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EXHIBIT 10.10(A)

                                                                       1998 Plan
                                                                       Executive
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                                                (reload, transferable, immediate
                                                     vesting, deferred delivery)

                         NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
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                       NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Date of Option Grant: _______  Number of Shares to Which Option Relates: _______

                       OPTION PRICE PER SHARE: $_________
       (Representing ___ Percent of the Market Price on the Date of Grant)

     AGREEMENT, dated the Date of Option Grant set forth above, between North
Fork Bancorporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and _________
("Optionee").

     WHEREAS, Optionee is a valued and trusted key employee of the Company or
one of its subsidiaries; and

     WHEREAS, the Company, pursuant to and in accordance with its 1998 Stock
Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), has elected to grant to Optionee an option to
buy shares of the common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of the Company
("Common Stock"), with the expectation that Optionee thereby may be induced to
acquire and maintain an ownership interest in the Common Stock and to work for
the success of the Company and its subsidiaries;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. GRANT OF OPTION. As of the Date of Option Grant identified above, the
Company grants to Optionee, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in
the Plan, the right, privilege, and option (the "Option") to purchase that
number of shares of Common Stock identified above opposite the heading "Number
of Shares to Which Option Relates" (the "Shares"), at the per share price
specified above opposite the heading "Option Price Per Share," ex dividend.

     2. VESTING (EXERCISABILITY) OF OPTION; TERM OF OPTION. The Option shall
vest on the earliest date permitted under the terms of the Plan and applicable
law, such being the Date of Option Grant as indicated above (the "Vesting
Date"). On and after the Vesting Date and until the tenth anniversary of the
Date of Option Grant (such period, the "Option Period"), the Option will be and
remain exercisable, in whole or in part, subject to Section 4 hereof,
"Conditions to Exercise," and to possible early termination of the Option under
Section 3, below.

     3. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DEATH OR DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. In
the event that Optionee's employment with the Company and its subsidiaries
terminates prior to full

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exercise of the Option and expiration of the Option Period, Optionee may
exercise the Option at any time prior to or on, but not after, the date that is
ninety (90) days after the date of termination of employment or the last day of
the Option Period, whichever comes first; provided, however, (i) if Optionee's
employment is terminated due to Optionee's Disability (as defined below),
Optionee may exercise the Option at any time prior to or on, but not after, the
date that is one year after the date of termination of employment or the last
day of the Option Period, whichever comes first, (ii) if Optionee's employment
is terminated due to the death of Optionee, the Option may be exercised by the
legal representative(s) or beneficiary(-ies) of Optionee at any time prior to or
on, but not after, the last day of the Option Period, and (iii) if Optionee's
employment is Terminated for Cause (as defined below), the Option will cease to
be exercisable and will terminate, effective as of the date of termination of
employment. For purposes of this Agreement, leaves of absence granted by the
Company for reasons including, but not limited to, military service or illness
and transfers of employment between the Company and any of its subsidiaries
shall not constitute termination of employment.

     "Disability" means permanent and total disability as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from
time to time (the "Code"), as determined by the Committee in good faith, upon
receipt of and in reliance on sufficient competent medical advice.

     "Terminated for Cause" means, (a) for any Optionee serving under an
employment agreement containing a provision for termination of employment for
"cause," termination of the employment of Optionee for "cause" pursuant to such
provision, and (b) for any other Optionee, termination of the employment of
Optionee by a two-thirds vote of the entire Board of Directors of the Company or
the subsidiary of the Company employing such Optionee expressly for one or both
of the following "causes," as evidenced in a certified resolution of such Board:
(1) any willful misconduct by Optionee which is materially injurious to the
Company or the subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise, or (2) conviction of
Optionee with no further possibility of appeal of a felony under applicable
state or federal banking or financial institution laws, or the agreement of
Optionee to plead guilty to any such felony.

     4. CONDITIONS TO EXERCISE OF OPTION. The Option may not be exercised
unless, as of the Exercise Date (as defined in Section 5(b), below), each of the
following conditions is met:

          (i) The Option has not terminated pursuant to Section 3;

          (ii) The underlying Shares as to which the Option is then sought to be
     exercised are the subject of an effective registration statement under the
     Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are registered under applicable
     state securities laws, or may then be issued to Optionee exempt from such
     federal or state registration;

          (iii) Payment in full of the exercise price for that number of Shares
     as to which the Option is being exercised has been received by the Company
     in accordance with Section 5(c), below; and

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          (iv) All other actions required to be taken by the Company and the
     Exercising Person (as defined in Section 5(a), below) prior to such
     exercise of the Option in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement shall
     have been taken.

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     5. METHOD OF EXERCISE OF OPTION.

     (a) If Optionee or any person authorized to exercise the Option on
Optionee's behalf or in the event of Optionee's death (the "Exercising Person")
elects to exercise the Option, in whole or in part, such Exercising Person shall
deliver to the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal place of
business a written notice of election to exercise the Option, identifying that
number of whole Shares as to which exercise is then being sought, which number
may not exceed the number of Shares as to which the Option may then be exercised
in light of any and all prior partial exercises of the Option. If the Exercising
Person is not Optionee, the notice also shall identify the nature of the
Exercising Person's authority to exercise the Option. In all cases, such written
notice of election must be accompanied by surrender of the original of this
Agreement.

     (b) In the event of such election, the effective date of the exercise (the
"Exercise Date") shall be a date designated by the Secretary of the Company that
is not later than the third business day after the day the Secretary receives
the written notice, unless all required conditions to exercise as set forth in
Section 4 have not been satisfied as of the close of business on such third day,
in which event the Exercise Date shall be the first subsequent business day on
which all such conditions are satisfied. If postponement of exercise beyond such
third business day becomes necessary, the Secretary shall give the Exercising
Person reasonable advance notice of such postponement. At any time prior to the
Exercise Date, the Exercising Person may revoke the election to exercise by
subsequent notice to the Secretary, such revocation to become effective upon
receipt of such subsequent notice.

     (c) Payment of the exercise price for that number of Shares as to which the
Option is being exercised shall be made to the Secretary of the Company. Payment
shall be in cash or, if authorized by the committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company that administers the Plan (the "Committee"), may be made at the
discretion of the Exercising Person in whole or in part by surrender to the
Company of shares of Common Stock owned by Optionee and acceptable to the
Committee (a "Stock-for-Stock Exercise"). Any shares surrendered in payment of
the exercise price in a Stock-for-Stock Exercise ("Payment Shares") shall be
valued at the fair market value thereof, (determined as provided in the Plan) on
the Exercise Date. In a Stock-for-Stock Exercise, in lieu of actually
surrendering to the Company a certain number of Payment Shares, the Exercising
Person may elect to submit to the Company a statement affirming ownership by
Optionee of such number of shares and request that such shares, although not
actually surrendered, be deemed to have been surrendered by the Exercising
Person to the Company in payment of the exercise price (any such payment, a
"Deemed Payment").

     (d) Subject to Section 5(e) below, on the Exercise Date, the Company shall
deliver to the Exercising Person or the designee of the Exercising Person as of
the Exercise Date the number of Shares as to which the Option has thus been
exercised, provided that, if the Exercising Party has elected in connection with
a Stock-for-Stock Exercise to make a Deemed Payment, the Company will deduct
from the number of Shares thus deliverable by it on the Exercise Date the number
of shares deemed surrendered but not actually surrendered by the Exercising
Person and deliver only the remaining number of Shares (the "Spread Shares").
If, on the Exercise Date, any Shares remain as to which the Option is not being
exercised, the Company, simultaneously with delivery of the appropriate number
of Shares, shall return to the Exercising Person the original of

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this Agreement, with appropriate notations as to the partial exercise of the
Option. To the extent that exercise of the Option obligates the Company to pay
withholding taxes on behalf of Optionee, the Company will pay the minimum amount
of such withholding taxes then due and either (i) withhold such amount from
Optionee's wages or other compensatory payments due to Optionee, or (ii) if the
Company so elects, deduct from the number of Shares otherwise then deliverable
by it a number of Shares having a fair market value on the Exercise Date, as
determined by the Committee, equal to the amount of such withholding tax
payment, in which event Optionee shall have no further rights with respect to
such nondelivered Shares, provided that, if the Exercising Person at the time of
exercise delivers funds to the Company for payment of such withholding taxes,
the Company will first apply such funds to the payment of such taxes.

     (e) With the consent of the Committee and subject to such procedures as may
be established from time to time by the Committee, Optionee, by written notice
given to the Company an appropriate period of time prior to the Exercise Date,
in connection with a Stock-for-Stock Exercise of the Option, may elect to defer
until some date after the Exercise Date the delivery by the Company of some or
all of the Spread Shares otherwise deliverable by the Company as of the Exercise
Date under Section 5(d), above (a "Deferred Delivery"). Notice of any such
Deferred Delivery shall be on such form as may be specified by the Committee,
which form, in addition to any other appropriate information or statements,
shall require Optionee to identify the number of Spread Shares as to which
delivery is to be deferred (the "Deferred Shares") and the date or dates upon
which Optionee wishes delivery of the Deferred Shares to be made (the "Deferred
Delivery Date"), and to agree to abide by all procedures then or thereafter
established by the Committee for a Deferred Delivery. In the event of a Deferred
Delivery, on the Exercise Date the Company shall give to Optionee, in lieu of
the Deferred Shares, a promise to deliver the Deferred Shares on the Deferred
Delivery Date selected by Optionee, together with such other documentation as
the Committee may deem appropriate. Until the Deferred Delivery Date and
delivery by the Company to Optionee of the Deferred Shares, Optionee shall not
be treated as the owner of the Deferred Shares, shall not have any rights as a
stockholder as to the Deferred Shares, and shall have only a contractual right
to receive the Deferred Shares, unsecured by any assets of the Company or its
subsidiaries.

     (f) Nothing in this Section 5 shall preclude exercise of this Option by
means of a so-called "brokered exercise" involving payment of the exercise price
of the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised by a broker, dealer or
other agent acting on behalf of Optionee, utilizing proceeds from the sale on
behalf of Optionee of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or less than
the full number of Shares deliverable by the Company upon such exercise,
provided the Company has approved exercise of the Option by such method.

     6. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION. At any time from and after the Date of Grant
and prior to full exercise of the Option or expiration of the Option Period,
Optionee may transfer any portion of the Option that is then exercisable, for no
consideration, to or for the benefit of one or more members of Optionee's
Immediate Family (as defined below), including, without limitation, to a trust
for the benefit of one or more members of Optionee's Immediate Family or to a
partnership of and among members of Optionee's Immediate Family, in which event
the transferee or transferees of such portion shall possess all rights of
Optionee under this Agreement with respect to such portion and shall remain
subject to all the terms and conditions applicable thereto, including those
terms and conditions pursuant to which the exercisability of the Option is
related

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to the continuing employment of Optionee (not the transferee or transferees) by
the Company or its subsidiaries as specified in Section 3 above. The Committee
may specify from time to time the procedures applicable to any such transfer and
certain limitations relating thereto as may be practical or are necessary to
protect the Company's interests, including limitations on the minimum size of
the Option interest (expressed as a number of Shares) that may be transferred in
any one transaction, the maximum number of transfers per year, and requirements
that in connection with any such transfer or transfers Optionee retain ownership
of an appropriate interest in the Option and the right to acquire the Shares
subject thereto for the purpose of utilizing such Shares, if necessary, for
payment of applicable withholding taxes upon exercise of the portion or portions
of the Option thus transferred. For purposes of this Section 6, "Optionee's
Immediate Family" means Optionee's parents, spouse, children, stepchildren,
adoptive relationships, sisters, brothers and grandchildren.

     If a transferee of the Option elects to exercise the Option by way of a
Stock-for-Stock Exercise, Optionee, if still employed by the Company or a
subsidiary thereof on the Exercise Date, may request that the Committee award to
the Optionee (not to the exercising transferee) as of the Exercise Date of the
underlying Option, a Reload Option as defined in and in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in Section 10 hereof. If the Optionee submits
such a request, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether
or not to grant a Reload Option to the Optionee, but such decision (and if the
Committee elects to grant such a Reload Option, the grant thereof) shall have no
impact on the rights and obligations of the transferee exercising the underlying
transferred Option pursuant to this Section 6.

     Except for those transfers specifically permitted in accordance with the
foregoing paragraph, the Option shall be non-transferable except in the event of
Optionee's death, as provided in Section 3 above, and during Optionee's lifetime
shall be exercisable only by Optionee.

     7. STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. Optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with
respect to any of the Shares until the Option shall have been exercised with
respect to such Shares and such Shares have been issued in the name of Optionee.

     8. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. Optionee may designate a person or persons
to receive the Option in the event of the death of Optionee. Such designation
must be made either in the space indicated at the end of this Agreement or upon
forms supplied by and delivered to the Company and may be revoked in writing. If
Optionee fails effectively to designate a beneficiary, the estate of Optionee
will be deemed to be the beneficiary of Optionee with respect to the Option.

     9. ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of
Common Stock after the Date of Option Grant, by reason of any stock dividend or
stock split, recapitalization, merger, sale, consolidation, spinoff,
reorganization, combination, issuance of stock rights or warrants, exchange of
shares, or other similar corporate change, an appropriate adjustment will be
made by the Committee to the number of Shares to which the Option theretofore
related and the exercise price per Share under the Option, consistent with
equitable considerations; provided, however, that if the Company shall issue
additional shares of Common Stock or other securities

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for consideration, no such adjustment shall be made. No such adjustment may
materially change the value of benefits available to Optionee as a result of the
prior grant of the Option.

     10. RELOAD OPTION. In the event that the holder of the Option intends to
exercise the Option, in whole or in part, in a Stock-for-Stock Exercise,
Optionee may request, prior to such exercise, that the Committee award Optionee
a Reload Option, as defined below, upon such exercise, and the Committee, in its
sole discretion, will determine whether or not to do so. If the Committee
determines to comply with Optionee's request, then upon such Stock-for-Stock
Exercise, the Company shall deliver to Optionee, a new option (a "Reload
Option") to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the number
of Payment Shares surrendered or deemed surrendered by the holder of the Option
upon exercise of the Option, plus (ii) the additional number of shares of Common
Stock, if any, then withheld by the Company from the Shares otherwise
deliverable to the holder of the Option as payment of any applicable withholding
taxes upon such exercise. The date of grant of the Reload Option shall be the
Exercise Date of the underlying Option and the exercise price per share of the
Reload Option shall be the fair market value (determined as provided in the
Plan) of the Common Stock on such Exercise Date. The Reload Option shall be
fully exercisable immediately upon grant, and shall continue to be exercisable
during the period, but only during the period, that the underlying Option
remains exercisable or would have remained exercisable absent full exercise
thereof, in accordance with Sections 2 and 3 hereof. Optionee may elect, by
notice to the Company prior to the Exercise Date of the underlying Option, to
have the Reload Option be an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code (subject to the availability of incentive stock options
under the Company's compensatory stock option plans then in effect and
limitations on the maximum number of incentive stock options first becoming
exercisable in any year that may be granted to any one individual under the
Code). To the extent Optionee does not elect "incentive stock option" treatment,
the Reload Option shall be a so-called "nonqualified stock option," that is, an
option that is not an "incentive stock option" under Section 422 of the Code.
Any Reload Option granted to Optionee shall be the subject of a separate Option
Agreement between Optionee and the Company.

     11. EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT. The grant of the Option provided for herein shall
not confer upon Optionee any right to continue in the employment of the Company
or its subsidiaries or to continue to perform services therefor and shall not in
any way interfere with any right of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate
the services of Optionee as an employee or officer at any time.

     12. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

     13. EFFECT OF THE PLAN. Optionee acknowledges that in the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the
provisions of the Plan will control.

     14. NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION. This Option is not intended to be, and will
not be treated as, an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have, personally or by a duly
authorized representative, executed this Agreement as of the Date of Option
Grant first above written.

                                        NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.

                                        By:
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                                                  (Authorized Officer)

                                        ("OPTIONEE")

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                                                  (Optionee)

DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

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      (Relationship to Optionee)

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                                                  (Name of Beneficiary)

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                                                  (Street Address)

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                                                  (City, State, Zip Code)

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                                                  (Social Security Number)

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EXHIBIT 10.11(A)

                                                                       1998 Plan
                                                                       Executive
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                                                            (retirement vesting/
                                                              from treasury with
                                                          complete tax gross up)

                         NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.

                           RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

DATE OF GRANT: _______________                 NUMBER OF SHARES: _______________

     AGREEMENT, dated the Date of Grant set forth above, between North Fork
Bancorporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and _____________
_______________________________ ("Grantee").

     WHEREAS, Grantee is a valued and trusted key employee of the Company or one
of its subsidiaries; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has elected to award to Grantee shares of "Restricted
Stock" pursuant to and in accordance with the Company's 1998 Stock Compensation
Plan (the "Plan"), in order that Grantee thereby may be induced to acquire and
maintain an ownership interest in the Common Stock of the Company ("Common
Stock") and to work for the success of the Company and its subsidiaries;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD. The Company hereby grants and awards to Grantee,
subject to the conditions and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and in
the Plan, that number of shares of Common Stock identified above opposite the
heading "Number of Shares" (the "Shares"), which Shares will be "Restricted
Stock" within the meaning of Sections 2(u) and 9 of the Plan. As of the Date of
Grant, the Shares will be issued from the treasury of the Company in the name of
Grantee or a nominee of Grantee, provided, however, that a certificate or
certificates representing the Shares will not be delivered to Grantee until such
later date as is identified in Section 3 below.

     2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, FORFEITABILITY PRIOR TO VESTING.

     (a) Except as otherwise specified by the committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") charged with administering the Plan from
time to time (the "Committee"), the Shares and rights relating thereto may not
be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of,
and Grantee agrees not to sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of such Shares or rights, prior to the Vesting Date (as
defined in Section 2(b)

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below). If Grantee ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company (as defined below)
prior to such Vesting Date, Grantee shall immediately forfeit any and all
unvested Shares together with all rights relating thereto, and the full
ownership of such Shares and rights shall revert to the Company, and Grantee
shall have no further rights under this Agreement. For purposes of the foregoing
sentence, Grantee shall be an "Affiliate of the Company" if Grantee is employed
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or is serving the Company under a
Consulting Agreement (as defined in Section 2(b) below). A leave of absence
granted by the Company for reasons including, but not limited to, military
service or illness and transfers of employment between the Company and any of
its subsidiaries shall not be deemed a termination of employment of Grantee. On
the Vesting Date, the restrictions on transferability of the Shares set forth in
the first sentence of this Section 2(a) and the forfeitability of the Shares set
forth in the second sentence of this Section 2(a) shall lapse and expire, and
the Shares, if not previously forfeited, will become freely transferable,
subject only to such further limitations on transfer, if any, as may exist under
applicable securities laws or any other agreement then binding upon Grantee.

     (b) The "Vesting Date" for all the Shares subject hereto shall be that date
when there occurs the first to occur of the following "Vesting Events":

          (i) Grantee's attaining normal retirement age under the principal
     retirement plan of the Company in effect at such time (the "Retirement
     Plan"), or the "early retirement" of Grantee under the Retirement Plan
     prior to attaining normal retirement age with the approval of the Board or
     the Committee, which approval for early retirement required under this
     subsection (b)(i) may be withheld for any reason or no reason (other than
     unlawful discrimination) and shall be required in order for the date of
     early retirement to constitute the Vesting Date hereunder even if such
     approval is not required for early retirement under the Retirement Plan;

          (ii) Grantee's death or Disability (as defined in Section 2(d) below);
     or

          (iii) the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company (as defined
     in Section 7 below);

provided, however, that if the first to occur of subsections (b)(i), (b)(ii) or
(b)(iii), above, is the Grantee's attaining normal retirement age or the
approved early retirement of Grantee in accordance with subsection (b)(i) above,
and if, as of the date of such occurrence ("Grantee's Retirement Date"), the
Board or the Committee determines, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment,
that it is highly probable that some or all of the taxable compensation income
that would be recognized by Grantee as a result of the vesting of the Shares as
of Grantee's Retirement Date would be non-deductible to the Company for federal
income tax purposes for the taxable year of the Company in which Grantee's
Retirement Date falls as a result of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any successor provision of federal income
tax law then in effect, then

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Grantee's attaining normal retirement age or the approved early retirement of
Grantee shall not constitute a Vesting Event under this Agreement and Grantee's
Retirement Date shall not be the Vesting Date of the Shares hereunder, but
rather on Grantee's Retirement Date, without any further action on the part of
Grantee or the Company, there shall automatically come into existence a
post-retirement consultancy agreement between Grantee and the Company
("Consulting Agreement"), which Consulting Agreement shall consist of such
mutual duties, obligations and undertakings, and shall continue for at least
such minimum period of time (the "Minimum Consulting Period"), as are set forth
in Exhibit A attached hereto. In the event such a Consulting Agreement comes
into effect, a Vesting Event within the meaning of subsection (b)(i) above shall
be the expiration of the Minimum Consulting Period under the Consulting
Agreement following Grantee's Retirement Date, and if such occurrence is the
first Vesting Event to occur, the Vesting Date shall be 11:59 p.m. on the last
day of the Minimum Consulting Period. To the extent that Grantee may have the
right under the Retirement Plan, separate and apart from this Agreement and
approved early retirement under subsection 2(b)(i), above, to elect early
retirement without otherwise obtaining approval of the Company, the Board or the
Committee, Grantee may request in advance that the Board or the Committee make a
preliminary determination as to whether Grantee's election of early retirement
as of any particular date would result in an automatic Consulting Agreement
hereunder, and if so requested the Board or the Committee shall exercise its
good faith judgment in making such a preliminary determination and communicating
the same to Grantee for his consideration before electing early retirement.

     (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, at any time or from time to time and
with respect to any or all of the Shares, accelerate the Vesting Date of the
Shares, if in its judgment the performance of Grantee has warranted such action
or such action is in the best interest of the Company.

     (d) For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by the Committee in good
faith, upon receipt of and in reliance on sufficient competent medical advice.

     3. CERTIFICATES. One or more certificates representing the Shares will be
held by the Company or by its transfer agent, together with a stock power to be
executed by Grantee in favor of the Company, until the Vesting Date of the
Shares under Section 2(b), at which time a certificate or certificates
representing the Shares will be issued to Grantee.

     4. DIVIDENDS AND VOTING. From and after the Date of Grant with respect to
the Shares and until any subsequent transfer or forfeiture thereof by Grantee,
Grantee shall be treated as the sole beneficial owner of such Shares, having all
rights of a common stockholder of the Company with respect thereto, except as
otherwise may be set forth in this Agreement. Specifically, and without
limitation, Grantee shall have the following rights:

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     (a) Grantee shall be entitled to receive all dividends, payable in stock,
in cash or in kind, or other distributions, declared on or with respect to any
Shares as of a record date that occurs on or after the Date of Grant hereunder
and prior to any transfer or forfeiture of such Shares; provided that any such
dividends or distributions payable in equity securities of the Company or its
affiliates, including shares of Common Stock or any series of Preferred Stock of
the Company, or any warrants, options or rights to purchase any of the
foregoing, received by Grantee prior to the Vesting Date shall be received and
held by Grantee subject to the same restrictions on transfer and the same
conditions regarding forfeiture as apply to the Shares with respect to which
such dividends or distributions are paid; and

     (b) Grantee shall be entitled to exercise all voting rights with respect to
the Shares, if the record date for the exercise of such voting rights occurs on
or after the Date of Grant hereunder and prior to any transfer or forfeiture of
such Shares.

In the event of forfeiture of any or all of the Shares by Grantee, Grantee shall
not be required to return to the Company any dividends or distributions
previously paid to Grantee with respect to such Shares, other than any dividends
or distributions payable in the form of equity securities as described in
subsection (a) of this Section 4, above.

     5. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. Grantee may designate a person or persons to
receive, in the event of the death of Grantee, any Shares that may then vest.
Such designation must be made either in the space indicated at the end of this
Agreement or upon forms supplied by and delivered to the Company and may be
revoked in writing. If Grantee fails effectively to designate a beneficiary, the
estate of Grantee will be deemed to be the beneficiary of Grantee with respect
to any such Shares then vesting.

     6. ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of
Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend or stock split, recapitalization,
merger, sale, consolidation, spinoff, reorganization, combination, delivery of
stock rights or warrants, exchange of shares, or other similar corporate change,
an appropriate adjustment will be made by the Committee to the number of Shares
then subject to this Agreement, consistent with equitable considerations;
provided, however, that if the Company shall deliver additional shares of Common
Stock or other securities for consideration, no such adjustment shall be made.
No such adjustment may materially change the value of benefits available to
Grantee as a result of the prior award of the Shares.

     7. CHANGE IN CONTROL. A Change in Control of the Company (as defined below)
constitutes a Vesting Event under Section 2(b) of this Agreement.

     For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control of the Company" shall
be deemed to have occurred as of the first date that any of the following
occurs:

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     (a) Any individual, corporation (other than the Company), partnership,
trust, association, pool, syndicate, or any other entity or any group of persons
acting in concert (other than any of the foregoing that is controlled by or
under common control with the Company) becomes the "beneficial owner," as that
concept is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as the result
of any one or more transactions (including gifts and stock repurchases but
excluding transactions described in subsection (c), below), of securities of the
Company possessing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Voting Power (as
defined below) of the Company;

     (b) Approved Directors constitute less than a majority of the entire Board,
with "Approved Directors" defined to mean the members of the Board as of the
Date of Grant hereunder and any individuals who subsequently become members of
the Board (i) having been elected by stockholders after being nominated or
approved by a majority of the Approved Directors on the Board prior to such
election, or (ii) having been appointed to the Board to fill a vacancy with the
approval of a majority of Approved Directors on the Board prior to such
appointment; or

     (c) The Company has entered into a binding agreement for a Sale of the
Company (as defined below) and has received all required corporate, regulatory
and other approvals for consummating such Sale of the Company, and the
consummation thereof is expected by the Company to occur within fifteen (15)
days.

     For purposes of subsection (c) of the preceding paragraph, "Sale of the
Company" shall mean:

          (i) Any consolidation, merger or stock-for-stock-exchange involving
     the Company or the securities of the Company in which the holders of voting
     securities of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such
     transaction will own, as a group, immediately after such consummation,
     voting securities of the Company (or, if the Company is not to survive such
     transaction, voting securities of the Surviving Corporation, as defined
     below) having less than fifty percent (50%) of the Voting Power of the
     Company (or the Surviving Corporation), excluding any securities of the
     Surviving Corporation owned by any members of such group prior to such
     transaction and any securities to be received in such transaction by any
     members of such group which represent disproportionate percentage increases
     in their share holdings vis-a-vis the other members of such group; or

          (ii) Any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction
     or a series of related transactions), of all, or substantially all, of the
     assets of the Company to a party which is not controlled by or under common
     control with the Company prior to such transaction or series of
     transactions.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, the "Surviving Corporation" in any
transaction in which the

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Company does not survive shall mean the corporation that issues securities
and/or other consideration to the stockholders of the Company in connection with
such transaction, or, if such issuing corporation is controlled directly or
indirectly by another corporation, the ultimate controlling corporation of such
issuing corporation.

     For purposes of this Section 7, the "Voting Power" of a corporation at a
given time shall mean the total number of votes entitled to be cast generally in
an election of directors of such corporation at such time by all holders of
outstanding equity securities of such corporation.

     8. EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT. The award of Shares and related rights to Grantee
provided for herein shall not, in and of itself, confer upon Grantee any right
to continue in the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries or to continue
to perform services therefor and shall not in any way interfere with any right
of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate the services of Grantee as an
employee or officer at any time.

     9. TAX PAYMENTS. The Company shall pay on behalf of Grantee any and all
taxes, federal, state or local, payable by Grantee on or as a result of the
vesting of the Shares awarded hereunder, including any taxes or additional taxes
payable by Grantee on or as a result of amounts received by or on behalf of
Grantee under any other agreement, contract, plan or arrangement with the
Company or any of its subsidiaries which would not have been payable absent such
vesting. Taxes payable hereunder on behalf of Grantee shall include, without
limitation, all income and excise taxes, including excise taxes under Section
4999(a) of the Code, and also shall include all income and excise taxes payable
by Grantee as a result of payments of taxes by the Company on behalf of Grantee
under this Section 9.

     10. APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

     11. EFFECT OF PLAN. Grantee acknowledges that in the event of any
inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the
provisions of the Plan will control.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have, personally or by a duly
authorized representative, executed this Agreement as of the Date of Grant first
above written.

                                        NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.

                                        By: _________________________________
                                                 (Authorized Officer)

                                        "GRANTEE"

                                        ________________________________________

DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

_______________________________
  (Relationship to Grantee)

                                        ________________________________________
                                                 (Name of Beneficiary)

                                        ________________________________________
                                                   (Street Address)

                                        ________________________________________
                                                (City, State, Zip Code)

                                        ________________________________________
                                               (Social Security Number)

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                                                                       Exhibit A

                        Key Terms of Consulting Agreement

     The Consulting Agreement between Grantee and the Company referred to in
Section 2(b) of the Restricted Stock Agreement to which this Exhibit A is
attached (the "Agreement") shall contain the following key terms and provisions:

     1. Grantee will perform, and the Company will expect Grantee to perform,
commencing on Grantee's Retirement Date and continuing until termination of the
Consulting Agreement, personal consulting services for the Company of a
substantial nature and involving duties and tasks of the sort typical and
suitable for retiring executives such as Grantee to perform under such
continuing consulting arrangements. The identification of specific duties and
tasks to be performed by Grantee will be within the overall control and
discretion of the Board, provided that in the daily performance of his tasks
Grantee will act as an independent contractor.

     2. In return for his services as consultant, Grantee will receive from the
Company for the duration of the Consulting Agreement a monthly amount, payable
in cash, equal to one-eighteenth of Grantee's final annual base salary as an
executive officer of the Company. Grantee shall be eligible for such other
consideration, including participation in such compensatory plans of the Company
that do not limit participation therein to employees, as the Board or the
Committee may deem appropriate.

     3. During the term of the Consulting Agreement, Grantee shall not at any
time be an "executive officer" of the Company within the meaning of Item 402 of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor regulation in effect from time to time.

     4. The parties intend that the Consulting Agreement shall continue for at
least a minimum period of time after Grantee's Retirement Date extending from
such date until (x) the last day of the first calendar month in the fiscal year
of the Company following the fiscal year of the Company in which Grantee's
Retirement Date occurs, or (y) the 90th day after Grantee's Retirement Date,
whichever is later (such minimum duration, the "Minimum Consulting Period"). The
Consulting Agreement will terminate on the last day of the Minimum Consulting
Period, unless terminated before such date or extended beyond such date pursuant
to the provisions of Section 5 of this Exhibit A.

     5. The Company may terminate the Consulting Agreement before the last day
of the Minimum Consulting Period if and only if the Board determines by a
majority of the entire Board that Grantee has not adequately performed his
assigned consulting tasks and duties thereunder, after notice and a reasonable
opportunity to correct such non-performance. At any time prior to the last

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day of the Minimum Consulting Period, the Company may advise Grantee that it is
willing to extend the Consulting Agreement beyond such last day, for a definite
or indefinite period of time beyond such last day, and Grantee may accept such
offer of extension, in which event the Consulting Agreement shall continue until
such later date as the Company may then or subsequently designate as the final
termination date. No such offer and acceptance of an extension of the Consulting
Agreement, however, will affect the date of the Vesting Event under subsection
(i) of Section 2(b) of the Agreement, which date shall be the last day of the
Minimum Consulting Period if a Consulting Agreement described herein is entered
into and becomes effective under Section 2(b) of the Agreement. Nothing herein
shall preclude Grantee from discontinuing his services to the Company under the
Consulting Agreement at any time, with or without prior notice.

     6. The Consulting Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. It shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the respective parties' heirs, successors and
assigns. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meaning given such terms in the Agreement.

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