1 Exhibit 10(a) AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE TO GRANTOR TRUST AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the first day of October, 1997, by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York...

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							  Exhibit 10(a)

			   AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE

				   TO

			  GRANTOR TRUST AGREEMENT



	       THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the first day of October, 1997, by 
and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized and 
existing under the laws of the State of New York (hereinafter referred to as 
the "Company"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a corporation organized and 
existing under the laws of the New York (hereinafter referred to as the 
"Trustee"),


			     W I T N E S S E T H :

		WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into a Grantor 
Trust Agreement dated as of November 16, 1993 (as amended from time to time, 
the "Agreement");

		WHEREAS, Article TWELFTH of the Agreement provides that the 
Company may amend the Agreement; and

		WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Agreement;

		NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Trustee agree as follows, 
effective October 1, 1997:

		Exhibit I to the Agreement is amended by deleting Exhibit I 
in its entirety and substituting therefor Exhibit I in the form attached 
hereto.


		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this 
agreement to be executed in their respective names by their duly authorized 
officers under their corporate seals as of the day and year first above 
written.


ATTEST:                                THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC.


\s\ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx                  By: \s\ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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					  Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
					  Senior Executive Vice President

ATTEST:                                THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK


				       By: \s\ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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				       Name:   Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
				       Title:  Vice President

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			      EXHIBIT I
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1.   The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Excess Benefit Plan

2.   The Bank of New York Company, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

3.   Agreements between The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and the following 
     persons:

		Individual                      Date of Agreement
		----------                      -----------------

Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx                                July 8, 1997
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx                              April 11, 1995
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx                               July 8, 1997
Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxx                             October 11, 1994
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx                                 January 14, 1997
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx                               July 8, 1997
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx                                 October 11, 1994
Xxxxxx X. Renyi                                 July 8, 0000
Xxxxx X. Xxx Xxxx                               July 8, 1997