SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 24, 1997
Long Island Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 0-23526 11-3198508
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
201 Old Country Road
Melville, New York 11747-2724
(Address of Principal (Zip Code)
Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (516) 547-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name of Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1. Changes in Control Registrant
Not Applicable
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Not Applicable
Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership
Not Applicable
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
Not Applicable
Item 5. Other Events
Press Release of Long Island Bancorp, Inc.
dated December 18, 1997
Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors
Not Applicable
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
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.
LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Mark Fuster
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Name: Mark Fuster
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and
accounting officer)
Date: December 24, 1997
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[GRAPHIC OMITTED] News Release
201 Old Country Road
Melville, New York 11747
Contact:
Mary M. Feder
Vice President-Investor Relations
(516) 547-2607
For Immediate Release
Long Island Bancorp, Inc. Announces Thirteenth Quarterly Dividend
Melville, NY, December 18, 1997- Long Island Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LISB), the
holding company for The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB announced today that its
Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share.
The dividend will be payable on February 13, 1998 to shareholders of record at
the close of business on January 14,1998. This is the thirteenth consecutive
quarterly dividend paid by Long Island Bancorp, Inc.
Long Island Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for The Long Island Savings
Bank, FSB. The Long Island Savings Bank, FSB is a federally chartered
FDIC-insured institution which serves its customers through 35 full service
branch offices throughout Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. The Bank also
operates mortgage loan offices across Long Island and in New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and
has Internet home pages at the addresses:
www.lisb.com and www.entrustmortgage.com.
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Item 17 Filing of Statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On December 18, 1997, Long Island Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release
(see Exhibit A) announcing its thirteenth quarterly dividend, a copy of which
has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
