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SEC File Number
33-85056
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): [ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [X] Form 11-K
[ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 1998
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
For the Transition Period Ended: ______________________
Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form. Please
Print or Type.
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the
Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked
above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Full Name of Registrant
HAVEN BANCORP, INC.
Former Name if Applicable
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street, Number, City, State
and Zip Code)
615 Merrick Avenue, Westbury, New York 11590
PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable
effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule
12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (check box if
appropriate)
(a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part
III of this form could not be eliminated without
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unreasonable effort or expense;
(b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report,
transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K
or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be filed on
or before the fifteenth calendar day following the
[ X ] prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly
report of transition report on Form 10-Q, or
portion thereof will be filed on or before the
fifth calendar day following the prescribed due
date; and
(c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit
required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if
applicable.
PART III - NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 20-F,
11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion thereof,
could not be filed within prescribed time period.
Audited Financial Statements are not yet available
in order to complete Form 11-K for the Columbia Federal
Savings Bank 401(K) Thrift Incentive Savings Plan for the
year ended December 31, 1998.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to
this notification:
Catherine Califano (516) 683-4483
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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(Name) (Area Code and Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s).
[ X ] Yes [ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year
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will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the
subject report or portion thereof? [ ] Yes [ X ] No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the
reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
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Haven Bancorp, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DATE: June 24, 1999 By /s/ Catherine Califano
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Catherine Califano
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the
registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The
name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or
printed beneath the signature. If the statement is signed on
behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative (other
than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's
authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with
the form.
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
General Instructions
1. This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
2. One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and
amendments thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, in accordance with
Rule 0-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Act. The
information contained in or filed with the form will be made a
matter of public record in the Commission files.
3. A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall
be filed with each national securities exchange on which any class
of securities of the registrant is registered.
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4. Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on Form 12b-
25 but need not restate information that has been correctly
furnished. The form shall be clearly identified as an amended
notification.
5. Electronic Filers. This form shall not be used by electronic
filers unable to timely file a report solely due to electronic
difficulties. Filers unable to submit a report within the time
period prescribed due to difficulties in electronic filing should
comply with either Rule 201 or Rule 202 of Regulation S-T (Section
232.201 or Section 232.202 of this chapter) or apply for an
adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b) of Regulation S-T
(Section 232.13(b) of this chapter).
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