SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20429
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section
12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File
Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File Number: 0-23526
LONG ISLAND BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
201 Old Country Road
Melville, New York 11747
(516) 547-2000
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER
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SHARE (Title of each class of securities covered by
this Form)
NONE
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for
which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or
15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [X] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date: None
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Long Island Bancorp, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
Date: October 1, 1998 By: /s/ Alan P. Eggleston
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Name: Alan P. Eggleston
Title: Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Company: Astoria Financial Corporation
(as successor to Long Island
Bancorp, Inc. )
