X0202 5 2004-12-31 0 0 0 0000009626 BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC BK 0001209481 GRIFFITH ALAN R ONE WALL STREET NEW YORK NY 10286 1 1 0 0 Vice Chairman Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 2004-11-04 5 L 0 327.93 33.2829 A 961615.29 D Common Stock (Par Value $7.50) 99320.00 I Held by Spouse-Elizabeth Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 38825.00 D Stock Units 582138.80 D Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but were contributed to a grantor retained annuity trust on June 30, 2004. Represents number of stock units held in employer's stock fund in The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Employee Savings and Investm ent Plan, formerly the Profit Sharing Plan, as of December 31, 2004. Alan R. Griffith 2005-02-03