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CUSIP No. 390914109 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages



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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 First Manhattan Co. 13-1957714

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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 (a) [_] (b) [X]

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3. SEC USE ONLY



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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 New York

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 NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 154,560

 SHARES
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BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 181,735

 OWNED BY
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 EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 154,560

 REPORTING
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 PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 185,695

 WITH
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 340,255



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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 3.14%



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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, IA, PN



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 *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 390914109 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages



Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:


 GREAT LAKES BANCORP
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Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

 2421 MAIN STREET
 BUFFALO, NY 14214
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Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:


 First Manhattan Co.
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:

 437 Madison Avenue
 New York, NY 10022
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Item 2(c). Citizenship:


 U.S.A.
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:


 COMMON
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:


 390914109
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Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
 or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

 (a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
 Act.

 (b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.

 (c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
 Exchange Act.

 (d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
 Investment Company Act.

 (e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 (f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 (g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 (h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
 Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

 (i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
 investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
 Company Act;

 (j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

CUSIP No. 390914109 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages


Item 4. Ownership.

 Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 (a) Amount beneficially owned:


 340,255
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 (b) Percent of class: 3.14%
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 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

 (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 154,560


 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 181,735


 (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 154,560


 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
 disposition of 185,695


Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities check the following [X]


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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.


 Not Applicable
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
 the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
 Person.


 Not Applicable
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.


 Not Applicable
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.


 Not Applicable
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