SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 1-6152
| A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN OF
THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
| B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
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| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
| 99 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, financial statements, notes to financial statements, and supplemental schedule | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EMPLOYEES’ SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC. | ||
| BY: | /s/ Russell P. Wellinger | |
| Russell P. Wellinger | ||
| Managing Director | ||
| /s/ Patrick T. Crowe | ||
| Patrick T. Crowe | ||
| Managing Director | ||
| /s/ John M. Dowd | ||
| John M. Dowd | ||
| Managing Director | ||
Dated:
June 29, 2005