726.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 708 D $34.09 504,018.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 1,599 D $34.1 502,419.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 2,306 D $34.11 500,113.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 1,415 D $34.12 498,698.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 550 D $34.13 498,148.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 78 D $34.17 498,070.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 157 D $34.21 497,913.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 2,437 D $34.27 495,476.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 525 D $34.28 494,951.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 1,599 D $34.3 493,352.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 629 D $34.31 492,723.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 157 D $34.33 492,566.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 4,665 D $34.35 487,901.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 288 D $34.36 487,613.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 1,126 D $34.38 486,487.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 2,254 D $34.39 484,233.71 D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 02/17/2006 S(1) 2,175 D $34.4 482,058.71(2) D
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 0.00(3) I Daughter-Laura
Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 0.00(4) I Son-Brian
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sale is being made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan, adopted on August 26, 2005.
2. As of January 31, 2006, reporting person indirectly owns 80,997.690 stock units in employer's stock fund in The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Employee Savings and Investment Plan, a 401(k) Plan, formerly the Profit Sharing Plan.
3. The reporting person no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 1,717 shares of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. common stock owned by daughter, Laura, and included in the reporting person's prior ownership reports.
4. The reporting person no longer has a reportable, beneficial interest in 1,718.9580 shares of common stock of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. owned by son, Brian, and included in the reporting person's prior ownership reports.
Remarks:
FORM 1 OF 2
Donald R. Monks 02/21/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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