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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 21, 1998
WARWICK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE 0-23293 06-1497903
(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
18 OAKLAND AVENUE, WARWICK, NEW YORK
10990-0591 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 986-2206
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEMS 1-7. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
On July 21, 1998, Warwick Community Bancorp, Inc. ("Company") changed
its fiscal year end from May 31st to December 31st. The Company will file a
transition report on Form 10-K for the transition period between the closing
date of the Company's most recent fiscal year (May 31, 1998) and the opening
date of its new fiscal year (January 1, 1999) by March 31, 1999.
ITEM 9. NOT APPLICABLE.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WARWICK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Ronald J. Gentile
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Ronald J. Gentile
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Date: August 3, 1998
