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	<footnotes>
		<footnote id="F1">Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on October 1, 2002.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F2">Stock Awards granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest in five equal annual installments commencing on December 1, 2003.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F3">Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on June 26, 2002.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F4">Non-Statutory Stock Options granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest as follows: 19,800 on June 26, 2002; 15,724 on June 26, 2003 and 2004; and 15,723 on June 26, 2005.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F5">Non-Statutory Stock Options granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest in four equal annual installments commencing on June 26, 2002.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F6">Non-Statutory Stock Options granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 2001 Stock-Based Incentive Plan vest in three equal annual installments commencing on June 25, 2003.</footnote>
		<footnote id="F7">Stock Options granted pursuant to the Roslyn Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Stock-Based Incentive Plan are fully vested and exercisable as of September 2, 2002.</footnote>
	</footnotes>
	<remarks>
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	<ownerSignature>
		<signatureName>/s/ Mancino, Joseph L</signatureName>
		<signatureDate>2003-11-07</signatureDate>
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