SCHEDULE 14A

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                             FIDELITY BANCORP, INC.
                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                             FINANCIAL EDGE FUND, LP
    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

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         THE PL CAPITAL GROUP ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL OF PRELIMINARY PROXY
           STATEMENT FILED WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
                            OF FIDELITY BANCORP, INC.

     The PL Capital Group announced today that it sent a letter to the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") withdrawing its
preliminary proxy statement earlier filed with the SEC regarding the election of
directors to the board of Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. ("Fidelity") (Nasdaq: FBCI). On
December 17, 2002, Fidelity announced a merger agreement with MAF Bancorp Inc.,
a publicly traded thrift institution based in Chicago. Subject to review of the
merger agreement and related proxy/prospectus materials, the PL Capital Group
believes the merger is a positive event for both Fidelity and MAF Bancorp and
the PL Capital Group presently intends to vote for, and support, the merger. If
the merger with MAF Bancorp Inc. is not consummated, the PL Capital Group will
reevaluate its intentions regarding board representation.

     The PL Capital Group owns in the aggregate 9.9% of Fidelity's outstanding
common stock.

Contact:

     PL Capital, LLC
     John Palmer, 630-848-1340
     Richard Lashley, 973-360-1666



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